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==Cultural references== [[File:Mural Victor Jara.jpg|220px|thumb|right|Mural of Víctor Jara painted in 2009.]] Joan Jara lived the rest of her life in Chile running the Víctor Jara Foundation,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sreyes.org/old/vjfndt.htm|title=FUNDACION VICTOR JARA|access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref> which was established on 4 October 1994 with the goal of promoting and continuing Jara's work. She publicized a poem that Jara wrote before his death about the conditions of the prisoners in the stadium. The poem, written on a piece of paper that was hidden inside the shoe of a friend, was never named, but it is commonly known as "[[Estadio Chile (poem)|Estadio Chile]]" (Chile Stadium, now known as Víctor Jara Stadium).<ref>Waldstein, David. ''[[The New York Times]]'', 18 June 2015. Web. 9 December 2015. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/19/sports/soccer/in-chiles-national-stadium-dark-past-shadows-copa-america-matches.html?_r=1 In Chile's National Stadium, Dark Past Shadows Copa América Matches]"</ref> On 22 September 1973, the Soviet astronomer [[Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh]] found an asteroid that he initially called "SO2", but later he would end up calling it "[[2644 Victor Jara]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=Nuestro país en el espacio: 5 asteroides que poseen nombres chilenos |url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/ciencia-y-tecnologia/astronomia/2018/10/13/nuestro-pais-en-el-espacio-5-asteroides-que-poseen-nombres-chilenos.shtml |website=BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile |access-date=17 January 2022 |language=es |date=13 October 2018}}</ref> The 1975 anthology ''For Neruda, for Chile'' contains a section called "The Chilean Singer", with poems dedicated to Jara.{{sfn|Lowenfels|1975|pages=79–90}} In 1975 Norwegian singer Lillebjørn Nilsen published a song called "Victor Jara" commemorating his killing, on his album "Byen med det store hjertet". Arlo Guthrie wrote a song called "Victor Jara" on his album ''Amigo'' released in 1976. In 1977, Chilean composer [[Leon Schidlowsky]] composed the ''[[Misa Sine Nomine (Schidlowsky)|Misa Sine Nomine]]'' (''Mass Without Name'') in memory of Jara, setting parts of the [[Ordinary (liturgy)|mass ordinary]] juxtaposed with Biblical passages in Hebrew, and texts in other languages by various contemporary authors, including by the composer himself, for narrator, mixed choirs with up to 36 voices, organ, and percussion. The song "Washington Bullets" on The Clash's album "Sandinista!" contains the refrain: "Remember Allende and the days before, before the army came. Please remember Victor Jara, in the Santiago stadium..." In 1987, [[U2]] included the line "Jara sang his song. A weapon in the hands of one though his blood still cries from the ground" on the song [[One Tree Hill (song)|One Tree Hill]] from their album [[The Joshua Tree]]. In 1989, Scottish rock band [[Simple Minds]] dedicated the song "Street Fighting Years" to Jara.<ref>{{cite web |title=Street Fighting Years |url=https://www.simpleminds.com/1989/05/08/street-fighting-years/ |website=SIMPLEMINDS.COM |access-date=17 January 2022 |date=8 May 1989}}</ref> In the late 1990s, British actress [[Emma Thompson]] started to work on a screenplay that she planned to use as the basis for a movie about Jara. Thompson, a human rights activist and fan of Jara, saw his murder as a symbol of human rights violations in Chile, and believed a movie about his life and death would raise awareness.<ref name="Emma Thompson: The World's Her Stage">{{cite web |title=Emma Thompson: The World's Her Stage |author=Stasio, Marilyn |publisher=[[On the Issues (magazine)|On the Issues]] |date=Fall 1998 |url=http://www.ontheissuesmagazine.com/1998fall/f98emma.php}}</ref> The movie was to feature [[Antonio Banderas]] as Jara and Thompson as his wife, Joan.<ref name="Antonio Banderas se mete en la piel del poeta torturado">{{cite news |title=Antonio Banderas se mete en la piel del poeta torturado |first=Beatrice |last=Sartori |work=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]] |date=7 January 1999 |url=http://www.elmundo.es/1999/01/07/cultura/07N0085.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221032916/http://www.elmundo.es/1999/01/07/cultura/07N0085.html |archive-date=21 December 2007 |access-date=3 February 2006}}</ref> German metalcore band [[Heaven Shall Burn (band)|Heaven Shall Burn]]'s 2004 album Antigone includes a song named "The Weapon They Fear", paying tribute to Victor Jara.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/20065188 |website=Genius - The Weapon They Fear |title=Genius - The Weapon They Fear |access-date=13 May 2023}}</ref> In 2007, a fishing schooner built in 1917 in Denmark was renamed after Jara. It sails at social and cultural events, and when it is not sailing it is located in the museum in the port of Lübeck, Germany.