Luis "Checho" Orlando González Jiménez (21 June 1933 – 13 December 2022) was a Chilean musician. He is most notable for having created "Mi General Augusto Pinochet", a song that glorifies Pinochet and his military dictatorship that lasted from 1973 to 1990. In the 1950s, he was a member of several musical trios, including "Los González", "Los Mantles", and "Los Mineros", and composed songs with Rubí Jáuregui. In the 2010 Copiapó mining accident, he accompanied the relatives in the Esperanza camp. Through the record labels he created, he delivered "Dragones" and "Boyas" de Plata (characteristic symbols of his hometown). These awards were also presented at the Festival of the Elderly held in 2003 with Checho's own funding.
Biography
The González Jiménez family is originally from the former port of Caleta Buena. Their parents were Antonio Segundo González Calibar and Luisa del Carmen Jiménez Fajardo.
From this union were born five boys and two girls, Hector Walterio, born on 4 June 1924; Antonio Segundo, born on 20 August 1926; Hernán Arturo, born on 15 January 1928; Luis Orlando, born on 21 June 1933; Manuel Honorio, born on 16 June 1938; María Violeta, born on 2 September 1940; and Luisa Nancy, born on 7 February 1943.
