Silvia Santelices | |
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 Santelices in 2009 | |
| Born | 27 June 1940 Santiago, Chile |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Chile |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, politician |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Political party | Socialist |
| Spouse | Jaime Schneider (divorced) |
| Children | Valeria Schneider |
Silvia Elena Santelices Rojas (born 27 June 1940) is a Chilean theater, film, and television actress, a pioneer of telenovelas in her country. She currently serves as councilor for the commune of Rancagua.
In 1960 Santelices entered the Catholic University of Chile to study theater. While still a student, she joined the nascent dramatic department of her alma mater's television station, Canal 13, where she initially participated in televised plays. [1] In 1967 she was part of the cast of the first telenovela shot in Chile, Los días jóvenes , in which she shared the screen with actors such as Mirella Latorre, Mario Rodríguez, and Leonardo Perucci . [2]
During the 1980s and 90s Santelices participated in numerous soap operas on Canal 13 and TVN, most notably La madrastra (1981), Los títeres (1984), and Fuera de control (1999). [2] She also played Lucia Solar, mother of Teresa of the Andes (played by Paulina Urrutia) in TVN's miniseries Teresa de los Andes (1989).
After years of absence from television, in 2005 she participated in the television series Brujas , and has joined other dramatic productions such as Papi Ricky and Veinteañero a los 40 .
She is known for having a great stage presence, characteristic smooth voice, and great interpretive power. Since the late 1990s she has lived in the city of Rancagua, [3] where she is part of Casa del Arte Theater Company.
In the 1970s Santelices was a supporter of Popular Unity. The 1973 coup d'état took her by surprise in Venezuela, where she was exiled for five years. [4]
She was elected councilor of Rancagua in the municipal elections of 2008 on behalf of the Socialist Party. [5] In the 2012 elections she returned to obtain a seat on the Municipal Council of Rancagua, receiving 4,533 votes, corresponding to 6.38%, obtaining the third communal majority. [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Los días jóvenes | Ignacia Duarte | Canal 13 |
| 1981 | La madrastra | Felisa Morán | |
| 1982 | De cara al mañana | Isabel Valverde | TVN |
| Alguien por quien vivir | Cecilia Sonnenberg | Canal 13 | |
| 1983 | La noche del cobarde | Estela Diez | |
| 1984 | Los títeres | Eva Chacón | |
| 1985 | Morir de amor | Lía Narváez / Leonora Di Lauro | TVN |
| 1986 | La Villa | Ximena Larralde | |
| 1988 | Vivir así | Clara Wilson | Canal 13 |
| 1989 | A la sombra del ángel | Eliana Riesling | TVN |
| 1990 | El milagro de vivir | Silvia Montané | |
| 1991 | Volver a empezar | Adriana Miraflores | |
| 1993 | Doble juego | Dolores "Lolo" Alzavía | Canal 13 |
| 1995 | Juegos de fuego | Gloria Cox | TVN |
| 1996 | Loca piel | Irene Claro | |
| 1999 | Fuera de control | Kimberly Seymour | Canal 13 |
| 2005 | Brujas | Rebeca Márquez | |
| 2007 | Papi Ricky | Matilde Hormazábal | |
| 2012 | Reserva de familia | Amelia Correa | TVN |
| 2016 | Veinteañero a los 40 | Ester Lynch | Canal 13 |
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Esa mujer eres tú | Lucila | Canal 13 |
| Amalia | Manolita Rozas | ||
| 1968 | El socio | Loreto | |
| 1970 | Martín Rivas, 1970 | Leonor Encina | TVN |
| Cuartetos para instrumentos de muerte | Natalia Klavitz | ||
| 1979 | Martín Rivas, 1979 | Adelaida Molina | |
| 1989 | Teresa de los Andes | Lucía Solar | |
| 2005 | La Nany | Yolanda "Yoli" Tapia | Mega |
| 2015 | Los años dorados | Josefa "Pepa" | UCV |
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