A British-born dancer and instructor, Joan Jara dedicated herself to finding justice for her husband, Victor Jara, a popular Chilean folk singer and songwriter who was killed during the military coup d’état that brought Augusto Pinochet to dictatorial power in 1973.
Victor Jara, a popular folk singer in Chile and a Communist, was murdered by the military with others in the turmoil that carried Gen. Augusto Pinochet to power in 1973.
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