Catalina Vera Explained

Catalina Vera
Birth Name:Catalina Andrea Vera Cordero
Birth Date:1987 11, df=y
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Occupation:Actress, producer, model
Years Active:2006–present

Catalina Vera Cordero (Santiago, 1 November 1987) is a Chilean film and television actress, model, dancer and producer. Known mainly for being the winner of Cabaret Burlesque,[1] having played Ingrid Parra in Vuelve temprano[2]  of TVN, and her performances in Verdades Ocultas,[3] [4] Directo al corazón and lo que callamos las mujeres.

Biography

Catalina was born into a middle-class family in Santiago (Chile), daughter of Héctor Vera, a medical technologist and Jacquelinne Cordero, a pshychoterapist. Her name is inspired by queen Catherine the Great.

As a child she attended the Santa Catalina Labouré school and later the Mayor school of Peñalolén. Motivated by her parents, she took classes in Flamenco, Literature, Drawing, Contemporary Dance, Modeling and Bellydance.

She was soon attracted to the world of acting, especially from the time she participated in musicals such as "Cat's", "Chicago", and "Moulin Rouge" at her school.

Finished the school she decided to be an actress to be able to reach her dream, to be an worldwide recognized actress. Catalina studied acting for four in thet Duoc UC and  the University of the Americas, where she received a degree in Actress with a Mention in Performing Arts. After she finished the university, traveled to the United States to perform a workshop in  Hollywood,  iPop LA, at Roosevelt Hotel, California. With the acquired knowledge, she opened, together with his family, an arts academy, the "Al-Safirah" academy,  in Chile. In addition to doing works for children and adults, he taught classes about everything she had learned about hers life.

 The first interpretive appearance of Catalina in television was in the program "Pasiones" of TVN, to then not stop more until now, unfolding very naturally among her characters.

The big step for the actress was when she won "Cabaret Burlesque", a talent show that was looking for the best Chilean Vedette.Among a thousand participants, Catalina win the first place, transforming her life towards feathers, glamor, heels and shine. She traveled to France, since that was her prize plus, with a significant amount of money, and she formed his first Varieté called "Cabarieté", invited by the director Patricio Munita, where she meets the Vedette of the Bim Bam Bum "Maggie Lay". Catalina interpreted the nocturnal TV series "Vuelve Temprano", where she played "Ingrid Parra", who was pregnant with the protagonist and acquiring a lot of fame, hers character grew to become in a fundamental character of the central plot.

 Jorrit Smink, a Dutch filmmaker, invited her to participate in "Lo Siento Laura", a film that would initially be interactive, with five hundred scenes, thirty finals, all this available on YouTube. But Jorrit thought that it was better to start with a traditional film and then upload the other options to the internet, for which Catalina was seen on the big screen with her character "Lily", Laura's best friend. They won the first place in the Film Festival in Venezuela, second place in the Cinema Film Festival of Texas,[5] and premiered for the first time at the Comedy Cluj Film Festival[6] in Romania, where they participated in their first red carpet.

 Upon his return to Chile, she participated in the videoclip "Tienes Miedo"[7] of the renowned national group Megapuesta, in order to later take part in several highly successful programs such as: Irreversible, Pobre Gallo, Lo que callamos las mujeres and his recent participation as Marisol Sanchez in the TV series Verdades Ocultas,[8] she has also been invited to several TV shows, being for a time a panelist of the live program The Lao.[9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleCountry
2006Rojo (La Película)Dancer Chile
2012 NoSecretary Chile
2016Lo Siento LauraLili Chile

Shorts

YearTitleRoleCountry
2015Una Noche de BrujasLys Chile
2018NounoursAndrea Chile

Televisión

Telenovelas

YearTitleRoleChannel
2012La SexólogaAnnouncerChilevisión
2014Vuelve tempranoIngrid ParraTVN
2014Soltera otra vezBuyer WomanChannel 13
2016Pobre GalloNoemiMega
2017Dime quién fueMacarena ArancibiaTVN
2018Verdades OcultasMarisol SanchezMega
2018Pacto de sangreMelanyChannel 13

Series

YearTitleRoleChannel
2006–2008PasionesSeveral main charactersTVN
2009El Diario de EvaSeveral main charactersChilevisión
2011–2016Directo al CorazónSeveral main charactersChannel 13
2012La Dimensión RossaVarious CharactersTVN
2012GordisNerd WomanChilevisión
2013Los CaremonaDaughterLa Red
2013–2018Lo que callamos las mujeresSeveral main charactersChilevisión
2014RoommatesStripperHBO
2015Código RosaSeveral main charactersMega
2016Por TiSeveral main charactersTVN
2017IrreversibleSeveral main charactersChannel 13
2017Abrazar la vidaSeveral main charactersChannel 13
2018Efecto MariposaPaulina FernándezMega

Reality shows and contest programs

YearTitleRoleChannel
2009Hombre al aguaContestantTVN
2010Combate estelarContestantChilevisión
2012Cabaret BurlesqueContestant (Winner)TVN
2015Talento ChilenoContestantChilevisión
2015Amor sin banderasGuest JudgeChannel 13

TV shows

YearTitleRoleChannel
2013Conecta2GuestTVN
2013Raíces ÁrabesGuestViVe
2013Mas Vale TardeGuest (3 times)La Red
2013Aló Rastro BarGuestEl Rastro
2013–2015Mentiras VerdaderasGuest (2 times)Chilevisión
2015Nico LateGuestViVe
2015Siganme los buenosGuestViVe
2016Viral, luces y sombras de la webProtagonistTVN
2016El show después del lateGuestViVe
2016Mucho GustoGuest (3 times)Mega
2016BienvenidosGuest (2 times)Channel 13
2017Vida fitGuestViVe
2018The LaoPanelistViVe
2018La divina comidaGuestChilevisión
2018Toc ShowGuest (2 times)
2018¿Y qué pasó?GuestVía X
2018No eres tú, soy yoGuest (2 times)Zona Latina

Music videos

YearTitleBand
2012Malefactor ManifiestoThornafire
2016Tienes Miedo Megapuesta

Commercial Announcements

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: En sensual final catalina vera se corono ganadora de cabaret. 7 December 2016. Publimetro. 3 February 2013. es-LA. 14 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180614072152/https://www.publimetro.cl/cl//en-sensual-final-catalina-vera-se-corono-ganadora-de-cabaret/showbiz/2013-02-03/101224.html. dead.
  2. News: CATALINA VERA, LA ACTRIZ TRAS LA TESTIGO DE "VUELVE TEMPRANO". 29 January 2018. teleserieschilenas.cl. es-LA.
  3. News: Actriz Catalina Vera se sumó a teleserie "Verdades Ocultas" de Mega en rol clave. 26 June 2018. 27 June 2018. BioBioChile – La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile. es-LA.
  4. News: Catalina Vera se integró a 'Verdades Ocultas': tendrá rol clave en plan de Amelia. 26 June 2018. Pagina 7. es.
  5. Web site: Past Winners. 21 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181221182732/http://fdcla.org/about-us.html#past-winners. 21 December 2018. dead.
  6. Web site: Iartă-mă Laura, Comedy Cluj. https://archive.today/20161229182358/http://comedycluj.ro/iarta-ma-laura/. dead. 29 December 2016. 29 December 2016.
  7. Web site: TIENES MIEDO – MEGAPUESTA. . 21 December 2018.
  8. Web site: ¿EN QUÉ ESTÁN ESTOS INTÉRPRETES?. 29 May 2018. es-LA.
  9. Web site: FESTIVAL DE VIÑA 2018: ¡FUI DE PANELISTA!. . 10 June 2018.