Tamara Olga Acosta Zambra (born 5 February 1972) is a prominent

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an actress.

Career

Tamara Acosta graduated from the Theater School of . She is a recognized figure of theater, television, and above all is known as "the muse of Chilean cinema" because she has participated in a large number of films produced in Chile. She has won several awards at international festivals. Her first television appearance was on ''Sábado Gigante Internacional'' in 1991, as a participant in a situation contest. For her outstanding performance as on the series ''

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'' she was nominated five consecutive times for the

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for best television actress, winning it three years in a row.

Filmography

Television

Telenovelas

Series and miniseries

Appearances

* ''La ruta de la seda'' (

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, 2001) – Co-host * ''La ruta de Amazonía'' (

, 2007) – Co-host * ' ( Canal 13, 2008) – Guest * ' ( Canal 13, 2010) – Guest * ' (

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, 2012) – Guest * ' ( Canal 13, 2012) – Guest * ' (

, 2013) – Guest * ''Dudo'' (, 2013) – Guest

Theater

* ''Madame de Sade'' (1993) * ''La visita'' (1996), directed by

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* ''Los Ciegos'' (1997) * ''Las Huachas'' (2008) * ''Topografía de un Desnudo'' (2010) * ''Amledi, El Tonto'' (2010) * ''Padre'' (2011) * ''Persiguiendo a Nora Helmer'' (2012) * ''Lady Marginal'' (2017), directed by Claudia Di Girolamo

Awards

Altazor

APES

Copihue de Oro

TV Grama

Caleuche

Other awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Acosta, Tamara 1972 births 20th-century Chilean actresses 21st-century Chilean actresses Chilean film actresses Chilean stage actresses Chilean telenovela actresses Chilean television presenters Living people People from Maipo Province Chilean women television presenters Chilean television personalities