María Gracia Omegna

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María Gracia Omegna
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Omegna in 2009
Born
María Gracia Andrea Omegna Vergara

(1984-11-10) November 10, 1984 (age 37)
NationalityChilean
OccupationActress
Years active2007-present
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Partner(s)Fernando Guzzoni (2007-2015)
Gonzalo Valenzuela (2015-2021)
Nicolás Oyarzún (2021-present)
Children1

María Gracia Andrea Omegna Vergara (born November 10, 1984) is a Chilean actress. She is known for the productions Dama y obrero and Papá a la deriva, as well as the film Joven y alocada.

Career[]

She studied theater at the Finis Terrae University, where she was also part of the institution's student federation. Shortly before graduating from it, her aunt, the actress , encouraged her to participate in a casting on Channel 13 for a television series. Although she was not among her interests to act on television, she went, but she did not stay. A year later, Herval Abreu called her for another audition and she entered the cast of . She later she would participate in Corazón rebelde (Chilean version of the Argentine Rebelde Way), playing Pilar Ortúzar.[1]

María Gracia was a theater woman, from a very young age she was part of the company "Lafamiliateatro", with whom she made some productions, including a tour to Bolivia and with whom she continues to collaborate until today, becoming the official presenter of the Santiago Off Festival, organized by your company in 2012 and 2013.[2]

In 2010 she was hired by TVN, where she achieved her first leading role in a telenovela, this time as Leonor Encina in the historical television series Martín Rivas, where she stars in a loving romance with the protagonist Diego Muñoz.

She made her film debut with the film The Life of Fish directed by Matías Bize, a Goya Award-winning film.

In 2011, for the second time she takes a leading role in the production of , playing Amparo Benavente, a woman who comes for cold revenge. This dramatic production was recorded in Puerto Natales and Santiago.

In 2012, for the third time in a row, she takes a leading role, this time in the successful daytime production Dama y obrero, playing Ignacia Villavicencio, a millionaire married woman who ends up falling in love with a poor worker played by Francisco Pérez-Bannen.

That same year, she also obtained a leading role in the cinema, in the film Joven y alocada, directed by Marialy Rivas and based on the homonymous book by Camila Gutiérrez, in which she plays Antonia, a university student who is the niece of the director of an evangelical channel, who is romantically involved with the protagonist, Daniela, a bisexual student who recounts her controversial experiences and the conflicts that occur between her conservative family contrasted with her rebellious sexuality, played by Alicia Rodríguez. The film was released worldwide on January 21, 2012, at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the award for best screenplay.

In 2013 she plays the lawyer and human rights activist Carmen Hertz in the Chilevisión miniseries , directed by Andrés Wood.

After five years on TVN, in 2015 she emigrated to the Mega to play the role of Violeta Padilla in the television series Papá a la deriva, where she also shares the limelight with actor Gonzalo Valenzuela. The following year, she would make the first night production of her, the Chilean version of Señores Papis, where she also shares with the actors Jorge Zabaleta, Francisco Melo and Diego Muñoz.

By 2018, she would be back in an evening production of Mega, Si yo fuera rico, starring Gonzalo Valenzuela again, also with Mariana Loyola and Jorge Zabaleta. Since 2015 she has been in a relationship with the Chilean actor Gonzalo Valenzuela, whom she met during Papá a la deriva. On September 30, 2019, Anka was born, her first daughter with Gonzalo Valenzuela. In 2021 they announced their separation.[3]

In 2021 she starred in Edificio Corona as Javiera Sandoval, a successful Mega telenovela.[4]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Film Character Director
2010 La vida de los peces Carolina Matías Bize
2012 Joven y alocada Antonia Marialy Rivas
2012 Paula Daniela Prado
2013 Gabriela
2013 Elena
2016 Dominga Daniel Peralta
2017 Pascal
2018 Profesora Marialy Rivas
2019 Araña Nadia Andrés Wood

Telenovelas[]

Year Telenovela Character Role Channel
2007–2008 Mercedes Pacheco Recurring Canal 13
2009 Corazón rebelde Pilar Ortúzar Main cast Canal 13
2010 Martín Rivas Leonor Encina Núñez Main role Televisión Nacional de Chile
2011 Amparo Benavente Main role Televisión Nacional de Chile
2012–2013 Dama y obrero Ignacia Villavicencio Main role Televisión Nacional de Chile
2014 El amor lo manejo yo Natalia Duque Main role Televisión Nacional de Chile
2015–2016 Papá a la deriva Violeta Padilla Main role Mega
2016–2017 Señores papis Ema Díaz Main role
2018 Si yo fuera rico Pascuala Domínguez Main role
2021 Edificio Corona Javiera Main role
2021 Amar profundo Tamara Contreras Solís Main role

TV series[]

Year Serie Character Role Channel
2013 Carmen Hertz (1973) Main role CHV
2014 Mireya Muñoz Main role TVN
2020 Carla Farías Main role Amazon
2020 Mónica Main role Mega

References[]

  1. ^ "El profundo y desconocido vínculo de María Gracia Omegna y Berta Lasala". Glamorama. October 25, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Gutiérrez, Cecilia (June 24, 2010). "María Gracia Omegna prepara nueva versión teatral de Las Tres Hermanas". La Tercera. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Remezón en Farandulandia: revelan supuesto quiebre entre Gonzalo Valenzuela y María Gracia Omegna". La Cuarta (in Spanish). May 27, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  4. ^ ADN. "María Gracia Omegna volvió a las teleseries en modo Covid: "Las escenas de besos son muy pocas"". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved July 13, 2021.
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