Victor Jara
28 September 1932 – 16 September 1973
Victor Jara was a Chilean singer-songwriter, theater director, and political activist who was a key figure in the Nueva Canción Chilena movement. A committed leftist and supporter of Salvador Allende, he was arrested, tortured, and killed following the 1973 military coup, becoming an enduring symbol of resistance.
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Life events
He was born into a peasant family in central Chile.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe trained in theater and became an accomplished director.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe began performing and collecting Chilean folk music with the group.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe married the British-born dancer and choreographer Joan Turner.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis socially conscious songs made him a central figure in Chile's new song movement.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe actively supported the Popular Unity coalition and Allende's presidency.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgFollowing the coup led by Augusto Pinochet, he was detained at the Chile Stadium in Santiago.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was tortured and shot dead while in detention; the stadium was later renamed in his honor.
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