Victor Jara
From Censorpedia
Date: 1973
Region: South America
Subject: Political, Economic and Social
Medium: Music
Artist: Victor Jara
Confronting Bodies: The Special Commission of the military intelligence service headed by General Sergio Arellano Stark.
Dates of Action: September 12, 1973
Location: Chile
Description of Artwork: The themes of his songs were about love, peace and social justice.
The Incident: Jara was convicted for his protest songs, policy positions and his work in literacy; he was arrested, tortured and shot to death with 44 bullet shots by machine gun fire.
Results of Incident: After his death the figure of Jara and his music were strictly prohibited.
Source: Valentin Roma
