Gabriel Osorio Vargas is a Chilean

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. He is best known for directing, animating and writing the short animated film '' Bear Story'' (2015), which won the

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in the category of

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at the

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; the first Chilean film to do so. He shared the win with producer Pato Escala Pierart. The film also entered various

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worldwide, receiving numerous awards and nominations. He has his own animation studio named Punkrobot. Since 2008, he has been directing various animated television series for children (''Flipos'', ''Muelin y Perlita'', and ''Soccer Girls'') and television adverts. In 2023, he wrote and directed “In the Stars”, an episode of '' Star Wars: Visions'' Volume 2, for

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