Lux Pascal Explained
Lux Balmaceda Pascal (born 4 June 1992)[1] is an American-Chilean actress and transgender activist.[2] [3] She is known for her roles in the Chilean television series Veinteañero a los 40 and Juana Brava and the Chilean drama film The Prince.
Early and personal life
See also: Allende family and Balmaceda family.
Lux was born in California as Lucas Balmaceda[2] to Chilean parents José Balmaceda Riera and Verónica Pascal Ureta. She is a member of the Balmaceda family, a politically influential family that were part of the Castilian-Basque aristocracy. Her parents were exiled from Chile after the 1973 coup due to her mother's connection to Andrés Pascal Allende, a leader of the Chilean Revolutionary Left Movement, who was her cousin.[4] Lux is the youngest of four siblings, including actor Pedro Pascal. When she was three years old, her family returned to Chile where she attended Saint George's College.
In 2010, Lux began studying theater at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[5] In May 2023, she graduated from Juilliard School with a MFA in acting.[6] [7] [8]
In February 2021, Lux publicly announced that she is a transgender woman and changed her name to reflect her maternal surname. She has been in a relationship with actor José Antonio Raffo since 2011.[9]
Career
In 2014, during her fourth year of studying theater, Lux made her stage debut in Pablo Rotemberg's play La noche obstinada.[10] That same year, she landed her first television role on Canal 13's series Los 80, where she played "Axel Miller".[11] In 2015, she co-starred in the TVN soap opera Juana Brava, and the following year, she acted in the soap opera Veinteañero a los 40 on Canal 13. Lux made her film debut in 2016 in Prueba de actitud, directed by Fabrizio Copano and Augusto Matte.
In 2017, Lux appeared in an international series for the first time, playing the role of Elijah in the third season of the Netflix series Narcos, alongside her brother Pedro.[12]
In 2019, Lux participated in three Chilean film productions: No quiero ser tu hermano, directed by Sebastián Badilla, Ella es Cristina, directed by Gonzalo Maza, and The Prince, directed by Sebastián Muñoz.
Theater
- 2014: La noche obstinada
- 2017: Tebas Land
- 2019: Kassandra
Filmography
Film
- 2011: Baby Shower
- 2016: Prueba de actitud
- 2019: No quiero ser tu hermano
- 2019: Ella es Cristina
- 2019: El príncipe
Television
Notes and References
- Web site: Salas . Maria José . La película de los hermanos . . Chile . Spanish . 4 November 2015 . 21 February 2021 . 27 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220227000018/https://www.latercera.com/paula/la-pelicula-de-los-hermanos/ . live .
- Web site: Lucas Balmaceda, el hermano del chileno de Game of Thrones que llegó a remecer Los 80. t13.cl. 12 November 2014 . January 13, 2018. November 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201111204523/https://www.t13.cl/noticia/entretencion/Lucas-Balmaceda-el-hermano-del-chileno-de-Game-of-Thrones-que-llego-a-remecer-Los-80. live. Spanish.
- Web site: Pedro Pascal Sweetly Supports His Sister Lux After She Comes Out as a Trans Woman: 'Mi Corazón'. People. 9 February 2021. 12 February 2021. 11 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210211212045/https://people.com/movies/pedro-pascal-supports-sister-lux-comes-out-trans-woman/. live.
- Web site: Lee. Romney. 1995-11-30. Fertility Doctor Who Fled U.S. Is Welcomed in Chile : Medicine: Patients flock to Jose Balmaceda, formerly of UC Irvine. But his arrival may add to scrutiny of his field.. 2021-02-15. Los Angeles Times. en-US. 5 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210305073532/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-30-mn-8788-story.html. live.
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20180811101011/http://www.paula.cl/reportajes-y-entrevistas/la-pelicula-de-los-hermanos/. 2018-08-11. La película de los hermanos. Josefina . Hirane. paula.cl. Spanish.
- Web site: Villa . Bernardita . Ya no es Lucas Balmaceda: estrella de "Los 80" revela que es trans y ahora se llama Lux Pascal . . Chile . Spanish . 9 February 2021 . 21 February 2021 . 9 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210209143726/https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/espectaculos-y-tv/notas-espectaculos-tv/2021/02/09/ya-no-es-lucas-balmaceda-estrella-de-los-80-revela-que-es-trans-y-ahora-se-llama-lux-pascal.shtml . live .
- Web site: Lux Pascal at The Juilliard School . 2023-06-20 . www.juilliard.edu.
- Web site: Bowman . Sabienna . 2023-05-20 . Pedro Pascal and His Brother, Nicolás Balmaceda, Attend Sister Lux's Graduation From Juilliard . 2023-06-20 . POPSUGAR Celebrity . en-US.
- Web site: Meganoticias. 2021-03-12. José Antonio Raffo y su pololeo con la actriz trans Lux Pascal: "Soy un eterno enamorado". 2021-06-05. meganoticias.cl. es. 5 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210605034022/https://www.meganoticias.cl/tendencias/329838-lux-pascal-pareja-de-jose-antonio-raffo-pox09.html. live.
- Web site: Arzola. Catalina Cabello. 25 July 2014. Lucas Balmaceda, la promesa actoral: "Me ponen incómodo los conservadores". live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210209170940/http://www.lasegunda.com/Noticias/Impreso/2014/07/951141/me-ponen-incomodo-los-conservadores. 9 February 2021. 2021-02-15. LaSegunda.com. Spanish.
- Web site: 12 November 2014. Lucas Balmaceda, el hermano del chileno de Game of Thrones que llegó a remecer Los 80. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141116023950/https://www.t13.cl/noticia/entretencion/Lucas-Balmaceda-el-hermano-del-chileno-de-Game-of-Thrones-que-llego-a-remecer-Los-80. 16 November 2014. 2021-02-15. Tele 13. Spanish.
- Web site: Actor de "Los 80" se suma a la tercera temporada de "Narcos". 2021-02-15. www.ar13.cl. Spanish. 27 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220227000031/https://www.ar13.cl/lucas-balmaceda%2Factor-de-los-80-se-suma-a-la-tercera-temporada-de-narcos. live.