Paperback, 40 Pages: When socialist Salvador Allende won Chile’s 1970 presidential election, a powerful cultural movement rose with him. The New Chilean Song Movement—led by artists like Víctor Jara, Violeta Parra, Inti-Illimani, and Quilapayún—used music to rally workers and campesinos, amplify socialist ideals, and resist U.S.-backed opposition. As the CIA funded media attacks on Allende, these musicians brought revolutionary lyrics to factory gates and rural villages. Venceremos traces the evolution of this movement from its folkloric roots to the brutal 1973 military coup that overthrew Allende and ushered in the Pinochet dictatorship. Through interviews, history, and lyrical analysis, it reveals how Nueva Canción became a cultural force so potent the regime censored it—and murdered Jara to silence it. More than just protest music, it was the sound of Chile’s hopes and future, echoing even in repression.