La Chacarita Cemetery

The Cementerio de la Chacarita in Buenos Aires, Argentina is now the National Cemetery of Argentina. It was opened in 1871 during a yellow fever epidemic.

After 1892, the British Victoria Cemetery immigrants in Buenos Aires has been closed, the Cementerio de la Chacarita got to own British Department. Later also a section for German immigrants was established.

Tombs of famous personalities

  • Carlos Acuña (1914-1989), singer, tango composer
  • Elias Antunez (1906-1957), Jockey
  • Paquita Bernardo (1900-1925) musician, composer
  • Eduardo Vicente Bianco (1892-1959), musician
  • Oscar Bonavena (1942-1976), Boxer ( heavyweight)
  • Lucas Bridges (1874-1949), writer, ethnographer
  • Thomas Bridges (1842-1898), Anglican missionary, linguist and landowners
  • Graciela Cabal (1939-2004), children's book author
  • Enrique Cadícamo (1900-1999), author, songwriter
  • Evaristo Carriego (1883-1912), poet, journalist
  • Alberto Castillo (1914-2002), actor, tango singer
  • Catulo Castillo (1906-1975), composer, poet, Boxer
  • Mario Cosentino (1930-2000), jazz musician
  • Juan D' Arienzo (1900-1976), Kapellmeister
  • Julio De Grazia (1920-1989), actor, director
  • Alejandro De Michele (1954-1983), rock singer
  • Ada Falcón (1905-2002), tango dancer
  • Ricardo Gamero " Mister Chassman " (1938-1999), Reiter
  • Carlos Gardel (1890-1935), singer, actor
  • Roberto Goyeneche (1926-1994), tango singer
  • Paul Groussac (1848-1929), French author, historian
  • Annemarie Heinrich (1912-2005), Argentine photographer of German origin
  • Bernardo Houssay (1887-1971), physician, Nobel Prize winner
  • Maurice Jouvet (1923-1999), French actor
  • Ángel Labruna (1918-1983), football player
  • Hans Langsdorff (1894-1939), captain of the German battleship Admiral Graf Spee
  • Irineo Leguisamo (1903-1985), Jockey
  • Madre María Loredo (1854-1928), faith healer
  • Azucena Maizani (1902-1970), tango singer, dancer
  • Mona Maris (1903-1991), actress
  • Lola Membrives (1888-1969), actress
  • Zully Moreno (1920-1999), actress
  • Jorge Newbery (1875-1914), aviator, sportsman
  • Alberto Olmedo (1933-1988), comedian
  • Sabina Olmos (1913-1999), actress and singer
  • Pascual Pererz (1926-1977), boxer, world champion
  • Adolfo Pedernera (1918-1995), football player
  • Ivo Pelay (1893-1959), poet, playwright
  • Juan Peron (1895-1974), President of Argentina
  • Pablo Podesta (1875-1923), actor
  • Jorge Porcel (1936-2006), comedian
  • Benito Quinquela Martín (1890-1977), painter
  • Raul Riganti (1893-1970), racing driver
  • Chela Ruiz (1921-1999), actress
  • Mercedes Simone (1904-1990), tango singer, composer
  • Osvaldo Soriano (1943-1997), writer
  • Alfonsina Storni (1892-1938), poet
  • Juan Carlos Thorry (1908-2000), actor, entertainer
  • Lolita Torres (1930-2002), actress, singer
  • Héctor Yazalde (1946-1997), football player
  • Marcos Sugar (1921-2003), actor
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