Cristián Contreras Radovic
Cristián Alejandro Contreras Radovic (born 21 December 1969), popularly known as Dr. File, is a Chilean journalist, writer, and philosopher known for spreading conspiracy theories and pseudosciences in the Chilean media.[1][2][3][4] He is the current leader of the political party United Center, and was also a candidate for becoming a Senator of the Metropolitan Region of Chile.[5]
Cristián Contreras Radovic | |
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Born | Cristián Alejandro Contreras Radovic December 21, 1969 |
Other names | Dr. File |
Political party | United Center |
Spouse | Heidi Schulz |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Ángela Contreras (sister) |
Website | www |
Biography
He was born in Viña del Mar and has a sister, Ángela Contreras Radovic,[6][7] who is an actress and a fellow supporter of the United Center party.[8] His grandfather, Gracija Radović Ercegović (1913-1995) immigrated from Montenegro, Yugoslavia in 1926, when he was only 13 years old.[9]
He studied journalism at the Gabriela Mistral University and philosophy at the Autonomous University of Barcelona between 1988 and 1999.[10][11]
In the 1990s he carried started out his professional practice as a journalist on the Chilean television channel La Red[12] and worked as a correspondent for the US network NBC. During 2018, he also worked at the television channel Chilevisión.[13]
Between 2020 and 2021, he worked on creating the party United Centre, which he leads, and he manifested intentions of becoming a candidate for the 2021 Chilean presidential elections,[14] although he later decided on becoming a candidate to become a senator for the Metropolitan Region instead.[5]
He is married to Heidi Schulz[15] and has one daughter and two sons.[12]
Views
Cristián Contreras Radovic has often been the subject of controversy, as he has refused to wear surgical masks during the COVID-19 pandemic,[16][17] and believes in the popularly-dubbed "plandemic" conspiracy theory,[18] which consists of the idea that the pandemic was artificially created. He is also against the scientific consensus that the HIV virus causes AIDS, instead claiming that it is caused by HIV-treatment drugs.[19]
He is a self-declared centrist, claiming that "we have to hit the left and the right with a stick"[20] and that "capitalists and communists have been corrupted by power and driven Chile towards the path of resentment, inequality, and a wide array of vices arising from the darkest forms of matter".[21]
Bibliography
- Contreras Radovic, Cristián (2005). ¿Por qué ocurrió el Big-Bang? [Why did the Big-Bang occur?] (in Spanish). Chile: Editorial Universitaria. ISBN 9789561117969.[22]
- Contreras Radovic, Cristián (2009). La teoría del Big Bang y la perfección de la sabiduría [The Big Bang theory and the perfection of wisdom] (in Spanish). Chile: Editorial Universitaria. ISBN 9789561120709.[23]
- Contreras Radovic, Cristián (2012). Politikon 2012: una teoría política sobre una fundación cultural en Sudamérica y el rol de Chile [Politikon 2012: A political theory about a cultural foundation in South America and the role of Chile] (in Spanish). Chile: Editorial Universitaria. ISBN 9789561123649.
References
- "Doc Files". La Acedemia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- "El boom de lo paranormal y la pseudociencia en TV". Fotech.cl (in Spanish). 3 July 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "Eric Goles: un invasor en el reino de la pseudociencia". Fotech.cl (in Spanish). 29 April 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "El guapo hermano de la actriz Ángela Contreras que le hace la competencia a Salfate". BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile (in Spanish). 12 November 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "Deja atrás la carrera presidencial: Cristián Contreras, conocido como "Dr. File", inscribió candidatura al Senado". CNN Chile (in Spanish). 23 August 2021. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "Tras 14 años fuera de la TV: Ángela Contreras reapareció en foto junto a su hermano, "Dr. File"". Teletrece. 16 July 2020. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- "El guapo hermano de la actriz Ángela Contreras que le hace la competencia a Salfate". Radio Bío-Bío (in Spanish). 12 November 2014. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- "Cristián y Ángela Contreras por un Chile más consciente y unido 😃✨". Centro Unido Región de La Araucanía. Retrieved 2 August 2021 – via Facebook.
- "Un niño de 13 años". EMOL. 1930. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- Solís T., Valeria (2015). "Cristián Contreras: "Cada persona refleja el Universo entero"". Revista Mirada Maga (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- "CUERPO ACADÉMICO". Posgrados Perú (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 August 2018.
- "La inédita historia del galán y nuevo gurú que le hace la competencia a Salfate". La Tercera (in Spanish). Glamorama. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- Obilinovic, Dusanka (16 May 2018). "El Doctor File vuelve a La Red: "En CHV las prioridades editoriales eran otras"". La Tercera (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- "Cristian Contreras Radovic anuncia su candidatura a la presidencia de Chile". Diario VI Región (in Spanish). 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- Mazuela, Fany (16 February 2018). "Dr. File presenta a la Dra. File: "Ella tomó una cátedra conmigo"". Las Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- "¿Los anti-mascarilla al poder? Centro Unido logra convertise en partido y el polémico Dr. File figura como presidenciable". The Times (in Spanish). 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- Rojas, Pablo (1 February 2021). "Redes sociales critican a Dr. File tras realizar un llamado en contra del uso de mascarillas". En Cancha (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- Araya, Sebastián (17 June 2021). "Centro Unido: Partido político del Dr. File reunió las firmas para constituirse en 9 regiones del país". Epicentro Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- "El día que el Dr. File dijo que "el Sida es una de las mentiras más grandes del mundo"". El Desconcierto (in Spanish). 9 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- "SLB. Dr. File habla sobre el covid-19 y su deseo de ser presidente" (in Spanish). JC Late Show Síganme Los Buenos. 29 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021 – via YouTube.
- "Cristian Contreras Radovic anuncia su candidatura a la presidencia de chile". Positive & Diva Cuentame!!! (in Spanish). 4 January 2021. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- "POR QUE OCURRIO EL BIG-BANG?". Editorial Universitaria (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- "Libro: La teoría del Big Bang y la Perffección de la Sabiduría". La Acedemia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2021.