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Victor Jara

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Victor Jara

Birth
San Ignacio, Provincia de Ñuble, Bío Bío, Chile
Death
16 Sep 1973 (aged 40)
Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
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Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile Add to Map
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Poet, Singer, Theatre Teacher, Writer and Songwriter. He was a Chilean poet, writer and singer, a referent in Latin-American protest music from the 1960s and 1970s. Among his songs, he composed and sang classics such as "El Cigarrito," "La Luna siempre es muy Linda," "El Derecho de Vivir en Paz" and "El Hombre es un Creador." On September 16, 1973, he was murdered by the Fascists during Chilean Dictatorship.
Poet, Singer, Theatre Teacher, Writer and Songwriter. He was a Chilean poet, writer and singer, a referent in Latin-American protest music from the 1960s and 1970s. Among his songs, he composed and sang classics such as "El Cigarrito," "La Luna siempre es muy Linda," "El Derecho de Vivir en Paz" and "El Hombre es un Creador." On September 16, 1973, he was murdered by the Fascists during Chilean Dictatorship.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
  • Added: Oct 3, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7943947/victor-jara: accessed ), memorial page for Victor Jara (28 Sep 1932–16 Sep 1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7943947, citing Cementerio General de Santiago, Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile; Maintained by Find a Grave.