What is Mario Lavista?
[[File:Mario_Lavista_en_el_inicio_de_la_temporada_de_la_OFCM_(27900351669)_(cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''Mario Lavista''' (April 3, 1943 – November 4, 2021) was a Mexican [[composer]], writer and academic. He was born in [[Mexico City]]. He composed [[incidental music]] for plays, [[movie scores]], [[orchestra]]l pieces, and [[vocal music]]. Lavista was a professor at the [[University of Chicago]], [[Cornell University]], the [[University of California]] San Diego, [[Indiana University]], [[McGill University]], [[University of North Texas]], and [[University of New Mexico]]. Lavista died on November 4, 2021 in Mexico City, aged 78.<ref>[https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/nacional/2021/11/04/mario-lavista-compositor-mexicano-fallece-a-los-78-anos/ Mario Lavista, compositor mexicano, fallece a los 78 años] {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lavista, Mario}} [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Mexican composers]] [[Category:Mexican academics]] [[Category:Writers from Mexico City]] [[Category:Cornell University faculty]] {{bio-stub}}