Omar Saavedra Santis

Omar Saavedra Santis (15 July 1944 – 23 December 2021) was a Chilean writer. He spent many years in exile in Europe after the CIA-backed coup that toppled the government of Salvador Allende in 1973. He won numerous literary prizes, among them the Anna Seghers Prize. His daughter is the actress Catalina Saavedra.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Saavedra and the second or maternal family name is Santis.
Omar Saavedra Santis
Omar Saavedra in 2007.
Born15 July 1944
Valparaíso, Chile
Died23 December 2021
(77 years old)
Valparaíso, Chile
NationalityChilean
Occupationwriter
ChildrenCatalina Saavedra
AwardsAnna Seghers Prize

Saavedra died on 23 December 2021, at the age of 77.[2]

References
  1. Interview
  2. "Falleció escritor Omar Saavedra Santis a los 77 años". Elmostrador. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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