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THOUSANDS filed past her coffin in the Centro de Danza Espiral in Santiago, including President Gabriel Boric alongside many artists and politicians. They left messages of gratitude and expressions of love for the artist, human rights activist and widow of the singer Victor Jara.
Boric praised her as “a woman who struggled half a century for justice, who leaves us an imperishable legacy in arts and the defence of human rights.” And Camila Vallejo, the government spokeswoman said of her: “Your fight and resistance for the truth, justice and reparation will stay in our memories forever.”
Joan had been awarded Chilean nationality in 2009 by the government of Michelle Bachelet for her human rights work and role in helping rebuild Chilean democracy. In 2021, Joan was awarded Chile’s national arts prize.
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