# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/antonio-skarmeta
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:34:38.282Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/antonio-skarmeta"
name: "Antonio Skármeta"
slug: "antonio-skarmeta"
description: "Esteban Antonio Skármeta Vranicic was a Chilean writer, screenwriter, and director. His novel Ardiente paciencia was the basis for the film Il Postino. In Chile, he was popularly known for hosting a television show on literature and the arts. He served as Chile's ambassador to Germany from 2000 to 2003. In 2014, he was awarded the Chilean National Literature Prize."
tagline: "Chilean writer and ambassador (1940–2024)"
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birthDate: "1940-11-07"
deathDate: "2024-10-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump