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Cementerio de la Chacarita

Cementerio de la Chacarita: Epidemia de 1871 y la Chacarita: the Cementerio del Sur was saturated and the Cementerio del Norte had barred epidemic victims, so a new cemetery was created at the Chacarita; up to 564 people were buried in one day and a 'tren de la muerte' carried bodies at night. and The cemetery has a SADAIC pantheon for actors and musicians and holds Carlos Gardel's tomb.†† 1871: Epidemia de 1871 y la Chacarita: the Cementerio del Sur was saturated and the Cementerio del Norte had barred epidemic victims, so a new cemetery was created at the Chacarita; up to 564 people were buried in one day and a 'tren de la muerte' carried bodies at night.†

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Located in Chacarita

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Epidemia de 1871 y la Chacarita: the Cementerio del Sur was saturated and the Cementerio del Norte had barred epidemic victims, so a new cemetery was created at the Chacarita; up to 564 people were buried in one day and a 'tren de la muerte' carried bodies at night.1871

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The cemetery has a SADAIC pantheon for actors and musicians and holds Carlos Gardel's tomb.

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Golden Age — took place at Cementerio de la Chacarita1936

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Guzmán, Jorge Newbery, Garmendia, Del Campo y Elcano, Chacarita

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