Omar Saavedra Santis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Omar Saavedra Santis

Chilean author

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1944

Place of Birth: Valparaíso, Valparaíso Region, Chile

Profession: writer, author, journalist

Nationality: Chile

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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.