Juan Cristián Campos Sallato (
Punta Arenas
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, 31 August 1956) is a Chilean actor and director of theater, film and television.
Career
He served as Chilean cultural attaché in the city of Washington, a position in which he was appointed by President
Michelle Bachelet
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(2006–2010).
He is the son of Javier Abraham Campos Pastor and Sara Sallato Pouchucq, studied at the School of Theater of the
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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. He participated in several commercials between 1977 and 1980, where he was the leading figure in the soft drink Pepsi. He acted in the first Chilean version of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar in 1981. Then he debuted in telenovelas in the classic ''
La madrastra'' (1981), in which he stood out with his character as "Greco", a teacher famous for his stuttering. He has played many main roles, the most remembered is ''Chronicle of a Holy Man'' in 1990, where he played
Alberto Hurtado
Alberto Hurtado (; born Luis Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga on January 22, 1901 in Viña del Mar, Chile – August 18, 1952 in Santiago, Chile), popularly known in Chile as Padre Hurtado (Spanish for "Father Hurtado"), was a Chilean Jesuit priest, law ...
, a Chilean Jesuit saint priest and in 2005 he participated in the production ''Alberto: Who knows how much it costs to make a buttonhole?''.
Campos has been established as one of the most successful actors in television for the last 40 years. After ''La madrastra'', he acted in many successful productions such as ''
Los títeres'' (1984), ''Ángel Malo'' (1986), ''Amor a domicilio'' (1995), ''Adrenalina'' (1996), ''Playa salvaje'' (1997), ''Marparaíso'' (1998), ''Cerro alegre'' (1999), and many more. In 2003, he starred in ''
Machos
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'' where his role was the eldest son of Ángel Mercader, Alonso, who falls in love with the sweet and beautiful Sonia (
Carolina Arregui
María Carolina Arregui Vuskovic (born August 26, 1965) is a Chilean television actress of Croatian and Basque descent. Although she never attended drama school, she is considered to be one of Chile's most popular and gifted actresses.
Biograph ...
), who had been the lover of his father for more than 10 years.
In 2010, he recorded for Channel 13 the TV series ''
Feroz'', which marked his return to telenovelas, where he played Guillermo. After almost 40 years in
Canal 13, he signed for
Mega
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in 2020.
He is married to fellow actress
María José Prieto
María José Prieto Larraín (Santiago, February 20, 1977) is a Chilean film and television actress.
María José Prieto entered the Villa María Academy school in Santiago in 1981, where she completed her primary studies and part of secondary s ...
since 2009, and was married to
Claudia di Girolamo
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from 1984 to 1995.
Filmography
Films
Telenovelas
TV Series
References
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1956 births
Living people
Chilean male film actors
Chilean male television actors