In Santiago, Chile, during Bad Bunny’s “DeBi TiRAR MaS FoToS” tour, one of the artist’s bandmates played an instrumental cover of “El Derecho De Vivir en Paz (The Right to Live in Peace)” by Victor Jara. Jara was a Chilean teacher, poet, Communist, and political activist.
His music centered on themes of love, peace, and resistance. Shortly after the 1973 military coup led by Augusto Pinochet, Jarawas were among thousands arrested and detained at Estadio Chile.
Jara was interrogated for days, tortured, and sentenced to death by a firing squad. His body was put on display in front of the stadium.
Jara’s music became a symbol of political violence and protest. Bad Bunny paid homage to his legacy during his “DeBí TiRAR MáS FOToS” tour.
The homage took place at the Estadio Nacional, the same stadium used as a detention and torture center during Pinochet’s reign.
Bad Bunny is not new to activism or humanitarian efforts. His Good Bunny Foundation has been supporting children living in poverty in Puerto Rico since 2018, and his short film “DeBí TiRAR MáS FOToS” (2025) explores the gentrification of Puerto Rico.
His upcoming role as the 2026 Super Bowl halftime headliner proved controversial and has sparked debate among some. While it shocked others because of his decision not tour the United States due to ICE.
Victor Jara’s repetition of “the right to live” is relevant today as it was in 1973.
The right to live
poet Ho Chi Minh,
who struck from Vietnam
all of humanity.
No cannon will wipe out
the furrow of your rice paddy.
The right to live in peace.
