Loreto Valenzuela Explained

Loreto Valenzuela
Birth Name:Loreto Cristina Valenzuela Valdivia
Birth Date:3 July 1954
Birth Place:San Antonio, Chile
Occupation:Actress, theater director
Alma Mater:Catholic University of Chile

Loreto Cristina Valenzuela Valdivia (born 3 July 1954) is a Chilean actress and director, recognized for her extensive career in theater and television.

Valenzuela achieved great popularity in the play (1979), in the enigmatic and censored (1986), in the drama (1987), and for her treacherous antagonistic role in Amanda (2016).

Biography

Loreto Valenzuela studied business engineering at the University of Chile's from 1972 to 1973 due to political considerations.[1] After the 1973 military coup, a continuous persecution against leftist students began. The school was dissolved the same year, so she was forced to abandon her studies. Subsequently, she took secretarial and acting courses at the School of Communication Arts (EAC) of the Pontifical Catholic University, graduating in 1979.

In 1979 she starred with Luz Jiménez, Myriam Palacios, and Soledad Alonso in the play Tres Marías y una Rosa by David Benavente and directed by Raúl Osorio.[2] Its success led her to tour Latin America and Europe.[3] [4] [5] In the theater, she has excelled in the productions Three Sisters by Chekhov, El día que me quieras by José Ignacio Cabrujas, Invitación a cenar by Egon Wolff, and a theatrical adaptation of Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands by Jorge Amado, in addition to several plays with the outstanding company, such as Sueños de mala muerte and Oleada.

After participating in plays, Valenzuela made her television debut in 1984 with on TVN, produced by . In the telenovela she played a small but fundamental role, sharing a scene with Malú Gatica, Luz Jiménez, and Alfredo Castro.

In 1986, she obtained her first leading role, in María Elena Gertner's enigmatic La dama del balcón. Valenzuela plays three characters and earned the recognition of TV critics.[6] The character suffers a Nazi genetic experiment that keeps her young. However, the telenovela was censored by the military regime of Augusto Pinochet.[7] Later, she participated in Vicente Sabatini's successful miniseries La Quintrala (1987), playing Rufina, a sorceress slave.[8] In this production, she shared credits with Raquel Argandoña,, and María Izquierdo. At the same time, she made her cinematic debut with the 1986 film , followed by in 1989.

In 2000 she returned to TVN after making special appearances on some shows. This time she participated in several productions, such as , the successful Amores de mercado (2001), and the young adult telenovela (2003). Later she moved to the station Canal 13 to participate in successful productions such as Brujas and .

In 2016 she obtained her first antagonistic role in Amanda,[9] playing Catalina Minardi, a rigid and narcissistic matriarch who suffers from a facial paralysis, owner of the estate where the protagonist returns for revenge.[10] The character has been ranked as one of the actress's best performances, both in terms of aesthetics and idioms.[11]

Valenzuela plays an important social role together with the CoArtRe Corporation, which works on the reintegration of Chilean prisoners into the labor market.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director
1983El 18 de los García
Rogelio SegundoRicardo Larraín
1988MartaLuis R. Vera
ConsueloLuis R. Vera
1990The Moon in the MirrorSilvio Caiozzi
1994The ShipwreckedLeticiaMiguel Littín
2001Madre de SamuelSergio Castilla
2003Sex with LoveMónicaBoris Quercia
Doctora SolarCoke Hidalgo

Telenovelas

YearTitleRoleChannel
1984 Hortencia "Tencha" Jara TVN
1986 Nora de Castaños / Regina Rey / Olga TVN
1987 Rufina TVN
2000 Norma Villegas TVN
2001 Amores de mercado Maitén García "La Morocha" TVN
2003 Mariana del Canto TVN
2005 Brujas Mercedes Salazar Canal 13
2006 Minerva Castillo Canal 13
2007-2008 Alicia Toro Canal 13
2011 Aquí mando yo Carmen Morales TVN
2013 Dos por uno Isidora Goycochea TVN
2014 El amor lo manejo yo Isabel Fuentes TVN
2015 Eres mi tesoro Gabriela Aldunate Mega
2016-2017 Amanda Catalina Minardi Mega
2018 Educando a Nina Chilevisión

