José Santos Arraño Acevedo (14 October 1921 – 23 November 2009) was a

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an journalist and historian, who worked in several regional newspapers, including '' El Rancagüino'' from

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, ''La Discusión'' from

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, amid others. He also wrote two books on the history of Pichilemu: ''Pichilemu y Sus Alrededores Turísticos'' ("Pichilemu and its tourist surroundings") and ''Hombres y Cosas de Pichilemu'' ("People and stuff from Pichilemu").

Biography

Life

Arraño Acevedo was born on 14 October 1921 in Quebrada del Nuevo Reino, near Pichilemu, then part of Colchagua, Chile. He was one of twelve sons of José Luis Arraño Ortiz and María Soledad Acevedo Caro.Homenaje a la partida de Don José Santos Arraño Lizana
, '' Pichilemu's official website'' During his childhood he lived in Pichilemu. Arraño studied at the Escuela de los Hermanos Maristas, now Instituto San Fernando, in San Fernando, and at the Pontifical Seminary of

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. He worked as a journalist in newspapers such as '' Las Últimas Noticias'' in

, '' El Rancagüino'' from

, ''El Sur'' from Concepción, ''La Prensa'' from

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, ''La Discusión'' from

, ''La Región'' from San Fernando, amid others. He became a member of the Sociedad de Escritores de Rancagua (Writers' Society of Rancagua) in its foundation year, 1979. All of his articles were gathered in two books: ''Pichilemu y sus alrededores turísticos'' and ''Hombres y Cosas de Pichilemu''. ''Pichilemu y sus alrededores turísticos'' was first published by Editora e Imprenta El Promaucae from Pichilemu in 1999. Although ''Hombres y Cosas de Pichilemu'' was first announced in 1988 in '' El Rancagüino'', it was first published in September 2003. During his last years, he hosted a radio programme called ''La 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.Pichilemu lamenta la muerte de José Arraño Acevedo
''Pichilemu Chile''

Death

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. His funeral was held in the Inmaculada Concepción Church of Pichilemu, and was later buried on 24 November 2009 in the Cemetery of Pichilemu.

Works

* ''Pichilemu y sus alrededores turísticos'' (1999) * ''Hombres y cosas de Pichilemu'' (2003)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arrano, Jose 20th-century Chilean historians 20th-century Chilean male writers 21st-century Chilean historians 21st-century Chilean male writers 1921 births 2009 deaths People from Pichilemu Instituto San Fernando alumni Deaths from pneumonia in Chile