Carlos Chávez was a Mexican choreographer, born in 1899 in Popotla, who died in 1978.
Biography
Carlos Antonio de Padua Chávez y Ramírez (13 June 1899 – 2 August 1978) was a Mexican composer, conductor, music theorist, educator, journalist, and founder and director of the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra. He was influenced by native Mexican cultures. Of his six symphonies, the second, or Sinfonía india, which uses native Yaqui percussion instruments, is probably the most popular.
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Contemporaries
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Mexican writer and ballet dancer
Antonio Salinas
Mexican dancer
José Limón
Mexican dancer and choreographer (1908–1972)
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