Greatest Chilean of all time

I'm sure there's lots of people that have made a larger impact than him, but un my opinion, I think Gato Alquinta is one of the greatest Chilean of all time, famous musician and vocalist of the band Los Jaivas, a voice of a generation that suffered the most in our country around the time it was born even though they had to leave the country. He was born in Valparaiso in 1945, and started getting involved in music at twelve. When he was in school he met Claudio Parra and Mario Mutis, and later in college (1963) they would form "The high & bass", a band that played tropical music. In 1969 he realized that the style they played wasn's the direction he wanted it to go to, so they changed their style to a mix between psydelic rock and latinoamerican folklore,  and also changed the name to Los Jaivas, one of the most -if not the most- important bands of this country. Music was the way he expressed himself through, his voice and music talent was amazing and I think we all have seen the band live at least once in our life, with or withouth him, and I also believe Todos Juntos is the second most known song next to the national anthem. He died in 2003 suddenly (heart attack) and the entire country cried  his death, because of his impact and he kind of became an icon, a truly respected icon. If he was alive I'd ask him what does he think about the current music that's being created in the country, since it's so different from the alternative rock he used to play and sing.

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