Matías Benavides

The year 2021 I entered at the Universidad de Chile to study journalism. After graduating from high school, I tried to study music pedagogy at the Universidad de Concepción, but after a month, I has some inconveniences, so I abandoned my studies and dedicated myself to work that year and the following year. I wanted to study that career because I love the music. Ever since I was a little boy, I always wanted to be a musician recognized for his skills. It is a dream that I still want to fulfill, but at a later date. I love learning things, I have worked in construction and in the field. Because of me I would study all my life, from the perception of the understanding of the matter. This is how I have approached journalism for more than two years, from the point of view of communicating and having a good time. I think it's my foundation for my future self.

Matías Benavides Matías Andrés Benavides Guzmán was born on September 1st at the Hualañé hospital. He grew up in this same commune with his parents and his two older brothers. He lived in an adobe and tile house until he was 13 years old. He studied in the school and high school of the commune. In this high school he discovered his passion for music and poetry. At the age of 17 his poems earned him a national honorable mention in the Roberto Bolaño award for young literary creation.  At the age of 18 he entered the Universidad of Concepción to study Music Pedagogy, but was unable to continue his studies due to financial problems. That same year, 2019, he released his EP Fogata, an album consisting of 5 songs that he sings only with guitars. Matías worked for two years harvesting in the fields and in a supermarket as a stock boy. In 2021 he takes the University Transition Test and that same year he is selected to study Journalism at the University of Chile. In 2022, Mati ...