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Lennie Weinrib was born on 29 April 1935 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971), H.R. Pufnstuf (1969) and Shogun Assassin (1980). He was married to Sonia Iris Dagach. He died on 28 June 2006 in Santiago, Chile.- Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (25 November 1915 - 10 December 2006) was a Chilean general who ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, first as the leader of the Military Junta of Chile from 1973 to 1981, being declared President of the Republic by the junta in 1974 and becoming the DE Facto dictator of Chile, and from 1981 to 1990 as DE Jure President after a new Constitution, which confirmed him in the office, was approved by a referendum in 1980.
- Nora Gregor was an operetta diva, stage and film actress. She made her debut in Graz, Austria, and from there went to the Volksbühne an das Raimund-Theater in Vienna. She also worked at the Reinhardt Bühne in Berlin. From 1930 to 1933 she lived in Hollywood and also in Berlin. She made her first silent movie in 1921 and her first talkie in 1930 (Olympia (1930)). In 1937 she worked at the Burgtheater in Vienna and emigrated to Switzerland, France and Chile, where she died in Vina del Mar.
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Pablo Neruda was the pseudonym of Chilean poet Ricardo Neftali Reyes Basualto. He was born in Parral, a little town in central Chile, but his family moved to Temuco City when he was just a few months old. It was there he showed interest in poetry and made his early works, and where he picked "Pablo Neruda" as a pseudonym because his father did not approve of his writing.
Neruda He is considered one of the greatest Spanish-language poets of the 20th century. He is called "The Poet of Love" because his poetry is sensual and sometimes very erotic. He was the honorary Chilean consul in Burma, Ceylon, Java, Singapore, Buenos Aires, Barcelona and Madrid. In 1943 he returned to Chile but left in 1949 because Chilean President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla was after him for political reasons. From 1949-52 he lived in exile in different European countries. He was also known as an outspoken Communist. he died in Santiago, Chile, a few days after the military coup in which his friend Salvador Allende, the first socialist to have been democratically elected in Latin America, was toppled and later murdered.- Paul Schäfer was born on 4 December 1921 in Troisdorf, Germany. He died on 24 April 2010 in Santiago, Chile.
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- Soundtrack
Rosita Serrano (birth name Maria Martha Esther Aldunate Del Campo) was a Chilean singer and actress, who had large success in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s. Because of her bell-bright voice she received the surname "Chilean nightingale". She was the daughter of the diplomat Héctor Aldunate and the opera singer Sofia del Campo, with whom she moved during the 1930s to Europe, at first to Portugal and France, and then, since 1936, to Berlin. She started to sing in the Winter Garden and in the Metropol theatre, and charmed the audience with Chilean popular songs. The German composer Peter Kreuder discovered her and she obtained a contract with Telefunken. From now on she sang particularly in German language and songs like "Roter Mohn", "Schön die Musik", "Küß mich, bitte, bitte, küß mich", "Und die Musik spielt dazu", "Der Onkel Jonathan", and "Der kleine Liebesvogel" became successful hits. Starting from 1938 she also got roles in movies such as Bel Ami (1939), The Stars Shine (1938), The Wise Mother in Law (1939) and Herzensfreud - Herzensleid (1940). Besides, she performed on tour with two of the then most successful dance orchestras - Kurt Hohenberger's and Teddy Stauffer's . One of her best-known hits is the classic 'La Paloma', included in 'Wolfgang Petersens' ' Das Boot (1981) and Bille August's The House of the Spirits (1993)'s soundtracks. In 1943 her career had an arrest: while she was on tour in Sweden, she was charged with espionage in Germany, because she had supported Jewish refugees with the incomes from a charity meeting. She didn't return to Germany to avoid the arrest, and her songs and movies remained on the black list of the Nazi regime until the end of the war. From Sweden she returned to Chile, then she tried to start a career in the USA, but she met hostility since she also had German songs in her repertoire. In 1951 returned to Germany, but had only moderate success. She participated in the German motion picture films Dark Eyes (1951) and Saison in Salzburg (1952), and later she had only few appearances in German maintenance transmissions. A comeback attempt in 1957 on tour with Kurt Hohenberger didn't have a great success. She died in 1997, in extreme poverty, in Chile, where she had spent the last years of her life.- Producer
