Victor Jara Music

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Decades: 1960's and 1970's

The facts of Victor Jara's tragic death are well documented. Arrested in the aftermath of a military coup d'etat, Jara was one of many political prisoners and to the National Football Stadium where many were tortured, beaten and executed. Although his hands were broken, or, as many have claimed, amputated, Jara continued to sing a song supporting the ousted Popular Unity Party. After receiving many brutal blows, Jara stopped singing only when a machine gun fired by a military officer took his life. In the n... Read More