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Carmina Riego
Carmina Riego Ramírez (born 24 March 1964) is a Chilean actress and cultural manager. She has played diverse charismatic and popular characters in telenovelas, occasionally in the comedy genre, and is best known for the role of Esmeralda Peralta in '' Amores de Mercado'' (2001). Biography Carmina Riego is a graduate of the University of Chile's School of Acting and Theater Design, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with mention in theater in 1993. In 1995 she collaborated with the dramatist Ramón Griffero, starring in the plays ''La Gorda'' in 1995, ''Río abajo'' in 1996, and ''Almuerzo de mediodía'' in 1999, premiered at the . These productions have been recognized by critics and the public, both in Chile and abroad. Her television debut was in the Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) telenovela '' Aquelarre'' (1999). Due to her positive reception in this, she was hired to be part of the staff of director María Eugenia Rencoret, in the dramatic area of public te ...
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Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose total population is 8 million which is nearly 40% of the country's population, of which more than 6 million live in the city's continuous urban area. The city is entirely in the country's central valley. Most of the city lies between above mean sea level. Founded in 1541 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, Santiago has been the capital city of Chile since colonial times. The city has a downtown core of 19th-century neoclassical architecture and winding side-streets, dotted by art deco, neo-gothic, and other styles. Santiago's cityscape is shaped by several stand-alone hills and the fast-flowing Mapocho River, lined by parks such as Parque Forestal and Balmaceda Park. The Andes Mountains can be seen from most points ...
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Don Amor
''Don Amor'' (lit: ''Mister Love'') is a Chilean television soap opera created by José Ignacio Valenzuela, that aired on Canal 13 from March 3, to September 1, 2008, starring Ignacia Baeza, Jorge Alberti, Carolina Arregui, Jorge Martínez and Nydia Caro. Cast Main characters * Ignacia Baeza as Chantal Acevedo. * Jorge Alberti as Lucián Carvajal. * Carolina Arregui as Maira Acevedo. * Jorge Martinez as Angel Carvajal. * Nydia Caro as Victoria Lausell. Supporting characters * Ernesto Javier as Jason Hernández (alias ''Jay''). * Awilda Sterling as Virginia Cosme (alias ''Doña Canga'') * Carlos Marín as Roberto "Tito" Torres (alias ''Tito''). * Dolores Pedro as Lorna Torres. * Gabriela Hernández as Cecilia Ovalle. * Eduardo Barril as Rodolfo. * Sofía García as Constanza Dreyer. * Carmina Riego as Beatriz Salas (alias ''Miss Betty''). * Israel Lugo as Cacho Ortega Jr. (alias ''Orteguita''). * Catalina Martin as María José Araya. * Francisco Gormaz as Román Carnevall ...
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La Reina De Franklin
''La reina de Franklin'' (lit. The Queen of Franklin) is a Chilean telenovela produced by AGTV Producciones and Grupo Secuoya and broadcast by Canal 13 from November 19, 2018, to May 2, 2019. Cast Main cast * Javiera Contador as ''Yolanda "Yoli" Garrido'' * Claudia Di Girolamo as ''Julia Tocornal'' * Francisco Pérez-Bannen as ''Franklin "Frank" Ulloa'' * Mónica Godoy as ''Camila Ossa'' * Daniel Alcaíno as ''Arturo Marabolí'' * Susana Hidalgo as ''Diana Poblete'' * Nicolás Poblete as ''Eduardo "Lalo" Marabolí'' * Felipe Contreras as ''Bruno "Moái" Silva'' * Catalina Guerra as ''Magnolia Jorquera'' Supporting cast * Jaime Omeñaca as ''Eusebio Rojas'' * Josefina Velasco as ''Berta Fernández'' * María Elena Duvauchelle as ''Violeta Palacios'' * Carolina Arredondo as ''María Conchita Canales'' * Nicolás Brown as ''Joel Valderrama'' * Catalina Castelblanco as ''Estefanía "Steffy" Poblete'' * Ariel Mateluna as ''Alberto "Tato" Tobar'' * Belén Soto as ''Valent ...
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Alberto Fuguet
Alberto Felipe Fuguet de Goyeneche (; born 7 March 1963) is a Chilean author, journalist, film critic and film director who rose to critical prominence in the 1990s as part of the movement known as the New Chilean Narrative. Although he was born in Santiago, he spent his first 13 years of life in Encino, California. He was among the fifty Latin American leaders selected by ''Time'' magazine and CNN in 1999, and he appeared on the front page of ''Newsweek'' magazine in 2002. Biography Fuguet was born in Santiago, Chile, but his family moved to Encino, California, where he lived until age 13. He is a graduate of the University of Chile's School of Journalism. In 1999 ''Time'' called Fuguet one of the 50 most important Latin Americans for the next millennium. In 2003, he was featured on the cover of the international edition of ''Newsweek'' magazine to represent a new generation of writers. Fuguet currently heads the program in contemporary audiovisual culture at the Univer ...
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Andrés Wood
Andrés Wood Montt (born 14 September 1965) is a Chilean film director, producer and writer. Some of his most popular films include ''Machuca'', '' Violeta se fue a los cielos'', and ''Historias de Futbol''. He created his own production company known as Wood Producciones in 1993. Early life and education Born in Santiago, Chile, Wood is Chilean of Irish and Scottish descent. He grew up in a middle-class home and credits much of his artistic influence to his childhood in Chile based on the political climate of the country, specifically with the Pinochet dictatorship. Wood's father worked as an architect while his mother taught kindergarten. Both of his parents were conservative and favored an end to the Allende government. However, Wood had the opportunity to study at elite but progressive institutions throughout his life. Andres Wood attended Saint George's College. He graduated as an economist from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in 1988. In 1991 he attended New ...
