Luis Enrique Gnecco Dessy (born 12 December 1962) is a Chilean actor.
Besides his work in Chilean
telenovela
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s and films (''
Johnny 100 Pesos
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'', the Academy Award nominated ''
No'', ''El bosque de Karadima'', ''
A Fantastic Woman
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'' and ''
Neruda''), he is internationally known for his performances in HBO's ''
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 ...
'' and Netflix series ''
Narcos''.
Biography
While studying
biology
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under, among others,
Humberto Maturana
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, Gnecco developed into an actor and a comedian.
El Mercurio
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El informe Gnecco
/ref> Afterwards he studied in the Theatre academy of Fernando González.
In 1985 he began to work in telenovelas, such as '' Amores de mercado'', '' Brujas'', and ''Soltera otra vez
''Soltera otra vez'' ''(Single Again)'' is a Chilean telenovela produced and broadcast by Canal 13. The story follows Cristina Moreno and her adventures to find love.
Its first episode was released on 27 May 2012. After an initial and only fi ...
''. Two years later he started appearing in comedy shows such as ''De Chincol a Jote'', ''El desjueves'' (1990–1995),The Office
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The original series of ...
'', ''The ofis''. In 2016, the jury at the 17th Havana Film Festival New York
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awarded him the Havana Star Prize for "Best Actor" for his role in ''El bosque de Karadima''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Notes
References
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Chilean male film actors
Chilean male television actors
University of Chile alumni
Chilean people of Italian descent
1962 births
People from Santiago
Living people
Chilean male comedians