Omar Saavedra Santis
Omar Saavedra Santis (born 1944) is 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 has won numerous literary prizes, among them the Anna Seghers Prize. His daughter is the well-known actress Catalina Saavedra.[1]
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Omar Saavedra Santis, is a Chilean writer.
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