La Chacarita Cemetery
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Cementerio de la Chacarita in Buenos Aires, Argentina, known as the National Cemetery, was opened during a yellow fever epidemic in 1871. In the 1800s, a large number of British nationals came to Argentina to work in the many economic areas in which Britain then had extensive interests. Many of these expatriates were buried at the Victoria Cemetery in Buenos Aires but in 1892 it was closed and a section of the Chacarita Cemetery was designated as the British Cemetery. In addition, there is a German section.
The cemetery has designated areas for members of the Argentine artistic community, including writers, prominent composers, and a section for actors.
- Carlos Acuña (1914-1989), tango singer, composer
- Elías Antúnez (1906-1957), thoroughbred racing jockey
- Paquita Bernardo (1900-1925) musician, composer
- Eduardo Vicente Bianco (1892-1959), musician
- Oscar Bonavena (1942-1976), heavyweight boxer
- Graciela Cabal (1939-2004), author of children's stories
- Enrique Cadícamo (1900-1999), author, songwriter.
- Evaristo Carriego (1883-1912), poet, journalist
- Alberto Castillo (1914-2002), tango singer
- Cátulo Castillo (1906-1975), musician, composer, poet, boxer
- Mario Cosentino (1930-2000), jazz musician
- Juan D'Arienzo (1900-1976), orchestra Leader
- Julio De Grazia (1920-1989), actor, director
- Alejandro De Michele (1954-1983), Rock singer
- Ricardo Gamero "Mister Chassman" (1938-1999),ventriloquist
- Carlos Gardel (1890-1935), major singer, actor
- Roberto Goyeneche (1926-1994), tango singer
- Paul Groussac (1848-1929), French-born writer, historian
- Bernardo Houssay (1887-1971), Nobel Prize in Medicine
- Maurice Jouvet (1923-1999), French-born actor
- Ángel Labruna (1918-1983), soccer star
- Hans Langsdorff (1894-1939), Captain of the WW II battleship Graf Spee
- Irineo Leguisamo (1903-1985), thoroughbred racing jockey
- Madre María Loredo (1854-1928), faith healer
- Azucena Maizani (1902-1970), tango songstress
- Mona Maris (1903-1991), actress
- Lola Membrives (1888-1969), actress
- Zully Moreno (1920-1999), actress
- Jorge Newbery (1875-1914), pioneer aviator, sportsman
- Alberto Olmedo (1933-1988), comedian
- Sabina Olmos (1913-1999), actress and singer
- Pascual Pérez (1926-1977), Olympic and World champion boxer
- Adolfo Pedernera (1918-1995), soccer player
- Ivo Pelay (1893-1959), poet, playwright
- Juan Perón (1895-1974), President of Argentina (he is no longer interred in Chacarita, on 17 October 2006 his body was moved to a new mausoleum in the Buenos Aires suburb of San Vicente)
- Pablo Podestá (1875-1923), actor
- Jorge Porcel (1936-2006), comedian
- Benito Quinquela Martín (1890-1977), painter
- Raul Riganti (1893-1970), racecar driver
- Chela Ruiz, (1921-1999), actress
- Mercedes Simone (1904-1990), tango songstress, composer
- Osvaldo Soriano (1943-1997), novelist
- Alfonsina Storni (1892-1938), poet
- Juan Carlos Thorry (1908-2000), actor, entertainer
- Lolita Torres (1930-2002), actress, singer
- Héctor Yazalde (1946-1997), soccer player
- Marcos Zucker (1921-2003), actor
