The article addresses the Chilean receptiveness to the Bolivian revolution during Ibáñez’s second administration (1952-1958) based on the histoire croisée approach and the concept of transfer. It shows that the Bolivian revolution, which erupted in April 1952, exerted influence and aroused interest in the main organizations that supported the Ibáñez’s administration. The revolution was characterized by the massive participation of various sectors of Bolivian society, as well as by the nationalization of tin mining and the agrarian reform. At the same time, Ibañista organizations in Chile attracted by the national-populism underlying the Bolivian revolution, even proposing the need to try implementing procedures and initiatives adopted by the government of Víctor Paz Estenssoro.