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| Born | José Santos Arraño Acevedo (1921-10-14)14 October 1921 Quebrada del Nuevo Reino,Pichilemu, Chile |
| Died | 23 November 2009(2009-11-23) (aged 88) Pichilemu, Chile |
| Occupations | Journalist, historian, radio host |
José Santos Arraño Acevedo (14 October 1921 – 23 November 2009) was aChilean journalist and historian who worked in several regional newspapers, includingEl Rancagüino fromRancagua,La Discusión fromChillán, amid others. He also wrote two books on thehistory of Pichilemu:Pichilemu y Sus Alrededores Turísticos ("Pichilemu and its tourist surroundings") andHombres y Cosas de Pichilemu ("People and stuff from Pichilemu").
Arraño Acevedo was born on 14 October 1921 inQuebrada del Nuevo Reino, nearPichilemu, then part ofColchagua, Chile. He was one of twelve sons of José Luis Arraño Ortiz and María Soledad Acevedo Caro.[1]
During his childhood he lived in Pichilemu. Arraño studied at the Escuela de los Hermanos Maristas, nowInstituto San Fernando, inSan Fernando, and at the Pontifical Seminary ofSantiago.
He worked as a journalist in newspapers such asLas Últimas Noticias inSantiago,El Rancagüino fromRancagua,El Sur fromConcepción,La Prensa fromCuricó,La Discusión fromChillán,La Región fromSan Fernando, amid others. He became a member of the Sociedad de Escritores de Rancagua (Writers' Society of Rancagua) in its foundation year, 1979.[2][3]
All of his articles were gathered in two books:Pichilemu y sus alrededores turísticos andHombres y Cosas de Pichilemu.Pichilemu y sus alrededores turísticos was first published by Editora e Imprenta El Promaucae from Pichilemu in 1999. AlthoughHombres y Cosas de Pichilemu was first announced in 1988 inEl Rancagüino,[2] it was first published in September 2003.[4]
During his last years, he hosted a radio programme calledLa Hora de José Arraño Acevedo, which was broadcast for almost a decade. His phrase "¡Qué lindo es Pichilemu!" ("How beautiful Pichilemu is!") became famous during his time as a radio host.[5]
On 22 November 2009 he was admitted to the Pichilemu Hospital, and died on 23 November at 14:00 local time, of pneumonia at the age of 88.[6]
His funeral was held in the Inmaculada Concepción Church ofPichilemu, and was later buried on 24 November 2009 in the Cemetery ofPichilemu.[1]
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