Paola Volpato Martín (b. August 5 of 1969, in

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) is a Chilean actress.

Personal life

Volpato is married to Chilean actor Felipe Castro with whom she has two children, Simón and Manuel. She is of

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descent; her grandfather, Gaetano Volpato, was an Italian immigrant from

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Career

In 1986, she graduated from Scuola Italiana and pursued acting studies at the

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. She began her career as an actress with a small appearance in ''Rojo y miel'' (1994) on

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. During the following years, she took part in various roles in the cast of María Eugenia Rencoret in productions such as ''

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'' (1997), '' Aquelarre'' (1999), '' Amores de mercado'' (2001) and ''

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'' (2004). In November 2002, she obtained the prize for best actress, voted by the judges of the international festival of Viña del Mar, for her acting in the movie ''Tres noches de un sábado''. Volpato has done as many roles in comedy as in dramas. In 2007, she became detective Eva Zanetti in '' Alguien Te Mira'', while in the latter half of the same year she played Blanca del Bosque in ''

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''. In 2008, Paola took part in the soap opera ''

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'', where she played Mariana, ex-wife of the character played by Francisco Reyes. As of 2009, her career took off in the soap opera format, due to her role as "Consuelo Domínguez" in '' ¿Dónde está Elisa?'', the antagonist. She later played "Paloma Subercaseaux" in '' Los Ángeles de Estela''. Since 2014, she established her popularity on television with '' Pituca sin lucas'' and became the main actress of the Mega network. In 2022 she won a Produ Award as best supporting actress in a telenovela for '' Hijos del desierto''.

Filmography

TV series

*'' Soltero a la medida'', ( Canal 13, 1994) - Irma *'' Infieles'' (

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, 2004) - Daniela *'' Loco Por Ti'' (

, 2005) - Lisa *''

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'' "Simulacro" (

, 2005) - Sofía *'' La Vida es una Lotería'' "El Trato" (

, 2005) - Amanda *''

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'' "El Intento" (

, 2007) - Trinidad

Films

*'' Tres noches de un sábado (2002) - Quena * ''The Prince'' (2019)

Theater

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* Buenas Noches, Mamá - Mónica * Frágil (2003) - Lía * Cangrejas (2003) * Balada (2003) - Assistante de dirección * La Señorita Julia * El Rey se Muere - la reina Margarita * Confesiones de mujeres de 30 - * Cuerpos Mutilados en el Campo de Batlla (2007) - Vera * El Mercader de Venecia * Noche de Reyes (2009) - Olivia

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Volpato, Paola 1969 births Chilean film actresses Chilean telenovela actresses Chilean people of Italian descent Living people People from Santiago University of Chile alumni