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Directed 2 actors to an Oscar nominated performance: Natalie Portman and Kristen Stewart.

Son of Hernán Larraín and Magdalena Matte.

Attended an all-boys private Catholic schools: Colegio Apoquindo in Lo Barnechea and San Francisco de Asís in Las Condes.

Graduated from UNIACC University with degree in Audiovisual Communication with a major in Cinema (1998).

His movie No (2012) became the first Chilean picture nominated for an Academy Award as "Best Foreign Language Film".

Founder of the production company Fabula Productions in 2004.

Through his mother, he is related to the Alessandri family; he is a great-great-grandson of the twice Chilean President Arturo Alessandri. His great-grandmother is sister of Jorge Alessandri (26th President of Chile), and his grandfather is brother of Ester Matte Alessandri (poet).

Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 2013.

His grandmother is sister of the artist Juana Lecaros.

Began a relationship with actress Antonia Zegers in January 2006. They married on 9 December 2006, but separated in 2014.

Father of Juana Larraín (b. March 2008) and Pascual Larraín (b. November 2010) with Antonia Zegers.

His great-grandfather, Arturo Matte, co-founded of the paper company "CMPC".

His favorite directors are Werner Herzog, John Cassavetes, Maurice Pialat, Ingmar Bergman, Stanley Kubrick, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Yasujirô Ozu.

He is also a photographer.

Ex-son-in-law of Fernando Zegers and Mónica Oportot.

Brother of Hernán Larraín Matte, Juan de Dios Larraín, Magdalena Larraín, María José Larraín and Blanca Larraín.

Was romantically linked to Virginie Ledoyen and Natalie Portman.

Cousin of Hernán Rodríguez Matte.

Good friends with Roberto Artiagoitía, Marcelo Cicali, Carlos Cabezas and Javier Sanfeliú.

While studying film degree, he also studied journalism.

Close friend of Diego Muñoz.

Was once considered to direct a remake of Scarface (1983).

President of the jury at the Torino Film Festival in 2017.

Was a director or producer on some 150 commercials between 2001 and 2005.

He is friends with directors Darren Aronofsky, Paolo Sorrentino and Barry Jenkins.

Speaks English fluently.

Co-owns a "Radio Isla Negra" with Hernán Rodríguez Matte, Juan de Dios Larraín, Hernán Larraín Matte, Sebastián Lelio, Piedad Rivadeneira and Sebastián Arteaga.

In May 2014 he directed the opera "Katia Kabanová" by Leos Janácek at Santiago's Municipal Theatre.

Had two films on the Indiewire's list of the 50 Best Films of 2016: Jackie (2016) #10 and Neruda (2016) #47.