Amaranta Kun

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Amaranta Kun
Amaranta Kun in 2017 at the Comedie Francaise.jpg
Kun at the Comédie Française in 2017
Born
Amaranta Asiri Kun Radovic

(1993-12-10) December 10, 1993 (age 31)
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
SpouseRafael Velarde Balarezo
Website www.amarantakun.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Amaranta Asiri Kun Radovic (born 10 December 1993) is an Italian-Peruvian actress established in Lima, Peru. [1] [2]

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Life and career

Granddaughter of Natacha's and Simplemente Maria's actor and producer Vlado Radovich, [3] she studied at the Franco-Peruvian School Lycée Franco-Péruvien, where she showed a vocation for stage arts since age five, acting and directing in school plays, improv groups, courses and workshops in theater, ballet and contemporary dance. At the age of 10 she was cast [4] in the movie The Trial by Peruvian director Judith Vélez. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Her first starring role was in the America Televisión's 2014 miniseries Camino al Triunfo, a TV show about the rise of Latin American lightweight boxing champion Jonathan Maicelo. [9] After finishing production she moved to Lyon to study acting at the ENSATT under the direction of Philippe Delaigue. [10] In 2016 she passed an audition to be a part of the Comédie Française as an academic actress where she performed in their world premiere for Pathé Live. [11] [12]

She currently resides in Peru, where she participates in several theatrical projects. In 2021, she became a founding member of A Mí No Me La Hacen, [13] [14] Peru's first media literacy association, providing workshops in schools, universities and institutes all around her country. In 2021, this association won a prize at UNESCO's Global MIL Awards. [15]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 The Trial Young MirandaBest Script and Film - Schermi D’Amore Films Festival – Verona 2007

Best Opera Prima - International Film Festival – Santa Cruz 2007 [8]

2024 Chabuca Magda MolinaMovie about the life of Ernesto Pimentel. [16]
2024MisturaJuliette Sezane(Posproducción) Movie starring Bárbara Mori y Christian Meier. [17]
2025 I Love Peru As selfMockumentary directed by Raphaël Quenard y Hugo David . [18]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Camino al Triunfo [19] KarinaMiniserie sobre la vida del boxeador Jhonatan Maicelo para América TV.
2022 Junta de Vecinos [20] Jimena GalindoSerie para América TV

Short-Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Route 168Widow2013 Cannes Festival Shortfilm corner selection [21]

Radio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 The Adventures of Tintin The Seven Crystal Balls Raskar Kapac / Speaker Voice Radio drama for Radio France [22]

Music Videos

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Ads!DirectorDirected the music video for the band Putzy. [23]
2020Lero LeroAuctioneerMalucci's official music video [24]
2021La Casa Que la Noche Nos ConstruyóProtagonistBlacktony Startano's official music video [25]
2022France$kaProtagonistTemple Sour's official music video [26]

Theatre

Comédie Française

Performances at the Comédie Française:

As director

Other performances

Awards and nominations

AñoPremiosCategoríaTrabajoResultadoRef.
2022El Oficio Crítico Awards«Best Actress in a comedy» The Misanthrope Winner
2023El Oficio Crítico Awards«Best actress in a comedy»DesbarrancoNominated
2024Teatro en el Perú Awards«Best supporting actress»El TartufoNominated [42]
2024El Oficio Crítico Awards«Best comedy actress»El TartufoNominated
2025Luces El Comercio Awrds«Best actress in a theater play»Una VidaNominated [43]

References

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  2. "Amaranta Kun". IMDb.
  3. "Vlado Radovich". IMDb.
  4. Koehler, Robert (April 12, 2006). "The Test".
  5. "The Trial – Cleveland International Film Festival :: March 25 – April 5, 2020". www.clevelandfilm.org.
  6. "The Trial" via www.imdb.com.
  7. "The Trial (2006)" via www.filmaffinity.com.
  8. 1 2 Codes, Cluster. "Nomade".
  9. ""Qué forzada tu biografía, Maicelo" por Fernando Vivas". El Comercio. 10 March 2014.
  10. "Amaranta Asiri KUN". www.ensatt.fr. Archived from the original on 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  11. "Comédie-Française au cinéma - Pathé Live". Pathé Live.
  12. Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont (26 July 2017). "Cyrano de Bergerac (Comédie-Française) – Pathé Live" via YouTube.
  13. "A Mí No Me La Hacen - Official Website". A Mí No Me La Hacen. Archived from the original on 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  14. ""A mí no me la hacen": nuevo colectivo de para combatir la epidemia de fake news". PuntoEdu. 16 June 2021.
  15. "UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Awards Winners". UNESCO.
  16. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32222167/
  17. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20779570/
  18. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36965993/
  19. "Que forzada tu briografia, Maicelo". El Comercio. 10 March 2014.
  20. "Jimena besó a Sebastián para que olvide a Lucía". 3 March 2022.
  21. "Cannes 2013: Cuatro cortos peruanos en el Short Film Corner". March 27, 2013.
  22. "Les Aventures de Tintin : les 7 boules de cristal (4/5) : A la recherche du professeur Tournesol". France Culture.
  23. "Banda Putzy trabajó con mismos ingenieros de Christina Aguilera".
  24. "Videoclip oficial".
  25. "Videoclip oficial".
  26. "Videoclip oficial". YouTube . 14 July 2022.
  27. Agency, Hands. "Les Damnés". Les Damnés.
  28. "Program for Romeo and Juliet" (PDF). www.comedie-francaise.fr. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  29. Agency, Hands. "Lucrèce Borgia". Lucrèce Borgia.
  30. Agency, Hands. "Le Misanthrope". Le Misanthrope.
  31. Agency, Hands. "La Règle du jeu". La Règle du jeu.
  32. Agency, Hands. "La Résistible Ascension d'Arturo Ui". La Résistible Ascension d'Arturo Ui.
  33. Agency, Hands. "L'Hôtel du Libre-Échange". L'Hôtel du Libre-Échange.
  34. Agency, Hands. "Cyrano de Bergerac". Cyrano de Bergerac.
  35. "Program for Double Inconsistency" (PDF). www.comedie-francaise.fr. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  36. Agency, Hands. "・ Comédie-Française". www.comedie-francaise.fr.
  37. "VII Festival Internacional de Teatro y Danza Temporada alta 2022".
  38. "L'AMOUR MEDECIN – PALKETTOSTAGE".
  39. Mery Quiroz Galvan, Diana (August 2022). "THE MISANTHROPE". El Comercio.
  40. "Cendrillon".
  41. "Salome". El Comercio. 24 June 2023.
  42. "TEATRO EN EL PERÚ". teatroenelperu.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  43. Rivadeneyra García, Alfonso (2025-04-08). "Premios Luces 20 años: lista completa de nominados". El Comercio (in Spanish). ISSN   1605-3052 . Retrieved 2025-04-12.