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What do we know about the death of Oscar-winning director Sebastián Lelio?
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Lelio was born in Mendoza, Argentina, and grew up in Viña del Mar, Chile. Local media said he was found dead at home in Las Condes, a district of Santiago.
Mendoza, Viña del Mar, and Santiago
His breakthrough came in 2013 with Gloria, and in 2018 A Fantastic Woman won the Oscar for best foreign-language film, the first Chilean film to do so. He died on 6 November 2026.
- 2013Gloria premieres in Berlin
- 2018A Fantastic Woman wins Oscar
- 6 November 2026Death announced by family
He was 52 years old. His family's statement cited health reasons without giving details. He had been working on an adaptation of Alejandro Zambra's novel Poeta chileno. No article reported a cause of death beyond that statement.
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- ANSA.itCinema, Oscar-winning Chilean director Sebastian Lelio dies at 52
- El PeriódicoChilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio, winner of an Oscar for “A Fantastic Woman”, dies
- Le SoirDeath of Chilean director Sebastián Lelio, Oscar-winning for “A Fantastic Woman”
- RTBFCinema: Chilean director Sebastián Lelio, Oscar-winning for “A Fantastic Woman”, has died at the age of 52
- EL PAÍSChilean director Sebastián Lelio, winner of the Oscar for “A Fantastic Woman”, dies at 52