Commemoration of the first anniversary of the death of television presenter Felipe Camiroaga at Parque del Recuerdo Américo Vespucio
Parque del Recuerdo (Spanish: Memory Park) is a group of cemetery parks located in Santiago, Chile.
Parque del Recuerdo Américo Vespucio
Opened in 1980, Parque del Recuerdo Américo Vespucio is located in the commune of Huechuraba, in the northern sector of the city of Santiago. It was the first cemetery of its kind in the country. It occupies 59 hectares and has a cinerary.
Persons interred
- Carlos "Chicho" Azúa (c. 1938–2009), actor and comedian
- Juan Azúa (1938–2006), conductor
- Gonzalo Bertrán (1945–2001), television director
- José Alejandro Bernales (1949–2008), director of the Carabineros de Chile from 2005 to 2008
- Andrés Bobe (1962–1994), founder of the band La Ley
- Eduardo Bonvallet (1955–2015), footballer, coach, and sports commentator
- Roberto Bruce (1979–2011), television journalist
- Felipe Camiroaga (1966–2011), television presenter[1]
- Patricio Carvajal (1916–1994), vice admiral and minister of the military dictatorship
- Carlo de Gavardo, racing driver and motorcyclist
- Carolina Fadic (1974–2002), actress and television presenter
- Néstor Isella (1937–2015), footballer, coach, and sports commentator
- Ronald Kay (1941–2017), poet, theorist, and visual artist
- Gustavo Leigh (1920–1999), general and commander-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force, part of the Government Junta
- Bernardo Leighton (1909–1995), lawyer and politician
- Sergio Livingstone (1920–2012), footballer and sports commentator
- Raúl Matas (1921–2004), journalist and radio and television presenter
- Fernando Matthei (1925–2017), general and commander-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force, part of the Government Junta[2]
- César Mendoza (1918–1996), Olympic medalist and general director of the Carabineros, part of the Government Junta
- José Ricardo Morales (1915–2016), Spanish-Chilean writer
- Hernán Olguín (1949–1987), television journalist
- Myriam Palacios (1936–2013), actress and comedian
- Matilde Pérez (1916–2014), painter and sculptor, pioneer of kinetic art in Chile[3]
- Fernando Riera (1920–2010), footballer and coach
- Andrés Rillón (1929–2017), lawyer, actor, director, and comedian[4]
- Peter Rock (1945–2016), Austrian-Chilean musician
- Ricarte Soto (1952–2013), radio and television journalist
- Gabriel Valdés (1919–2011), lawyer, diplomat, academic, and politician
- Luis Vitale (1927–2010), Argentine-Chilean historian and intellectual
- Sonia Viveros (1949–2003), actress
- Raimundo Tupper (1969–1995), footballer
- Adolfo Zaldívar (1943–2013), politician, lawyer, and professor
- Margot Honecker (1927–2016), East German politician and wife of leader Erich Honecker[5]
- Eugenio Cruz Vargas (1923–2014), painter and poet
- Rodolfo Opazo Bernales (1935–2019), painter and sculptor
- Joaquín Marcó Figueroa (1892-1956), former superintendent of the Casa de Moneda de Chile, and author
Parque del Recuerdo Santa Clara
Parque del Recuerdo Santa Clara, also called Américo Vespucio II, is an extension of the previous park, located at the back by Santa Clara Avenue. It occupies approximately 25 hectares and is still in its construction phase.[6]
Parque del Recuerdo Cordillera
Parque del Recuerdo Cordillera is located in the commune of La Florida,[7] close to the Andean foothills. It was opened in 1998[8] and occupies 69 hectares.
Persons interred
- Roberto Viking Valdés (1950–2002), singer[9]
- Paul Schäfer, German immigrant leader[7]
Parque del Recuerdo Padre Hurtado
Parque del Recuerdo Padre Hurtado, also known as Parque del Recuerdo Malloco, is located in the commune of Peñaflor, in the peripheral sector of Santiago.[8] It is surrounded by a rural and natural environment. It was opened in 1998 and occupies 35 hectares.
In popular culture
The episode "El funeral de Tulio" of the children's TV series 31 Minutos was filmed in the Parque del Recuerdo Cordillera cemetery.
References
- ↑ "Admiradores de Felipe Camiroaga acuden al Parque del Recuerdo para conmemorar su cumpleaños" [Admirers of Felipe Camiroaga Go to the Parque del Recuerdo to Commemorate His Birthday]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ "Sebastián Piñera asiste al funeral de Fernando Matthei" [Sebastián Piñera Attends the Funeral of Fernando Matthei] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ Letelier F., Jorge (1 October 2014). "Muere la artista visual Matilde Pérez, pionera del arte cinético chileno" [Visual Artist Matilde Pérez Dies, Pioneer of Chilean Kinetic Art]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ "El adiós a Andrés Rillón, un comediante inolvidable y rey del humor del absurdo" [The Farewell to Andrés Rillón, an Unforgettable Comedian and King of Absurd Humor] (in Spanish). 24 Horas. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ↑ "Funeral de Margot Honecker se efectuó en el Parque del Recuerdo" [Funeral of Margot Honecker Held in the Parque del Recuerdo] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ "Muestra de áreas verdes se toma las estaciones de Metro" [Sample of Green Areas Around Metro Stations]. La Tercera (in Spanish). 31 August 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- 1 2 "Lanzan tierra a carroza que traslada a Paul Schaefer al cementerio" [They Throw Dirt at the Coach Which Carries Paul Schaefer to the Cemetery]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- 1 2 Pizarro V., Julio (20 November 2009). "Parque del Recuerdo alista creación de una compañía de seguros" [Parque del Recuerdo Enlists Creation of an Insurance Company]. Economía y Negocios (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ "Restos de Viking Valdés fueron sepultados en La Florida" [Remains of Viking Valdés Buried in La Florida]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. UPI-La Segunda. 27 November 2002. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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