Luis Enrique Urquidi Holberton (3 October 1935 − 3 March 1994) was a Chilean musician and folklorist.
Luis Urquidi | |
|---|---|
| Councilmen of Santiago | |
| In office 1971–1973 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 July 1935 Antofagasta, Chile |
| Died | 3 March 1994 (aged 58) Vina del Mar, Chile |
| Political party | National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Paz Undurraga María Mandujano |
| Children | Four |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Musician |
Despite he was born in Antofagasta, Urquidi grew up in Valparaíso, where then joined the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso School of Law, career which he didn't end.[1] Similarly, he was part of the nationalist band Los Cuatro Cuartos in the 1960s, decade where he helped to Willy Bascuñán to compose Los Viejos Estandartes («The Old Military Banners»),[2] song which later was officially established as the anthem of the Chilean Army (1976).[2]
A strong oppositor to the socialist president Salvador Allende, after the 1973 coup d'état, he supported the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet through the creation of other marches like «Alborada», which honored the coup with allusions to 11 September. By the other hand, in 1971 he already was ruler of Santiago and in 1989 he failed to be elected as deputy for the 19th District composed by Independencia and Recoleta.
References
edit- ^ "Los Cuatro Cuartos". Carlos Bento Company. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Willy Bascuñán revela el origen de los versos de "Los viejos estandartes". Economía y Negocios. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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