| Benjamín Vicuña | |
| Birth Name: | Benjamín Vicuña Luco |
| Birth Date: | 29 November 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
| Alma Mater: | University of Chile |
| Years Active: | 1998–present |
| Children: | 6 (one deceased) |
Benjamín Vicuña Luco (born 29 November 1978) is a Chilean actor and entrepreneur.
Vicuña was born November 29, 1978, to father Juan Pablo Vicuña Parot and mother Isabel Luco Morandé.[1] [2] He is a descendant of Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna,[3] a Chilean historian and politician of Basque[4] and Irish descent. He studied theatre at the University of Chile.
Vicuña founded the Centro Mori and has been appointed as a "goodwill ambassador" of UNICEF Chile in 2008.
Vicuña was in a relationship with Argentine model Carolina Ardohain from 2005 to 2015, and the couple has four children together; one daughter, Blanca (2006-2012) and three sons, Bautista (born in 2008), Beltrán (born in 2012) and Benicio (born in 2014).[5] [6] He was in a relationship with Argentine actress China Suárez from 2015 to 2021, and the couple has two children together: daughter Magnolia (born in 2018) and son Amancio (born in 2020).[7] [8]
| Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Character | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Lucha social digital | Efraín | Boris Quercia | |
| 2002 | Paraíso B | Jimmy | Nicolás Acuña | |
| 2003 | Víctor Camus | Jorge López Sotomayor | ||
| 2004 | Promedio rojo | Fele | Nicolás López | |
| Mujeres Infieles | 'OJala M1s b0l4s | Rodrigo Ortúzar | ||
| El roto: Perjudícame Cariño | Sebastián | Alberto Daiber | ||
| Las hormigas asesinas | Paul Kazán | Alberto Fuguet | ||
| No Me Toques | Mauro Bravo | |||
| 2005 | Juego de Verano | Leandro | Fernanda Aljaro y Matías Bize | |
| Se Arrienda | Paul Kazán | Alberto Fuguet | ||
| 2006 | Fuga | Eliseo Montalbán | Pablo Larraín | |
| 2008 | Chef's Special | Horacio | Nacho G. Velilla | |
| Muñeca | Pedro | Sebastián Arrau | ||
| 2009 | Grade 3 | Gaston | Roberto Artiagoitía | |
| Super | Ortega | Felipe del Río | ||
| Dawson Isla 10 | Sergio Bitar | Miguel Littin | ||
| 2010 | Drama | Max | Matías Lira | |
| 2015 | El bosque de Karadima | Thomas Leyton | Matías Lira | |
| The Memory of Water | Javier | Matías Bize | ||
| Baires | Mateo | Marcelo Páez Cubells | ||
| 2016 | El hilo rojo | Manuel | Daniela Goggi | |
| That's Not Cheating | Joaquín Campos | Ariel Winograd | ||
| 2017 | Los padecientes | Pablo Rouviot | ||
| 2019 | The Moneychanger | Javier Bonpland | ||
| 2020 | Jailbreak Pact | León Vargas | David Albala | |
| 2022 | Lie to Me | Julian | Sebastian Schindel | |
| 2023 | Papá al rescate | Nico | Marcos Carnevale | |
| El silencio de Marcos Tremmer | Marcos Tremmer | Miguel García de la Calera | ||
| Mensaje en una botella | Gabriel Nesci | |||
| TBA | Matria | Sandra Arriagada |
| 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 | Boris Berkowitz | |
| 2020 | Inés del alma mía | RTVE, Boomerang TV, Chilevisión | Rodrigo de Quiroga |
| 2021 | Demente | Mega | Joaquín Acevedo |
| Terapia alternativa | Star+ | Elias | |
| Victoria | Amazon Prime Video | Antonio M. | |
| 2022 | The First of Us | Telefe | Santiago Luna |
| 2023 | La voz ausente | Star+ | Pablo Rouviot |
| Los mil días de Allende | El Nueve | Fidel Castro | |
| Limbo 2 | Star+ |
| Year | Title | Author | Director | Character | Theater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Antigona | Rodrigo Perez | |||
| 1999 | Hechos Consumados | Alfredo Castro | Chilean National Theater, Teatro de la Memoria • Santiago, Chile | ||
| 2000 | The Seagull | Anton Chekhov | Erik Lacascade | ||
| Juegos a la hora de la siesta | Roma Mahieu | ||||
| 2001 | El Naranjal | Ramón Griffero | |||
| Top Dogs | Teatro del Puente • Santiago, Chile | ||||
| El lugar común | Alejandro Moreno | ||||
| 2002 | Cueca@ | Alejandro Moreno | |||
| 2004 | Splendid's | Jean | Centro Cultural Matucana 100 • Santiago, Chile | ||
| 2005 | Cooking with Elvis | Centro Mori, Teatro Mori Bellavista • Santiago, Chile | |||
| 2007 | The Lover | Centro Mori, Teatro Mori Parque Arauco • Santiago, Chile | |||
| 2009 | The Big Night | Centro Mori, Teatro Mori Vitacura • Santiago, Chile | |||
| 2011 | The Celebration | Centro Mori, Lola Membrives • Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||
| 2017 | Eva Perón | Eva Perón | Teatro Nacional Cervantes • Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| 2019 | Terapia Amorosa | Valentin | |||
| 2022 | The Grönholm Method | Sala Pablo Neruda • Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | I Like | Los Tetas | [9] |
| 2022 | Cuando Lo Veo | Pimpinela | [10] |
| 2023 | Lloro | Pimpinela | [11] |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | APES Award | Best Lead Actor - Television | Purasangre | |||
| 2003 | APES Award | Best Actor - Television | Pecadores | |||
| 2004 | Altazor Award | Best Actor in a Television Series | Pecadores | |||
| 2005 | Copihue de Oro | Best Actor - Television | Los simuladores | |||
| 2006 | Copihue de Oro | Best Actor - Television | Huaiquimán y Tolosa | |||
| APES Award | Best Supporting Performance - Television | Huaiquimán y Tolosa | ||||
| Trieste Festival of Latin-American Cinema | Best Performance | Fuga | ||||
| London Film Festival | Best Actor | Fuga | ||||
| 2007 | Málaga Spanish Film Festival | Favorite Movie Actor | Fuga | |||
| 2009 | Copihue de Oro | Best Actor - Film | ||||
| New York Latin ACE Awards | Cinema - Best Supporting Actor | Chef's Special | ||||
| 2010 | Copihue de Oro | Best Actor - Film | ||||
| 2011 | Copihue de Oro | Best Actor - Television | ||||
| 2012 | Martín Fierro Awards | Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Telefeature | La dueña | |||
| 2014 | Martín Fierro Awards | Best Lead Actor of Daily Fiction or Soap Opera | Farsantes | [12] | ||
| 2015 | Copihue de Oro | Favorite Actor | ||||
| 2016 | Martín Fierro Awards | Best Lead Actor of Daily Fiction | Entre caníbales | [13] | ||
| 2019 | Notirey Awards | Best Lead Actor of Daily Fiction | Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza | |||
| ACE Award | Best Leading Actor in a Comedy | Terapia amorosa | ||||
| 2022 | Silver Condor Awards | Best Leading Actor in a Comedy Series | Terapia alternativa | |||
| 2023 | Martín Fierro Awards | Best Lead Actor of Daily Fiction | The First of Us | [14] [15] |