Rolando Alarcón Soto was a Chilean folklorist, composer, and teacher associated with the Nueva Canción Chilena movement. He began his musical career in 1955 as the artistic director of the folkloric group Cuncumén, with whom he toured extensively in Chile and Europe and recorded three albums, remaining with the ensemble until 1963. After leaving the group, he formed a duo with Silvia Urbina and, between 1964 and 1965, gained recognition as a composer for groups such as Los Cuatro Cuartos and Las Cuatro Brujas. His solo career began in 1965 with the album Rolando Alarcón Y Sus Canciones, which included songs such as "Si Somos Americanos" and "Mocito Que Vas Remando." In 1968, he founded his own label, Tiempo. In 1970, he won the folkloric category at the Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar with "El Hombre" and participated in the Festival de Cosquín in 1971. He died on February 4, 1973, in Santiago.
