Liliana García Sosa (born 17 October 1957) is an

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- Chilean

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with a distinguished film, theatre, and television career in

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and

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. She has been an honorary cultural associate of the Uruguayan embassy in Chile since the first government of

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Biography

In 1981, Liliana García graduated from the School of Dramatic Art of the – with subsequent specialization of teaching in performing arts – and in 1976, from the School of Dramatic Art of the . Simultaneously, she studied law at the

University of the Republic The University of the Republic ( es, Universidad de la República, sometimes ''UdelaR'') is Uruguay's oldest public university. It is by far the country's largest university, as well as the second largest public university in South America and t ...

, where she advocated, as a student leader, the conquest of co-government and the autonomy of the University. She also developed an important presence as a trade union leader in the Uruguayan Society of Actors. Once in Chile, she continued her union work (SIDARTE) and was part of the creation of the Chileactores management company, of which she was a board member for nine years. García conducts workshops and artistic training courses nationally and internationally, with prominent figures such as

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, Aderbal Junior, Jose Struch, Patrizia Ariza, Santiago Garcia, , and . She joined the stable cast of the Teatro Circular de Montevideo from 1977 to 1987. She has worked with prestigious directors of the Uruguayan scene, including Júver Salcedo, ,

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, Santiago Introini, Dervy Vilas, and Jorge Curi. In Uruguay, in 2012, she worked under the direction of Sebastián Barrios. In 1987, the year in which García moved to Chile, she continued her theatrical activity (in Chile she has performed in plays under the direction of

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, Pete Brooks,

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, Mateo Iribarren,

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, and Rodrigo Muñoz, among others) and began to develop a prominent television and film career. The latter was born in Uruguay, where she participated in short films of the

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, with directors such as Juan Carlos Rodríguez Castro. In Chile she appeared in a dozen films, directed by Raúl Ruiz (France),

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(Chile), Esteban Schroeder (Uruguay), (Germany),

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(Chile), and others. In television, she worked on more than 50 fiction productions between 1988 and 2012, on Chilean channels 7, 9, 11, and 13. In 1989, she recorded the nationally and internationally awarded play ' for an Ibero-American theatre cycle on

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(TVE). García has appeared in a score of theatrical titles, many of them with long seasons and international tours, as happened with ''Doña Ramona'', directed by Jorge Curi, with seasons in Spain and Argentina. This was also the case with the play ''Sangre'', directed by Pete Brooks, which was a month at the

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Theater in London; it also toured much of England and Scotland. Since 2002, she has given workshops and seminars as a teacher and as a rapporteur. At the University of Arts, Sciences, and Communications (UNIACC), she has taught in the fields of Baccalaureate of Cinema and Television, Audiovisual School, and in the School of Theater and Scenic Communication. At the same university, she gave workshops for graduates of different disciplines. Due to her proven and committed career, in 2008 Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez appointed her honorary cultural attaché of the Uruguayan embassy in Chile, a position she continues to hold. In 2009, the Official Service of Broadcasting, Television, and Entertainment (SODRE) honoured her by exhibiting her portrait in the third edition of the photographic exhibition Mujeres Uruguayas 3, which paid tribute to women from Uruguay who have been recognized in very different areas of national work. In October 2014 García starred in a Chilean adaptation of the work ''El Diccionario'', by Spanish playwright , at the

Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral The Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (GAM) (formerly known as the Diego Portales Building) is a cultural center located on 227 Av. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, in Santiago de Chile. The complex was originally built to serve as the headquarters fo ...

(GAM), directed by the same playwright, who was awarded that year with the of Spain. The play is a kind of dramatized biography of the librarian

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, author of the '. It had a new run at the GAM in August 2015, after showing at the

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in Montevideo that April.

Formal education

García studied at the School of Dramatic Art of the El Galpón Theater Institution from 1974 to 1976. She began her professional development as an actress in 1976, being a student of dramatic art. She graduated from the School of Dramatic Art of the Teatro Circular de Montevideo with subsequent specialization of the teaching of scenic art (1977–1981). She studied at the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, University of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay. One year before finishing her law degree, she left the university for her transfer to Chile.

Filmography

Television

Telenovelas

Series

Theater

* 1976–1977, ''Teatro Popular Español'' by

Federico García Lorca Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936), known as Federico García Lorca ( ), was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblemat ...

Ramón del Valle-Inclán Ramón María del Valle-Inclán y de la Peña (in Vilanova de Arousa, Galicia, Spain, 28 October 1866 – Santiago de Compostela, 5 January 1936) was a Spanish dramatist, novelist and member of the Spanish Generation of 98. He is considered pe ...

