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Mercedes Sosa (July 9, 1935 - October 4, 2009) was an Argentine singer immensely popular throughout Latin America. With her roots in Argentine folk music, she became one of the preeminent exponents of nueva canción. Nicknamed "La Negra" by her fans for her long, jet-black hair was best known as the voice of the "voiceless ones"...