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The Apparition (El aparecido)

Music piece by:
Víctor Jara
Testimony by:
Pedro Mella Contreras
« When they took me out to physiotherapy treatment, I sang some verses of the song ‘The Apparition’ loudly: »
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« Los Ríos Region »
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The Letter (La carta)

Music piece by:
Violeta Parra
Testimony by:
Pedro Mella Contreras
« In January 1987, when solitary confinement was lifted and we were able to receive visitors, a brother who lived in Santiago travelled to see me. »
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« Los Ríos Region »
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Cantata Santa María de Iquique

Music piece by:
Luis Advis
Testimony by:
Alfonso Padilla
« Between March 1974 and July 1975, I had the opportunity to arrange about 200 songs and direct the production of the Cantata de Santa María de Iquique. In truth, the prison was my conservatoire. That’s where I learnt the basics of the profession of musician. »
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« That’s how we took records into the prison by Atahualpa Yupanqui, Mercedes Sosa, Chico Buarque, Carlos Puebla, Joan Manuel Serrat, Mikis Theodorakis, Joan Báez, Violeta Parra, Daniel Viglietti and the main figures of the Nueva Canción Chilena such as Victor Jara, Patricio Manns, Isabel and Ángel Parra, Rolando Alarcón, Quilapayún, Inti-illimani, Aparcoa and Illapu, among others. »
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Under my Skin (A flor de piel)

Music piece by:
Julio Iglesias
Testimony by:
César Montiel
Experience in:
Colonia Dignidad, April 1975
« At the beginning of the 1970s, I met Carmen, my comrade, my love, at the Juventudes Comunistas of Talca. We had the life of young idealists, sharing our everyday, living this revolutionary process so beautifully. »
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« Carmen told me later that she would also have this song sung to her. This experience brought us closer together as a couple. »
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Thanks to Life (Gracias a la vida)

Music piece by:
Violeta Parra
Testimony by:
Felipe Chiang Martínez
Experience in:
« I was born in Vallenar, but I have lived in Copiapó practically all my life. At the age of 18, I started working in the mines and also began my political activity. »
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« On that programme, I heard the news of my own arrest. Sometimes, songs by Los del Chañar were played. It was nice to listen to this group because they are from Copiapó. »
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Recinto: Empresa Nacional de Explosivos / ENAEX / Ex DuPont
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Recinto: Comisaría de Carabineros, Potrerillos
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Recinto: Subcomisaría de Carabineros, Los Vilos
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Recinto: Cárcel de Los Andes
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Recinto: Regimiento o Escuela de Alta Montaña, Los Andes
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