Mimi Fariña

Mimi Fariña
Fariña playing at a benefit for Bread and Roses
Background information
Born
Margarita Mimi Baez

(1945-04-30)April 30, 1945
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
DiedJuly 18, 2001(2001-07-18) (aged 56)
Mill Valley, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • activist
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1963–2001
Labels
Spouses
(m. 1963; died 1966)
Milan Melvin
(m. 1968; div. 1971)

Margarita Mimi Baez Fariña (April 30, 1945 – July 18, 2001) was an American singer-songwriter and activist, the youngest of three daughters of mother Joan Chandos Bridge and Mexican-American physicist Albert Baez. She was the younger sister of the singer and activist Joan Baez.