Carlos Paravís
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Carlos Ernesto Paravís Martínez (1968 – 21 May 2024) was a Uruguayan physician and folk singer.[1]
Paravís was born in Minas, Uruguay, to Carlos Paravís, a physician and notable folk singer also known as Santiago Chalar, and Adela Martínez Graña. He had three siblings: Adela, Santiago, and Isabel. He studied medicine in Montevideo.
Like his father he devoted himself to Uruguayan folk music. He developed a musical career in the name of keeping alive the memory and songs of his father.[2]
Paravís died from esophageal cancer on 21 May 2024, at the age of 56.[3][4] Shortly before his death he had taken part in the opening ceremony of the 37th edition of Festival Minas y Abril.[2]
