![Actor Jaime Vadell as El Conde in Pablo Larraín's Netflix reimagining of Augusto Pinochet as ancient vampire. In the Oscar-nominated satire, Chile’s dictator lives on as a vampire. But it doesn’t take magical thinking to see his continuing influence on politics.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/L1060080_R_V2-300x208.jpg)
Pinochet’s Supernatural Staying Power
In an Oscar-nominated satire, Chile’s dictator lives on as a vampire. But it doesn’t take magical thinking to see his continuing influence on politics.
![As Chile marks the anniversary of the September 11, 1973 coup, Augusto Pinochet’s ghost still hovers over contemporary Chilean politics in unexpected ways.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Pinochet-300x201.jpg)
50 Years Later: He Haunts Us Still
As Chile marks the anniversary of the September 11, 1973 coup, Augusto Pinochet’s ghost still hovers over contemporary Chilean politics in unexpected ways.