<ref>{{cite web |title=Víctor Jara inmortal |url=http://www.losandes.com.ar/notas/2007/5/26/estilo-231110.asp |website=Suplemento Estilo - Diario Los Andes |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111154016/http://www.losandes.com.ar/notas/2007/5/26/estilo-231110.asp |archive-date=11 November 2013 |language=es |date=26 May 2007}}</ref> The 2008 album ''Carried to Dust'' by [[Calexico (band)|Calexico]] opens with the song "Victor Jara's Hands".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.casadecalexico.com/music/|title=Overview of music by Calexico|publisher=CasaDeCalexico.com|access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref> English folk musician [[Reg Meuross]] wrote a song named "Victor Jara" which is included on his 2010 album ''All This Longing''.<ref name="NetRhythms Longing">{{cite web | url=http://www.netrhythms.co.uk/reviewsm.html#meuross | title=Reg Meuross – All This Longing (Hatsongs) | website=NetRhythms | author= Davies, Mike|date= September 2010| access-date=28 October 2022}}</ref> The title song on [[Rory McLeod (singer-songwriter)|Rory McLeod]]'s album ''Angry Love'' is about Jara.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rorymcleod.com/briefdescriptionsofrorysongs.htm |title=Brief Descriptions of some of Rory's recorded and released songs |publisher=Rorymcleod.com |access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref> In a list made by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', published on 3 June 2013,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=15 Rock & Roll Rebels |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=27 May 2020 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/rock-roll-rebels-fela-kuti-elvis-costello-141565/the-clash-5-168360/ |access-date=17 January 2022}}</ref> Jara is named as one of the "15 Rock & Roll Rebels",<ref>{{cite journal |title=Revista Rolling Stone incluyó a Víctor Jara como uno de 15 rockeros más rebeldes de la historia |journal=[[La Tercera]] |date=4 June 2013 |url=https://www.latercera.com/pulso/revista-rolling-stone-incluyo-a-victor-jara-como-uno-de-15-rockeros-mas-rebeldes-de-la-historia/ |access-date=17 January 2022}}</ref> being the only Latin American to make the list.<ref>{{cite news |title=Víctor Jara, el único latinoamericano "rebelde del Rock & Roll" |url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2013/06/130604_victor_jara_15_rebeldes_rock_and_roll_rolling_stone_ch |access-date=17 January 2022 |work=BBC News Mundo |date=4 June 2013 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Víctor Jara es el único latinoamericano en ranking de los artistas más rebeldes de la historia |url=https://www.adnradio.cl/tiempo-libre/2013/06/04/victor-jara-es-el-unico-latinoamericano-en-ranking-de-los-artistas-mas-rebeldes-de-la-historia-1909996.html |access-date=17 January 2022 |work=[[ADN Radio Chile|ADN]] |date=4 June 2013 |language=es}}</ref> [[File:James Dean Bradfield with Manics in 2010.jpg|thumb|right|[[James Dean Bradfield]] produced a podcast and an album, [[Even in Exile]] on the life of Jara.]] In 2020, [[Welsh people|Welsh]] musician [[James Dean Bradfield]] of [[Manic Street Preachers]] released ''[[Even in Exile]]'' a concept album about the life and death of Victor Jara with lyrics written by the poet [[Patrick Jones (poet)|Patrick Jones]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/aug/16/james-dean-bradfield-even-in-exile-review-victor-jara-tribute-manic-street-preachers|title=James Dean Bradfield: Even in Exile review – a passionate tribute to Víctor Jara|work=[[The Guardian]]|date = 16 August 2020}}</ref> In the same year, Bradfield produced a podcast on Victor Jara as a companion for the album.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clarke |first1=Patrick |title=James Dean Bradfield – 'Even In Exile' review: a personal prog-rock epic from the Manic Street Preacher |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/james-dean-bradfield-even-in-exile-review-2724582 |website=NME |access-date=29 May 2023 |date=12 August 2020}}</ref> On 7 September 2021, the Municipality of Estación Central approved the name change of "Avenida Ecuador" to "Avenida Víctor Jara".<ref>{{cite news |title=Estación Central aprueba cambio de nombre a Ecuador por Avenida Víctor Jara |url=https://cooperativa.cl/noticias/entretencion/musica/victor-jara/estacion-central-aprueba-cambio-de-nombre-a-ecuador-por-avenida-victor/2021-09-07/122022.html |access-date=17 January 2022 |work=[[Radio Cooperativa|Cooperativa.cl]] |date=7 September 2021 |language=Spanish}}</ref> On November 8, 2021, video game [[Dead By Daylight]] released a character named Carmina Mora: a Chilean painter with a character description with references to Jara.
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