Gonzalo Lira
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Gonzalo Lira is an American
novelist, filmmaker and economic blogger born in Burbank, California
He is the son of Gonzalo Lira Valdés and María Isabel López Hess; he is a descendant of José Miguel Carrera
,. He grew up in the San Fernando Valley
, New York City
, and Miami, as well as Guayaquil
, Ecuador
. He completed high school at St. George’s College in Santiago, Chile
, in 1985. He attended Dartmouth College
in 1991, graduating with honors in 1995, with a degree in history and philosophy.
His first novel was Counterparts
, a commercial thriller published in 1997. His first Spanish language novel was Tomáh Errázurih
, a highly experimental coming-of-age story published in 1998.
After moving to lower Manhattan
in 1998, Lira wrote, produced, and directed a comic short film, So Kinky. He worked developing video games such as Soldier of Fortune
. He wrote his next novel, Acrobat, in 2002. The novel was subsequently purchased by Miramax to be turned into a motion picture. In 2002, he moved to Chile
. He began writing and producing Spanish language feature films. He co-wrote, produced and directed the film Catalina’s Kidnapping, a Spanish language thriller in 2006.
Starting in 2010, Lira began contributing economic analysis to Zero Hedge
, Naked Capitalism
, Seeking Alpha
and Business Insider
; in Zero Hedge, one of his posts was the second most read of 2010.
His eponymous blog is the tenth most visited economic blog.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
novelist, filmmaker and economic blogger born in Burbank, California
Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, north of downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population in 2010 was 103,340....
He is the son of Gonzalo Lira Valdés and María Isabel López Hess; he is a descendant of José Miguel Carrera
José Miguel Carrera
José Miguel Carrera Verdugo was a Chilean general, member of the prominent Carrera family, and considered one of the founders of independent Chile. Carrera was the most important leader of the Chilean War of Independence during the period of the Patria Vieja...
,. He grew up in the San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, and Miami, as well as Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. He completed high school at St. George’s College in Santiago, Chile
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
, in 1985. He attended Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in 1991, graduating with honors in 1995, with a degree in history and philosophy.
His first novel was Counterparts
Counterparts
Counterparts or counterpart may refer to:Businesses:* Counterpart InternationalIn pop culture:* Counterparts , by Rush* "Counterparts" , by James Joyce* Counterparts, a novel by Gonzalo Lira...
, a commercial thriller published in 1997. His first Spanish language novel was Tomáh Errázurih
Tomáh Errázurih
Tomáh Errázurih is a highly idiosyncratic, experimental Spanish language novel written by the American writer and filmmaker Gonzalo Lira....
, a highly experimental coming-of-age story published in 1998.
After moving to lower Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
in 1998, Lira wrote, produced, and directed a comic short film, So Kinky. He worked developing video games such as Soldier of Fortune
Soldier of Fortune
Soldier of Fortune is another term for an adventurer or mercenary. It may also refer to:- Film :* Soldier of Fortune , a 1955 film starring Clark Gable, Susan Hayward, and Michael Rennie...
. He wrote his next novel, Acrobat, in 2002. The novel was subsequently purchased by Miramax to be turned into a motion picture. In 2002, he moved to Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. He began writing and producing Spanish language feature films. He co-wrote, produced and directed the film Catalina’s Kidnapping, a Spanish language thriller in 2006.
Starting in 2010, Lira began contributing economic analysis to Zero Hedge
Zero Hedge
Zero Hedge is an American financial blog. It reports on Wall Street and the financial sector and is credited with bringing the controversial practice of flash trading to public attention in 2009 via a series of posts alleging that Goldman Sachs' access to flash order information allowed the firm to...
, Naked Capitalism
Naked Capitalism
Naked Capitalism is a popular blog published by Yves Smith, a pen name of Susan Webber, the Principal of Aurora Advisors, Inc., a management consulting firm. The blog deals mainly with finance-related and economic news and analysis, with a particular focus throughout 2010-11 on legal and ethical...
, Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha is a stock market blog that provides free stock market analysis primarily from money managers, investment newsletter writers, and the general public. Alpha is a financial term referring to a stock's performance, relative to the market indexes used by fund managers. So, fund managers...
and Business Insider
Business Insider
Business Insider is a U.S. business/entertainment news website launched in February 2009. Founded by DoubleClick Founder and former C.E.O. Kevin P. Ryan it is the overarching brand beneath which fall the Silicon Alley Insider and Clusterstock verticals...
; in Zero Hedge, one of his posts was the second most read of 2010.
His eponymous blog is the tenth most visited economic blog.
Novels
- CounterpartsCounterpartsCounterparts or counterpart may refer to:Businesses:* Counterpart InternationalIn pop culture:* Counterparts , by Rush* "Counterparts" , by James Joyce* Counterparts, a novel by Gonzalo Lira...
(G.P. Putnam Sons, New York, NY: 1998. ISBN 978-0-399-14312-0.) - Tomáh ErrázurihTomáh ErrázurihTomáh Errázurih is a highly idiosyncratic, experimental Spanish language novel written by the American writer and filmmaker Gonzalo Lira....
(Grijalbo Mondadori, Santiago, Chile: 1997. ISBN 978-956-258-057-1.) - Acrobat (St. Martin's Press, New York, NY: 2002. ISBN 978-0-312-28694-1.)