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Luis Sepúlveda Calfucura was a Chilean journalist, screenwriter, film director, and writer. Born in Ovalle in 1949, he was educated at the University of Chile and the Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera. His professional work spanned Chilean literature, opinion journalism, and film direction. He wrote in Spanish and spoke Portuguese, English, French, and Italian.
Sepúlveda was recognized as a prisoner of conscience and received the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres award. His notable works include *La Locura De Pinochet Y Otros Articulos*, *Historia De Una Gaviota Y Del Gato Que Le Enseño A Volar*, *Historia De Una Ballena Blanca*, *La sombra de lo que fuimos*, and *Story of a Snail Who Discovered the Importance of Being Slow*. He resided in Chile and Europe.
Sepúlveda died in Oviedo on April 16, 2020. His death was caused by COVID-19 and classified as natural causes.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1949
- Died
- 2020
- Works
- 186
Top works
- Old Man Who Read Love Stories
- La Locura De Pinochet Y Otros Articulos
- HISTORIA DE UNA GAVIOTA Y DEL GATO QUE LE ENSEÑO A VOLAR
- Historia De Una Ballena Blanca - Luis Sepulveda
- La sombra de lo que fuimos
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Ovalle, Cile
Known for
- Tonino — Self2017
- Luis Sepúlveda, l'écrivain du bout du monde — Himself2011
- Clan Banlieue, 1992-2004: La Grande Famiglia in Movimento2004
- Harto the Borges — Self2000
- Bibo per sempre — barbone2000
- Lucky and Zorba — Poeta (voice)1998
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1949-10-04 ) October 4, 1949, Ovalle , Limarí Province , Chile
- Died
- April 16, 2020 (2020-04-16) (aged 70), Oviedo , Asturias , Spain
- Alma mater
- University of Chile
- Occupations
- Writer, journalist
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Luis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Chile
- Place of birth
- Ovalle
- Place of death
- Oviedo
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Field of work
- film direction
- Image
- Luis Sepúlveda 2014.jpg
- Residence
- Chile
- Significant event
- prisoner of conscience
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- Commons category
- Luis Sepúlveda
- date of birth
- 1949-10-04
- name in native language
- Luis Sepúlveda Calfucura
- official blog URL
- www.lemondediplomatique.cl/-carne-de-blog-
- writing language
- Spanish
- medical condition
- COVID-19
- date of death
- 2020-04-16
- cause of death
- COVID-19
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Luis Sepulveda Diaz
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Encyclopedic overview
Luis Sepúlveda Calfucura ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis seˈpulβeða kalfuˈkuɾa]; October 4, 1949 – April 16, 2020) was a Chilean writer and journalist. A communist militant and fervent opponent of Augusto Pinochet's regime, he was imprisoned and tortured by the military dictatorship during the 1970s. Sepúlveda authored numerous poetry books and short stories; in addition to Spanish, his mother tongue, he also spoke English, the language in which he wrote his first novel, El viejo que leía novelas de amor (The Old Man Who Read Love Stories).
Biography
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