The Allende family is a Chilean family of Spanish descent. They became well known during the 19th century and are based in Santiago. They have played a very significant role in Chilean politics.
The Balmaceda family of Chile became politically influential during the 19th century, and played a very significant role in Chilean politics. The Balmaceda family is of Basque descent. They are members of the Castilian-Basque aristocracy in Chile.
Alberto Jorge Fouillioux Ahumada was a Chilean football midfielder and striker who earned 70 caps and scored 12 goals for the Chile national team during his career.
Cristián Arturo Sánchez Barceló is a Chilean journalist and television presenter.
José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal is a Chilean and American actor. After nearly two decades of taking small roles in film and television, Pascal had his breakout role as Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2014). He gained further prominence with his portrayal of Javier Peña in the Netflix crime series Narcos (2015–2017). He went on to appear in the films The Great Wall (2016), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), The Equalizer 2 (2018), and Triple Frontier (2019).
María Teresa de las Mercedes Wilms Montt, also known as Thérèse Wilms Montt, was a Chilean writer, poet, and anarcha-feminist. Described as "embodying sexual aberrance and social prophesy", she was a friend of the writers Ramón Gómez de la Serna, Enrique Gómez Carrillo, Joaquín Edwards Bello, Víctor Domingo Silva, and Ramón Valle-Inclán.
Veinteañero a los 40 is a Canal 13-produced Chilean television series broadcast January 3 to July 26, 2016. It stars Francisco Pérez-Bannen, Tamara Acosta, Pablo Macaya, Silvia Santelices, Fernanda Urrejola, Karla Melo and Catalina Guerra, along with Alejandro Trejo, Luis Gnecco and Patricia López.
Line 7 is a new rapid transit line due to open on the Santiago Metro, in 2027. Intended to relieve the busy Line 1, the Line 7 will start in Renca in the northwest, passing through the city center, before ending in the borders of Las Condes and Vitacura in the northeast. Expected to be finished by 2028, it will add 19 new stations and 24.8 km (15.4 mi) of track to the system. Its distinctive color on the network line map is gray. Cost of construction has been set at $2.5 billion USD.
Juana Brava is a Chilean television series created by Ignacio Arnold and Nimrod Amitai and produced and aired by Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) during the second half of 2015. The series takes place in the fictional town of San Fermín, inspired by the Chilean town of Tiltil, and focuses on the abuse of power and the struggle of a simple woman to change a complex system dominated by large and powerful entities. It highlights conflicts between citizens, social problems, corruption, and the struggle for rights.
Ángela Felisa María Contreras Radovic is a Chilean film, theater and television actress. She is recognized for starring in several telenovelas on Televisión Nacional de Chile such as Ámame (1993), Sucupira (1996) and Amores de mercado (2001). The latter, the most watched in the history of Chilean television. She is also the sister of the Chilean politician Cristián Contreras Radovic, leader of the party United Center.
Claudia Andrea Burr Huerta is a Chilean film and television actress.
Marcela Osorio Méndez is a Chilean film and television actress.
La marcha más grande de Chile was a demonstration that took place in Santiago de Chile on October 25, 2019, as part of the 2019–2021 Chilean protests. It was considered a "peaceful concentration" by local authorities and by the national and international press. In Santiago alone, more than 1.2 million people participated, the biggest protest concentration in Chile's modern history, surpassing the record settled in 1988, by the closing rally of the "No" option in the 1988 national plebiscite. In total, it is believed that more than 3 million people across the country participated in the protest.
Elisa Loncón Antileo is a Mapuche linguist and indigenous rights activist in Chile. In 2021, Loncón was elected as one of the representatives of the Mapuche people for the Chilean Constitutional Convention. Following in the inauguration of the body, Loncón was elected President of the Constitutional Convention. This role, along with her academic career, has placed her at the center of public attention and controversy. In particular, her formal education became a subject of public scrutiny when the Council for Transparency (CPLT) demanded the release of her academic records, igniting a debate about the intersection of race, class, and public transparency in Chile.
Amar profundo is a Chilean telenovela created by Jonathan Cuchacovich for Mega. It aired from November 23, 2021 to August 24, 2022. The telenovela follows the Contreras Family, a group of women who must take over their late father's artisanal fishing business in order to get out of debt.
Hasta encontrarte is a Chilean telenovela created by Ximena Carrera for Mega. It aired from June 22, 2022 to December 12, 2022. It stars Luz Valdivieso, Daniel Alcaíno, Sigrid Alegría, Álvaro Morales and César Sepúlveda.
130 Children is a 2022 Chilean-Costa Rican documentary film directed by Ainara Aparici and written by Aparici & Susana Quiroz. It depicts a large family, starting with 7 members and ending with 130, raising 30-40 heart children per generation while the parents grow older.
