Dauno Totoro Taulis
Dauno Tótoro | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 April 1963 |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (No degree; Expelled for political reasons)[1] |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Children | Dauno Tótoro[1] |
Dauno Totoro Taulis (born 1 April 1963) is a Chilean writer, who also works as an editor, journalist, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, and director. He was awarded the José Martí Latin American Journalism Prize in 1995.
He trained professionally in the fields of Biology and Social Communication, with studies in Chile, Argentina, and Canada. Over the course of his career, he has stood out for his work in investigative journalism and reporting.[2]
His works range from chronicles and investigative journalism to short stories and youth and children's literature. Notable novels include La sonrisa del caimán and Los tiempos de la caimagüana, among a repertoire of literary works of various styles and approaches.
Totoro was the founder, together with designer and writer Eugenia Prado Bassi, of Ceibo Ediciones, thus becoming involved in the course of the publishing industry in Chile since late 1960s.
Biography
Son of an Italo-Mexican father, Dauno Totoro Nieto, and a Chilean mother, María Inés Taulis. He was born in Moscow during the period of the now-defunct Soviet Union.[3] Throughout his life, he lived in several countries such as Canada, Argentina, Mexico, and the unusual Trinidad and Tobago, but he has spent most of his life residing in Chile.
During his youth, he lived under the Chile's Pinochet regime, where he played an active role in opposing it, constantly calling for subversion and the recovery of a «lost democracy». The consequences of these actions were political persecution and the imposed need to leave the country. At that time, he was an active student at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC), which offered him no help and ultimately expelled him from the Biology program.[1]
After the 1973 coup d’état, he went into exile and developed as a writer and, in a self-taught manner, exploring fields such as journalism, audiovisual directing, and work ranging from theatrical scripts to films and television series.[4]
His first works in investigative journalism brought him recognition, winning the José Martí Latin American Journalism Prize in 1994 for a series of chronicles and reports on the Zapatista uprising in Chiapas, Mexico. His later development as a writer earned him the Altazor Award alongside the Teatrocinema company in 2008.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Dauno Tótoro responde a J.A Kast: "miente y sí estuvo a favor de la expulsión de mi padre de la UC en dictadura"" (in Spanish). La Izquierda Diario - Red internacional. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "Dauno Tótoro, escritor: "Los algoritmos de hoy son herederos directos del Plan Camelot de Kennedy"". El Desconcierto. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Dauno Tótoro Taulis". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "Dauno Tótoro Taulis: "Entiendo a la literatura como expresión del alma y las tribulaciones del autor"" (in Spanish). Cine y Literatura. 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "Dauno Tótoro: La gente que me interesa son los resistentes". Ábaco. pp. 60–65. ISSN 0213-6252. Retrieved 2021-04-05.