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In one of these performances of 1966 in Valparaíso the group met with Víctor Jara with whom the group maintained a close and productive artistic association with for many years.

At the request of the group, Víctor Jara became Quilapayún's musical director and he worked on the group's discipline and stage performances, and the style and content of the group's music and songs.

Jara presented them to the record label Odeon Records, where they recorded 5 LPs.

Their first album, Quilapayún was basically an Andean music album but they included songs of Ángel Parra, Víctor Jara and new compositions of Eduardo Carrasco such as " La Paloma " and " El canto del cuculi ".