Elvira Cristi

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Elvira Cristi
Born
Elvira Teresa Cristi Bueno

(1976-11-26) 26 November 1976 (age 47)
Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Santiago, Chile
EducationLiceo Abdón Cifuentes
Occupation(s)Actress, model

Elvira Teresa Cristi Bueno (born 26 November 1976) is a Chilean actress and model.

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Biography

Elvira Cristi began her career at age 13, appearing in television commercials. She obtained the title of "Miss Rostro" (Miss Face) from the magazine Miss 17  [ es ] in 1994. [1] At that time, she was 17 years old, studying at the Liceo Abdón Cifuentes in Santiago, from which she graduated as a secretary. She also made appearances on the Mega TV program Mekano  [ es ]. [2] At 24, she was hired by an advertising agency in Mexico.

From 2004 to 2006, she appeared on other Mega youth series. There she was seen by director Herval Abreu  [ es ], who brought her onto the cast of Lola  [ es ] on Canal 13. She has gone on to perform in several Chilean fiction productions, including the 2017 feature film Cold Side [3] and the 2019 telenovela Gemelas. [4]

In 2015, she launched a line of shoes for Dafiti. [5]

For eight years she was the romantic partner of Álvaro España, vocalist of the punk band Fiskales Ad-Hok. [6]

In the early 2000s, Cristi became vegetarian, and two years later, vegan. However, she abandoned this practice in 2015 and is currently flexitarian. [7]

Filmography

Telenovelas

YearTitleRoleChannelNotes
2007 Lola  [ es ]Victoria Núñez Canal 13
2009 Corazón rebelde Gloria Soto Canal 13
2010 Primera dama Rafaela Fonseca Canal 13
40 y Tantos Consuelo Solar TVN Guest star
2011 Esperanza Bernardita Guzmán TVN Guest star
2012 Soltera otra vez Loretta Buzzio Canal 13 Guest star
Reserva de familia Pascal Correa TVN
2013 Graduados Verónica Sarmiento Chilevisión
2014 Chipe libre Bárbara Andrade Canal 13
2016 Preciosas Florencia Márquez Canal 13
2019 Gemelas  [ es ]Andrea Lombardi Chilevisión

TV series

YearTitleRoleChannel
2004 Don Floro  [ es ]Cristina Díaz Mega
Xfea2  [ es ]Catalina Briones Mega
2005 Mitú  [ es ]Gabriela Román Mega
EsCool  [ es ]Alfonsina Chamorro Mega
2006 Porky te amo  [ es ]Pascuala Mega
Casado con hijos Mega
2008 Sea Princesses (voice)Señorita Marcia
2011 Infieles  [ es ]Lucía Chilevisión
2012 El diario secreto de una profesional  [ es ]Lisa TVN
2014 Los archivos del cardenal Estela Rossi TVN
2016Hola, Sandra (webseries)Property seller Entel

Nonfiction TV programs

Films

YearTitleRoleDirector
1998El abrazo (short)Daniel Henríquez
2016MotherSaleswoman Aros Aaron Burns
2016Una historia de in-felicidadConstanzaGabriel Hidalgo
2017Cold SideCristinaDiego Fierro Lablée

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References

  1. Tamayo, Sonia (11 August 2016). "Elvira Cristi, actriz de 'Preciosas', y su lado desconocido: Fue candidata a reina de belleza" [Elvira Cristi, Actress on 'Preciosas', and Her Unknown Side: She Was a Beauty Queen Candidate]. Guioteca (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. "Mekano desea romper esquemas" [Mekano Wants to Break Schemes]. El Mercurio de Antofagasta (in Spanish). 8 September 2004. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. Barrera, Javiera (19 July 2017). "Cineasta chileno anuncia en Facebook el debut de 'The Cold Side Of the Sun', el primer filme en estrenarse a través de una red social" [Chilean Filmmaker Announces on Facebook the Debut of 'The Cold Side Of the Sun', the First Film to Be Released Through a Social Network]. El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  4. "Elvira Cristi es Andrea Lombardi en Gemelas" (in Spanish). Chilevisión. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  5. Charpentier, Denisse (29 September 2015). "Actriz Elvira Cristi lanza línea de zapatos en Dafiti" [Actress Elvira Cristi Launches Line of Shoes for Dafiti] (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío . Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. Vergara, Claudio (7 April 2019). "Álvaro España: el fiscal incorregible" [Álvaro España: the Incorrigible Prosecutor]. La Tercera Culto (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  7. Saavedra, Carolina (8 August 2016). "Después de ocho años, Elvira Cristi dejó el veganismo de lado" [After Eight Years, Elvira Cristi Puts Veganism Aside]. Las Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2020.