Víctor Jara

Folk Singer

Birthday September 28, 1932

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Lonquen, Chile

DEATH DATE Sep 16, 1973 (40)

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About

Chilean theatre director and neo-folk singer who was in the music group Cuncumen.

Before Fame

He was already doing land labor when he was six years old due to his family's poverty.

Trivia

He was imprisoned after the Chilean coup of September 1973 and was brutally tortured before being shot dead.

Family Life

He was born to peasant farmers.

Associated With

He was born in the same country as singer Alejandro Silva.