After graduating from the Catholic Colegio del Verbo Divino school in Santiago, he spent a year studying filmmaking at the Escuela de Cine de Chile (“Film School of Chile” in Spanish) before leaving to study animation in Montreal, Canada.

Leaving Hollywood, Silva started two more bands, Yaia[3] and Los Mono,[4] the latter of which was signed by British record label Sonic360.

He exhibited his art in New York City while writing the script for what would become his first feature, La Vida Me Mata (“Life Kills Me” in Spanish; written with Pedro Peirano).

Back in Chile, Silva recorded a solo album, Iwannawin & Friends[5] and directed his debut feature, Life Kills Me.

[7] In February 2008, setting aside a script based on his trip to Hollywood, Silva wrote (with Pedro Peirano) and directed his next film: The Maid.