Carlos Flores Delpino

Born in Talcahuano in 1944. He studied Veterinary Medicine at the Austral University. He arrived in Santiago in the 60's where he studied Theater at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and then Film at the Escuela de Artes de la Comunicación of the same University. In 1969, he interrupted his studies to work with Guillermo Cahn in the production company Tercer Mundo. There he made his first audiovisual works. He is scriptwriter in "Casa o Mierda" (1969), directed by Guillermo Cahn and Samuel Carvajal in photography. His first documentary as director is "Nütuayin Mapu" (1969).

In 1970 he is hired by the Experimental Film Department. His first work was the production of the short film "No nos trancarán el paso" (1971), by Guillermo Cahn. Later he directed the first feature-length documentary produced entirely by the Film Department of the University of Chile, "Descomedidos y Chascones", which was not released on the planned date due to the military coup.