Guillermo Zegarra or Cegarra, was born on March 16, 1908 in the mining camp of saltpeter “La Pampa” –nowadays called “Santiago Humberstone”- and died on January 8, 2005, it was a famous actor and poet of Iquique.
Better known in the city as “Willy Zegarra” or “Don Willy”.
When he was 14 years old he arrived to Iquique, where he began his foray into the artistic life.
"I started very young, stimulated by my brothers who engaged me in this and the visit to the city from different troupes that performed works," said “Don Willy” to the newspaper La Estrella de Iquique.
While he was acting in a theater, he met Luis Emilio Recabarren.