Claudio Alejandro Marcelo Arredondo Medina (born 29 November 1962, in Santiago) is a Chilean film, theater and television actor and politician.
Acting career
He studied at the Fernando González Acting Academy.
He began his career in 1982 on the television series ''De cara al mañana'' on
Televisión Nacional de Chile
Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) is a Chilean public service broadcaster. It was founded by order of President Eduardo Frei Montalva and it was launched nationwide on 18 September 1969. Since then, the company has been reorganized on several ...
. The same year he emigrated to
Canal 13 to be part of the successful novels ''
Los títeres'' and ''Ángel malo''. After a time away by a veto, he returns to Canal 13 to be part of ''Viviendo así''.
In the late 1980s, he founded the "Teatro de la Esquina" which was showing plays for school children. The theater had to close in 2000.
From 1989 to 2010 he was part of the Dramatic Area of
TVN TVN may refer to:
* TVN (Australian TV channel), a former horse racing channel
* Televisión Nacional de Chile, a public broadcaster
* TVN (Indonesia), a former television station; predecessor of Rajawali Televisi
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, participating in supporting roles in the telenovelas ''A la sombra del angel'', ''
Aquelarre'', ''
Amores de mercado'', ''Los treinta'', ''
Alguien te mira'' and ''
Los Ángeles de Estela'', among others. Arredondo is widely known for his multiple collaborations with director
María Eugenia Rencoret
María Eugenia Rencoret Ríos (born 11 November 1964), nicknamed "Quena", is a Chilean director and producer of telenovelas.
Biography
María Eugenia Rencoret attended the . Later she studied television production and direction at the Professiona ...
.
He starred in the hit 2005 series ''Heredia y Asociados'', for which he received the
Altazor Award
The Altazor Award of the National Arts or simply Altazor, is a Chilean award which is awarded annually. The winners are chosen by the own creators and performers of the arts. They were established in 1958, but were not awarded until 1999. The a ...
for Best Television Actor in the 2006 issue.
In 2011, after 22 years, he returns to Channel 13 to be one of the protagonists of ''Peleles''.
In 2015 he emigrated to the Mega Dramatic Area to participate in the television series ''
Papá a la deriva
''Papá a la deriva'' (English: ''Dad Adrift'') is a Chilean telenovela created by Daniella Castagno, that premiered on Mega on May 25, 2015, and ended on February 29, 2016.
Plot
The story follows the life of Bruno Montt (Gonzalo Valenzuela), a ...
''.
He made his film debut in the medium-length film ''Ángeles'' by Tatiana Gaviola. He has also been a part of the films ''Negocio redondo'', ''Matar a todos'' y ''Casa de remolienda''.
Political career
He appeared in the municipal elections of Chile in 2012 where he was elected councilor of the commune of
La Florida (
Greater 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 ...
) for the period 2012–2016 as an independent supported by the
Christian Democratic Party of Chile
The Christian Democratic Party ( es, Partido Demócrata Cristiano, PDC) is a Christian democratic political party in Chile. There have been three Christian Democrat presidents in the past, Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Patricio Aylwin, and Eduardo Fre ...
. He ran again for councilor in the period 2016–2020, and was re-elected.
Personal life
He is the son of actress
Gabriela Medina and her first husband, although he took the surname of her adoptive father, also actor
César Arredondo.
In 1986 he married the actress and current deputy
Carolina Marzán
Carolina may refer to:
Geography
* The Carolinas, the U.S. states of North and South Carolina
** North Carolina, a U.S. state
** South Carolina, a U.S. state
* Province of Carolina, a British province until 1712
* Carolina, Alabama, a town in t ...
, with whom he is the father of the actress
Carolina Arredondo.
In the 1990s he had a relationship with actress Marcela Stangher with whom he is the father of María José.
In 2012 he married the actress
Ana Luz Figueroa. They are both parents of Teo.
Filmography
Films
* Ángeles (1988) – ''Antonio''
*
Negocio redondo (2001)
*
Matar a todos
Matar may refer to:
People Given name
* Matar Coly (born 1984), Senegalese footballer
* Matar Fall (born 1982), French-born Senegalese football
* Matar Sène (born 1970), retired Senegalese freestyle wrestler
Surname
* Agapius II Matar (1736 ...
(2007)
*
Casa de remolienda (2007)
*
Ema (2019)
Telenovelas
TV Series
Theatre plays
As actor
* A la cabeza del ganado
* Trilogía Equipo
* Te llamas Rosicler
* Ardiente paciencia
* Idiota
* Nuestras mujeres
* Revueltos
* Entre amigos
* Tres noches de un sábado
* Pancho Villa
* Confesiones del pene
* Excusas
* Adela, la mal Pagá
* Por la razón o la fuerza
* Todos tenemos problemas sexuales
* El cepillo de dientes
* Háblame de Laura
* Stand up
As director
* El Soldadito de Plomo
* Acaloradas
* ¿Dónde estará la Jeannette?
* Duros
* Aniversario
* Misterio gozoso
References
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1962 births
Chilean television actors
Chilean film actors
People from Santiago
Actors from Santiago
20th-century Chilean actors
21st-century Chilean actors
Chilean politicians
Living people
Chilean actor-politicians