De les armes d'aquests militars van sortir 44 bales que van acabar amb la vida de Víctor Jara; tanmateix, el llegat del cantor del camp ja havia esdevingut una llegenda per a Xile i avui, 40 anys després de la massacre, continua sent referent obligat per al pensament musical en el món.
It was weapons in the hands of members of Chile's military that discharged the 44 bullets that killed Victor Jara. But the folk-singer became a legend in his homeland; and today, 40 years after the massacre, he is a major icon for musicians and their fans around the world.