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This is a list of notable Chilean actors of film, television, theatre, radio, and others. [1] [2]
Roto, f. rota, is a term used to refer to Chilean people and in particular to the common Chilean. In Chile, from the start of the 20th century, it was applied with a negative classist connotation to poor city-dwellers. It is also used contemptuously in other Spanish-speaking countries, especially Bolivia and Peru, to refer to Chileans in a derogatory manner. Otherwise, despite its defects, the roto is also considered a figure of national identity and pride in Chile.
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica, known as Universidad Católica, is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile. Founded in 1937 they play in the Primera División, the top flight of Chilean football. The team has played its home games at Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo since 1988.
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón de Angelis is a Spanish and Italian film actress.
Néstor Igor Cantillana is a Chilean actor in theater, movies and TV.
Chilean cinema refers to all films produced in Chile or made by Chileans. It had its origins at the start of the 20th century with the first Chilean film screening in 1902 and the first Chilean feature film appearing in 1910. The oldest surviving feature is El Húsar de la Muerte (1925), and the last silent film was Patrullas de Avanzada (1931). The Chilean film industry struggled in the late 1940s and in the 1950s, despite some box-office successes such as El Diamante de Maharajá. The 1960s saw the development of the "New Chilean Cinema", with films like Three Sad Tigers (1968), Jackal of Nahueltoro (1969) and Valparaíso mi amor (1969). After the 1973 military coup, film production was low, with many filmmakers working in exile. It increased after the end of the Pinochet regime in 1989, with occasional critical and/or popular successes such as Johnny cien pesos (1993), Historias de Fútbol (1997) and Gringuito (1998).
Nelly Lucinda Consuelo Meruane Solano was a distinguished Chilean actress and teacher whose career spanned 65 years. For 20 years she was a member of the stable cast of the Teatro Ensayo of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
A series of massive demonstrations and severe riots, known in Chile as the Estallido Social, originated in Santiago and took place in all regions of Chile, with a greater impact in the regional capitals. The protests mainly occurred between October 2019 and March 2020, in response to a raise in the Santiago Metro's subway fare, a probity crisis, cost of living, university graduate unemployment, privatisation, and inequality prevalent in the country.
Primera Línea is the name for a loose collective of protesters dedicated to physically confronting Chilean riot police, that is, through acts of civil disobedience, in the context of the 2019–2022 Chilean protests. In the words of a member "it's about contesting [state] power". The Primera Línea is made up of an assortment of individual citizens and grassroots organizations called "clans", lacking central authority. A wide range of sympathetic organizations support Primera Línea providing them with aid, food and legal advice. Members are of diverse backgrounds, including laborers, immigrants, university students and sports fans. In addition, 16 hooded minors identified as part of this strike force have been detained. They have subsequently been placed at the disposal of the National Service for Minors (Sename).
Greta Fernández Berbel is a Spanish actress, best known for her roles in Elisa & Marcela and A Thief's Daughter.
Tomás Humberto Eduardo Vidiella Baigorrotegui was a Chilean actor, theatre director, and cultural manager.
Jesús Olmedo is a Spanish actor, best known for his performance in the television series Hospital Central, 90-60-90: Diario secreto de una adolescente, Hispania, la leyenda and Imperium.
Jaime Andrés Bassa Mercado is a Chilean politician and attorney. Bassa has served as the Vice President of the Constitutional Convention of Chile since 2021. A political independent, Bassa is closely associated with the left-wing Broad Front alliance.
Andrés Gertrúdix is a Spanish actor.
XS: The Worst Size is a 2003 Chilean comedy film directed by Jorge López Sotomayor and written by Gonzalo Maza & Luis Ponce. It is based on the short story of the same name by Sergio Gómez. It stars Benjamín Vicuña, Gonzalo Valenzuela and María Elena Swett. It premiered on November 27, 2003, in Chilean theaters.
My Brothers Dream Awake is a 2021 Chilean drama film directed by Claudia Huaiquimilla and written by Huaiquimilla & Pablo Greene. Starring Iván Cáceres and César Herrera accompanied by Paulina García, Andrew Bargsted, Julia Lübbert and Sebastián Ayala. It is about the life of 2 brothers in a juvenile prison who are looking for a way out of the place after spending a year inside.
Inside the Mind of a Psychopath is a 2015 Chilean psychological thriller film written and directed by Alejandro Torres Contreras in his directorial debut. It is based on the life of the real-world serial rapist and eventual murderer Roberto "Tila" Martínez Vásquez, who would frequently break into houses throughout high-class neighborhoods of Santiago de Chile during the 90s and early 2000s as part of a social vendetta. It stars Nicolás Zárate as the titular character, accompanied by Daniela Ramírez, Rodrigo Soto and Daniel Alcaíno.
Arnaldo Castillo Benega is a Paraguayan-Chilean footballer who plays as a forward and currently plays for O'Higgins of the Primera División de Chile.