Darío Barrueto Molinet

Darío Barrueto Molinet (1874 – 29 December 1944) was a Chilean businessman and radical politician. He served as mayor of Los Ángeles and later as a Senator representing southern constituencies between 1933 and his death in 1944.

Early life and education Barrueto was born in Arauco in 1874. He was the son of Manuel Antonio Barrueto Rozas and Carmen Molinet Pinto. He was educated in his hometown and later attended the Instituto Nacional in Santiago.

Barrueto married Elvira Hermosilla Salvo. The couple had five children, including politician Héctor Barrueto Hermosilla. He died on 29 December 1944 in Los Ángeles. Following his death, Jaime Larraín García-Moreno was elected in a by-election held in April 1945 to fill the vacant Senate seat.

Business activities Barrueto initially worked as a commercial employee. From 1900 onwards, he engaged in agricultural and livestock activities, first in the Arauco area and later in Los Ángeles.

He served as a councillor of the Biobío Agricultural Cooperative and later became president of the Agricultural Society of Biobío. He was also a member of the National Agricultural Society.

Political career Barrueto was a member of the Radical Party. He served multiple terms as mayor of Los Ángeles.

In 1933, he was elected Senator for Biobío and Cautín, serving on the Senate Permanent Committee on Budget. He was re-elected in 1941 for Biobío, Malleco and Cautín, becoming a member of the Senate Permanent Committee on Agriculture and Colonization.