TV series and specials

Year Title Role Channel
1998 Josefa Machuca Canal 13
2005 La Nany Mónica Mega
Madre de Macarena Canal 13
2008 El blog de la Feña Miss Maturana Canal 13

Theater

Awards and nominations

Copihue de Oro

Year Category Work Result
Best Popular Actress Amanda
Copihue de Oro Queen

FOTECH Award

Year Category Work Result
2017 Best Supporting Actress Amanda
2017 The 7 Best Characters of the Year Amanda [14]

Wikén-GfK Adimark Poll

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Loreto Valenzuela entró a estudiar Economía por motivos políticos . Loreto Valenzuela Entered to Study Economics for Political Reasons . . Spanish . 2017 . 21 February 2018.
  2. Book: Rojo, Grínor . Muerte y resurrección del teatro chileno 1973–1983 . Death and Resurrection of the Chilean Theater 1973–1983 . Cuatro piezas de la segunda mitad de los años setenta . Four Pieces of the Second Half of the 70s . Michay . Spanish . 1985 . 21 February 2018 . Centro Documental Blest . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812041056/http://blest.eu/biblio/rojo/cap4.html . 12 August 2014 . dead .
  3. News: El teatro político chileno vuelve a escena . Chilean Political Theater Returns to the Scene . Rodrigo . Miranda . . Spanish . 17 April 2009 . 21 February 2018.
  4. News: Vuelve Tres Marías y una Rosa, clásico teatral de los 70 . Tres Marías y una Rosa Returns, Classic Theater of the 70s . Rodrigo . Miranda . . Spanish . 17 June 2009 . 21 February 2018.
  5. Book: Hoy, Issues 180-192 . Araucaria Ltda. . 69 . Spanish . 1981 . 21 February 2018 . Google Books.
  6. News: 'Dama del balcón' . . Spanish . 21 February 2018.
  7. News: 'La Dama del balcón' sin censura . 'La Dama del balcón' Uncensored . La Epoca . 19 . Spanish . 2 March 1990 . 21 February 2018 . Biblioteca Nacional de Chile.
  8. Web site: Miniseries con Historia: 'La Quintrala' . Miniseries With History: 'La Quintrala' . Marcelo . Alonso . LogosCL . Spanish . 21 January 2012 . 21 February 2018.
  9. Web site: Entrevista: Loreto Valenzuela y su primer rol como villana . Interview: Loreto Valenzuela and Her First Role as Villain . . Spanish . 9 September 2016 . 21 February 2018.
  10. Web site: Loreto Valenzuela y su personaje en 'Amanda': 'Ha sido un gran desafío' . Loreto Valenzuela and Her Character in 'Amanda': 'It Has Been a Great Challenge' . teleseries.cl . Spanish . 30 December 2016 . 21 February 2018.
  11. Web site: Actriz Loreto Valenzuela luce drástico cambio de look para nueva teleserie de Mega . Actress Loreto Valenzuela Sports Dramatic Change of Look for New Mega TV Serial . Solange . Garrido . Página 7 . Spanish . 13 October 2016 . 21 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170512140319/http://www.pagina7.cl/notas/tv/2016/10/13/actriz-loreto-valenzuela-luce-drastico-cambio-de-look-para-nueva-teleserie-de-mega.shtml . 12 May 2017 . dead .
  12. 'No me gusta Mauricio Israel' . 'I Do Not Like Mauricio Israel' . El Periodista . 3 . 86 . Spanish . 22 July 2005 . 22 February 2018.
  13. News: Actores de Mega dominan Premios Caleuche 2018 . Mega Actors Dominate 2018 Caleuche Awards . . Spanish . 24 January 2018 . 16 February 2018.
  14. Web site: Los 7 mejores personajes de teleseries del 2017, según los usuarios de Fotech.cl . The 7 Best TV Serial Characters of 2017, According to Users of Fotech.cl . Daniela . Chávez . Fotech.cl . Spanish . 31 December 2017 . 22 February 2018.
  15. News: Ranking de actores de televisión . Ranking of Television Actors . El Mercurio Wikién . 4 . Spanish . 16 February 2018 . 22 February 2018.