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Aline Adriana Küppenheim Gualtieri (born 10 August 1969) is a Chilean film and television actress.


Early life and career

Born to a French father and a Chilean mother, Küppenheim spent her early years traveling around different parts of Europe due to her parents' trade, both of whom were artisans. During this time, her interest in drawing also developed, as she used to draw with chalk on the streets of Paris while her parents worked. In the early 1980s, Küppenheim returned to Chile and studied at La Girouette School in
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. Later, she studied theater at Fernando González's academy-club. Küppenheim made her
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debut in 1991 with the successful TV series ''Ellas'' por ellas on Canal 13, playing the role of Victoria "Vicky". She later moved to TVN and appeared in the teleseries ''Trampas y caretas'' and ''Jaquemate'', where she landed her first significant role as one of the young protagonists of the story alongside
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. Afterwards, Küppenheim returned to Channel 13 and appeared in several teleseries such as ''Champaña'', ''
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'' (where she made her debut as a singer interpreting the central theme of the show), ''Marron Glacé, el regreso'', ''Eclipse de luna'' and ''Amándote''. She then switched back to TVN, where she landed her first antagonistic role in the telenovela ''La Fiera'', starring Claudia Di Girolamo. After the series ended, she decided to accompany her husband at the time, actor
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, to
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, where he was appointed
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. In 2004, Küppenheim returned to Chile and starred in ''Destinos cruzados'' and ''Entre medias''. She was later signed by the production company Roos Film to star in the Chilean adaptation of ''Montecristo'', which marked the end of her time in Mega. She also made a brief guest appearance in some episodes of ''Fortunato'', the Chilean adaptation of a popular Argentine show. On television, Küppenheim has also appeared in series such as ''JPT: Justicia para todos'' and ''Cárcel de mujeres 2''. In film, Küppenheim starred in ''Sangre de Cuba'' ('' Dreaming of Julia''), where she shared the screen with actors such as
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and
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. Her performance in '' Machuca'' was highly praised, where she portrayed María Luisa Infante, a wealthy woman caught up in the changes brought about by the coup in Chile in 1973. In 2008, she won a Pedro Sienna Award for her role in Andres Wood's ''The Good Life''. In 2011, she appeared in ''Prófugos'' as Prosecutor Ximena Carbonell. In 2014, she won an
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for Best Television Series Actress for her work in ''Ecos del desierto''. In 2017, she stood out in her role in ''
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'', winner of the
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. In 2022, Küppenheim starred alongside Claudia Di Girolamo in the
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series '' 42 Days of Darkness''. In its opening week, the show climbed to the top of the streaming platform's list and settled into seventh place for the most successful non-English speaking series, accumulating 9.9 million hours viewed since its premiere. Later that year, she won the Best Actress award at the
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for her leading role in Manuela Martelli's debut film, ''
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''.


Personal life

Küppenheim was in relationships with
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and
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during the 1990s. Later, she married actor
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in 2000, with whom she has a son named Ian, born in the same year. However, their marriage ended in 2006. After that, Küppenheim began a relationship with an Italian man named Renzo Melai, who died on June 23, 2008, after his motorcycle collided with a truck in
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, Chile. According to the newspaper ''
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'', Melai had been working as an adventure tourism guide since he arrived in Chile in 2000.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuppenheim, Aline 1969 births Living people Actresses from Barcelona Chilean film actresses Chilean television actresses Chilean television personalities Chilean people of German descent 20th-century Chilean actresses 21st-century Chilean actresses