Shlomit Baytelman Albala (Hebrew: שלומית בייטלמן; Yiddish: שלאָמיט בייַטעלמאַן; born Afula, November 30, 1949) is a Israeli-born actress, director, and writer who became a naturalized Chilean citizen. She gained recognition in the mid-1970s as a sex symbol in Chilean cinema, particularly for her role in the film ''

Julio comienza en julio ''Julio comienza en julio'' ("Julio Begins in July") is a 1979 Chilean coming-of-age period film directed by Silvio Caiozzi and written by Gustavo Frías. It is one of the few Chilean feature films made and released in the first decade of the Pino ...

'', and later for an extensive career in television.

Biography

Baytelman was born in Israel in 1949 and immigrated to Chile in 1951, where she built her entire career. She is the daughter of Bernardo Baytelman and Eliana Albala. In 1966, she was recognized as the best school actress in

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. Baytelman graduated from the Theater School of the

University of Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

in 1971 and made her debut in ''La Remienda'' and ''Tres Tristes Tigres'', both by

Alejandro Sieveking Alejandro Sieveking Campano (5 September 1934 – 5 March 2020) was a Chilean playwright, theatre director and actor. Career Sieveking was born in the Chilean city of Rengo (in the O'Higgins Region) on 5 September 1934. He performed as an actor ...

. In 1972 and 1973, she participated in the productions ''Chiloé cielos cubiertos'', by María Asunción Requena, and '' Las troyanas'' by

Euripides Euripides (; grc, Εὐριπίδης, Eurīpídēs, ; ) was a tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full. Some ancient scholars a ...

. Although best known for her extensive theatrical career, Baytelman gained recognition for her role as a prostitute in the film ''

'', directed by

Silvio Caiozzi Silvio Caiozzi (born 1944) is a Chilean film director and cinematographer. Select filmography * ''A la sombra del sol'' (1974) * '' Julio comienza en julio'' (1979) * '' La luna en el espejo '' (1990) * ''Fernando ha vuelto'' (1998) * '' Corona ...

. On television, she stood out in telenovelas such as ''La gran mentira'' (1982), ''El juego de la vida'', and ''Las hederas'' (both in 1983), ''El milagro de vivir'' (1990), and ''Rompecorazón'' (1994). However, her most significant success came from her role as Carla in the popular

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sitcom ''Los Venegas'', where she remained for two decades. In 2019, Baytelman was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident with a cyclist. After a lengthy rehabilitation, she returned to acting in 2020.

Filmography

Films

Telenovelas

Series and unitaries

References

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