Benjamín Vicuña
Benjamín Vicuña Luco (born November 29, 1978) is a Chilean film, theater and television actor and businessman, who has developed his career in Chile as well as in Argentina and Spain. Together with Gonzalo Valenzuela, he is the founder of the Mori Cultural Center. He was selected as the seventh best Chilean actor of all time by the Chile Elige list, in 2006.
Benjamín Vicuña | |
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 Benjamín Vicuña in 2006. | |
| Born | Benjamín Vicuña Luco November 29, 1978 |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation(s) | Actor and Entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Partner(s) | Carolina Ardohain (2005–2015) China Suárez (2015–2021) |
| Children | 6 (one deceased) |
Childhood and studies
[change | change source]He is the youngest of the four children of Juan Pablo Vicuña Parot and Isabel Luco Morandé —the others are: Carolina (psychologist), María José (painter) and Juan Pablo (architect)—. His parents separated when he was 4 years old and his mother remarried Oussama Aboughazal.
Upon finishing school, he entered the theater career at the University of Chile. There he discovered his companions, with whom he would later form "El Hijo", a theater company that has staged works such as "El lugar comun", "Sala de urgencies", "Ifigenia", "Cuec@" and "La mujer gallina". At this stage of his life, he also experienced "street theater", encouraged by the masters of Chilean theater: Fernando González, Alfredo Castro, Rodrigo Pérez and Ramón Griffero, to name a few.
Television
[change | change source]| Year | Title | Channel | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Vivir al Día | Red Televisión | |
| 2001 | Piel Canela | Canal 13 | Gabriel Vallejos |
| 2002-2003 | Purasangre | TVN | Rafael Callasis |
| 2003 | Pecadores | TVN | Herodes Barriga, El Piruja |
| La vida es una lotería (episode: Pobre Millonario) |
TVN | Javier Soto | |
| 2004 | Destinos Cruzados | TVN | Franco Schiafino |
| 2005-2010 | Los Simuladores | Canal 13 | Gabriel Medina |
| 2006-2008 | Huaiquimán y Tolosa | Canal 13 | Richard Tolosa |
| 2007 | Héroes | Canal 13 | Manuel Rodríguez |
| 2008-2009 | Don Juan y su bella dama | Telefe | Franco Ramirez Puente |
| 2010 | Los Hombres de Paco (Spain) | Antena 3 | Deker |
| 2011-2012 | Herederos de una venganza | Argentina | Benicio Echagüe, El Maldito |
| 2011-2013 | Prófugos (LatinAmerica) | HBO | Alvaro Parraguez / Tegui |
| 2011-2014 | Los archivos del cardenal | TVN | Ramón Sarmiento |
| 2012 | La Dueña | Telefe | Félix Fernández |
| 2013-2014 | Farsantes | El Trece | Pedro Beggio |
| 2015 | Entre caníbales | Telefe | Agustín Larralde |
| 2015-2018 | Sitiados | Fox, TVN | Agustín González |
| 2016 | 2091 | Fox | Lodi |
| Por Fin Solos | TVN | Gonzalo Munoz | |
| 2017 | Un Diablo Con Ángel | TVN | Gaspar Muñoz |
| 2018 | 100 Days to Fall in Love | Telefe | Emiliano Iturria |
| 2018-2019 | Locked Up | Fox | Antonio Hierro |
| 2019 | Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza | El Trece | Torcuato Ferreyra |
| 2019-2020 | Berko: el arte de callar | FOX/TVN | Boris Berkowitz |
| 2020 | Inés del alma mía | RTVE, Boomerang TV, Chilevisión | Rodrigo de Quiroga |
| 2021 | Demente | Mega | Joaquín Acevedo |
| The First of Us | Telefe | Santiago | |
| Terapia alternativa | Star+ |
Other websites
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