Known For
Acting
Known Credits
8
Gender
Female
Birthday
September 10, 1923 (102 years old)
Place of Birth
Ichocan, Cajamarca, Peru
Yma Sumac (born Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo, September 10, 1923 – November 1, 2008), was a Peruvian–American coloratura soprano. In the 1950s, she was one of the most famous exponents of exotica music.
Sumac became an international success based on her extreme vocal range. She had six and a half octaves according to some reports, but other reports (and recordings) document four and a half at the peak of her singing career. (A typical trained singer has a range of about three octaves).
| 1993 | Yma Sumac: The Inca Castafioreas | |
| 1972 | Fol-de-Rolas Various Characters | |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palaceas Self | |
| 1960 | Las canciones unidasas | |
| 1958 | Music of Alwaysas | |
| 1957 | Omar Khayyamas Karina | |
| 1954 | Climax!as Maria Santez | |
| 1954 | Secret of the Incasas Kori-Tica |
| 2025 | Repertoire of Death...Music | |
| 2020 | Dérapages...Music | |
| 2008 | Gold Eye Ball...Music | |
| 1990 | Goodbye to Cali...Additional Music | |
| 1982 | What do old bears dream of?...Music |