Who was Víctor Jara?
Q: Who was Víctor Jara?
A: Víctor Jara was a singer from Chile, South America who wrote and sang songs about the life of humble and poor people in his country.
Q: How did he escape poverty?
A: He escaped poverty by working hard and entering the University of Chile, which was unusual for someone from a poor country like Chile.
Q: Who did he marry?
A: He married Joan Turner, a British ballet dancer and choreographer who worked in Chile.
Q: What were some of the topics addressed in his music?
A: His music addressed topics such as inequality between the richest and poorest people in society, how poor folk have difficulty accessing basic needs such as food, health care, education, and housing, and supporting politicians who called for fairer distribution of wealth to end poverty.
Q: When did Víctor Jara die?
A: Víctor Jara died on September 15th 1973.
Q: How did he die?
A: He was killed by a military dictatorship led by General Augusto Pinochet for singing songs about social problems and social injustice.
Q: Who supported this military regime?
A: The U.S government of Richard Nixon supported the military regime that killed Victor Jara.
