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Chilean Oscar-winning director Sebastián Lelio dies aged 52

The Argentine-born filmmaker first gained international recognition for his film 'Gloria' and then won Chile's second Oscar with 2017's 'A Fantastic Woman' - which sparked a debate that helped change the law in Chile, allowing people to legally change their gender.

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00:02Chile's Oscar-winning filmmaker Sebastián Lelio died on Friday in Santiago at the age of 52.
00:08His partner announced his death on social media, citing unspecified health reasons.
00:14Raised in Chile, the Argentine-born director gained international recognition for his 2013 movie Gloria.
00:21He then took home Chile's second Oscar as well as a silver bear at the Berlin Halle for his 2017
00:27masterpiece, A Fantastic Woman.
00:29The groundbreaking drama stars trans actress Daniela Vega as a waitress and nightclub singer, whose world is shattered when her
00:37boyfriend dies.
00:39The great portrayal of a transgender woman, A Fantastic Woman, sparked a debate that helped change the law in Chile,
00:46allowing people to legally change their gender.
00:50Lelio's other films include the queer love story Disobedience and musical protest drama The Wave.
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