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	'''~~This page is a placeholder. The site~~'~~s actual copyright/licensing stance has~~ not ~~been~~		PentaLatin's catalog covers 20th-century Latin American popular music — boleros,
	~~decided yet.~~'''		rancheras, and similar genres. Unlike [https://imslp.org IMSLP], which focuses on
			public-domain classical repertoire, most of this catalog is '''not''' automatically safe
			to reproduce: copyright generally lasts until 70 years after the composer's death, and
			many of the composers here died well within the last 70 years.

	~~Unlike [https://imslp.org IMSLP], which focuses on public-domain classical repertoire,~~		The policy below splits what's allowed by content type, since the legal risk is not the
	~~PentaLatin's catalog (boleros, rancheras, and other 20th-century Latin American popular music)~~		same for both.
	~~likely includes works still under copyright somewhere. What~~'s ~~actually~~ allowed ~~to be uploaded~~
	~~here — public-domain-only, short fair-use excerpts, full scores with documented rightsholder~~
	~~permission~~, ~~or some mix depending on~~ the ~~work —~~ is ~~an open question,~~ not ~~yet answered~~.

	== ~~Until this is decided~~ ==		== Composer and Work pages (text/metadata) ==
	* Do not upload a ~~full~~ score ~~or recording unless you~~'~~re confident~~ it's in the ~~public domain~~.		'''Always allowed, no restriction.''' A composer's name, dates, nationality, and a short
	* If ~~you~~'~~re unsure whether something can be uploaded~~, ~~ask before uploading~~ rather than ~~after~~.		factual description of a work (title, genre, year, instrumentation) are information, not
	* Every [[:Category:Files\|file page]]'s <nowiki>{{File infobox}}</nowiki> has a '''License		a copy of the work itself — the same way a Wikipedia infobox or a Discogs entry isn't
	status''' field — leave it blank ~~(it will show~~ "not yet determined") rather than ~~guessing~~.		reproducing the music. Add these freely.

			== File uploads (scores, audio, PDFs) ==
			'''Restricted.''' Only upload an actual copy of a work — a scanned score, an audio file — if one of these is true:
			* The composer died more than 70 years ago (as a safety margin, treat anything where the composer died '''before roughly 1955''' as public domain; check the specific work if it's close to the line).
			* You have explicit written permission from the current rightsholder to host the file.

			If neither applies, don't upload a copy — instead, leave the Work page as metadata-only,
			and optionally link out to a legitimate external source (the rightsholder's own page, a
			licensed streaming platform) rather than hosting a copy here.

			Every [[:Category:Files\|file page]]'s <nowiki>{{File infobox}}</nowiki> has a '''License
			status''' field — leave it blank unless one of the two conditions above is actually true
			for that specific file; blank renders as "not yet determined" rather than silently
			implying the file is cleared.

			== A practical note ==
			This is a working policy for running the catalog day to day, not a substitute for a real
			legal opinion. If the site grows, takes on paid contributors, or otherwise raises the
			stakes, get it reviewed by someone with copyright expertise in the relevant countries.

	See [[PentaLatin:Uploading files]] for the upload workflow itself.		See [[PentaLatin:Uploading files]] for the upload workflow itself.

La cumparsita

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{{Work infobox
|title=La cumparsita
|composer=Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
|genre=Tango
|country=Uruguay
|year=1916
|instrumentation=Piano
|description=One of the most recognized tangos worldwide, later given lyrics and recorded by countless tango orchestras and singers.
}}

== Score ==
No file uploaded yet.

Gracias a la vida

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{{Work infobox
|title=Gracias a la vida
|composer=Violeta Parra
|genre=Canción folclórica
|country=Chile
|year=1966
|instrumentation=Voice and guitar
|description=One of the most internationally recognized Latin American songs, widely covered across genres and languages.
}}

== Score ==
No file uploaded yet.

Caballo viejo

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{{Work infobox
|title=Caballo viejo
|composer=Simón Díaz
|genre=Joropo
|country=Venezuela
|year=1979
|instrumentation=Voice and guitar
|description=A joropo/tonada widely recorded across Latin America, including a well-known salsa adaptation as part of the 'Caballo Viejo/Bamboleo' medley.
}}

== Score ==
No file uploaded yet.

