This research was specifically focused on the theatre of Universidad deConcepción during the Popular Unit period (1970-1973). The objective was toanalyze social imaginaries of democracy and scenic art present in this artisticgroup of southern Chile. By applying deep interviews to key actors, as aninstrument to collect data, and through a qualitative analysis with the ATLAS/TI Show, it was possible to establish that social imaginary of art and democracywere part of a political project where art was part of the regeneration proposedby the left-wing politics of that period.