![]() In 2015, after 27 years of marriage, Isabel Allende separated from her second husband, the attorney and writer Willie Gordon and moved into a small house with her dog. The foundation is “dedicated to supporting programs that promote and preserve the fundamental rights of women and children to be empowered and protected.” Paula was 28 years old when she died in 1992. ![]() ![]() On December 9, 1996, Allende started the Isabel Allende Foundation in honour of her daughter, Paula Frías Allende, who fell into a coma after complications of the disease porphyria led to her hospitalisation. Over the years, Allende has received numerous awards for her work and in 2014, President Barack Obama presented Allende with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. There are three movies based on her novels currently in production - Aphrodite, Eva Luna and Gift for a Sweetheart. Several of her books were made into movies, including the eternal “The House of the Spirits”, starring Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Antonio Banderas, Glenn Close and Winona Ryder. Her work is often based on her personal experience and historical events and pay homage to the lives of women, while weaving together elements of myth and realism. Her best-known works include the novels The House of the Spirits, Eva Luna, Daughter of Fortune, Portrait in Sepia, Paula, Maya’s notebook. ![]() The Chilean author has written over 20 books, that have been translated into more than 35 languages and sold nearly 70 million copies. What I have learned is, that there is no age for passion or for love. ![]()
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