Cantos Cautivos

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Friend (Amiga)

Music piece by:

Miguel Bosé

Testimony by:

Carolina Videla

Experience in:

Cárcel Pública de Arica, January 1989

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« I was 19 years old when they arrested me. I was one of the youngest political prisoners at the time in Arica. »

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« Even in the worst moments, a song can calm you down, it can hug you. He was on the other side but I felt him close by. »

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Little Doctors (Doctorcitos)

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unknown. Folk tune from the Andes highlands

Testimony by:

Guillermo Orrego

Experience in:

Campamento de Prisioneros Chacabuco, 1974

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« In 1974 - I don’t quite remember the month - the Chacabuco Olympics were held. The opening ceremony consisted of symbolically carrying the Olympic torch through the concentration camp. »

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« The march was accompanied by the sounds of the quena played by Ricardo Yocelevsky, a former member of the group Los Curacas. I remember the song as a taquirari from Los Chaskas, a Bolivian group that performed at the Viña del Mar Festival on one occasion. »

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Moments (Los momentos)

Music piece by:

Eduardo Gatti

Testimony by:

Scarlett Mathieu

Experience in:

Campamento de Prisioneros, Tres Álamos, 1974

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« ‘Moments’ was a song sung by the female comrades whose partners were imprisoned on the other side of Tres Álamos, or were fugitives or disappeared. We all sang it, but it was like their anthem. »

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« When someone was expelled, we sang the tango ‘Volver’ by Carlos Gardel. Also ‘No volveré’ by Chabela Vargas, although it was a bit negative. »

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The Clock (El reloj)

Music piece by:

Roberto Cantoral

Testimony by:

Ana María Arenas

Experience in:

Calle Irán Nº 3037 / Venda Sexy / La Discotheque, December 1974

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« The day I was captured, after the first torture session, I asked for permission to sing a Christmas carol, the name of which I cannot remember. I did it to let one of my captive friends know that I was also at the Venda Sexy. »

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« After the Christmas carol, my comrades from Venda Sexy asked me to sing some more. I sang the bolero “El reloj”, which I learned as the version of the trio Los Panchos. »

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