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Víctor Jara

1932 - 1973

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Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiɣtoɾ ˈliðjo ˈxaɾa maɾˈtines]; 28 September 1932 – 16 September 1973) 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 Nueva canción chilena (New Chilean Song) movement. This led to an uprising of new sounds in popular music during the administration of President Salvador Allende. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Víctor Jara is the 105th most popular singer (down from 56th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Chile (down from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Chilean Singer.

Victor Jara was a Chilean folk singer and political activist who was killed by the Chilean military in 1973. He is most famous for his song "El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido" which translates to "The People United Will Never Be Defeated."

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Víctor Jara ranks 105 out of 4,381. Before him are Karel Gott, Frank Sinatra Jr., Bonnie Tyler, Domenico Modugno, Anatoliy Solovianenko, and Johnny Hallyday. After him are Gwen Stefani, Anna Netrebko, Glenn Hughes, Donna Summer, Marie Fredriksson, and Constanze Mozart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Víctor Jara ranks 33. Before him are Sirikit, Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, Benigno Aquino Jr., Gerhard Richter, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, and Anatoliy Solovianenko. After him are Khaled al-Asaad, Melvin Schwartz, Camilo Cienfuegos, Carlos Saura, Ellen Burstyn, and Michel Legrand. Among people deceased in 1973, Víctor Jara ranks 35. Before him are Pablo Casals, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Selman Waksman, Semyon Budyonny, Gabriel Marcel, and Walter Rudolf Hess. After him are Ingeborg Bachmann, Gerard Kuiper, Jacques Maritain, Hans Albert Einstein, Lon Chaney Jr., and Amílcar Cabral.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, Víctor Jara ranks 9 out of 321. Before him are Salvador Allende (1908), Gabriela Mistral (1889), Alejandro Jodorowsky (1929), Michelle Bachelet (1951), Hugo Gunckel Lüer (1901), and Manuel Pellegrini (1953). After him are Bernardo O'Higgins (1778), Sebastián Piñera (1949), Luis Sepúlveda (1949), Claudio Arrau (1903), Sergio Badilla Castillo (1947), and Violeta Parra (1917).

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Among SINGERS In Chile

Among singers born in Chile, Víctor Jara ranks 1. After him are Lucho Gatica (1928), Nicole (1977), Mon Laferte (1983), Américo (1977), and Jena Lee (1987).

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