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Johnny Ventura was born on 8 March 1940 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He was a producer and actor, known for Blood Simple (1984), The Believers (1987) and Miami Blues (1990). He was married to Nelly Josefina Flores. He died on 28 July 2021 in Santiago, Dominican Republic.- Writer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Alejandro Sieveking was born on 5 September 1934 in Rengo, Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Chile. He was a writer and actor, known for The Club (2015), The Winter (2016) and Life Kills Me (2007). He was married to Bélgica Castro. He died on 5 March 2020 in Santiago, Chile.- Actor
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Antonio Prieto was a Chilean crooner who enjoyed great success as a recording artist in Latin America in the 1950s and 1960s. His popularity won over film producers and he was cast in several musical comedies mainly playing himself as in "Vacaciones en Acapulco" (1961). He was also featured singing the main theme in films such "Acapulqueña" (1959) and "La novia" (1962). However he did play the leading male role in "La pérgola de las flores" (1965) filmed in Chile. He was also seen quite often singing his greatest hits on television variety shows.- Sergio Vodanovic was born in 1926 in Split, Croatia. He was a writer, known for Las herederas (1983), Deja que los perros ladren (1961) and Mi mujer necesita marido (1959). He died on 12 February 2001 in Santiago, Chile.
- José Donoso was born on 5 October 1924 in Santiago, Chile. He was a writer, known for Coronación (2000), Coronación (1976) and The Place Without Limits (1978). He was married to María Pilar Donoso. He died on 7 December 1996 in Santiago, Chile.
- The talented and charming actress Carolina Fadic Maturana was born on February 27, 1974 in Santiago, Chile. At 19, while she was still a student at Academia de Teatro de Fernando Gonzalez (Fernando Gonzalez's Academy of Drama) she broke into a major TV success "Rompecorazón" (Heartbreaker, 1994), playing the main role of the series. The viewers were deeply captivated with her stunning beauty and her fresh, wicked style, mixing most of the main elements that had made other young actresses turn into icons for a whole generation. Later she starred in more TV hits: Estúpido Cupido (1995) (Stupid Cupid, 1995), "Oro Verde" (Green Gold, 1997) and Iorana (1998), but her debut on the big screen came by playing a ghost in the movie about a well-known urban legend from Santiago: La rubia de Kennedy (1995) (The Blonde From Kennedy), despite the poor reviews the film received, she established herself as one of the most promising Chilean actresses.
In the making of some ads campaign in Uruguay, Carolina met the one who would become her husband, Gabriel del Carril (a director) and father of their only son, Pedro (born in 1996). After these big changes on her life, she took temporary leave from mainstream TV series and entered into more alternative dramatic arts on stage. Her "independent" way allowed her to demonstrate her talent and she soon gained a reputation as mature actress (the most important among them being "Los Jerarcas" (2001).
At the new millennium, Carolina mixed multiple roles in many diverse topics, she got the main role in the film Antonia (2001), went back into TV series (in main and supporting roles), and acted on stage. Her appearances on the excellent, but short-lived TV release "Plaza Italia" opened the door to her first own show "Primer Plano" (Close-up), an entertaining glance at show-business and celebrity gossip, where the hyperkinetic hostess simply stole the show with her funny, irreverent style. The night of Wednesday October 9, 2002, and shortly after broadcasting a note about a fashion event, she suffered a brain attack caused by some kind of aneurysm, and after just 2 days in a coma, Carolina died at age 28. Many people cried at the unbearable loss of one who may be, by far, the most beautiful and lovely actress whom Chileans ever met and will never forget. - Erich Ernst Paul Honecker (25 August 1912 - 29 May 1994) was a German communist politician who led the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from 1971 until shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall in October 1989. He held the posts of General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and Chairman of the National Defence Council; in 1976, he replaced Willi Stoph as Chairman of the State Council, the official head of state. As the leader of East Germany, Honecker had close ties to the Soviet Union, which maintained a large army in the country.