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La Fiebre Del Loco
''La Fiebre del Loco'' (The '' Abalone'' Fever in Spanish) is a 2001 Chilean comedy film directed by Andres Wood. The film's tagline was "''Amor y avaricia en un mundo de buzos y moluscos''" (Spanish for: Love and greed in a world of scuba and mollusks). Plot The film centers on the conflicts between visiting prostitutes and fishermen's wives in a small fishing village in rural Southern Chile. The village has become obsessed with Chilean abaloneMuestra 'locuras' chilenas
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, access date August 9, 2008 (known as "loco" in Spanish, which has a dual meaning of both abalone and craziness). Chaos erupts when the Chilean government temporarily lifts the ban on the collection of this prized mollusk, which is believed to have aphrodisiacal effects.
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Radio Bío-Bío
Radio Bío-Bío is a Chilean radio station with broad coverage in Chile. It covers news, sports, music, economics, and international relations. The station was founded in 1966 in Concepción. In the 1990s it began to expand across the country. The first additional stations were in southern Chile in Temuco, Osorno and Puerto Montt, and Santiago in 1997. One of the main stations is operated in Lonquimay in the Cordillera of the Andes in the Araucanía Region. This station, Bío Bío Lonquimay, was established in 1995 in an isolated area and provides radio service for a mainly indigenous community. Today, Radio Bio-Bio operates on 40 frequencies around the country, with 8 autonomous stations nationwide. It is the only completely independent station, not affiliated with any political, religious, or economic groups. In July 2020 Eugenio González sued Radio Bío Bío commentator Tomás Mosciatti Tomás Mosciatti is a Chilean radio host and political commentator of Radio Bío ...
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Marcelo Leonart
Marcelo Enrique Leonart Tomas (born 1970) is a Chilean writer, filmmaker, and theater director. Biography An avid reader in childhood, Marcelo Leonart wrote his first play, ''No salgas esta noche'', in 1991. He developed his skills by attending the literary workshops of , Antonio Skármeta, and Carlos Franz. It was in the last of these where he finished ''Mujer desnuda fumando en la ventana'', his first book, which was published in 1999. Some of the stories of that collection had already received awards, and the 2008 film ', by , is based on one of them. The following year, he was part of the scriptwriting team of the television series ''Romané''. He went on to write for several other series. In 2012 he moved from TVN to Canal 13. As a dramatist, Leonart has written a series of pieces, and among the most recent he has directed is ''El taller''. Written by Nona Fernández and premiered in 2012, it is inspired by the literary workshop that Mariana Callejas had at her home in ...
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Nona Fernández
Patricia Paola Fernández Silanes (born 23 June 1971), better known as Nona Fernández, is a Chilean actress, author, and screenwriter. She is a recipient of the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize, and the Altazor prize (on many occasions). Biography An only child of a single mother, Nona Fernández grew up in a Matta Avenue neighborhood close to the market Persa Bíobío. There she had her first job, selling second-hand clothes. Even though her name is the same as her mother's, Patricia Paola, everyone calls her Nona, the name by which she also signs her works. When she was just starting to walk, she used to talk little, hardly saying anything. All she could say was 'no'. Turning this negative into her child's pet word earned her the peculiar nickname "Nonito" among her family. When she got older, the nickname became Nona. She attended Santa Cruz School in Santiago and later the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Catholic University Theater School. Later, as an actress, sh ...
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Rafael Spregelburd
Rafael Spregelburd (born 1970 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine playwright, director and actor. He studied acting and drama at the University of Buenos Aires The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the premier institution of higher learning in the country and one of the most prestigi .... From 1995 he started directing, mainly in theatre performances of his own works. He won a number of awards including the ''Tirso de Molina''. His plays are critically acclaimed in Argentina and in some European countries. Selected works *''Spam'' (2014) *''Todo. Apátrida. Envidia.'' (2011) *''La paranoia'' (2008) *''Bizarra'' (2008) *''Lúcido'' (2006) Selected filmography References External links Official website* {{DEFAULTSORT:Spregelburd, Rafael 1970 births Living people People from Buenos Aires Argentine male film actors Argentine dramatists and playwrigh ...
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Radio Cooperativa
Radio Cooperativa is a radio station in Chile, based in Santiago. It is operated by ''Compañía Chilena de Comunicaciones S.A.''. The station is notable for opposing the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship (1973–1990) and denouncing its human rights violations at a time when reports of said wrongdoings were federally suppressed. The station has historic ties with Chile's Christian Democratic party __NOTOC__ Christian democratic parties are political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social tea .... It broadcasts on AM frequencies 660 and 1140 or 1150 (kHz), also known as CB-66, CB-114 and CB-115. External links Official siteLive broadcast

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Antonia Santa María
Antonia Santa María Monckeberg (born 22 July 1982) is a Chilean film, television, and theater actress. Biography The daughter of Juan Pedro Santa María Pérez, legal director of Banco Santander and great-grandson of President Domingo Santa María, Antonia Santa María attended the Apoquindo School and, after completing her secondary education, studied theater at the Catholic University. She refined her skills with an acting seminar at Alfredo Castro's school. She has also taken singing and dancing courses. Her first television series was '' Brujas'' on Canal 13, playing the role of Sharon Sánchez. She next joined ' and ''Papi Ricky'' on the same network. In 2008 she began to appear on Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) series such as ''El Señor de la Querencia'', ''Hijos del Monte'', ''Conde Vrolok'', ''La familia de al lado'', and '' La chúcara'', with the latter being her first leading role. In 2006, the year after her premiere in ''Brujas'', she performed professionall ...
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