Gloria Camiruaga

Known for

Directing

Born

April 1, 1941

Birthplace

Chimbarongo, Colchagua, Chile

Died

April 10, 2006 (aged 65)

Biography

Gloria Camiruaga (1941- 2006) was a filmmaker and an outstanding Chilean video artist. Her work includes a large number of pieces that cover forms related to video art, video performance and documentary. Axial elements of her work were the radical criticism of the Chilean civic-military dictatorship, the patriarchy and the social transformations that the implementation of neoliberalism generated in our country. He received important creative grants, while actively collaborating with creators such as The Mares of the Apocalypse, Lotty Rosenfeld, and Diamela Eltit.

"Popsicles" (1984), "Casa Particular" (1990), and "La Venda" (2000) make up his audiovisual work.