Cantos Cautivos

original by Friedrich von Schiller (lyrics) and Ludwig van Beethoven (music). Free version in Spanish by Amado Regueiro Rodríguez, aka Orbe (lyrics) y Waldo de los Ríos (music), popularised in Chile by Miguel Ríos.

Testimony by:

Luis Madariaga

Experience in:

Cárcel de Valparaíso, 1974 - 1976

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« In prison, we would sing the 'Ode to Joy' when a comrade was released or sent to exile. »

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Candombe for José (Candombe para José)

Music piece by:

Roberto Ternán

Testimony by:

Sara De Witt

Experience in:

Campamento de Prisioneros, Tres Álamos, September 1976

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« We were in Tres Álamos barracks in September 1976. I don’t recall how many of us women were imprisoned there. I believe there were close to a hundred of us. »

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« Those of us who were to stay behind tried to help, which in my particular case was not very productive. We had mixed feelings: disbelief, sadness, and also joy for the friends who were leaving. But I also felt disappointed and frustrated, since I and twelve other women were staying behind in prison. »

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Ode to Joy (Himno a la alegría)

Music piece by:

Testimony by:

Amelia Negrón

Experience in:

Campamento de Prisioneros, Tres Álamos, 31 December 1975

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« Preparations for that Wednesday night became more intense. It would be a different night. We women prisoners had secretly organised ourselves, but more importantly, we had also coordinated with the male prisoners. »

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« I’m not sure whether it was our idea or whether the men had proposed it. That detail is irrelevant now. »

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Futuristic Anthem (Himno futurista)

Music piece by:

unknown

Testimony by:

Patricio Polanco

Experience in:

Campamento de Prisioneros de Pisagua, November 1973

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« In 1973 and 1974, Pisagua was characterised by the harsh and cruel treatment of political prisoners. Singing was mandatory for prisoners, who were guarded by Army platoons, and it was also a means to avoid beatings and collective mistreatment. »

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Captive Quena (Quena cautiva)

Music piece by:

Claudio Durán Pardo

Testimony by:

Claudio Durán Pardo

Experience in:

Campamento de Prisioneros, Tres Álamos, September - December 1975

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« I first laid my hands on a quena when I was nine years old. It was resplendently fragile and lyrical. My passion for this instrument was immediate, or rather, the quena chose me. »

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« (1908-1973) Socialist President of Chile from 1970 to 1973. He was overthrown by Augusto Pinochet’s military forces in 1973. »

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Return, Return (Volver, volver)

Music piece by:

Fernando Z. Maldonado. Popularised by Vicente Fernández

Testimony by:

Jorge Montealegre Iturra

Experience in:

Campamento de Prisioneros Chacabuco, 1974

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« At the Chacabucan artistic shows, Hugo sang tangos, including 'Volver' (Return) by Gardel and Le Pera. »

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« (1908-1973) Socialist president of Chile from 1970 to 1973. He was overthrown by Augusto Pinochet’s military forces in 1973. »

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Errant Wind (Viento errante)

Music piece by:

Patricio Hermosilla Vives

Testimony by:

Patricio Hermosilla Vives

Experience in:

Campamento de Prisioneros Chacabuco, January 1974

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« Finally, in the Chacabuco Concentration Camp, after three days aboard the Policarpo Toro (a war ship which had an uncertain destination since sailing from Valparaíso in December 1973; the question was not when and where we would dock, but how we would fall overboard), I felt that death had decided to take a step back and watch from me from a little further away. »

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