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Néstor Cantillana
Néstor Igor Cantillana (born July 19, 1975 in Santiago, Chile, Santiago) is a Chilean actor in theater, movies and TV. Life and career Cantillana's grandmother was a communist and later she practiced the evangelic religion and he grew up under that doctrine until 12 years old in Curicó. He used to play the piano in the local church. He studied in the theater academy of Fernando González. Since 1994 he has participated in theater work such as ''Historia de la Sangre'' (1995), ''Calígula'' (1998), ''Hamlet'' (2000) and ''La Herencia'' (2000). In 1995, Cantillana traveled to the Canadian city of Montreal with the play "Historia de la Sangre". The following year, 1996, he participated in the same play in Berlin, a city where he would return that same year with the play ''La misión''. In 1998, the actor would return to Germany to present the same play in Munich, Bonn and Stuttgart. In 1996, Cantillana received the award for best actor for his role in the play ''Despertar de Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago, Chile
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, which has a population of seven million, representing 40% of Chile's total population. Most of the city is situated between above sea level. Founded in 1541 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, Santiago has served as the capital city of Chile since colonial times. The city features a downtown core characterized by 19th-century neoclassical architecture and winding side streets with a mix of Art Deco, Gothic Revival, and other styles. Santiago's cityscape is defined by several standalone hills and the fast-flowing Mapocho River, which is lined by parks such as Parque Bicentenario, Parque Forestal, and Parque de la Familia. The Andes Mountains are visible from most parts of the city and contribute to a smog problem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homosexual
Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between people of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" exclusively to people of the same sex or gender. It also denotes identity based on attraction, related behavior, and community affiliation. Along with bisexuality and heterosexuality, homosexuality is one of the three main categories of sexual orientation within the heterosexual–homosexual continuum. Although no single theory on the cause of sexual orientation has yet gained widespread support, scientists favor biological theories. There is considerably more evidence supporting nonsocial, biological causes of sexual orientation than social ones, especially for males. A major hypothesis implicates the prenatal environment, specifically the organizational effects of hormones on the fetal brain. There is no substantive evidence which sugge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The Oscars are widely considered to be the most prestigious awards in the film industry. The major award categories, known as the Academy Awards of Merit, are presented during a live-televised Hollywood ceremony in February or March. It is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929. The second ceremony, in 1930, was the first one broadcast by radio. The 1953 ceremony was the first one televised. It is the oldest of the four major annual American entertainment awards. Its counterparts—the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Awards for theater, and the Grammy Awards for music—are modeled after the Academy Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Illanes
Pablo Andrés Illanes Tapia (born March 12, 1973) is a Chilean writer, screenwriter, journalist and film director, principally known as the creator of various successful telenovelas, including ', ', ''Alguien te mira (Chilean TV series), Alguien te mira'', ''¿Dónde está Elisa? (Chilean TV series), ¿Dónde está Elisa?'' and ''Conde Vrolok''. Biography Illanes studied journalism at Diego Portales University. After establishing himself as a film critic in ''Wikén'', the weekend supplement of the newspaper ''El Mercurio'', and at the defunct TV station , he wrote his first telenovela, ''Adrenalina'' (1996). It was aired on Canal 13 (Chile), Canal 13. The telenovela generated controversy for its storyline based on fleeting teen romances at a high school in the "barrio alto" (upper district) of Santiago. His second telenovela, ' (1997), was the most watched telenovela of the decade on its channel. His initiation as a screenwriter came later, with ' (1999), which did not gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Artiagoitía
Roberto is an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish variation of the male given name Robert. Notable people named Roberto include: * Roberto (footballer, born 1912) * Roberto (footballer, born 1977) * Roberto (footballer, born 1978) * Roberto (footballer, born 1979) * Roberto (footballer, born 1988) * Roberto (footballer, born January 1990) * Roberto (footballer, born December 1990) * Roberto (footballer, born 1998) * Roberto Abbondanzieri (born 1972), Argentine footballer * Roberto Acuña (born 1972), Paraguayan footballer * Roberto Alagna (born 1963), French operatic tenor * Roberto Alomar (born 1968), Puerto Rican baseball player * Roberto Alvarado (born 1998), Mexican footballer * Roberto Amadio (born 1963), Italian cyclist * Roberto d'Amico (born 1967), Belgian politician * Roberto Ayala (born 1973), Argentine footballer * Roberto Badiani (born 1949), Italian footballer * Roberto Baggio (born 1967), Italian footballer * Roberto Ballini (born 1944), Italian footballer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuela Martelli
