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Margot Loyola

Margot Loyola, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2015)

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Born
September 15, 1918
Died
August 3, 2015
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1918

About Margot Loyola

Margot Loyola Palacios was a Chilean folklorist, musician, dancer, and teacher. She is considered one of the most influential musicians of Chile, pioneering folkloric research and transforming traditional music education and performance. She was awarded the coveted Chilean National Prize for Musical Arts in 1994 and the "Premio a lo Chileno" in 2001. In 1972, Loyola became a professor of the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, where she began the Conjunto Folklórico PUCV shortly after.

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Margot Loyola timeline

  1. In 1972, Loyola became a professor of the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, where she began the Conjunto Folklórico PUCV shortly after.
  2. She was awarded the coveted Chilean National Prize for Musical Arts in 1994 and the "Premio a lo Chileno" in 2001.

The world when Margot Loyola was born

Margot Loyola was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Margot Loyola's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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