Lamento borincano

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{{Work infobox
|title=Lamento borincano
|composer=Rafael Hernández Marín
|genre=Bolero
|country=Puerto Rico
|year=1929
|instrumentation=Voice and piano
|description=A widely recorded bolero/canción reflecting on rural poverty in Puerto Rico; one of the most covered songs from the island's repertoire.
}}

== Score ==
No file uploaded yet.

La flor de la canela

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{{Work infobox
|title=La flor de la canela
|composer=Chabuca Granda
|genre=Vals criollo
|country=Peru
|year=1950
|instrumentation=Voice and guitar
|description=One of the best-known vals criollo compositions, celebrating Lima's Rímac district; considered an unofficial anthem of Lima.
}}

== Score ==
No file uploaded yet.

Aquarela do Brasil

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{{Work infobox
|title=Aquarela do Brasil
|composer=Ary Barroso
|genre=Samba
|country=Brazil
|year=1939
|instrumentation=Voice and orchestra
|description=Often simply called "Brasil," this samba-exaltação became one of the best-known Brazilian songs internationally.
}}

== Score ==
No file uploaded yet.

Granada

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{{Work infobox
|title=Granada
|composer=Agustín Lara
|genre=Canción
|country=Mexico
|year=1932
|instrumentation=Voice and piano
|description=A famous canción by Agustín Lara paying tribute to the Spanish city of Granada, later widely recorded and adapted internationally.
}}

== Score ==
No file uploaded yet.

Gerardo Matos Rodríguez

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{{Composer infobox
|name=Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
|born=1897
|died=1948
|country=Uruguay
|bio=Gerardo Matos Rodríguez (1897–1948) was a Uruguayan composer best known for writing one of the most famous tangos ever composed.
}}

== Works ==
* [[La cumparsita]]

Violeta Parra

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{{Composer infobox
|name=Violeta Parra
|born=1917
|died=1967
|country=Chile
|bio=Violeta Parra (1917–1967) was a Chilean folklorist, composer, and visual artist, a central figure of the nueva canción chilena movement, known for collecting and reviving Chilean folk traditions.
}}

== Works ==
* [[Gracias a la vida]]

Simón Díaz

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{{Composer infobox
|name=Simón Díaz
|born=1928
|died=2014
|country=Venezuela
|bio=Simón Díaz (1928–2014) was a Venezuelan singer-songwriter and folklorist, known for popularizing the tonada and joropo traditions of the Venezuelan plains (llanos).
}}

== Works ==
* [[Caballo viejo]]

Rafael Hernández Marín

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{{Composer infobox
|name=Rafael Hernández Marín
|born=1892
|died=1965
|country=Puerto Rico
|bio=Rafael Hernández Marín (1892–1965) was a Puerto Rican composer and musician, one of the most prolific songwriters in Latin American popular music, working across bolero, danza, and other genres.
}}

== Works ==
* [[Lamento borincano]]

Chabuca Granda

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{{Composer infobox
|name=Chabuca Granda
|born=1920
|died=1983
|country=Peru
|bio=Chabuca Granda (1920–1983) was a Peruvian composer and singer central to the vals criollo (Peruvian waltz) tradition, celebrated for lyrical, poetic songwriting.
}}

== Works ==
* [[La flor de la canela]]

Ary Barroso

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{{Composer infobox
|name=Ary Barroso
|born=1903
|died=1964
|country=Brazil
|bio=Ary Barroso (1903–1964) was a Brazilian composer, one of the pioneers of samba-exaltação, celebrated for songs that became emblematic of Brazilian national identity.
}}

== Works ==
* [[Aquarela do Brasil]]

Agustín Lara

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{{Composer infobox
|name=Agustín Lara
|born=1897
|died=1970
|country=Mexico
|bio=Agustín Lara (1897–1970) was a prolific Mexican songwriter and performer, one of the most influential figures in 20th-century Mexican popular music, known for romantic songs blending bolero and canción styles.
}}

== Works ==
* [[Granada]]

Category:Vals criollo

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