Patricio Guzmán
Known for
Directing
Born
August 11, 1941
Birthplace
Santiago, Chile
Died
September 15, 2026 (aged 85)
Biography
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 6...
Best known work
Nostalgia for the Light
2010
Santiago, Italia
2018
Moon Over Parador
1988
The Pearl Button
2015
The Battle of Chile: Part I
1975
The Battle of Chile: Part III
1979
The Cordillera of Dreams
2019
My Imaginary Country
2022
Salvador Allende
2004
Chile: Obstinate Memory
1997Filmography
2022
2022
2022
My Imaginary Countryas Self, Director, Writer
2020
Nas Asas da Pan Amas Himself
2019
The Cordillera of DreamsDirector, Screenplay
2018
Santiago, Italiaas Self - Filmmaker
2015
The Pearl Buttonas Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Editor, Additional Photography
2012
2011
2010
Nostalgia for the LightWriter, Director, Editor
2010
Chile, a Galaxy of ProblemsDirector
2010
Astronomers From My NeighborhoodDirector, Writer, Editor
2010
José Maza, Sky TravellerDirector, Editor, Screenplay
2010
María Teresa and the Brown DwarfDirector
2010
2008
2008
Capturing Realityas Self
2005
My Jules VerneDirector
2004
Salvador Allendeas Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
2002
MadridDirector, Writer, Sound, Director of Photography
2001
The Pinochet CaseDirector
2000
2000
InvocaciónCo-Director
2000
1999
Robinson Crusoe IslandDirector, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Sound