Marcelo Araúz Lavadenz (born October 29, 1934 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra), is a Bolivian festival director, culture promoter, choir leader and music educator. He spent his youth on the lowlands of Palmar de las Islas. He studied Sociology at the Katholic University of Leuven in Belgium. Araúz worked initially for the French Alliance française and the Casa de la Cultura Raúl Otero Reiche in Santa Cruz. Then he became secretary-general for the Asociación Pro Arte y Cultura (Apac), a Bolivian organization for the promotion of art and culture. Furthermore, he is the founder of Urubichá Choir that is dedicated to baroque music. The baroque in the region of Santa Cruz developed under the influence of old culture exchanges with the local Indian people. More information...
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