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Francisca Lewin
Birth Name:María Francisca Lewin Castellano
Birth Date:26 September 1980
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Occupation:Actress
Mother:Ángela Castellano
Relatives:Blanca Lewin (cousin)
Partner:Guillermo Calderón
Awards: (2005)
Education:Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Party:Democratic Revolution

María Francisca Lewin Castellano (born 26 September 1980) is a Chilean film, theater, and television actress.

Early life and education

Francisca Lewin was born in Santiago in 1980, the daughter of Ángela Castellano, a professor at the Pontifical Catholic University's School of Nursing. She is the distant cousin of actress Blanca Lewin.[1]

She studied acting at the Theater School of the Pontifical Catholic University, graduating in October 2002, with the production Hombre pobre todo es trazas by Pedro Calderón de la Barca.

Television and film career

A year after graduating, Lewin landed a leading role in the TVN youth telenovela titled . She later appeared in its sequel, .[2]

In 2005, she joined TVN, to play Doménica Capo in the Italian immigrant television series . For this performance, she received the for Best Supporting Actress.[2]

Also that year, she acted in the Alberto Fuguet film Se arrienda, alongside Luciano Cruz-Coke. The film premiered in October 2005 at the Valdivia International Film Festival. In an interview on the Canal 13 morning show , in its entertainment segment, , Lewin said:

She established herself in soap operas in 2006, playing the ambitious Andrea Riquelme in the successful , a role that took Lewin out of her previous roles as a "tender" girl.

In 2007, she appeared in three television projects on the state channel. is a telenovela in which Lewin plays a young transplanted woman, Elisa, who has a complicated family history. is an anthology series that revolves around the loss of virginity of its protagonists. In it, Francisca appears in the chapter "Gonzalo", where the protagonist, played by, is a virgin schoolboy who tries to persuade his girlfriend (Lewin), also a virgin, to have sex. Finally, she appeared in the sitcom , directed by, where she plays a teenager who inherits a hotel, along with her mother, her stepsister, and the latter's mother.

In 2008, she joined the cast of the telenovela Viuda Alegre, where she played the role of Javiera Balmaceda/Sabina Díaz.[3]

On 18 June 2009, the film , starring Lewin and directed by, was released in theaters.

In the same year, Francisca starred with Álvaro Rudolphy in the nightly television series Conde Vrolok, playing Emilia Verdugo.[3]

In 2010, she starred in La familia de al lado, a production in which she portrays Carola Fabres, the black sheep of the Fabres family and lives in the shadow of her older sister, Ignacia. "The parents do not treat Carola well, not like Ignacia, who has always been her favorite. That is why she rebels and takes refuge in alcohol and drugs," Lewin explained.

In 2011, she dedicated herself fully to theater in the Guillermo Calderón play Villa+Discurso, and in 2012 she appeared in the feature film Educación física with .

In 2014, Lewin continued her professional rise with Las 2 Carolinas, directed by Vicente Sabatini. She played Carolina Salazar, the innocent young woman who arrives in Las Condes to work as a personal assistant to the voracious and ruthless owner of a fashion store.[4]

Advertising

During 2006, Lewin ventured into advertising, becoming one of the main faces of the Ripley department store.

In 2007, she was hired by Ingesa S.A. to be the face of Skechers sneakers, a position previously held by actress . The manager of Ingesa commented that Lewin was chosen because she is "talented, charismatic, and arouses great sympathy among the youth. She is close to the people, simple, and far from show business."[5]

Personal life

In May 2016, Lewin voiced her support for the Democratic Revolution party.[6]

In March 2018, she announced that she was having her first child with her partner, the actor and dramatist Guillermo Calderón.[2]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleDirector
2004 Crescendo (short) Amanda
No me toques (short) Yezarela Mauro Bravo
2005 Se arrienda Elisa Alberto Fuguet
2009
2010 Claudia Santa Ana Alberto Fuguet
2012 Educación física Emiliana
Réquiem Margarita Camilo Chicahuale
2013 Agua Malena Álvaro Rudolphy
2015 Sex Life of Plants Barbara Sebastián Brahm

