Associated Press: A fugitive colonel is finally jailed in Chilean Víctor Jara’s murder case, decades after the crime
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Víctor Jara
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 from locally produced plays to world classics, as well as the experimental work of playwrights such as Ann Jellicoe. He also played a pivotal role among neo-folkloric musicians who established the Nue…
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entertainment · Chilean folk singer and activist (1932–1973) · politician · librettist · teacher · singer-songwriter · writer · actor · scenographer · poet · social activist · theatre director · also Víctor Jara, Victor Victo, Victor Jara, Victor Lidio Jara Mar, Jara
Born 28 September 1932 · Died 16 September 1973 · Q125133
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2026· 2 entries
The Guardian: Pinochet-era soldier jailed for killing folk singer Víctor Jara 53 years ago
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2023· 1 entry
Over Jara's murder, previously on the run, was arrested in southern Chile and imprisoned
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2021· 1 entry
Video game Dead by Daylight released a character named Carmina Mora: a Chilean painter with a character description with references to Jara
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2020· 1 entry
Welsh musician James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers released Even in Exile a concept album about the life and death of Victor Jara with lyrics written by the poet Patrick Jones
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2017· 1 entry
Released album “Canto popular”.
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2014· 1 entry
Released album “Te recuerdo Amanda”.
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2011· 1 entry
Released album “Best of Victor Jara (Remastered)”.
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2007· 1 entry
A fishing schooner built in 1917 in Denmark was renamed after Jara
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2005· 1 entry
Released album “Serie de oro: Grandes éxitos”.
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2003· 3 entries
Released album “En vivo en el Aula Magna de la Universidad de Valparaíso: 29 de mayo de 1970”.
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Released album “Memoria del cantar popular”.
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Released album “El derecho de vivir en paz: Antología”.
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2001· 6 entries
Released album “Universo latino 5”.
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Released album “Habla y canta: En vivo en La Habana, Cuba”.
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Released album “Manifiesto”.
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An reissue on CD by Warner Music Chile was released with the original title
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Released album “Antología musical”.
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Released album “1959-1969”.
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2000· 1 entry
Released album “De amor y de banderas”.
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1998· 1 entry
Released album “Manifiesto (Chile September 1973)”.
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1997· 1 entry
Released album “Haciendo historia: Victor Jara presente”.
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1996· 2 entries
Released album “Deja la vida volar”.
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Released album “En México”.
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1994· 2 entries
Released album “Canto a lo humano”.
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Released album “El derecho de vivir en paz”.
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1993· 3 entries
Released album “Complete”.
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Released album “Canto libre”.
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Released album “Sus mejores canciones”.
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1992· 2 entries
Released album “20 años después”.
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Released album “Todo Víctor Jara”.
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1990· 1 entry
Released album “Canto por travesura / Desde Lonquén hasta siempre”.
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1989· 1 entry
Scottish rock band Simple Minds dedicated the song "Street Fighting Years" to Jara
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1988· 2 entries
Released album “Te recuerdo Amanda / Canto a lo humano”.
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Released album “El derecho de vivir en paz / La población”.
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1987· 1 entry
U2 included the line "Jara sang, his song a weapon in the hands of love, you know his blood still cries from the ground" on the song One Tree Hill from their album The Joshua Tree
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1977· 1 entry
Chilean composer Leon Schidlowsky composed the Misa Sine Nomine (Mass Without Name) in memory of Jara, setting parts of the mass ordinary juxtaposed with Biblical passages in Hebrew, and texts in other languages by vario
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1975· 3 entries
Released album “Presente”.
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Released album “Canciones póstumas”.
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Norwegian singer Lillebjørn Nilsen published a song called "Victor Jara" commemorating his killing, on his album "Byen med det store hjertet"
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1974· 1 entry
Released album “En vivo”.
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1973· 3 entries
Died 1973-09-16.
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Released album “Canto por travesura”.
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“s family. Mr Jara was killed in 1973 at the Stadium of Chile in Santiago, in the early days of former military ruler Gen Augusto Pinochet”
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1972· 1 entry
Released album “La población”.
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1970· 3 entries
Jara left theater to devote himself to music
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Released album “Canciones folklóricas de América”.
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Jara supported Allende, the Popular Unity coalition candidate for president, volunteering for political work and playing free concerts
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1969· 1 entry
Released album “Pongo en tus manos abiertas…”.
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1968· 1 entry
Jara released his first collaborative album entitled, "Canciones folklóricas de América" (Folkloric Songs of America), with Quilapayún
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1967· 1 entry
Released their second album homonymous, this album apart from the controversial song "The appeared" includes Jara's covers of folk songs from Latin America and Spain
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1966· 3 entries
Víctor released his self-titled first album; it was the only album released by the Demon label and was Víctor Jara's first solo work
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Released album “Victor Jara”.
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Until 2001, when he transferred the rights to the widow of Víctor Jara
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1961· 1 entry
Studied at University of Chile (1959–1961).
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1957· 1 entry
Met Violeta Parra, a singer who had steered folk music in Chile toward modern song composition rooted in traditional forms, and who had established musical community centers called peñas to incorporate folk music into
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1932· 1 entry
Born 1932-09-28.
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