Hector Luis Pacheco Urzua (1960). He works in his Vulcanization Workshop, in the heart of the urban area, providing services to residents and tourists, together with his collaborators.

Héctor Luis, since he was little, was surrounded by tires, tubes and irons, since his father was dedicated to the trade of Vulcanizer (*).

A few years ago -when we learned about the "love for painting and art"- and when asked a question, he pointed out: "Since I was a child I was fascinated by nature and, especially, by birds", to immediately remember that -to the 14 years - what could be said was "a before and after". This is how he explained it to us: “My teacher Katia Lillo asked me to draw a dream and, from there, an abstract and colorful painting arose that she loved, and it motivated me to continue painting and take advantage of my artistic sensibility and talent -which she, according to what she told me, saw in me”.

“From there I continued painting in a self-taught way and, at the same time, I decided to follow my father's trade. And in that, I discovered that "in the nails that I took out of each tire, there was a whole story and I decided to use them by making or creating -in my way of understanding- art that has materialized in paintings -apart from painting- made with nails that have caused punctures, discomfort, scribbles; but I give them a meaning more pleasing to the eye.

Indeed, the hard job of vulcanizing has not detracted from his creative streak and, on the contrary, his works and paintings have attracted the attention of those who know his work. He has exhibited in Matucana 100 (M100), in 2014; at the Ross Cultural Center. Congratulations, outstanding, what has served to continue creating…..

(*): His father -Sergio Pacheco Arzola- was one of the first people from Pichile to dedicate himself to the job of vulcanizing and, at the same time, with a Taxi service.

José Ignacio "Surfart" Vargas Celis (1975). is one of the most active painters from Pichile, having studied art and painting at the university. His theme is mainly related to the sea and surfing.

In fact, more than someone knows him as the muralist of the "mermaids", where this species from marine mythology (half fish, half woman) is usually the protagonist in his colorful works that can be seen in different parts of the urban area, such as in pictures in different formats.

He has participated in group and individual exhibitions. And today, along with creating and creating works, he teaches through custom or group painting courses. Although, not infrequently he is absent to be part of a project, where a mural visually becomes the attraction for the public.

Something that does not stop attracting attention in his work is the perfection of the waves. The explanation is simple: in addition, this artist is part of the first generations of local surfers -where his son Nicolás followed him in the waves, being today one of the best in the country- and, therefore, he knows the waves from the outside and inside.

If he wants to know more about his work and/or perhaps dare to paint, easy: Look for him in the "Callejón-Art", located at Dionisio Acevedo N ° 248.

Jorge Aravena Llanca, known more for his authorial vein with more than 70 songs written to the people and land of his mother -Pichilemu- is also a singer, photographer, researcher and writer with dozens of published works related to Pichilemu, about national characters from Chile, Ecuador, Venezuela, among others.

Apart from recording more than 70 songs for Pichilemu, he has recorded dozens of tangos and milongas, with as much or more feeling than an Argentine citizen, since a large part of his childhood and youth lived in Argentina, where the family of he emigrated; which did not prevent him from disaffected from Pichilemu, since he returned in the summers to vacation and sing.

His tremendous love and generosity towards our community and his people earned him -in 1997- the title of "Illustrious Son" of Pichilemu, a distinction that he carries with great pride.

His best known songs are: “I want to go back to Pichilemu”, “Estrella de Soledad”, “Noches de Pichilemu”, “Tonada para el Macaya”, the oldest recorded on vinyl records in the early 70s. And later on cassettes and CDs, where he has praised characters and events that occurred in community history.

However, his most important works are his books on various aspects of Pichilemu, such as works referring to Bernardo O'Higgins, José Miguel Carrera, Manuel Rodríguez, Simón Bolívar, Violeta Parra, Alexander Von Humbold, Carlos Gardel, Jorge Luis Borges, about Tango, to Ecuadorian characters where he was based in his physical distance from Chile until he emigrated to Germany where he remains until now.

Ismael Bautista Carrasco Bañados (1944) -better known as "El Negro Pelé"- defines himself as a folklorist, singer, melodic, tropical and international singer-songwriter, who has been in the trade for more than six decades playing guitar and singing in the region, among other towns and cities, Pichilemu, Peralillo -where he has lived for more than 50 years- Santa Cruz, San Fernando, Termas del Flaco; he being the exclusive singer of the Tren del Vino project, between 2004 and 2010, when it stopped working.

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The first railway in the country was built between Copiapó and Caldera (1850). The works of the San Fernando-Pichilemu branch line (started in 1871) and concluded 55 years later.

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