T.V. Carpio | ja

Luzmila Carpio is a representative of the autochthonous music and soul of Bolivian people. She learned the daily songs of the Quechua and Aymara indigenous peoples that inhabit the mountains and valleys of Northern Potosí in Bolivia as a small child. There she learned the meaning of sounds (the wind, the birds, the river, the echo of her own shouts to the winding cliffs) and voices (in rituals and fiestas of the people) and more importantly the connection between music and the well being of human beings and Mother Earth. Having migrated to Oruro in her early teens, she started...

Teresa Victoria Carpio, more commonly known as T. V. Carpio, (born 1981 in Oklahoma City) is a Chinese/Filipina singer, songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of Asian singing star Teresa Carpio, with whom she has performed on stage as a backup singer. Her mother has also recorded one of her compositions. Carpio performs the role of Prudence in the 2007 musical film Across the Universe. She has also appeared on television, including a TV movie and episodes of The Jury and Law & Order. She made her Broadway debut in Rent as Alexi Darling and others, appearing from December...