Nicanor Segundo Parra Sandoval was a Chilean poet and physicist. He was considered one of the most influential Chilean poets of the Spanish language in the 20th century, often compared with Pablo Neruda. Parra described himself as an "anti-poet," due to his distaste for standard poetic pomp and function; after recitations he would exclaim "Me retracto de todo lo dicho".
University of the Frontier or UFRO is a public university in Temuco, Araucanía Region, Chile. It is a derivative university and part of the Chilean Traditional Universities. UFRO boasts a student body with a variety of abilities and from a variety of backgrounds, many of them are Mapuche descent.
Óscar Arturo Hahn Garcés is a Chilean writer and poet, and a member of the literary generation of the 1960s. Hahn has won multiple distinguished awards, notably the National Prize for Literature (Chile) and the Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award.
Antonio Alfonso Cisneros Campoy was a Peruvian poet, journalist and academic. He was born in Lima on 27 December 1942 and died there of lung cancer on 6 October 2012, aged 69.
Carlos Germán Belli de La Torre is a Peruvian poet of Italian parentage.
Pablo de Rokha was a Chilean poet. He won the Chilean Premio Nacional de Literatura in 1965 and is counted among the four greats of Chilean poetry, along with Pablo Neruda, Vicente Huidobro and Gabriela Mistral. De Rokha is considered an avant-garde poet and an influential figure in the poetry scene of his country.
Juan Andrés Morales Milohnic is a Chilean poet and writer. He has a PhD in literature and is a full professor of the University of Chile, and a member of Academia Chilena de la Lengua. He won the Pablo Neruda National Prize in 2001.
Roser Bru Llop was a Spanish-born Chilean painter and engraver associated with the neo-figurative art movement.
The Pablo Neruda Order of Artistic and Cultural Merit was created in 2004 by the National Council of Culture and the Arts of the government of Chile, as part of the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.
Bélgica Castro Sierra was a Chilean stage, film, and television actress.
Claudia Irene Celedón Ureta is a Chilean television, film, and theater actress. She is the winner of an Altazor Award for best theater actress for her role in the play Mujer gallina, and was awarded at the Cartagena International Film Festival for her role in Old Cats. She is the mother of the actress Andrea García-Huidobro, and ex-wife of Cristián García-Huidobro.
The Pedro Sienna Awards are honors granted for Chilean audiovisual production. Named for silent film director Pedro Sienna, they were given for the first time in 2006. Outstanding artists are awarded for the development and strengthening of national audiovisual media and the best works, artists, and technicians of the production of works released in the country between January and December of the previous year.
Raquel Barros Aldunate was a Chilean folklorist, noted for her studies and dissemination of Chilean folk music and dance.
Carmen Brito Alvarado is a Chilean filmmaker, restorer, and editor. She is best known for rescuing important works of Chilean cinema.
Gloria Dünkler is a Chilean writer, and winner of the 2016 Pablo Neruda Award. She is best known for her poetry, although she also collects folktales.
The Pablo Neruda Award is a literary award granted annually by the Pablo Neruda Foundation since 1987. It recognizes an author under 40 who is actively writing. It consists of a diploma, a medal, and US$6,000, which are presented at La Chascona house museum in Santiago.
The Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award is an annual award granted by the National Council of Culture and the Arts (CNCA) of Chile, through the National Book and Reading Council.
Luis Alfonso Alarcón Mansilla, popularly known as Lucho Alarcón, is a Chilean actor, theater director, and activist with a distinguished film, television, and stage career.
The 11th Pedro Sienna Awards were presented at the Municipal Theatre in Chillán on August 5, 2017 given by the National Council of Culture and the Arts (CNCA) to honour the best in Chilean films of 2017. Daniela Vega and Matías Assler hosted the ceremony.
The Manuel Rojas Ibero-American Narrative Award is an annual award given in honor of the author of Hijo de ladrón by the National Council of Culture and the Arts of Chile.