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, singer Anónimo Español; ''Teatro Rioplatense'' by Florencio Sánchez, Roberto Cossa, Jacobo Lagsner, Juan Graña, and Alberto Paredes (both shows directed by Roberto Fontana) * 1978, ''Juegos a la hora de la siesta'' by Roma Mahieu (director Carlos Aguilera) * 1979, ''

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'' by

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(director Héctor Manuel Vidal) * 1979, ''

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'' by

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(director Dervy Vilas) * 1979/1980 ''La trastienda'' by Carlos Maggi (director Júver Salcedo) * 1980/1981, '' Mariana Pineda'' by Federico García Lorca (director Jorge Curi) * 1982, ' by Víctor Manuel Leites (director Jorge Curi) * 1983, ''Los engañados'' by

Lope de Rueda Lope de Rueda (c.1505<1510–1565) was a Spanish dramatist and author, regarded by some as the best of his era. A versatile writer, he also wrote comedies, farces, and Paso (theatre), pasos. He was the precursor to wha ...

(director Santiago Introini) * 1983, ''La rebelión de las mujeres'', based on ''

Lysistrata ''Lysistrata'' ( or ; Attic Greek: , ''Lysistrátē'', "Army Disbander") is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BC. It is a comic account of a woman's extraordinary mission to end the Peloponne ...

'' by

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, by

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and Jorge Curi (director Jorge Curi) * 1983, ''Vivir para atrás'' by Juan Graña (director Juan Graña) * 1985, ''Las Raíces'' by Milton Schinca (director Santiago Introini) * 1986, ''Doña Ramona'' by Víctor Manuel Leites (director Jorge Curi). Presentation in the main cities of Spain. Ibero-American Festival of Huelva Award for the Best Show. Presented as the opening work of the first edition of the Theater Festival of Cádiz, Spain. * 1990, ''Taxi'' by

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(director

) * 1993, ''Albertina en cinco tiempos'' by Michael Tremblay (director

) * 1994, ''Taxi'' by Ray Cooney, re-release (director Cristián Campos) * 1995, ''Sangre'' Creación Colectiva (director Pete Brooks) * 1996, ''Sangre'', re-release at the

Theater in London * 2001, ''

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'' by

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(director

) * 2002, ''Yo soy tú'' by Alex Jones (director Liliana Ross) * 2004/2005, ' by (director

Javiera Contador Javiera Contador (born June 17, 1974 in Santiago) is a Chilean actress, comedian and television hostess. She played ''Quena Gómez de Larraín'' on the television show Casado con Hijos. She studied theatre at Pontificia Universidad Católica de ...

) * 2006, ''Kuarteto'' by Santiago Moncada (adapted and directed by Tomás Vidiella) * 2007, ''

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'' by Federico García Lorca (director Tomás Vidiella) * 2008, ''Cristal tu corazón'' by

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(director Rodrigo Muñoz) * 2008, ' by

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(director Liliana Ross) * 2009, ''Brujas'' by Santiago Moncada (new season under the direction of Mateo Iribarren) * 2012, ''En honor al mérito (La investigación saboteada)'' by Margarita Musto (director Sebastián Barrios) * 2014, ''El diccionario'' by (director Manuel Calzada Pérez)

Union activity and cultural management

* 1977/1987, Member of the board of directors of the Uruguayan Society of Actors (SUA) and the Uruguayan Federation of Independent Theaters (FUTI); participated in the activity of the Latin American Actors Block (BLADA) and the

International Federation of Actors The International Federation of Actors (french: Federation Internationale des Acteurs, FIA) is a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing actors. History The federation was established in 1952, on the initiative of Briti ...

(FIA) * 2006, "Operational Training Leader of DHL Latam" (international seminar) * 2007, Friedrich Ebert Foundation: developed a workshop for political leaders pertaining to the youth of the different parties of the agreement * 2007, School of Theater and Scenic Communication, University of Arts, Sciences, and Communications (UNIACC) * 2007/2008, Workshops for graduates of different disciplines, preparation for "presenting themselves in front of the public", UNIACC * 2008, Bachelor of Film and Television, Audiovisual School, UNIACC: Teaching * 2008, School of Theater and Scenic Communication, UNIACC: Teaching * 2009, Institutional video recording, Friedrich Ebert * 2009,

Banco del Estado de Chile Banco del Estado de Chile (In English: ''Bank of the State of Chile''), commercially operating under the brand BancoEstado, is the only Public Bank in Chile and was created by government decree in 1953. It provides financial services to consume ...

Computer Area * 2009/2010, Director of the board of directors of Chileactores * 2010, Leadership course for the directors of Intercoiffeur Chile

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