TV series

YearTitleRoleEpisodeDirector
2001 Enigma Cecilia "Trágico agosto"
2002 Enigma Isabel "Triste Domingo"
2003 Mea Culpa Viviana Garay "El Taxi"
Cuentos de mujeres Camila "Camila"
Magdalena Arías
2005 Magdalena Arías
Doménica Capo Vicente Sabatini
2006 Andrea Riquelme
Karina "Pleno centro"
2007 Elisa Lamarca
Carolina "Gonzalo" Marcelo Ferrari
Paula Plaza
2008 Viuda Alegre Javiera Balmaceda/Sabina Díaz
2009–2010 Conde Vrolok Emilia Verdugo
2010 La familia de al lado Carola Fabres
2013–2014 Secretos en el jardín Raquel Lastra Rodrigo Velásquez
2014 Las 2 Carolinas Carolina Salazar Vicente Sabatini
2017 Soledad Ortúzar Andrés Wood
2018 Martín, el hombre y la leyenda Mireya Inostroza Juan Francisco Olea
2021 Colomba Ulloa Guillermo Helo

TV programs

Theater

YearTitleAuthorRoleTheaterRef.
2002 Hombre pobre todo es trazas
Romeo and Juliet Juliet
2003 An Enemy of the People Petra Teatro Tobalaba
2006 A View from the Bridge Catherine Teatro del Parque [7]
2007 Todo es distinto de cómo tú piensas
2008–2009 Clase [8]
2009 Three Sisters Irina Teatro de la Palabra
2011 Villa+Discurso
2013 Escuela Teatro UC
2016 Un cuento de navidad Álvaro Viguera Belle
2019 Dragón Teatro UC

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryProductionResultRef.
2004 Best Acting Performance
2005 Best Supporting Actress
Guachaca Queen Most Popular Female Character
Best Film Actress Se arrienda
2009 Best Theater Actress Clase
2017 Best Leading Film Actress Sex Life of Plants

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blanca Lewin aclara parentesco con recordada actriz . Blanca Lewin Clarifies Relationship With Remembered Actress . . es . 2022-03-15 . 2023-08-06.
  2. Web site: Francisca Lewin será madre por primera vez a los 37 años . Francisca Lewin Will Be a Mother for the First Time at the Age of 37 . . es . 2018-03-15 . 2023-08-06.
  3. Web site: Francisca Lewin contó su experiencia de volver a la TV: 'Me emocionó el llamado' . Francisca Lewin Recounts Her Experience of Returning to TV: "I was moved by the call" . Paulina . Cardenas . . es . 2021-11-30 . 2023-08-06.
  4. News: Francisca Lewin entre dos clases sociales en lo nuevo de CHV . Francisca Lewin Between Two Social Classes in CHV's Newest . Adela . Araujo . . es . 2014-01-16 . 2023-08-06.
  5. News: Francisca Lewin, nuevo rostro de Skechers . Francisca Lewin, New Face of Skechers . . Chile . es . 2007-02-16 . https://archive.today/20120629-114910/http://www.lanacion.cl/prontus_noticias/site/artic/20070215/pags/20070215211953.html . 2012-06-29 . dead . 2023-08-06.
  6. News: Es oficial: Revolución Democrática ya se inscribió como partido político . It's Official: Democratic Revolution Has Registered as a Political Party . El Desconcierto . es . 2016-05-16 . 2023-08-06.
  7. News: Insoportablemente bella . Unbearably Beautiful . Bárbara . Muñoz S. . . Santiago . es . 2006-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082442/http://diario.elmercurio.com/detalle/index.asp?id= . 2016-03-04 . dead . 2023-08-06.
  8. News: Exitoso paso de 'Clase' por escenarios locales . Successful Tour of "Clase" Through Local Stages . . Valdivia, Chile . es . 2008-11-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131012023710/http://www.australvaldivia.cl/prontus4_nots/site/artic/20081125/pags/20081125000635.html . 2013-10-12 . dead . 2023-08-06.