Pablo Salvador Paredes Muñoz (Santiago de Chile, February 1, 1982) is a Chilean publicist, poet, playwright, and screenwriter for film and television, as well as a political activist. He was spokesperson for the Federation of Secondary Students of Santiago (Feses) and national coordinator of the Democratic Revolution.[1][2] Since March 11, 2022, he has been director of the Secretariat of Communications within the government of Gabriel Boric.[3]

Pablo Paredes
Personal details
Born (1982-02-01) 1 February 1982 (age 42)
Santiago, Chile
Political partyDemocratic Revolution
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPlaywright

Biography

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Paredes studied advertising and graduated in communications from the University of Santiago. He also obtained a master's degree in Political Communication from the University of Chile.[4]

He is a member of the generation Novísima poesía latinoamericana, along with the poets Héctor Hernández Montecinos, Paula Ilabaca, and Diego Ramírez. As a playwright, he has participated in both film and television, particularly with the series El Reemplazante.[5]

Paredes was director of the Iberoamerican Festival of Current Poetry "Poquita Fe".[6][4] His plays have been staged in Chile and abroad and his poems have been translated into English, German, and Polish.[4]

He has worked as an academic at the University of Santiago, teaching classes such as Social Communication or the Librettos y Guiones workshop, as well as at the universities of Chile and Católica.[3] He has also been dedicated to the conceptualization of political campaigns, being a scriptwriter for the presidential candidacy of Beatriz Sánchez in 2017 and Gabriel Boric in 2021.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Pablo Paredes participa en panel de programa Vía Pública de TVN | Revolución Democrática" (in Spanish). 2014-08-02. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  2. ^ "Así seduce Revolución Democrática para sumar militantes". El Dínamo. 2014. Archived from the original on 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  3. ^ a b c "Publicista Pablo Paredes (RD) estará a cargo de la Secom en el futuro Gobierno". Emol (in Spanish). 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  4. ^ a b c Antología de Poesía chilena: Onomatopeya (in Spanish). Mago Editores. 2012. ISBN 978-956-317-193-8. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  5. ^ Valles, Paula (2019-11-25). "Pablo Paredes, poeta y guionista: "Es un error creer que porque no hay banderas de partidos políticos este no es un movimiento político"". La Tercera. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  6. ^ "RettaLibros". www.rettalibros.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.