Sebastián Sepúlveda (born 1972) is a Chilean

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Life and career

Sepúlveda was born in Concepción,

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. He lived the first 18 years of his life between Europe and South America due to his family's exile from Chile during the military regime. On return to

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in 1990, he began studying history. Towards the end of the 1990s Sepúlveda studied at two prestigious film schools,

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(screenwriting) and

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(editing) and began creating his first short films. He was involved in editing and writing a number of films in the 2000s, including '' Young and Wild'' (2012). Sepúlveda's directorial debut was the documentary ''O Areal'' ''(The Sandpit)'', about the Guajará community in

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. Sepúlveda received funding from Fonds Sud cinema (managed by France's

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) to create his next film as director, ''

The Quispe Girls ''The Quispe Girls'' ( es, Las niñas Quispe) is a 2013 Chilean film written and directed by Sebastián Sepúlveda. It is based on the true story of the Quispe sisters and on Juan Radrigán's play "Las Brutas". Plot The film depicts the tragi ...

''. The film was based on the true story of the Quispe sisters who died in mysterious circumstances in 1974 and stars

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as well as Digna Quispe, the niece of one of the Quispe sisters. ''The Quispe Girls'' won the audience's award at the FILMAR Festival of Latin American film and also screened at the

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FilmographyCine Chile database Sebastián Sepúlveda Filmography
Cinechile, Enciclopedia del Cine Chileno / Santiago, Chile , By Gabriela González F. - retrieved on December 21, 2014

Director

* ''

'', 2013 * ''O Areal'' ''(The Sandpit)'', documentary, 2008

Screenwriter

* ''

'', 2013 * '' Young and Wild'', 2012 * ''Grado 3'', 2009 * ''Maria y el Nuevo Mundo'', documentary, 2009 * ''O Areal'' ''(The Sandpit)'', documentary, 2008

Editor

* '' Spencer'', 2021 * ''

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Ema (film) ''Ema'' is a 2019 Chilean drama film directed by Pablo Larraín from a screenplay by Guillermo Calderón and Alejandro Moreno. It stars Mariana Di Girolamo, Cristian Suarez, Gael García Bernal, Paola Giannini and Santiago Cabrera. It had its wor ...

'', 2019 * ''

Chicuarotes ''Chicuarotes'' is a 2019 Mexican drama film directed by Gael García Bernal. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected for competition at the 2019 Shanghai Interna ...

'', 2019 * '' Jackie'' (2016) * ''

El Club ''The Club'' ( es, El Club) is a 2015 Chilean drama film directed, co-produced and co-written by Pablo Larraín. It was screened in the main competition of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Jury Grand Prix. It was selec ...

'', 2015 * '' Young and Wild'', 2012 * ''

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, 2011 * '' The Year of the Tiger'', 2011 * ''Maria y el Nuevo Mundo'', documentary, 2009 * ''O Areal'' ''(The Sandpit)'', documentary, 2008 * ''The crime of Zacarias Barrientos'', documentary, 2008 * ''

La León ''La León'' is a 2007 Argentine drama written and directed by Santiago Otheguy. Set in Northern Argentina, the film tells the story of a homosexual fieldworker, Álvaro (Jorge Román), and his relationship with a local bully, El Turu ( Daniel Vale ...

'', 2007 * ''Ralco'', documentary, 1999 * ''Sensibile'' Short, 1998

Producer

* ''O Areal'' ''(The Sandpit)'', documentary, 2008 * ''Jo jo jo'', short, 1996

References

Chilean film directors Living people Chilean screenwriters Male screenwriters 1972 births People from Concepción, Chile {{Chile-film-director-stub