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Pablo Larraín
Pablo Larraín Matte (Spanish pronunciation: [laraˈin]; born 19 August 1976) is a Chilean filmmaker. He first gained international recognition for films examining Chilean history and the legacy of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, including Tony Manero (2008), Post Mortem (2010), No (2012), and El Conde (2023). He also directed Jackie (2016), Spencer (2021), and Maria (2024), a trilogy centered on prominent women of the twentieth century. No was the first Chilean film nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards, while Larraín and his brother Juan de Dios co-produced Sebastián Lelio's A Fantastic Woman (2017), which became the first film from Chile to win the Oscar in that category. In 2021, Larraín directed the Apple TV+ psychological romance horror miniseries Lisey's Story.
Larraín won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize for The Club at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, and he and Guillermo Calderón won the Best Screenplay award at the 80th Venice International Film Festival for El Conde.
Pablo Larraín Matte was born in Santiago, Chile, the son of law professor (and later Independent Democratic Union senator) Hernán Larraín, and Magdalena Matte, Sebastián Piñera's former minister of Housing and Urbanism.
His great-grandfather was Arturo Matte, co-founder of the pulp and paper company CMPC. His great-great-grandfather was the 18th and 22nd President of Chile Arturo Alessandri. His maternal grandmother was sister of painter Juana Lecaros, and partner of Víctor Pey who was portrayed, with Alessandri, in his film Neruda.
He graduated with a degree in audiovisual communication from the Instituto Profesional IACC in Santiago.
In 2003, with his brother, Juan de Dios, Larraín co-founded the production company Fábula, through which he develops his cinematic and advertising projects and supports the work of emerging international directors.
Larraín directed his first feature film, Fuga, in 2005. It was released in March 2006 and achieved international acclaim with several prizes at international film festivals, including the Cartagena Film Festival and the Málaga Film Festival. In 2008, he released his second feature-length film, Tony Manero, about a serial killer with an obsession for John Travolta's character in Saturday Night Fever, the film premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, where it was part of the Directors' Fortnight section. His next film, Post Mortem, was released in 2010 and centers on a coroner's assistant during the days of 1973 coup that brought Pinochet to power. The movie premiered at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion in the official competition section.
In 2011, Larraín directed the television series Prófugos, which was the first series produced in Chile by HBO Latin America. The series was nominated for Best Drama Series at the 42nd International Emmy Awards.
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Pablo Larraín
Pablo Larraín Matte (Spanish pronunciation: [laraˈin]; born 19 August 1976) is a Chilean filmmaker. He first gained international recognition for films examining Chilean history and the legacy of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, including Tony Manero (2008), Post Mortem (2010), No (2012), and El Conde (2023). He also directed Jackie (2016), Spencer (2021), and Maria (2024), a trilogy centered on prominent women of the twentieth century. No was the first Chilean film nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards, while Larraín and his brother Juan de Dios co-produced Sebastián Lelio's A Fantastic Woman (2017), which became the first film from Chile to win the Oscar in that category. In 2021, Larraín directed the Apple TV+ psychological romance horror miniseries Lisey's Story.
Larraín won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize for The Club at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, and he and Guillermo Calderón won the Best Screenplay award at the 80th Venice International Film Festival for El Conde.
Pablo Larraín Matte was born in Santiago, Chile, the son of law professor (and later Independent Democratic Union senator) Hernán Larraín, and Magdalena Matte, Sebastián Piñera's former minister of Housing and Urbanism.
His great-grandfather was Arturo Matte, co-founder of the pulp and paper company CMPC. His great-great-grandfather was the 18th and 22nd President of Chile Arturo Alessandri. His maternal grandmother was sister of painter Juana Lecaros, and partner of Víctor Pey who was portrayed, with Alessandri, in his film Neruda.
He graduated with a degree in audiovisual communication from the Instituto Profesional IACC in Santiago.
In 2003, with his brother, Juan de Dios, Larraín co-founded the production company Fábula, through which he develops his cinematic and advertising projects and supports the work of emerging international directors.
Larraín directed his first feature film, Fuga, in 2005. It was released in March 2006 and achieved international acclaim with several prizes at international film festivals, including the Cartagena Film Festival and the Málaga Film Festival. In 2008, he released his second feature-length film, Tony Manero, about a serial killer with an obsession for John Travolta's character in Saturday Night Fever, the film premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, where it was part of the Directors' Fortnight section. His next film, Post Mortem, was released in 2010 and centers on a coroner's assistant during the days of 1973 coup that brought Pinochet to power. The movie premiered at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion in the official competition section.
In 2011, Larraín directed the television series Prófugos, which was the first series produced in Chile by HBO Latin America. The series was nominated for Best Drama Series at the 42nd International Emmy Awards.
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