María Francisca Gavilán Valladares (born 27 June 1973) is a Chilean film, theater, and television actress and singer.

Acting career

Francisca Gavilán graduated from the Theater School of in 1994, with the play '' Madame de Sade'', directed by Rodrigo Pérez. In this academy she was a student of

Luz Jiménez Luz Jiménez or Luciana (born Julia Jiménez González; 1897–1965) was an indigenous Mexican model and Nahuatl-language storyteller and linguistic informant from Milpa Alta, D.F. As a young woman she witnessed the Mexican Revolution, an ...

, who has been one of her main artistic influences. She also counts as influences Tamara Acosta – who was her partner at theater school and on the cast of ''

Los Pincheira ''Los Pincheira'' (''The Pincheiras'') is a 2004 Chilean historic telenovela developed and broadcast by Televisión Nacional de Chile, TVN and directed by Vicente Sabatini. The series was based in the story of the Pincheira brothers. Plot The tel ...

'' and ''

Papi Ricky ''Papi Ricky'' is a Chilean television soap opera created by Sebastian Arrau, that aired on Canal 13 from 12 March to 1 October 2007. Starring Jorge Zabaleta, Belén Soto, María Elena Swett and Tamara Acosta, it is directed by Ítalo Galleani. ...

'' – Amparo Noguera, and

Paulina Urrutia Paulina Marcela Urrutia Fernández (born 15 January 1969) is a Chilean actress, academic, director, trade union leader, and politician. She was a State Minister of the first government of President Michelle Bachelet. Biography Born into a middle- ...

. She has participated in several Chilean television series, beginning with '' Romané'' on

Televisión Nacional de Chile Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) is a Chilean Public broadcasting, public service broadcaster. It was founded by order of President Eduardo Frei Montalva and it was launched nationwide on 18 September 1969. Since then, the company has been re ...

(TVN) and ' on Canal 13, and then returning to TVN with more central roles in ', ''Los Pincheira'', and '. In 2007 she returned to Canal 13 to play Andrea Kuntz on the series ''Papi Ricky'', and in 2010 she played a small role on the series ''

Los 80 ''Los 80'' is a Chilean drama TV series for Canal 13 produced to celebrate the Bicentennial of Chile, starring Daniel Muñoz, Tamara Acosta, Daniel Alcaíno, Loreto Aravena, Tomás Verdejo and Lucas Escobar. Although it is clearly inspired by ...

''. In cinema she has acted in the films '' Monos con navaja'' (2000), ''

Ulysses Ulysses is the Latin name for Odysseus, a legendary Greek hero recognized for his intelligence and cunning. He is famous for his long, adventurous journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, as narrated in Homer's Odyssey. Ulysses may also refer ...

'' (2010), and in 2011 she was the protagonist of the

Violeta Parra Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (; 4 October 1917 – 5 February 1967) was a Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist. She pioneered the Nueva Canción Chilena (The Chilean New Song), a renewal and a ...

biopic ''

Violeta Went to Heaven ''Violeta Went to Heaven'' () is a 2011 Chilean biographical drama film about singer and folklorist Violeta Parra, directed by Andrés Wood. The film is based on a biography by Ángel Parra, Violeta's son with Luis Cereceda Arenas. He colla ...

'', directed by

Andrés Wood Andrés Wood Montt (born 14 September 1965) is a Chilean film director, producer and writer. Some of his most popular films include '' Machuca'', '' Violeta se fue a los cielos'', and ''Historias de Futbol''. He created his own production compa ...

Musical career

In ''Violeta Went to Heaven'', Gavilán interpreted the songs of Parra sung in the movie. In 2016 she appeared on the program ' with La Regia Orquesta, where she performed songs by Parra and from the musical '.

Filmography

TV serials

TV series

Theater

* ''

Hedda Gabler ''Hedda Gabler'' () is a play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The world premiere was staged on 31 January 1891 at the Residenztheater in Munich. Ibsen himself was in attendance, although he remained back-stage.Meyer, Michael Lever ...

'' (directed by Claudia di Girolamo) * ''Lady marginal'' (directed by Claudia di Girolamo) * ' (directed by Claudia di Girolamo) * ''Mina antipersonal'' (directed by Claudia di Girolamo) * ''La cocinita'' (directed by Fernándo Villalobos) * ''Restos Humanos y la Verdadera Naturaleza del Amor'' (directed by Francisco Melo) * ''Sonata de otoño'' (directed by Carla Acchiardi) * ''Mun Chile'' (directed by Rodrigo Achondo) * ''NN.29.10'' (directed by Rodrigo Achondo) * ''La Condición Humana'' (directed by Mateo Iribarren) * ''Ma vie de Chandell'' (directed by ) * ''Provincia Kapital'' (directed by ) * ''Cartas a Tomás'' (directed by Rodrigo Pérez) * ''Carita de Emperaora'' (directed by Felipe Hurtado) * ''Handicam'' (directed by Eduardo Pávez Goye) * ''Libres'' (directed by Francisco Melo) * ''

Doña Rosita the Spinster ''Doña Rosita the Spinster'' () is a period play by the 20th-century Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. It is subtitled "or The Language of the Flowers" and described as "a poem of 1900 Granada, divided into various gardens, with scenes ...

'' (directed by

Héctor Noguera Héctor Eugenio Noguera Illanes (born July 8, 1937 in Santiago), is a Chilean television, theatre and film actor, and also a theatre director. Noguera is the son of Héctor Noguera Prieto (grandson of José Joaquín Prieto Vial and Yolanda Illa ...

) * ''

The Broken Jug ''The Broken Jug'' (, , also sometimes translated ''The Broken Pitcher'') is a comedy written by the German playwright Heinrich von Kleist. Kleist first conceived the idea for the play in 1801 after looking at a copper engraving in Heinrich Zsch ...

'' (directed by

Francisco Pérez-Bannen Francisco Pérez-Bannen (born Francisco Pérez Bannen on January 16, 1971, in Santiago) is a Chilean film and television actor. Biography Pérez-Bannen studied at Colegio Verbo Divino school and in 1992 joined Escuela Fernando González to stu ...

)

Awards

* Pedro Sienna Award: Best Female Leading Performance (''

'') * Huelva Film Festival: Colón de Plata for Best Film Actress (''Violeta Went to Heaven'') *

Lima Film Festival The Lima Film Festival () is a film festival held annually by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP). Its original name was ''Festival Elcine''. The official name has been ''Festival of Lima, Encuentro Latinoamericano de Cine'' since 2 ...

: Special Mention – Best Actress (''Violeta Went to Heaven'') * 2012

Altazor Award The Altazor Award of the National Arts or simply Altazor, is a Chilean award which is awarded annually. The winners are chosen by the own creators and performers of the arts. They were established in 1958, but were not awarded until 1999. The a ...

for Best Film Actress (''Violeta Went to Heaven'') * 2012 : Best Film Actress (''Violeta Went to Heaven'') * 2013 Altazor Award: Best Television Actress (')

References

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