He is a filmmaker entitled by the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Master of Philosophy from the University of Valparaiso. Lecturer in the School of Film Valparaiso University, from which he was founder and director (2003-2012). Cristián Sánchez co-directs with a feature parallel routes and as a documentary directed Caminito to heaven; Cuartito Rosa; Ñanda Mañachi; Nostalgia of the Far West (Cape Astica al.); Rugendas, passing through the Araucanía; Country of yesteryear. Also three chapters of the Territory imagined series, Fund Performance of National Television Council, 2011. Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory Research about New Technologies, University of Valparaiso. His research focuses on the study of the image and the cinema. Publications: The Jackal Nahueltoro, emergence of a new Chilean film (Coordinator), Uqbar, 2009; About the film as an expressive medium, Valparaiso University, 2011.