Osvaldo Bayer

Screenwriter

Birthday February 18, 1927

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Argentina

DEATH DATE Dec 24, 2018 (91)

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About

Argentinian journalist and scriptwriter known for his human rights work, particularly the piece "La Patagonia Rebelde," which detailed a 1920 uprising of workers in Patagonia.

Before Fame

He was raised in Buenos Aires before studying history at the University of Hamburg and becoming interested in the Socialist party. He also studied medicine and philosophy. 

Trivia

He founded the Department of Human Rights at the University of Buenos Aires.

Family Life

He lived in Exile in Germany during the dictatorship in Argentina from 1976 to 1983.

Associated With

He wrote the screenplay for the 1988 film La Amiga, starring Liv Ullmann.