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Patricio Guzmán

Patricio Guzmán

Birthday: 1941-08-11 | Place of Birth: Santiago, Chile

Patricio Guzmán Lozanes (August 11, 1941 – September 15, 2026) was a Chilean documentary and feature film director, and screenwriter. He is most known for his film trilogy The Battle of Chile (1975–1979) and more recently for another trilogy; Nostalgia for the Light (2010), The Pearl Button (2015) and The Cordillera of Dreams (2019). Guzmán also taught documentary film classes in Europe and Latin America, and was the founder and director of the International Documentary Festival of Santiago (FIDOCS). He lived in France. His 1983 film The Compass Rose was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. His 2015 film The Pearl Button screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. He received a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay for his 2010 film Nostalgia for the Light. Guzmán died from cardiorespiratory arrest on September 15, 2026, at a hospital in Paris. He was 85.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
My Imaginary Country

as    Self

2020
Nas Asas da Pan Am

as    Himself

2018
Santiago, Italia

as    Self - Filmmaker

2015
The Pearl Button

as    Narrator (voice)

2009
Capturing Reality

as    Self

2007
Salvador Allende

as    Self - Narrator (voice)

1997
Chile: Obstinate Memory

as    Self - Narrator (voice)