1. Gonzalo Angel Quintilio Lira Lopez was a Chilean-American novelist, screenwriter, filmmaker, political commentator, blogger and self-styled dating coach.
25 Facts About Gonzalo Lira
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Gonzalo Lira was involved in the manosphere, posting anti-feminist content under the name Coach Red Pill.
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In May 2023, Gonzalo Lira was arrested and charged with producing and publishing material that tried to justify the ongoing Russian invasion, which is illegal under Ukrainian law.
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Gonzalo Lira was released on bail and subsequently tried to flee the country.
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Gonzalo Lira was arrested again for violating his bail conditions, and died of pneumonia in custody on January 12,2024.
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Gonzalo Lira was born to Chilean parents in Burbank, California, and grew up in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles; Guayaquil, Ecuador; and Santiago, Chile, among other places.
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Gonzalo Lira graduated from Saint George's College, Santiago in 1985.
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Gonzalo Lira entered Dartmouth College in 1991, graduating in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in history and philosophy.
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In 1997, Gonzalo Lira released a Spanish-language coming-of-age novel, Tomah Errazurih.
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Gonzalo Lira received an advance of one million US dollars for the novel and a follow-up, upon which he was referred to by Que Pasa magazine as the "highest paid Chilean writer in the world".
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In 1998, after moving to New York City, Gonzalo Lira wrote, produced, and directed a short comedy film, So Kinky.
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Gonzalo Lira was involved in the story creation of the 2000 video game Soldier of Fortune.
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Gonzalo Lira published a second English-language book, another spy thriller titled Acrobat, in 2002, the movie rights to which were bought by Miramax.
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From 2010 to 2013, Gonzalo Lira published his thoughts on economics and other subjects on his personal blog, some of which were reposted by Business Insider, though a majority of his articles have since been removed.
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Gonzalo Lira contributed to Zero Hedge, a far-right financial and geopolitics website.
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In 2017, Gonzalo Lira became an active YouTuber, initially under the pseudonym Coach Red Pill, an allusion to Red Pill and Black Pill symbolism in the manosphere community.
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Gonzalo Lira posted videos with advice such as "never date a woman in her thirties" and argued that all women wanted was money, a house, and kids, as only child-rearing would biologically validate them.
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In November 2021, Gonzalo Lira deleted most of his CRP content and began posting under his legal name.
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Gonzalo Lira lived in Kharkiv, and married a Ukrainian woman with whom he had two children, though the pair later separated.
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Gonzalo Lira became the subject of conspiracy theories surrounding his alleged murder, but resurfaced alive on April 22,2022, stating that he had been detained by the SBU for the period he was missing.
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The Ukrainian Centre for Strategic Communication and Information Security said Gonzalo Lira had shared pro-Russian disinformation such as claiming the Bucha massacre was faked or that the Ukrainian government was a Neo-Nazi regime, and that Gonzalo Lira had shared video of himself insulting Ukrainian soldiers.
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Gonzalo Lira was released on bail and placed under house arrest.
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Gonzalo Lira returned to social media stating he had been tortured while imprisoned, an allegation denied by the SBU.
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The SBU responded that Gonzalo Lira had been detained in accordance with the law.
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Cathy Young of The Bulwark criticized anti-Ukraine commentators for spreading misinformation about Gonzalo Lira and exploiting his death, and issued a call for transparency.