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Birth
Victor Jara was born September 28, 1932, in Lonquen, Chile. His full name is Victor Lidio Jara Martinez. His birth sign is Libra. -
Childhood
In 1938 in Victor's younger years he had to collect wood. Which meant they had to cut down small trees with an axe to get wood. He also had to collect grass to feed the pigs his family raised. -
Musical Intrests
In August 1942, His family rented a room to a local school teacher. She new how to play a guitar. She taught him to play a few cords on the guitar. -
Mothers Death
March 1950, someone told him his mother died from a stroke. In the next 3 years he struggled through school while sleeping at the homes of friends. When he was 15 he left school to enter Redemptist order in San Bernardo. -
Chilean Army
He only stayed in the army for one year In 1952, he enlisted in the Chilean army. One year after that he was dismissed with honors. Then he could follow his dream of music. -
Choir
By late 1954 he has made with the choir members. He went to northern Chile with them. There he learned about the folk music. -
Marrage
In 1960 Victor Jara got Married. He married someone named Joan Jara. They were married for 13 years until he died. -
Song Writer
In 1962 he started composing songs. Most of his songs were personal. He then started to vary his songs for the spotlight. -
His Family
In January 26 1965, Victor had a child named Amanda before Victor and Joan got married. They also had a child named Manuela Jara. They had one boy named Roberto Jara. They had another boy named Eduardo Jara. -
His Death
On September 16, 1973, he was assassinated. He died from getting shot. He was shot by a Chilean special forces.
