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Victor Jara

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Victor Jara Famous memorial

Birth
San Ignacio, Provincia de Ñuble, Bío Bío, Chile
Death
16 Sep 1973 (aged 40)
Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
Burial
Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile Add to Map
Plot
P/154 BOVEDA FAMILIA AMANDA YOANNA JARA TURNER, LOTE 22 B Enlace 00000
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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.

Gravesite Details

Apellido Paterno: JARA, Apellido Materno: MARTINEZ, Observacion: AMANDA YOANNA JARA TURNER, LOTE 22 B, Death date listed may be the interment date


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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.