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Yma Sumac

Yma SumacAKA Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo

Born: 10-Sep-1924
Birthplace: Ichocán, Peru
Died: 1-Nov-2008
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Cancer - Colon
Remains: Buried, Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, CA

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Singer, Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Vocalist with a 4.5-octave range

Father: Sixto Chavarri del Castillo
Mother: Imma Summack Emilia Atahualpa
Husband: Moisés Vivanco (m. 1942, div. 1950s, m. 1960s, div. 1965, one son)
Son: Charles (b. 1949)

    Naturalized US Citizen 1955
    Peruvian Ancestry

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Omar Khayyam (23-Aug-1957) · Karina
    Secret of the Incas (28-May-1954) · Kori-Tica

Official Website:
http://www.yma-sumac.com/



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