Luis Gnecco
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Luis Gnecco | |
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Born | Santiago, Chile | 12 December 1962
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1978–present |
Luis Enrique Gnecco Dessy[a] (born 12 December 1962) is a Chilean actor.
Besides his work in Chilean telenovelas and films (Johnny 100 Pesos, the Academy Award nominated No, El bosque de Karadima, A Fantastic Woman and Neruda), he is internationally known for his performances in HBO's Prófugos and Netflix series Narcos.
Biography[]
While studying biology under, among others, Humberto Maturana, Gnecco developed into an actor and a comedian.[1] Afterwards he studied in the Theatre academy of Fernando González.[2]
In 1985 he began to work in telenovelas, such as Amores de mercado, Brujas, and Soltera otra vez. Two years later he started appearing in comedy shows such as De Chincol a Jote, El desjueves (1990–1995),[1] and Na' que ver con Chile. In 2008 he played the lead role in the Chilean version of The Office, The ofis.
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Movie | Role |
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1990 | Hay algo allá afuera | Aldo |
1993 | Johnny 100 Pesos | Alfonso |
2003 | Sexo con Amor | Tomás |
2003 | Buscando a la señorita Hyde | Inspector Gormaz |
2005 | Paréntesis | Gustavo "Gus" |
2006 | Padre Nuestro | Pedro |
2007 | Casa de remolienda | Mauro |
2007 | The Black Pimpernel | Oliva - Chief of Protocol of La Moneda |
2008 | Chile puede | Minister of Home Affairs |
2009 | El visitante nocturno | |
2009 | El baile de la Victoria | Monasterio |
2012 | Young and Wild | Interviewee |
2012 | No | José Tomás Urrutia |
2012 | Pérez | Pérez |
2012 | Paseo de oficina | Leo |
2013 | El derechazo | Rubén Morales |
2014 | The Stranger | Lieutenant De Luca |
2014 | Aurora | |
2015 | El Bosque de Karadima | Fernando Karadima |
2016 | Neruda | Pablo Neruda |
2016 | Much Ado About Nothing | Gustavo Barría |
2017 | A Fantastic Woman | Gabriel Onetto Partier |
2017 | Artax: Un nuevo comienzo | Vasco Zartundúa |
2018 | El Angel | Héctor Robledo Puch |
2019 | My tender Matador | |
2019 | The Two Popes | Cardinal Claudio Hummes |
2020 | Nobody Knows I'm Here |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Channel |
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1987 | La invitación | Horacio Pinto | Canal 13 |
1989 | La intrusa | Aldo | Canal 13 |
1991 | Villa Nápoli | Benito | Canal 13 |
1992 | Trampas y caretas | Amadeo | TVN |
1993 | Jaque mate | Onofre Fajardo | TVN |
1994 | Rompecorazón | Mauricio Gándara | TVN |
1996 | Adrenalina | Álvaro del Canto | Canal 13 |
2000 | Santoladrón | Otilio Benítez | TVN |
2001 | Amores de mercado | Bernardo Torres | TVN |
2002 | Purasangre | Julio Marambio | TVN |
La vida es una lotería | TVN | ||
2003 | Pecadores | Reinaldo Gatica | TVN |
Cuentos de mujeres | Marco | TVN | |
2004 | Destinos cruzados | Máximo Fonseca | TVN |
Loco por ti | Taxista | TVN | |
2005 | 17 | Marcos Talavera | TVN |
Tiempo final: en tiempo real | Tito | TVN | |
Los Galindo | César Aros | TVN | |
Heredia & asociados | González | TVN | |
Brujas | Leopoldo Quevedo | Canal 13 | |
Los Simuladores | Federico | Canal 13 | |
2006 | Descarado | Moisés Castillo | Canal 13 |
2007 | Papi Ricky | Leonardo Garay | Canal 13 |
Lola | Ernesto Anguita | Canal 13 | |
Héroes | Eugenio Necochea | Canal 13 | |
2009 | Cuenta conmigo | Baltazar Polidori | Canal 13 |
Corazón rebelde | Rubén Iturra | Canal 13 | |
La ofis | Manuel Cerda | Canal 13 | |
2010 | La Colonia | José Miguel Gorgona y Palo Quemado | Mega |
2011 | Historias de la primera vez | Papá de Rodrigo | América TV |
2011–2013 | Prófugos | Mario Moreno | HBO |
2012–2018 | Soltera otra vez | Sergio "Pelao" Monroy | Canal 13 |
2014 | Chipe libre | Ricardo Felman | Canal 13 |
2015 | Narcos | La Cucaracha | Netflix |
El Bosque de Karadima: la serie | Fernando Karadima | Chilevisión | |
2016 | Entero Quebrado | Chilevisión | |
Veinteañero a los 40 | Cristian Grez | Canal 13 |
Notes[]
- ^ This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gnecco and the second or maternal family name is Dessy.
References[]
- Chilean male film actors
- Chilean male television actors
- University of Chile alumni
- Chilean people of Italian descent
- 1962 births
- People from Santiago
- Living people
- Chilean male comedians