Known for

Directing

Born

Aug 11, 1941

Died

Sep 15, 2026 (aged 85)

Place of birth

Santiago, Chile

Patricio Guzmán

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 65th Berlin International Film Festival. He received a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay for his 2010 film Nostalgia for the Light. Guzmán died from cardiorespiratory arrest on September 15, 2026, at a hospital in Paris. He was 85.

Titles

Mentiras verdaderas

Series • 2011

Salvador Allende

Movie • 2004

The Pinochet Case

Movie • 2001

The Battle of Chile: Part II

Movie • 1976

Santiago, Italia

Movie • 2018

Nostalgia for the Light

Movie • 2010

Moon Over Parador

Movie • 1988

The Battle of Chile: Part III

Movie • 1979

My Imaginary Country

Movie • 2022

The First Year

Movie • 1972

Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

Movie • 2022

The Pearl Button

Movie • 2015

The battle of Chile

Series • 2008

The Cordillera of Dreams

Movie • 2019

The Battle of Chile: Part I

Movie • 1975

O Grande Irmão: O Dia que Durou 21 Anos 2

Movie • 2022

Chile: Obstinate Memory

Movie • 1997

Capturing Reality

Movie • 2008

Apuntes sobre la tortura y otras formas de diálogo

Movie • 1968