Lux Pascal

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Balmaceda and the second or maternal family name is Pascal.
Lux Pascal
Born
Lucas Balmaceda

Orange County, California, U.S.[1]
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile
Juilliard School[2]
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
RelativesPedro Pascal (brother)

Lux Pascal is a Chilean actress and transgender activist.[3][4]

Biography[]

See also: Allende family

She was born in California,[3] daughter of José Balmaceda and Verónica Pascal, both Chileans exiled after the 1973 coup, because her mother was the cousin of Andrés Pascal Allende, leader of the Chilean Revolutionary Left Movement.[5] She was the last of four siblings, among whom is the actor Pedro Pascal.[3] At the age of three she returned to Chile with her parents and brother Nicolás.[6]

In Chile she studied at Saint George's College, and in 2010 she entered to study theater at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[6]

She revealed she is a transgender woman in February 2021, under the name Lux Pascal, taking her maternal surname.[4]

Since 2011, she has been in a relationship with the actor José Antonio Raffo.[7]

Career[]

In 2014, while she was in her fourth year of theater, she starred in the play La noche obstinada, by Argentine choreographer .[8] That same year she made her television debut, joining the cast of the series Los 80, broadcast by Canal 13, where she played "Axel Miller".[9] In 2015 she was co-star of the TVN soap opera Juana Brava, and the following year she acted in the soap opera Veinteañero a los 40 on Canal 13. At the end of 2016 she had her film debut in , by and Augusto Matte.

In 2017, she had her first appearance in an international series, when she played Elijah in the third season of the Netflix series Narcos, where she starred with her brother Pedro.[10]

In 2019, she participated in three Chilean film productions: , by , , by , and by Sebastián Muñoz.

Theater[]

  • 2014: La noche obstinada
  • 2017: Tebas Land
  • 2019: Kassandra

Filmography[]

Film[]

Television[]

References[]

  1. ^ Salas, Maria José (4 November 2015). "La película de los hermanos". La Tercera (in Spanish). Chile. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  2. ^ Villa, Bernardita (9 February 2021). "Ya no es Lucas Balmaceda: estrella de "Los 80" revela que es trans y ahora se llama Lux Pascal". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Chile. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Lucas Balmaceda, el hermano del chileno de Game of Thrones que llegó a remecer Los 80". t13.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Pedro Pascal Sweetly Supports His Sister Lux After She Comes Out as a Trans Woman: 'Mi Corazón'". People. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. ^ Romney, Lee (1995-11-30). "Fertility Doctor Who Fled U.S. Is Welcomed in Chile : Medicine: Patients flock to Jose Balmaceda, formerly of UC Irvine. But his arrival may add to scrutiny of his field". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Hirane, Josefina. "La película de los hermanos". paula.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-08-11.
  7. ^ Meganoticias (2021-03-12). "José Antonio Raffo y su pololeo con la actriz trans Lux Pascal: "Soy un eterno enamorado"". meganoticias.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  8. ^ Arzola, Catalina Cabello (25 July 2014). "Lucas Balmaceda, la promesa actoral: "Me ponen incómodo los conservadores"". LaSegunda.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  9. ^ "Lucas Balmaceda, el hermano del chileno de Game of Thrones que llegó a remecer Los 80". Tele 13 (in Spanish). 12 November 2014. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  10. ^ "Actor de "Los 80" se suma a la tercera temporada de "Narcos"". www.ar13.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-15.

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