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Ortega was born in Antofagasta, Chile. He studied composition with Roberto Falabella and with Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt in the National Conservatory at the Universidad de Chile. After graduating, he worked in the Institute of Musical Extension and was a sound engineer for six years in the University’s Experimental Theater, Teatro Antonio Varas. Ortega was a force for the leftist movement in Chile. Not only did he compose President Salvador Allende’s electoral theme song, Venceremos ("We Shall Triumph"), he was also the author of the worldwide anthem of popular resistance, ¡El pueblo unido jamas sera vencido! ("The People United Will Never Be Defeated!"). lots more : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ortega User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.