Amparo Ochoa
María Amparo Ochoa Castaños, (29 September 1946 in Culiacán, Sinaloa – 8 February 1994) better known as Amparo Ochoa, was a Mexican singer-songwriter. She was one of several other Mexican artists who emerged in the 1960s belonging to the movement known as Nueva canción. Ochoa was born in 1946 in the Mexican state of Sinaloa.
Also recorded as María Amparo Ochoa Castaños
Amparo Ochoa
- Born
- 1946 · Costa Rica.
- Died
- 1994 · Mexico City.
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter · singer · musician
- Fields
- music composing
- Languages
- Spanish
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María Amparo Ochoa Castaños, (29 September 1946 in Culiacán, Sinaloa – 8 February 1994) better known as Amparo Ochoa, was a Mexican singer-songwriter. She was one of several other Mexican artists who emerged in the 1960s belonging to the movement known as Nueva canción. Ochoa was born in 1946 in the Mexican state of Sinaloa.
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Born at Costa Rica in 1946, died in Mexico City in 1994.
The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is music composing. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are nueva canción and protest song.
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1946
Amparo Ochoa born at Costa Rica.
1994
Amparo Ochoa died at Mexico City.
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