Roberto Yáñez
Roberto Yáñez
Roberto Yáñez, born in 1974, grew up in East Berlin and left Germany in 1990, shortly after the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Since then, he has been living in Chile, his father's native country, and works as a painter, poet and songwriter.
Roberto Yáñez, born in 1974, grew up in East Berlin and left Germany in 1990, shortly after the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Since then, he has been living in Chile, his father's native country, and works as a painter, poet and songwriter.
PUBLICATIONS
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Year of Publication: 2018
Roberto Yáñez, Thomas GrimmYear of Publication: 2018
I Was the Last Citizen of the GDR
There isn’t much that is publicly known about the last years of Erich and Margot Honecker, who were granted political asylum in Chile. Now, two years after Margot Honecker’s death, her grandson, Roberto Yañez, breaks the silence. For the first time, he speaks about his life as the »favorite grandchild« and about what happened after his grandfather was overthrown and the GDR broke...