María Gracia Omegna Explained

María Gracia Omegna
Birth Name:María Gracia Andrea Omegna Vergara
Birth Date:10 November 1984
Nationality:Chilean
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2007-present
Partner:Fernando Guzzoni (2007-2015)
Gonzalo Valenzuela (2015-2021)
Gabriel Urzúa -Present
Children:1

[1] María Gracia Andrea Omegna Vergara (born November 10, 1984) is a Chilean actress. She is known for the productions Dama y obrero and Papá a la deriva, as well as the film Joven y alocada.

Career

She studied theater at the Finis Terrae University, where she was also part of the institution's student federation. Shortly before graduating from it, her aunt, the actress Berta Lasala, encouraged her to participate in a casting on Channel 13 for a television series. Although she was not among her interests to act on television, she went, but she did not stay. A year later, Herval Abreu called her for another audition and she entered the cast of Lola. She later she would participate in Corazón rebelde (Chilean version of the Argentine Rebelde Way), playing Pilar Ortúzar.[2]

María Gracia was a theater woman, from a very young age she was part of the company "Lafamiliateatro", with whom she made some productions, including a tour to Bolivia and with whom she continues to collaborate until today, becoming the official presenter of the Santiago Off Festival, organized by your company in 2012 and 2013.[3]

In 2010 she was hired by TVN, where she achieved her first leading role in a telenovela, this time as Leonor Encina in the historical television series Martín Rivas, where she stars in a loving romance with the protagonist Diego Muñoz.

She made her film debut with the film The Life of Fish directed by Matías Bize, a Goya Award-winning film.

In 2011, for the second time she takes a leading role in the production of Témpano, playing Amparo Benavente, a woman who comes for cold revenge. This dramatic production was recorded in Puerto Natales and Santiago.

In 2012, for the third time in a row, she takes a leading role, this time in the successful daytime production Dama y obrero, playing Ignacia Villavicencio, a millionaire married woman who ends up falling in love with a poor worker played by Francisco Pérez-Bannen.

That same year, she also obtained a leading role in the cinema, in the film Joven y alocada, directed by Marialy Rivas and based on the homonymous book by Camila Gutiérrez, in which she plays Antonia, a university student who is the niece of the director of an evangelical channel, who is romantically involved with the protagonist, Daniela, a bisexual student who recounts her controversial experiences and the conflicts that occur between her conservative family contrasted with her rebellious sexuality, played by Alicia Rodríguez. The film was released worldwide on January 21, 2012, at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the award for best screenplay.

In 2013 she plays the lawyer and human rights activist Carmen Hertz in the Chilevisión miniseries Ecos del Desierto, directed by Andrés Wood.

After five years on TVN, in 2015 she emigrated to the Mega to play the role of Violeta Padilla in the television series Papá a la deriva, where she also shares the limelight with actor Gonzalo Valenzuela. The following year, she would make the first night production of her, the Chilean version of Señores Papis, where she also shares with the actors Jorge Zabaleta, Francisco Melo and Diego Muñoz.

By 2018, she would be back in an evening production of Mega, Si yo fuera rico, starring Gonzalo Valenzuela again, also with Mariana Loyola and Jorge Zabaleta. Since 2015 she has been in a relationship with the Chilean actor Gonzalo Valenzuela, whom she met during Papá a la deriva. On September 30, 2019, Anka was born, her first daughter with Gonzalo Valenzuela. In 2021 they announced their separation.[4]

In 2021 she starred in Edificio Corona as Javiera Sandoval, a successful Mega telenovela.[5]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmCharacterDirector
2010 La vida de los peces Carolina
2012 Joven y alocada Antonia
2012 Voces al vientoPaula Daniela Prado
2013 Carne de perro Gabriela
2013 El facilitador Elena
2016 Andrés lee i escribe Dominga
2017 Canasto de Cangrejos Pascal
2018 Princesita Profesora
2019 Araña Nadia

Telenovelas

YearTelenovelaCharacterRoleChannel
2007–2008Mercedes PachecoRecurring
2009Corazón rebeldePilar Ortúzar Main cast
2010Martín RivasLeonor Encina Núñez Main roleTelevisión Nacional de Chile
2011TémpanoAmparo Benavente Main roleTelevisión Nacional de Chile
2012–2013Dama y obrero Ignacia Villavicencio Main roleTelevisión Nacional de Chile
2014El amor lo manejo yoNatalia DuqueMain roleTelevisión Nacional de Chile
2015–2016Papá a la deriva Violeta Padilla Main role
2016–2017Ema Díaz Main role
2018Si yo fuera rico Pascuala DomínguezMain role
2020Edificio CoronaJavieraMain role
2021Amar profundoTamara Contreras SolísMain role
2022Hijos del desiertoBianca LombardoMain role
2023Generación 98Valentina MoránMain role
2024El señor de la querenciaLeonor AmenábarMain role

TV series

YearSerieCharacterRoleChannel
2013Ecos del desiertoCarmen Hertz (1973)Main roleCHV
2014Pulseras rojasMireya MuñozMain roleTVN
2020La JauríaCarla FaríasMain roleAmazon
2020Historias de cuarentenaMónicaMain roleMega

Notes and References

  1. Web site: D . Pedro . 2024-06-28 . La romántica escapada de María Gracia Omegna y Gabriel Urzúa - Tecache.cl . 2024-07-20 . Te Caché! - Farándula y Espectáculos desde Chile . es.
  2. Web site: October 25, 2020. El profundo y desconocido vínculo de María Gracia Omegna y Berta Lasala. July 13, 2021. Glamorama.
  3. Web site: Gutiérrez. Cecilia. June 24, 2010. María Gracia Omegna prepara nueva versión teatral de Las Tres Hermanas. July 13, 2021. La Tercera.
  4. Web site: May 27, 2021. Remezón en Farandulandia: revelan supuesto quiebre entre Gonzalo Valenzuela y María Gracia Omegna. July 13, 2021. La Cuarta. es-CL.
  5. Web site: ADN. María Gracia Omegna volvió a las teleseries en modo Covid: "Las escenas de besos son muy pocas". July 13, 2021. ADN. January 13, 2021 . es.