- Allende became the Socialist President of Chile--elected by popular vote--in 1970 who was replaced by the now notorious Augusto Pinochet. It has been reported that Allende committed suicide. But it has not been determined whether his death was the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound or by fire caused by invading troops in the military coup designed to oust him from office. In retrospect, many believe that his eventual downfall was the result of conflicts between the Chilean political Left and Right. Chile's Left drew its support from the urban poor and working class. The Right was supported by a cohesive upper class that was able to galvanize its resources from agrarian and industrial interests. Additionally, the Right was able to persuade the middle class to join its ranks. The threat of Allende's Socialist policies inevitably left his administration vulnerable to the assault of a much larger and better financed political Right. Moreover, his administration had to endure the hostility of the United States during the Cold War era that saw his rise to power as a "Socialist" threat to American Democracy and capitalism. Many records confirm that the United States subsidized anti-Allende strikes and vowed its support of the military which was virulently against his administration. Unfortunately, Chile inherited Pinochet as a military dictator in 1973; at present Pinochet has been charged with war crimes for atrocities committed against opponents of his totalitarian regime. Allende's brief three years as President of Chile, beginning in 1970, are seen by his supporters and admirers as one man's efforts to neutralize the tyranny and economic hegemony of the upper classes and elites. His detractors view him as a man who threatened the Chilean economy with Socialist economic policy. His administration and his death will inevitably continue to be discussed and debated for years to come. It should be noted that many members of Allende's family were necessarily forced to leave Chile, but have nevertheless done quite well for themselves; the most notable and visible of his survivors is critically and popularly acclaimed author Isabel Allende, his niece.
- Nayara Vit was born on 3 July 1988 in Brazil. She died on 7 July 2021 in Santiago, Chile.
- Liliana Ross was born on 30 March 1939 in Genoa, Italy. She was an actress, known for Machos (2003), La Sexóloga (2012) and Adrenalina (1996). She was married to Raoul Pinno and Hugo Miller. She died on 10 June 2018 in Vitacura, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile.
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Pato Guzman was born on 10 September 1933 in Chile. He was an art director and production designer, known for Moscow on the Hudson (1984), The In-Laws (1979) and Enemies, A Love Story (1989). He died on 2 January 1991 in Santiago, Chile.- Saul Rodriguez was an actor, known for Lotoman 003 (2014), Lotoman 2.0 (2012) and Tubérculo Gourmet (2015). He died on 3 August 2016 in Santiago, Dominican Republic.
- Patricio Aylwin was a Chilean politician, lawyer, author, professor and former senator. He was the first democratically-elect president of Chile after the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990).
He played himself in Pablo Larrain's movie "No", telling the story of the Chilean referendum of 1988, which ousted Pinochet from power. The movie was nominated for a foreign language film at the 2013 Academy Awards. - Ramón del Valle-Inclán was born on 28 October 1866 in Villanueva de Arosa, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. He was a writer, known for Sonatas (1959), Love (1948) and Divinas palabras (1978). He was married to Josefina Blanco y Tegerina. He died on 5 January 1936 in Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
- María Teresa Squella was born on 13 February 1928 in Valparaiso, Chile. She was an actress, known for Encadenada (El yugo) (1947), Encrucijada (1947) and Barrio de pasiones (1948). She was married to Guillermo Carter Lee. She died on 23 February 1982 in Santiago, Chile.
- Violeta Rosa Ester Vidaurre Heiremans, better known as Violeta Vidaurre, was a Chilean actress with a long television and theater career, with more than 120 characters played since her debut.
For three decades, Vidaurre established herself as one of the most important theater actresses in the cast of the Catholic University's Experimental Theatre, collaborating with Eugenio Dittborn, Eugenio Guzmán, Hugo Miller, Víctor Jara, and the American Frank McMullan. In 1963, she was summoned to play Laura Larraín in La pérgola de las flores by Isidora Aguirre, replacing Silvia Piñeiro, which quickly became a pop culture sensation. She achieved success in television with the comedy Juntos se pasa mejor (es) in 1965, in the family comedy Juani en Sociedad (broadcast from 1967 to 1972), and in the first television adaptation of Martín Rivas (es) in 1970. After the dictatorship she began to work in various university productions and independent companies. Suddenly, she made her way back onto television as a supporting actress in hit telenovelas such as the comedies Sol tardío and La Colorina (1975-1978) by Arturo Moya Grau, and in De cara al mañana (1982) by María Elena Gertner.
