What is Chato Galante?
[[File:Chato Galante Premios Goya 2019 - Mejor Película Documental (cropped) (2).jpg|right|200px]] '''José María Galante Serrano''' (1948 &ndash; 28 March 2020) was a Spanish [[political prisoner]] and [[human rights]] [[Activism|activist]]. He was born in [[Madrid]]. In 1969, he was arrested by the [[Francisco Franco|Franco regime]]-dictated [[Political-Social Brigade]] and was tortured at [[Puerta del Sol]]. After joining the [[Revolutionary Communist League (Spain)|Revolutionary Communist League]] (RCL), Galante was arrested again in 1971. He was released in 1977 after the [[Spanish 1977 Amnesty Law|amnesty law]] that freed all Franco-era political prisoners. In 1979 and 1983, he unsuccessfully ran for the [[Madrid]] local elections under the RCL. In 2018, he was part of a Spanish documentary titled ''[[El silencio de otros]]'', which was about the Franco regime. It was shortlisted for the [[Academy Awards]]. During the [[2020 coronavirus pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]], Galante died on 28 March 2020 in Madrid of [[COVID-19]].<ref>[https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20200329/48157950745/chato-galante-coronavirus.html Muere por coronavirus el activista y expreso político madrileño Chato Galante] {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Galante, Chato}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Madrid]] [[Category:Spanish politicians]] [[Category:Human rights activists]] [[Category:Spanish communists]] [[Category:Writers from Madrid]] {{bio-stub}}