Yma Sumac

AKA:

The Queen of Exotica

Birth Name:

Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo

Birth Date:

September 10, 1922

Birth Place:

Ichocán, Cajamarca, Peru

Death Date:

November 1, 2008

Place of Death:

Los Angeles, California

Age:

Cause of Death:

Colon cancer

Cemetery Name:

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Music

Yma Sumac (pronounced Eema) was a Peruvian coloratura soprano who was one of the most famous exponents of exotica music during the 1950s. Sumac became an international success based on her extreme vocal range. It was often reported that she had five octave vocal range. However at the peak of her singing career recordings document closer to a four-and-a-half octave range. Impressive given that even the most classically trained vocalist might reach a range of three octaves on a good day.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

6000 Santa Monica Blvd.

Los Angeles, California, 90038

USA

North America

Map:

map of Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood California

Grave Location:

Abbey of the Psalms, Sanctuary of Memories, Elevation 19, Crypt C 116

Grave Location Description

As you enter the cemetery take the second right and drive to the end and park. As you walk to the first building known as the Abbey of the Psalms you see the grave of the Queen of Exotica – Yma Sumac on the wall at eye level on the left in the first corridor on the far right.