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Ep. 121 How Victor Jara immortalized the working people in his songs
Ep. 121 How Victor Jara immortalized the working people in his songs

Ep. 121 How Victor Jara immortalized the working people in his songs

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Víctor’s music reflects many things…a love for humanity, his own life experiences and the lives of regular people, the poor, the farmers, the laborers and artists that are often overlooked and forgotten. The people who make the country run, the people most exploited and forgotten among us. Víctor immortalized not only the archetype of the farmer, the laborer, the peasant but he also immortalized many individuals. Roberto Ahumada, Miguel Ángel Aguilera, Angelita Huenuman, the people senselessly killed in Puerto Montt in 1968 simply murdered for occupying the land of a rich family in southern Chile or Herminda, the baby killed where a Santiago poblacion named after her was built. These names would sadly be lost to time if it were not for Víctor’s songs which encourage us to discover who the real people were behind his lyrics. Manifiesto  La luna siempre es muy linda  Preguntas por puerto Montt  Te recuerdo Amanda  Angelita Huenuman Cancion de cuna para un niño vago El lazo Plegaria a un labrador  Con el alma llena de banderas  Ni chicha ni limoná Herminda de la Victoria  El arado  Cuando voy al trabajo Vientos de pueblo  Que lindo es ser voluntario  El derecho de vivir en paz 

Ep. 121 How Victor Jara immortalized the working people in his songs

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