Paula Frías Allende | |
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Born | 22 October 1963 Santiago, Chile |
Died | 6 December 1992 California, U.S. | (aged 29)
Occupation | Psychologist, educator, humanitarian [1] |
Nationality | Chilean [2] [3] |
Spouse | Ernesto Diaz |
Parents | Isabel Allende |
Relatives | Allende family |
Website | |
isabelallendefoundation |
Paula Frías Allende (22 October 1963 – 6 December 1992) [4] was an educator and humanitarian who was the daughter of Chilean- American author Isabel Allende. Her grandfather was first cousin to Salvador Allende, President of Chile from 1970 to 1973. [5] [6] [7] After her death, her mother started a foundation to continue works in Paula's name.
Paula Frías worked as a humanitarian for impoverished communities located in Venezuela and Spain, using her skills as an educator and psychologist. She married Ernesto Diaz in Venezuela, in 1991. [8]
In 1991, Paula went into a coma after complications of porphyria had hospitalised her. [9] An error in medication resulted in severe brain damage, leaving her in a persistent vegetative state. Her mother had her moved to a hospital in California and later to her home, where she died at the age of 29 on 6 December 1992. [10]
Isabel Allende started the Isabel Allende Foundation on December 9, 1996, in homage to her daughter. Her autobiographical book Paula is dedicated to her. [11] The foundation is "dedicated to supporting programs that promote and preserve the fundamental rights of women and children to be empowered and protected." [12]
Paula Frías Allende | |
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Born | 22 October 1963 Santiago, Chile |
Died | 6 December 1992 California, U.S. | (aged 29)
Occupation | Psychologist, educator, humanitarian [1] |
Nationality | Chilean [2] [3] |
Spouse | Ernesto Diaz |
Parents | Isabel Allende |
Relatives | Allende family |
Website | |
isabelallendefoundation |
Paula Frías Allende (22 October 1963 – 6 December 1992) [4] was an educator and humanitarian who was the daughter of Chilean- American author Isabel Allende. Her grandfather was first cousin to Salvador Allende, President of Chile from 1970 to 1973. [5] [6] [7] After her death, her mother started a foundation to continue works in Paula's name.
Paula Frías worked as a humanitarian for impoverished communities located in Venezuela and Spain, using her skills as an educator and psychologist. She married Ernesto Diaz in Venezuela, in 1991. [8]
In 1991, Paula went into a coma after complications of porphyria had hospitalised her. [9] An error in medication resulted in severe brain damage, leaving her in a persistent vegetative state. Her mother had her moved to a hospital in California and later to her home, where she died at the age of 29 on 6 December 1992. [10]
Isabel Allende started the Isabel Allende Foundation on December 9, 1996, in homage to her daughter. Her autobiographical book Paula is dedicated to her. [11] The foundation is "dedicated to supporting programs that promote and preserve the fundamental rights of women and children to be empowered and protected." [12]