Jara

Víctor Jara y miles de otros simpatizantes de Allende fueron acorralados en un estadio deportivo de la capital después de que una junta militar liderada por el general Augusto Pinochet derrocara al presidente socialista Salvador Allende. Fueron golpeados, torturados y asesinados. Fue traído de nuevo en la noticia de 2016 porque un ex oficial del régimen de Pinochet, Pedro Pablo Barrientos, fue demandado por la familia Jara en 2013 y recibió 28 millones de dólares. Hay esperanza de que Barrientos sea enviado de vuelta a Chile e ir a juicio por su participación en la dictadura y la muerte de Víctor Jara. Luchin es muy pobre porque no tiene comida para comer, se sienta en el barro muriéndose de hambre mientras los animales a su alrededor lo vigilan. Vive como un animal. Los juegos son los animales que pretenden ser como el gato y el perro, y el caballo es probablemente un adulto mirando sobre él que es pobre también. Quiere que a los niños les guste que Luchin esté libre de la jaula de la pobreza. La oración es una conversación con Dios pidiendo la libertad de la opresión, la pobreza y la injusticia que la gente ve desde el gobierno. La voz está hablando con los agricultores y otros trabajadores y diciéndoles que pueden sobrevivir si trabajan juntos, pero espero que algún día la lucha termine. Jara describe lo que es la música para las personas oprimidas. Es la libertad y se conecta hoy con la gente del pasado. Todo el mundo tiene que seguir cantando porque pasa por otros lugares y descubre si comparten su mismo dolor y sufrimiento. Cuando sabes lo que eres, eres libre de pensar en ellos.

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