Filmmaker Sebastián Lelio dies at 52

Culture · First reported 7 Nov, 03:10 · Updated 03:25

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Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio, who won the 2018 Academy Award for Best International Film for A Fantastic Woman, has died at 52. His family announced his death on Friday, citing health reasons without specifying a cause. (dfa579d9-5dca-4af9-b6c8-03842fa3c70b)

Lelio’s family announced his death Friday and cited health reasons; the cause was not specified. (dfa579d9-5dca-4af9-b6c8-03842fa3c70b)
He won the 2018 Academy Award for Best International Film for A Fantastic Woman, which starred Daniela Vega. (dfa579d9-5dca-4af9-b6c8-03842fa3c70b)
Lelio had begun filming an adaptation of Alejandro Zambra’s Chilean Poet; the accounts also list several of his other films. (dfa579d9-5dca-4af9-b6c8-03842fa3c70b

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Key facts

Age: 52 (dfa579d9-5dca-4af9-b6c8-03842fa3c70b)
Death location: Santiago, Chile (dfa579d9-5dca-4af9-b6c8-03842fa3c70b)
Award: 2018 Academy Award for Best International Film for A Fantastic Woman (dfa579d9-5dca-4af9-b6c8-03842fa3c70b)
Family announcement: Friday, on Instagram; health reasons cited, cause unspecified (dfa579d9-5dca-4af9-b6c8-03842fa3c70b)