She also performed in emblematic telenovelas such as La represa, La torre 10, La dama del balcón, La Villa, Mi nombre es Lara, A la sombra del ángel, Amor a domicilio, Adrenalina, A todo dar, Romané, Pampa Ilusión, and El circo de las Montini.
In 2015, she was the only woman to be a candidate (out of five selected) for the National Prize for Performing and Audiovisual Arts, whose winner was actor Héctor Noguera. In the same year, she received several tributes and recognitions for her vast career in the performing arts.
Her last performances include episodic appearances in various television series and some valued performances in independent theater companies, allowing herself to be honored in each presentation. She was the actress with the most career plays, as well as one of the last survivors of the series Juani en Sociedad and the cast of the Experimental Theatre. - Mireya Véliz was born in 1915 in Chile. She was an actress, known for La madrastra (1981), Estúpido Cupido (1995) and Tuve un sueño contigo (1999). She died on 5 September 2013 in Santiago de Chile, Chile.
- Marcos Reyes Andrade was born on 22 November 1929 in Caracas, Venezuela. He was a director, known for Rosangelica (1993), Peligrosa (1994) and Hechizo de amor (2000). He was married to Giove Campuzano and Belén Díaz. He died on 20 May 2017 in Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
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- Producer
Helvio Soto was born on 21 February 1930 in Santiago, Chile. He was a director and writer, known for Erase un niño, un guerrillero, un caballo... (1967), El ABC del amor (1967) and Mundo mágico (1967). He died on 29 November 2001 in Santiago, Chile.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Víctor Jara was born on 28 September 1932 in Ñuble Region, Chile. He was a composer and actor, known for The 33 (2015), Our Brand Is Crisis (2015) and Ein April hat 30 Tage (1979). He was married to Joan Jara. He died on 15 September 1973 in Santiago de Chile, Metropolitan Region, Chile.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Roberto Vidal Bolaño was born in 1950 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. He was an actor and writer, known for Novo de Parmuide (1987), Doentes (2011) and La novia de medianoche (1997). He died on 11 September 2002 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.- Actor
- Editor
- Director
Luis Mora was born on 8 April 1944 in Santiago, Chile. He was an actor and editor, known for Night of the Captain (1978). He died on 16 January 2019 in Santiago, Chile.- Tennyson Ferrada was born on 5 September 1939 in Chile. He was an actor, known for La madrastra (1981), Los testigos (1971) and Julio comienza en julio (1979). He died on 27 April 1999 in Santiago de Chile, Chile.
- Yoya Martínez was born on 27 August 1912 in Santiago, Chile. She was an actress, known for La madrastra (1981), El amor que pasa (1947) and Yo vendo unos ojos negros (1947). She died on 31 January 2009 in Santiago, Chile.
- Miguel Enriquez was born on 27 March 1944 in Talcahuano, Biobío Region, Chile. He was married to Alejandra Pizarro. He died on 5 October 1974 in Santiago de Chile, Metropolitan Region, Chile.
- José Secall was an actor, known for Neruda (2014), Primera Dama (2010) and Feroz (2010). He died on 5 July 2021 in Santiago, Chile.
- Lucy Salgado was an actress, known for Martín Rivas (1979), Amor a domicilio (1995) and Playa salvaje (1997). She died on 14 August 2001 in Santiago, Chile.
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- Producer
Carmen Barros was born on 7 January 1925 in Santiago de Chile, Chile. She was an actress and producer, known for Papi Ricky (2007), La casa en que vivimos (1970) and Loco Fever (2001). She was married to Jaime Amunátegui Silva. She died on 21 December 2023 in Santiago, Chile.- Paz Irarrázabal was born on 16 May 1931 in Santiago, Chile. She was an actress, known for La madrastra (1981), La gran mentira (1982) and La sal del desierto (1972). She died on 11 April 2010 in Santiago, Chile.
