Aníbal Pinto Santa Cruz

Aníbal Pinto
Born
Aníbal Pinto Santa Cruz

1919 (1919)
Died3 January 1996(1996-01-03) (aged 76–77)
Alma materUniversity of Chile
London School of Economics
SpouseMalucha Solari
ChildrenMalucha Pinto
AwardsNational Prize for Humanities and Social Sciences (1995)
Scientific career
FieldsEconomist

Aníbal Pinto Santa Cruz (Latin American Spanish: [aˈniβal ˈpinto ˈsanta cɾus]; 1919 – 3 January 1996) was a Chilean economist known for his work on dependency theory and structuralist economics. From 1960 to 1965 he was director of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean office in Rio de Janeiro.

In 1995 he received Chile's National Prize for Humanities and Social Sciences.

He was married to ballerina Malucha Solari and the couple had three children, including the actress Malucha Pinto.