Jani Dueñas Explained
Jani Dueñas |
Birth Name: | Alejandra Selma Dueñas Santander |
Birth Date: | 11 January 1975 |
Nationality: | Chilean |
Occupation: | Actress, comedian |
Alejandra Selma Dueñas Santander (born 11 January 1975), better known as Jani Dueñas, is a Chilean actress and comedian.[1] She is best known for her role as Patana Tufillo Triviño on the children's series 31 Minutos, and for appearing on the Chilevisión program .
Biography
Jani Dueñas is the daughter of, sister of lawyer David Dueñas, and cousin of .
She has appeared on radio, on the programs and Dueñas de nada on the Internet radio station Molecula.cl. She is also a panelist for the Vía X television program Campo minado, and serves as the announcer for on Chilevisión. In addition to her media work, she performs stand-up comedy shows, such as Hardcore, which co-starred in with,, and Paloma Salas.
In 2014, Comedy Central Latin America aired the program Comedy Central Presenta: Stand-up en Chile, hosted by Nicolás Larraín and showing the routines of 14 Chilean comedians, including Dueñas.[2]
In 2016 she presented her one-person stand-up show Ya no somos los mismos at the historic .[3]
From 2017 to 2018 she hosted Dueñas de Salas with Paloma Salas on Big Radio, an online radio station.
In 2017 she recorded a stand-up show called Grandes fracasos de ayer y hoy, which was released on Netflix in mid-2018.[4] The routine was selected by Time magazine as one of the 10 best stand-up comedy specials of the year.[5]
On 26 February 2019 she performed at the 60th Viña del Mar International Song Festival, the same night as singers Marc Anthony and David Bisbal. Her routine was loudly booed by the public, so she had to wrap up the set early.[6]
Political career
In 2016, Dueñas joined Democratic Revolution.[7]
Works
Radio
- (2008–2012), Radio ADN
- Más allá del fútbol (2013),
- Dueñas de nada (2015), Molécula.cl
- El nuevo taco (2015),
- Dueñas de Salas (2017–2018), Big Radio
Books
- Gatos gordos, Piscolas y otras voces que me persiguen (2012), Planeta,
Dubbing
- Las vacaciones de Tulio, Patana y el pequeño Tim (2009), Voice: Patana Tufillo
- 31 minutos, la película (2008), Voice: Patana Tufillo, Estrella de Lana, and TV commentator
- 31 Minutos (2003–2005, 2014), Voice: Patana and others
Actress
- Mitú (2005) as Úrsula
- Es cool (2005) as Susana
- (2004) as Bárbara Céspedes
- (2008) as Lidia
Casting director
Television programs
- (voiceover)
- , Vía X (2005–2006)
- (voiceover)
- (2011–2012)
- Campo minado, Vía X, 2016
- , Chilevisión (voiceover)
Notes and References
- Web site: Jani Dueñas: 'Para mí también es difícil trabajar con un grupo de gorilas' . Jani Dueñas: 'It is Also Difficult for Me to Work with a Group of Gorillas' . Súbela . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20181121021912/http://subela.cl/post/502 . 2018-11-21 . dead . 2019-08-18.
- Web site: Comedy Central estrenará este sábado 'Stand-up en Chile' . Comedy Central to Debut 'Stand-up en Chile' This Saturday . . Spanish . 2014-08-02 . 2019-08-18.
- Jani Dueñas: un año soltera . Jani Dueñas: A Single Year . Almendra . Arcaya L. . Paula . Spanish . 2017-01-28 . 2019-08-18.
- Web site: Ya puedes ver en Netflix el especial de comedia de Jani Dueñas . You Can See Jani Dueñas's Comedy Special on Netflix . El Desconcierto . Spanish . 2018-06-29 . 2019-08-18.
- The Top 10 Stand Up Comedy Specials of 2018 . Ashley . Hoffman . . 2018-11-20 . 2019-08-18.
- Web site: Entre ola de pifias el Monstruo bajó a Jani Dueñas, la única mujer comediante del Festival de Viña 2019 . Among Wave of Boos the Monster Brings Down Jani Dueñas, the Only Female Comedian at the 2019 Viña Festival . . Spanish . 2019-02-27 . 2019-08-18.
- Web site: Revolución Democrática formaliza inscripción ante Servel y se convierte en tercer partido en hacerlo en el año. Emol. 11 May 2016. 14 March 2022.