María del Pilar Sordo Martínez (born 22 October 1965) is a

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an psychologist, columnist, lecturer, and writer. Her books are about research into

interpersonal relationship The concept of interpersonal relationship involves social associations, connections, or affiliations between two or more people. Interpersonal relationships vary in their degree of intimacy or self-disclosure, but also in their duration, in t ...

s, written in a style which is sometimes classified as

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Biography

Pilar Sordo lived in

Temuco Temuco () is a city and commune, capital of the Cautín Province and of the Araucanía Region in southern Chile. The city is located south of Santiago. The city grew out from a fort of the same name established in 1881 during Chile's invasion ...

, her hometown, until she was 15 years old. Then the family moved to

Viña del Mar Viña del Mar (; meaning "Vineyard of the Sea") is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Often referred to as ("The Garden City"), Viña del Mar is located within the Valparaíso Region, and it is Chile's fourth largest city w ...

, where her father occupied the position of manager in a branch of the Las Brisas supermarket. Three years later, she went to

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...

, where she settled in a boarding house and began studying psychology at

Diego Portales University Diego Portales University ( es, Universidad Diego Portales, UDP) is one of the first private universities founded in Chile and is named after the Chilean statesman Diego Portales. UDP has campuses in the Barrio Universitario de SantiagoA litera ...

. She married a native of Viña del Mar, returned to that city, and had two children, Cristián and Nicole. They soon separated and she devoted herself to her professional practice and deepening her research in workshops at schools and hospitals. From that experience would come the material for books and talks that would make her famous. She directs the CáncerVida Foundation for patients with

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and

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cancer, in memory of Óscar Letelier González, with whom she had a romantic relationship from 2007 until his death in 2009. Sordo is divorced, and a widow. She remarried in 2013, to businessman Juan Fabri.

Style of work

Sordo is a commentator on typical behavior in different countries of Latin America. Her works are expressed in language for the general public, using her own experiences to conduct research, analyze them, and build conclusions. Her writings cover topics such as sex and family.

Books

* 2005, ''¡Viva la diferencia!'', Planeta, * 2007, ''Con el Coco en el diván'' (with Coco Legrand), * 2009, ''No quiero crecer'', Planeta, * 2010, ''Lecciones de seducción'', Planeta, * 2012, ''Bienvenido dolor'', Planeta, * 2014, ''No quiero envejecer'', Planeta, * 2016, ''Oídos sordos'', Planeta, * 2017, ''Educar para sentir, sentir para educar'', Planeta,

Awards and recognitions

* Chosen among the 100 women leaders of Chile in 2006, 2007, 2010, and 2013 * 2007 Woman of the Year from the newspaper ''El Observador'' * 2010 Atrevidas Award (Argentina) * 2010 Featured Woman of the portal Mundo Mujer * 2010 Alberto Hurtado Award * 2010-2011 Outstanding Woman, for enduring support of Chilean women, granted by the

San Juan de Dios Hospital San Juan de Dios Educational Foundation, Inc. (SJDEFI or SJ, formerly Hospital de San Juan de Dios) is a private, non-stock, non-profit, joint institute of education and tertiary health sciences operating as a college and a hospital in Pasay, P ...

, Santiago * Ambassador of Mujeres con Pantalones since 2011 * 2016

Golden Book Award The Golden Book Awards ( es, Premios Libro de Oro) were created to honor Uruguayan and foreign best-selling books published in Uruguay. The prizes are awarded by the (CUL). The prizes are awarded each December in the categories general interest, ...

(Uruguay) for ''Oídos sordos'' * Part of the honor roll of the 21 most influential people in Chile

References

External links

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CáncerVida Foundation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sordo, Pilar 1965 births Chilean columnists Chilean psychologists Diego Portales University alumni Living people People from Temuco Chilean women columnists Chilean women psychologists