Writing
Gustavo Frías
Born May 15, 1939 · Los Andes, Valparaíso, Chile
Died July 14, 2016 · aged 77
No biography available.
Known For
Julio Begins in July · 1979Julio Begins in July
★ 6.41979
MovieDrama
This is the story of a teenager at the turn of the century in the conservative higher classes of Chile and the initiation rites in his society.
Damn Kids · 2017Damn Kids
★ 5.92017
MovieDrama
Chile, 1983. Gladys is a brave young woman who lives in La Victoria, a marginal neighborhood of Santiago with her mother and daughter during the Pinochet dictatorship. One day they receive a young missionary, Samuel Thompson, who, with his camera, records how the population lives in such an adverse scenario.
Amnesia · 1994Amnesia
★ 6.21994
MovieDrama
Dreaming of a better life, a young woman leaves her country home and moves to the city where she only finds trouble.
Sussi · 1988Sussi
★ 10.01988
MovieDrama
Sussi comes to the big city to find love and success.
Caluga o Menta · 1990Caluga o Menta
★ 7.01990
MovieCrimeDrama
Niki and his friends are members of the marginalised underclass living on the outskirts of Santiago. During Chile's transition from dictatorship to democracy (1988-1990), they forge a path from drug- and drink-fuelled nihilism and petty crime into the world of market-driven illegality and Niki begins a seemingly predestined relationship with the middle-class "loca", Manuela. Memorable episodes and characters, quotable dialogue and a mix of earthy national portrait and surrealistic flourish make this one of the key Chilean films of the Nineties.
Hechos consumados · 1986Hechos consumados
★ 7.01986
MovieDrama
The extreme poverty produced by unbridled neoliberalism in Pinochet’s Chile is an allegory for the disappeared. Based on a play by Juan Radrigán.
Laberinto · 1997Laberinto
1997
SeriesDrama
Gustavo Frías invites us on a journey into the human soul, to learn about situations that rarely are seen in to the public eye but are always present within the privacy of ordinary people.
¿Y... si fuera cierto? · 1996¿Y... si fuera cierto?
1996
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
Dramatic recreations from impressive testimonie that no one can explain yet. Exploring themes and paranormal events such as forces from beyond, ghosts, poltergeist, pyrokinesis, telekinesis, telepathy, among others.
Movies
Julio Begins in July · 1979Julio Begins in July
★ 6.41979
MovieDrama
This is the story of a teenager at the turn of the century in the conservative higher classes of Chile and the initiation rites in his society.
Damn Kids · 2017Damn Kids
★ 5.92017
MovieDrama
Chile, 1983. Gladys is a brave young woman who lives in La Victoria, a marginal neighborhood of Santiago with her mother and daughter during the Pinochet dictatorship. One day they receive a young missionary, Samuel Thompson, who, with his camera, records how the population lives in such an adverse scenario.
Amnesia · 1994Amnesia
★ 6.21994
MovieDrama
Dreaming of a better life, a young woman leaves her country home and moves to the city where she only finds trouble.
Sussi · 1988Sussi
★ 10.01988
MovieDrama
Sussi comes to the big city to find love and success.
Caluga o Menta · 1990Caluga o Menta
★ 7.01990
MovieCrimeDrama
Niki and his friends are members of the marginalised underclass living on the outskirts of Santiago. During Chile's transition from dictatorship to democracy (1988-1990), they forge a path from drug- and drink-fuelled nihilism and petty crime into the world of market-driven illegality and Niki begins a seemingly predestined relationship with the middle-class "loca", Manuela. Memorable episodes and characters, quotable dialogue and a mix of earthy national portrait and surrealistic flourish make this one of the key Chilean films of the Nineties.
Hechos consumados · 1986Hechos consumados
★ 7.01986
MovieDrama
The extreme poverty produced by unbridled neoliberalism in Pinochet’s Chile is an allegory for the disappeared. Based on a play by Juan Radrigán.
TV Shows
Laberinto · 1997Laberinto
1997
SeriesDrama
Gustavo Frías invites us on a journey into the human soul, to learn about situations that rarely are seen in to the public eye but are always present within the privacy of ordinary people.
¿Y... si fuera cierto? · 1996¿Y... si fuera cierto?
1996
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
Dramatic recreations from impressive testimonie that no one can explain yet. Exploring themes and paranormal events such as forces from beyond, ghosts, poltergeist, pyrokinesis, telekinesis, telepathy, among others.