Patricio Guzmán facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Patricio Guzmán
Guzmán in 2010
Born	Patricio Guzmán Lozanes (1941-08-11) August 11, 1941 (age 83) Santiago, Chile
Occupation	director, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor
Years active	1964–present

Patricio Guzmán Lozanes (born August 11, 1941) is a famous Chilean filmmaker. He is known for making documentary films. Documentaries are movies that show real events and people.

Patricio Guzmán has made many important films. He is especially famous for two trilogies (sets of three films). One set is called The Battle of Chile (made between 1975 and 1979). The other set includes Nostalgia for the Light (2010), The Pearl Button (2015), and The Cordillera of Dreams (2019).

Patricio Guzmán's Filmmaking Journey

Patricio Guzmán does more than just make films. He also teaches others how to make documentaries. He gives classes in Europe and Latin America. He also started and directs a big film festival in Santiago, Chile. This festival is called the International Documentary Festival of Santiago (FIDOCS). Today, he lives in France.

His film The Compass Rose was shown at the Moscow International Film Festival in 1983. In 2015, his movie The Pearl Button was part of the main competition at the Berlin International Film Festival. He was also nominated for a special award for his writing for the film Nostalgia for the Light in 2010.

Films by Patricio Guzmán

Here is a list of the documentary films Patricio Guzmán has directed:

• La Tortura y otras formas de diálogo — 1968
• El Paraíso ortopédico — 1969
• Primer año — 1971
• La Respuesta de octubre — 1972
• La Batalla de Chile: La insurrección de la burguesía — 1975
• La Batalla de Chile: El golpe de estado — 1977
• La Batalla de Chile: El poder popular — 1979
• The Compass Rose (Rosa de los vientos) — 1983
• En nombre de Dios — 1987
• La Cruz del Sur — 1992
• Pueblo en vilo — 1995
• Chile, Obstinate Memory (Chile, la memoria obstinada) — 1997
• La Isla de Robinson Crusoe — 1999
• Invocación — 2000
• Le Cas Pinochet — 2001
• Madrid — 2002
• Salvador Allende — 2004
• Mon Jules Verne — 2005 (TV)
• Nostalgia for the Light (Nostalgia de la luz) — 2010
• The Pearl Button (El botón de nácar) — 2015
• The Cordillera of Dreams (La Cordillera de los sueños) — 2019
• My Imaginary Country (Mi país imaginario) — 2022

Awards and Recognitions

Patricio Guzmán's films have won many awards and nominations. These awards celebrate his great work in documentary filmmaking.

See also

In Spanish: Patricio Guzmán para niños