Víctor Jara
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Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez was a Chilean teacher, theater director, poet, singer-songwriter and Communist political activist. He developed Chilean theater by directing a broad array of works, ranging
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In 1969, Jara appeared in Helsinki protests against the Vietnam War.
Víctor Jara's grave in the General Cemetery of Santiago. The note reads: "Until victory..."
Mural of Víctor Jara painted in 2009.
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
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…Allende's Popular Unity party. On the morning of 12 September 1973, Jara was taken prisoner, along with thousands of others, and imprisoned inside Estadio Chile. Soon after, he was killed with a gunshot to the head, and his body was riddled with more than 40 bullets. According to the BBC: There are many conflicting…
Interior view of Víctor Jara Stadium