Silvia Santelices
Silvia Santelices | |
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 Santelices in 2009 | |
| Born | 27 June 1940 Santiago, Chile |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Chile |
| Occupation | Actress, politician |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Political party | Socialist |
| Spouse(s) | Jaime Schneider (divorced) |
| Children | Valeria Schneider |
Silvia Elena Santelices Rojas (born 27 June 1940) is a Chilean theater, film, and television actress, a pioneer of telenovelas in her country. She currently serves as councilor for the commune of Rancagua.
Professional career[]
In 1960 Santelices entered the Catholic University of Chile to study theater. While still a student, she joined the nascent dramatic department of her alma mater's television station, Canal 13, where she initially participated in televised plays.[1] In 1967 she was part of the cast of the first telenovela shot in Chile, , in which she shared the screen with actors such as Mirella Latorre, Mario Rodríguez, and .[2]
During the 1980s and 90s Santelices participated in numerous soap operas on Canal 13 and TVN, most notably La madrastra (1981), Los títeres (1984), and (1999).[2] She also played Lucia Solar, mother of Teresa of the Andes (played by Paulina Urrutia) in TVN's miniseries (1989).
After years of absence from television, in 2005 she participated in the television series Brujas, and has joined other dramatic productions such as Papi Ricky and Veinteañero a los 40.
She is known for having a great stage presence, characteristic smooth voice, and great interpretive power. Since the late 1990s she has lived in the city of Rancagua,[3] where she is part of Casa del Arte Theater Company.
Political career[]
In the 1970s Santelices was a supporter of Popular Unity. The 1973 coup d'état took her by surprise in Venezuela, where she was exiled for five years.[4]
She was elected councilor of Rancagua in the municipal elections of 2008 on behalf of the Socialist Party.[5] In the 2012 elections she returned to obtain a seat on the Municipal Council of Rancagua, receiving 4,533 votes, corresponding to 6.38%, obtaining the third communal majority.[6]
Telenovelas[]
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Ignacia Duarte | Canal 13 | |
| 1981 | La madrastra | Felisa Morán | |
| 1982 | Isabel Valverde | TVN | |
| Cecilia Sonnenberg | Canal 13 | ||
| 1983 | Estela Diez | ||
| 1984 | Los títeres | Eva Chacón | |
| 1985 | Lía Narváez / Leonora Di Lauro | TVN | |
| 1986 | Ximena Larralde | ||
| 1988 | Clara Wilson | Canal 13 | |
| 1989 | Eliana Riesling | TVN | |
| 1990 | Silvia Montané | ||
| 1991 | Adriana Miraflores | ||
| 1993 | Dolores "Lolo" Alzavía | Canal 13 | |
| 1995 | Gloria Cox | TVN | |
| 1996 | Loca piel | Irene Claro | |
| 1999 | Kimberly Seymour | Canal 13 | |
| 2005 | Brujas | Rebeca Márquez | |
| 2007 | Papi Ricky | Matilde Hormazábal | |
| 2012 | Reserva de familia | Amelia Correa | TVN |
| 2016 | Veinteañero a los 40 | Ester Lynch | Canal 13 |
Other TV series[]
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Esa mujer eres tú | Lucila | Canal 13 |
| Manolita Rozas | |||
| 1968 | Loreto | ||
| 1970 | Leonor Encina | TVN | |
| Natalia Klavitz | |||
| 1979 | Adelaida Molina | ||
| 1989 | Lucía Solar | ||
| 2005 | La Nany | Yolanda "Yoli" Tapia | Mega |
| 2015 | Josefa "Pepa" | UCV |
References[]
- ^ Núñez, Natalia (4 September 2005). "Silvia Santelices construirá un teatro con su nombre" [Silvia Santelices Will Build a Theater with Her Name]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Rancagua. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Figueroa, Nicolás (5 January 2016). "La actriz que estuvo en la primera teleserie chilena y que hoy destaca en '20añero a los 40'" [The Actress Who was on the First Chilean Telenovela Today Prominent in '20añero a los 40'] (in Spanish). Teletrece. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ Miranda, Eduardo (19 August 2013). "Silvia Santelices: Toda la vida me he sentido estigmatizada por hacer de señora pituca" [Silvia Santelices: All My Life I Have Felt Stigmatized for Being a Posh Lady]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ Paz, Sergio (2 July 2005). "La joven Silvia Santelices" [The Young Silvia Santelices]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Votación Candidatos por Comuna Rancagua" [Candidate Votes for Rancagua Commune] (in Spanish). Electoral Service of Chile. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Elección de Concejales 2012" [2012 Councilor Election] (in Spanish). Electoral Service of Chile. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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- Socialist Party of Chile politicians
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