Victor Jara was a theater teacher, songwriter, singer and poet. He helped found La Nueva Cancion Chilena (The New Chilean Song) which was the voice of the socialist party that wanted Allende for president. Victor Jara was imprisoned on September 15, 1973, four days after the coup. He and many other prisoners were incarcerated in a stadium that was later renamed Estadio Victor Jara, or Stadium Victor Jara. When he was in jail he was tortured and beaten resulting in the breaking of bones in his hands and torso. After he was beaten the military men mockingly told him to sing. Victor started to sing a hymn supporting the Unidad Popular (the political group supporting Allende.) He was killed by 34 machine gun bullets.
To listen to a segment from one of his political songs, "Ni Chicha Ni Limona."
To listen to a segment from one of his political songs, "Ni Chicha Ni Limona."
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