Manuela Abril Martelli Salamovich (born April 16, 1983) is a Chilean film and television actress and director best known for her roles in the films ''B-Happy'' and '' Machuca''. She starred with the famous Dutch actor Rutger Hauer in the Chilean-Italian film '' Il Futuro'', based on Roberto Bolaño's novel A Little Lumpen Novelita. Her feature debut ''1976'' was shown at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival at the Director's Fortnight section. Biography On April 16, 1983, Martelli was born in Santiago de Chile. Martelli's parents are Nicolás Martelli, of Italian descent, and Marian Salamovich, of Croatian descent. Martelli studied at Saint George's College, Santiago and at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. In 2010, she enrolled at Temple University in Philadelphia, where she graduated with a master's degree in film studies. She started acting in her teenage years. Martelli played the main role in the film ''B-Happy'' by Gonzalo Justiniano. Later she had roles in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamara Acosta
Tamara Olga Acosta Zambra (born 5 February 1972) is a prominent Chilean actress. Career Tamara Acosta graduated from the Theater School of . She is a recognized figure of theater, television, and above all is known as "the muse of Chilean cinema" because she has participated in a large number of films produced in Chile. She has won several awards at international festivals. Her first television appearance was on ''Sábado Gigante Internacional'' in 1991, as a participant in a situation contest. For her outstanding performance as on the series ''Los 80'' she was nominated five consecutive times for the Altazor Award for best television actress, winning it three years in a row. Filmography Television Telenovelas Series and miniseries Appearances * ''La ruta de la seda'' ( TVN, 2001) – Co-host * ''La ruta de Amazonía'' ( TVN, 2007) – Co-host * ' ( Canal 13, 2008) – Guest * ' ( Canal 13, 2010) – Guest * ' (Zona Latina Zona Latina is a private owned cabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Chacotero Sentimental
''The Sentimental Teaser'' () is a 1999 Chilean film directed by Cristián Galaz. The protagonist is a DJ named Rumpy, and his listeners call in to the radio station to tell their stories. A 2007 sequel was released, titled ''Radio Corazón''. Summary The film, which premiered in Chile on October 28, 1999, is based on the radio show "El chacotero sentimental" (The Sentimental Jester). The plot follows a typical day of the show, where the Rumpy (Roberto Artiagoitía), the host, receives three phone calls from two men and a woman who share their stories, ranging from laughter to tears, but always receiving wise advice from the Rumpy, better known as "the sentimental jester" himself, and a song to liven up the situation, which is always introduced by the popular phrase: "we're going to play you a song". These stories make up the plot of the movie, with the first and third being comedic, and the second being more dramatic. The radio show is one of the most popular and listened to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Corazón
Radio Corazón is a 2007 Chilean Comedy drama, comedy-drama film directed by and starring Roberto Artiagoitía (nicknamed ''El Rumpy''). It portrays three stories based on phone calls made to El Rumpy's radio program in Chile, ''El chacotero sentimental''. It was the List of 2007 box office number-one films in Chile, highest-grossing film for the week in Chile upon its release on October 4, 2007.Radio Corazon , Sydney Latin American Film Festival, Retrieved October 26, 2012Vásquez, Felipe (6 October 2007) ''El Mercurio'' (in Spanish) The film is a sequel to the 1999 film ''El Chacotero Sentimental: La película ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusto Pinochet
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean military officer and politician who was the dictator of Military dictatorship of Chile, Chile from 1973 to 1990. From 1973 to 1981, he was the leader of the Government Junta of Chile (1973), military junta, which in 1974 declared him President of Chile, President of the Republic and thus the dictator of Chile; in 1980, 1980 Chilean constitutional referendum, a referendum approved Chilean Constitution of 1980, a new constitution confirming him in the office, after which he served as ''de jure'' president from 1981 to 1990. His time in office remains the longest of any Chilean ruler.Carlos Huneeus, Huneeus, Carlos (2007)Las consecuencias del caso Pinochet en la política chilena Centro de. Estudios de la Realidad Contemporánea. Augusto Pinochet rose through the ranks of the Chilean Army to become General Chief of Staff in early 1972 before being appointed its List of comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prófugos
is a Chilean television drama series produced by Fabula Productions and Efe3. It is transmitted to America by HBO Latin America. In 2014, the series was nominated for International Emmy Awards. Plot The series follows the Farragut family, led by Kika ( Claudia di Girolamo), a woman who, after losing her husband, convinces her eldest son, Vicente (Néstor Cantillana), a veterinarian, to take his father's place, making him the head of a cartel. The Farragut family has as enemies the Aguilera family, who runs a rival drug cartel, led by Iván (Luis Dubó), considered one of the most powerful and ruthless drug traffickers in the region. In its second season, the story presents Moreno (Luis Gnecco), Vicente (Néstor Cantillana) and Tegui struggling to survive in a maximum security prison while Laura (Blanca Lewin) manages the drug trafficking business, which she plans to enlarge. Cast *Néstor Cantillana – Vicente Ferragut (26 episodes, 2011–2013) *Benjamín Vicuña – Álva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