- José Balmes was born on 20 January 1927 in Montesquieu, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for Bye-Bye Tarzán (1987), Salvador Allende (2004) and La memòria de la música (2013). He was married to Gracia Barrios. He died on 28 August 2016 in Santiago, Chile.
- Gabriela Velasco was born on 10 October 1941 in Santiago de Chile, Chile. She was an actress, known for Teatro en CHV (2003), Martes 13 (1983) and Festival de Viña del Mar (1963). She was married to Bigote Arrocet, Juan Mackenna Salas and Jorge Luco. She died on 5 June 2019 in Santiago de Chile, Chile.
- Peggy Cordero was born on 5 August 1935 in Santiago, Chile. She was an actress, known for Tic Tac (1997), Operación Alfa (1972) and El padre Gallo (1970). She was married to Leonardo Perucci. She died on 9 July 2015 in Santiago de Chile, Chile.
- Fedora Kliwadenko was born on 13 September 1956 in Viña del Mar, Chile. She was an actress, known for La represa (1984), Marta a las ocho (1985) and Las dos caras del amor (1988). She died on 23 August 2022 in Santiago, Chile.
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- Writer
- Production Manager
Valentin Pimstein was born on 9 August 1925 in Santiago, Chile. He was a producer and writer, known for Obsesión (1967), Un paso al abismo (1958) and La madrastra (1962). He was married to Victoria Ratinoff. He died on 27 June 2017 in Santiago, Chile.- Producer
- Actor
Abdullah Omidvar was born on 29 September 1932 in Tehran, Iran. He was a producer and actor, known for Johnny One Hundred Pesos (1993), La rubia de Kennedy (1995) and Coronación (2000). He died on 14 July 2022 in Santiago, Chile.- Myriam Palacios was born on 18 December 1933 in Victoria, Malleco, IX Region, Chile. She was an actress, known for Coronación (2000), Marrón Glacé (1993) and Marrón Glacé, el regreso (1996). She was married to Jorge Gajardo. She died on 18 March 2013 in Providencia, Santiago, Metropolitan Region, Chile.
- Eugenio Retes was born on 6 September 1895 in Lima, Peru. He was an actor and writer, known for Verdejo gasta un millón (1941), Verdejo gobierna en Vallaflor (1942) and El gran circo Chamorro (1955). He died on 1 March 1987 in Santiago, Chile.
- Hilda Sour was born on 30 December 1915 in Rancagua, Chile. She was an actress, known for Jettatore (1938), Mujeres en mi vida (1950) and Norte y Sur (1934). She was married to Arturo Gatica. She died on 6 June 2003 in Santiago, Chile.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patricio Kaulen was born on 8 April 1921 in Santiago, Chile. He was a director and writer, known for Largo viaje (1967), Encrucijada (1947) and La casa en que vivimos (1970). He died on 23 February 1999 in Santiago de Chile, Chile.- Andrés Rillón was born on 27 December 1929 in Vina del Mar, Chile. He was an actor, known for Medio mundo (1985), Héroes (2015) and El rey de San Gregorio (2005). He was married to María Elvira Reyes. He died on 5 January 2017 in Santiago de Chile, Chile.
- Luis Aguirre Pinto was born on 10 August 1907 in Copiapó, Atacama, Chile. Luis was a composer, known for El último día de invierno (1942), Una canción de amor (1930) and Hombres del sur (1939). Luis died on 7 July 1997 in Santiago, Chile.
- Xosé Manuel Olveira 'Pico' was born in 1955 in Muros, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. He was an actor, known for Cell 211 (2009), Retornos (2010) and The Sea Inside (2004). He died on 13 June 2013 in Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
- Actress
- Casting Director
Silvia Piñeiro was born on 27 June 1922 in Santiago, Chile. She was an actress and casting director, known for Marrón Glacé (1993), Marrón Glacé, el regreso (1996) and Estúpido Cupido (1995). She died on 15 May 2003 in Santiago, Chile.- Pepe Tapia was born on 3 April 1942 in Santiago de Chile, Chile. He was an actor, known for Sonrisas de Chile (1970), Medio mundo (1985) and Las historias de Sussi (1998). He was married to Victoria Campos. He died on 27 May 2020 in Santiago de Chile, Chile.