Willy Semler

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Willy Semler
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Semler in 2001
Born
Guillermo Semler Aguirre

January 16, 1959
Alma mater University of Chile
Occupation(s)Actor, theatre director
AwardsAPES (1993)

Guillermo Semler Aguirre (born January 16, 1959, in Santiago) better known as Willy Semler is a Chilean actor of films, theatre, television and theater director.

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He is known for having played Esperanza in the popular play La negra Ester, one of the most classic plays of chilean history. In cinema, he has had roles in films such as Johnny cien pesos and El desquite, while on television he has been in successful telenovelas for over 40 years, in productions such as Amor a domicilio (1995), Adrenalina (1996), Playa salvaje (1997), Fuera de control (1999), Los treinta (2005), and Pacto de sangre (2018) among many others. He worked as an announcer on Radio La Clave in the program "Enradiados" (2016–2017). [1]

He studied in the Universidad de Chile.

Filmography

Films

Films
YearFilmCharacterDirector
1993 Entrega total Leo Kocking
1994 Johnny cien pesos Freddy Gustavo Graef Marino
1996 Mi último hombre Pedro Tatiana Gaviola
1999 El desquite Pablo Casas-Cordero Andrés Wood
2002 Eternal Blood Padre M Jorge Olguín
2006 Fuga Padre de Eliseo Pablo Larraín
2008 Chile puede PatricioRicardo Larraín
2008 Papá o 36 mil juicios de un mismo suceso Miguel Leonardo Medel
2011 Dios me libre Martín Duplaquet
2013 El derechazo Andrés SandwitchLalo Prieto
2017 Crisis Roberto del RíoMartin Pizarro
2018 American Huaso Dyango PalmaDiego García-Huidobro
2020 Jailbreak Pact Warden JorqueraDavid Albala
La Verónica Fiscal Leonardo Medel
2022 The Announced Death of Willy Semler WillyBenjamin Rojo
My Mother-in-law Hates Me AlonsoAndres Feddersen

Telenovelas

Telenovela
YearTelenovelaRoleChannel
1981 Villa Los Aromos Avelino Mellado TVN
1986 La dama del balcón Wolfgang Veidt
La villa Valentín Montes
1987 Mi nombre es Lara Álvaro
1993 Ámame Rodrigo Silva
1994 Top Secret Vicente Palacios Canal 13
1995 Amor a domicilio Jerry Lewis / Leopoldo "Polo" Gumucio
1996 Adrenalina Alfredo Villagra
1997 Playa salvaje Renato Santa María
1998 Marparaíso Gonzalo Moreno
1999 Fuera de control Rafael Cervantes
2000 Sabor a ti Maximiliano Sarmiento
2001 Piel canela Sergio Novoa
2003 16 Manuel Arias "El Chacal" TVN
2004 Tentación Bruno Alcázar Canal 13
2004–2005 Ídolos Mario Leyton TVN
2005 17 Manuel Arias "El Chacal"
Los treinta Javier Alcalde
2006 Entre medias Raimundo Montes
2007 Vivir con 10 Exequiel Amenábar Chilevisión
2008 Mala conducta Pelayo Bobadilla
2009 Sin anestesia Emiliano Montalbán
2010 Manuel Rodríguez Mateo Segura y Ruiz
2011 Infiltradas Aldo Zubizarrieta
2012–2013 La sexóloga Custodio Curilén
2012 Maldita Alfonso Ferrer Mega
2013 Socias Rubén Schuster TVN
2018–2019 Pacto de sangre Manuel Tapia Canal 13

TV series

TV series
YearSerieRoleChannel
1996 Vecinos puertas adentro Rolando Canal 13
2002 Más que amigos Padre de Bárbara
2004 Geografía del deseo Martín TVN
2005 La vida es una lotería René
2005–2006 Tiempo final: en tiempo real Mariano / Manuel
2007–2009 Infieles Varios personajes Chilevisión
2008–2012 Teatro en Chilevisión Varios personajes
2010Cartas de mujerCoronel Raúl González
2012 Amar y morir en Chile Perfecto Oviedo
2013 Maldito corazón Alberto
2015 Los años dorados Oficial Garrido TV+
Juana Brava Bernardo Maureira TVN
2016 Bala loca General Jorge Arismendi Chilevisión
2017 12 días: La muerte de Pinochet Manuel
62: Historia de un mundial Raúl Colombo TVN

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References

  1. "Willy Semler". Cinechile (in Spanish). Retrieved January 23, 2021.