Rolando Alarcón Soto (August 5, 1929 – February 4, 1973) was a Chilean singer-songwriter and teacher, who was one of the main figures of the movement Nueva canción chilena. He was the artistic director of Cuncumén, one of the most important Chilean folk groups in the 20th century. During the 1970s, Rolando was a political activist for the Popular Unity of the socialist president Salvador Allende. After his death, the Lonqui Trio composed as homage "Canción para Rolando". In 2009, the teacher Carlos Valladares and the journalist Manuel Vilches published the book Rolando Alarcón: La canción en la noche (Rolando Alarcón, the song in the night), through Editora Nacional Quimantú, an biography about his life and work. In this book, some problems details that Alarcón faced due to his homosexuality were revealed, the Communist Party of Chile came to punish him for these reasons. It was reissued in 2015. In 2010, Rolando was one of the "eight Bicentennial authors" of the Olmué Festival being represented by Las Cuatro Brujas. More information...
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