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La Chacarita Cemetery
Cementerio de la Chacarita in Buenos Aires, Argentina, known as the National Cemetery, was opened during a yellow fever epidemic in 1871. In the 1800s, a large number of British nationals came to Argentina to work in the many areas of the economy in which Britain then had extensive interests. Many of these expatriates were buried in the Victoria Cemetery in Buenos Aires but when this cemetery closed in 1892 a section of the Chacarita Cemetery was designated as the British Cemetery. In addition, there is a German section.
The cemetery has designated areas for members of the Argentine artistic community, including writers, prominent composers, and actors.
People buried in the cemetery include:
Carlos Acuna (1914-1989), tango singer, composer
Elias Antunez (1906-1957), thoroughbred racing jockey
Paquita Bernardo (1900-1925) musician, composer
Eduardo Vicente Bianco (1892-1959), musician
Oscar Bonavena (1942-1976), heavyweight boxer
Graciela Cabal (1939-2004), author of children's stories
Enrique Cadicamo (1900-1999), author, songwriter.
Evaristo Carriego (1883-1912), poet, journalist
Alberto Castillo (1914-2002), tango singer
Catulo Castillo (1906-1975), musician, composer, poet, boxer
Mario Cosentino (1930-2000), jazz musician
Juan D'Arienzo (1900-1976), orchestra Leader
Julio De Grazia (1920-1989), actor, director
Alejandro De Michele (1954-1983), Rock singer
Oscar Alfredo Galvez (1913-1989), race car driver
Ricardo Gamero "Mister Chassman" (1938-1999),ventriloquist
Carlos Gardel (1890-1935), major singer, actor
Roberto Goyeneche (1926-1994), tango singer
Paul Groussac (1848-1929), French-born writer, historian
Bernardo Houssay (1887-1971), Nobel Prize in Medicine
Maurice Jouvet (1923-1999), French-born actor
Angel Labruna (1918-1983), soccer star
Hans Langsdorff (1894-1939), Captain of the WW II battleship Graf Spee
Irineo Leguisamo (1903-1985), thoroughbred racing jockey
Madre Maria Loredo (1854-1928), faith healer
Azucena Maizani (1902-1970), tango songstress
Mona Maris (1903-1991), actress
Lola Membrives (1888-1969), actress
Zully Moreno (1920-1999), actress
Jorge Newbery (1875-1914), pioneer aviator, sportsman
Alberto Olmedo (1933-1988), comedian
Sabina Olmos (1913-1999), actress and singer
Pascual Perez (1926-1977), Olympic and World champion boxer
Adolfo Pedernera (1918-1995), soccer player
Ivo Pelay (1893-1959), poet, playwright
Pablo Podesta (1875-1923), actor
Jorge Porcel (1936-2006), comedian
Benito Quinquela Martin (1890-1977), painter
Raul Riganti (1893-1970), racecar driver
Chela Ruiz (1921-1999), actress
Mercedes Simone (1904-1990), tango songstress, composer
Osvaldo Soriano (1943-1997), novelist
Alfonsina Storni (1892-1938), poet
Juan Carlos Thorry (1908-2000), actor, entertainer
Lolita Torres (1930-2002), actress, singer
Hector Yazalde (1946-1997), soccer player
Marcos Zucker (1921-2003), actor
Agustin Magaldi (1898-1938), singer
See also
List of famous cemeteries
External links
Google Maps
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