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El aparecido ("The appeared", also translated as "The ghost") is a Chilean song originally written and recorded by Víctor Jara which was included in the 1967 album Victor Jara. The lyrics tell the story of a man who was persecuted for his political ideologies, often the man in the song is attributed to Che Guevara, an Argentine guerrilla fighter. Because of this, the Communist Party of Chile criticized Jara, as the party was trying to establish a socialist government via democratic means, and not through armed guerrillas.

Covers

• The Chilean band Inti-Illimani recorded a popular cover in their 1973 album La Nueva Canción Chilena.
• Ismael Serrano, a Spanish singer-songwriter, recorded a cover in his 1998 album Tributo a Víctor Jara.
• Grup Yorum, a Turkish band, recorded a cover during a 2010 concert.
• The UDEC Symphony Orchestra recorded a version in their 2013 album Víctor Jara Sinfónico.
• Difuntos Correa released their cover as a single in 2015.
• The Chilean band Lasavia recorded a cover in their 2019 EP Versiones en Mantra.

References

1. Palominos, Simón. Vientos del pueblo: Representaciones, recepciones e interpretaciones sobre la Nueva Canción Chilena (in Spanish). LOM Ediciones. p. 34. ISBN 978-956-00-1168-8. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
2. Titon, Jeff Todd; Cooley, Timothy J.; Locke, David; Rasmussen, Anne K.; Reck, David B. (2016). Worlds of Music, Shorter Version. Cengage Learning. p. 279. ISBN 978-1337517676.
3. "Víctor Jara, por Alberto Montero". Atonal (in Spanish). 10 September 2018. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
4. "Discografía". Inti-Illimani (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
5. "Tributo a Víctor Jara". Canción con Todos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-11.
6. Tapan, Berivan (2010-06-14). "Maç Değil, Grup Yorum Konseri!". Bianet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-01-11.
7. "Concierto Víctor Jara Sinfónico demostró alta calidad de la Orquesta y Coro del Plantel". University of Santiago, Chile (in Spanish). 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
8. "Difuntos Correa se animan con una versión del clásico de Víctor Jara, "El Aparecido"". Radio Cooperativa (in Spanish). 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
9. "Lasavia estrena vídeo-single de la canción "El aparecido"". Rockerio (in Spanish). 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

• 1967 songs
• Víctor Jara songs