A great chilean...

Today, suppose that I talk about the greatest chilean of all time.

First, I disagree with this idea, because I think that the history of Chile have many different greats persons and I think isn`t possible say who is the best chilean. I prefer talk about “distinguished figures” and mention to artists, academicians, writers, political figures and others.

I think is better talk about a chilean that like me, but I think there are many important and distinguished persons in the chilean history for me.

Well, I talk about my favourite chilean. He is a singer-songwriter, writer of poems,  novels and essay, reporter and representative figure of the “Nueva Canción chilena”. I refer to PATRICIO MANSS. He is my favourite singer and I love his music and books.

I think he is a important chilean figure, because he with to Victor Jara and Violeta Parra, a important singer-songwriter in the musical movement “La Nueva Canción Chilena”. He is singer and periodist, so he has much knowledge about the chilean history and he writted different books that refer to the chilean and latino american history. The books of  the autor are about historic topics, such a  “El Corazón a Contraluz”, “El Lento Silbido de los Sables”, “Memorial de Bonampak” and “La vida privada de Emile Dubois”.

Too, he are Bio-Bío región, and he work in different labors, such a foreman, mining and former of the radio of salitrera María Elena. He knew different persons and places, and he tryied of compile the “folclor chileno”, it is reflect in his albums “El folclor no ha muerto, mierda”. All the albums of Manns reflect his social and politic thinking, others albums are: “Chants de la résistance populaire chilienne (con Karaxú)”, “La Hora Final”, “Con la Razón y la Fuerza” and “Canción sin Límites”.

For other side, I knew to Patricio Manns in a concert and he autographed one book. I don`t what ask to Patricio Manns, but definitely would like talk and have know him.