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GUEST:Pilar Diaz, Lead Singer of Los Abandoned

Following the September 11th military coup in Chile thirty-four years ago, thousands of political leftists were detained, tortured and disappeared. Among the many who suffered such a fate was acclaimed singer-poet Victor Jara. By dedicating his songs to the campaigns of the disposed socialist president, Salvador Allende, Jara became a prime target of the new regime. The musician endured days of torture before being ruthlessly machine-gunned to death weeks before his forty-first birthday. Had Victor Jara not been murdered, this Friday, September 28th would have marked his 75th birthday. Locally, a concert will take place at Sol Art Gallery Café in Santa Ana to honor the fallen musician’s legacy. Musical performances will follow the screening of the documentary El Derecho de Vivir en Paz,” about Victor Jara’s life. Pilar Diaz, who sings for the energetic bilingual group Los Abandoned, will headline the event with a special solo performance accompanied by her father Jaime Gerardo Diaz.

El Derecho de Vivir en Paz
Friday, September 28th, 7:30 p.m.
Documentary screening at 7:30 p.m.
Followed by music performances:
Pilar Diaz, Taller Sur, Los Hijos de la Tierra
Sol Art Gallery Cafe
511 E. Santa Ana Blvd. Santa Ana

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/solartgallerycafe