Mireya Véliz (1915 – 5 September 2013) was a Chilean actress with a career of more than 50 years, retiring at the age of 96.
Career
Véliz was featured in some of the first televised ''TV-theatre'' productions in
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
which were directed by
Hugo Miller for Chile's Channel 13.
Before working in television she spent a number of years writing, directing and producing theatre for children. She later became part of the ''Teatre Ensayo'' which was a major University theatre company in Chile. Within this company she wrote radio-theatre and worked on the program ''La Voz de America'' which was recorded in the U.S. embassy.
In 1986 she was in the cast of the
Universidad Catolica theatre production of
Juan Radrigan’s ''El Pueblo de mal amor'' alongside other prominent actors such as
Patricio Strahovsky and Gabriela Medina. The play’s theme inspired by real events dealt with homelessness, displacement and exile and interplayed with the biblical themes of
exile
Exile or banishment is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose. Usually persons ...
and the
Promised Land
In the Abrahamic religions, the "Promised Land" ( ) refers to a swath of territory in the Levant that was bestowed upon Abraham and his descendants by God in Abrahamic religions, God. In the context of the Bible, these descendants are originally ...
.
Véliz worked in several television series in Chile; her last major role was in the popular telenovela ''Corazon de María'', where she played the role of “Modesta” the mother of “Salvador” (Mauricio Pesutic).
Actriz Chilena: Con el Corazón (de María) en la mano: Giro a la historia
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Filmography
References
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1915 births
2013 deaths
Chilean film actresses
Chilean television actresses
Actresses from Santiago, Chile