Sebastián Silva

Biography

Sebastián Silva Irarrázabal is a Chilean director, actor, screenwriter, painter, and musician born on April 9, 1979, in Santiago. After studying filmmaking in Chile and animation in Montreal, he created his own art gallery exhibitions and recorded music with his bands CHC, Yaia, and Los Mono. Silva's feature film debut, La Vida Me Mata (Life Kills Me), won Best Film at the Chilean Pedro Sienna Awards in 2008, while his subsequent films The Maid and Crystal Fairy earned critical acclaim, including a Sundance Directing Award for Crystal Fairy.