Joan Jara
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Joan Alison Turner Roberts, known as Joan Jara or Joan de Jara was a British-Chilean dancer, activist, and widow of Chilean icon and esteemed folk songwriter Víctor Jara. After his death, she dedicate
Jara in 2012
Víctor Jara Stadium
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Estadio Víctor Jara is an indoor multi-use sports complex located in the western part of Santiago, Chile, near the Estación Central and Alameda Avenue. It has a total capacity for an audience of 6,500
Joan Jara
…Her husband was tortured and murdered in the 1973 coup. He left the morning of the coup to defend the university and was corralled with others into the stadium, which became "a makeshift prison camp". Jara sought assistance from the British embassy, which was closed. Jara identified his body in the Santiago…
Interior view of Víctor Jara Stadium