Paola Lattus Explained

Paola Lattus
Birth Name:Paola Andrea Lattus Ramos
Birth Date:19 August 1980
Birth Place:Antofagasta, Chile
Occupation:Actress, theater director, teacher
Mother:Teresa Ramos
Father:Ángel Lattus
Alma Mater:Fernando González Acting School

Paola Andrea Lattus Ramos (born 19 August 1980) is a Chilean film, theater, and television actress, known for appearing in films such as Tony Manero (2008) by Pablo Larraín[1] and Optical Illusions (2009) by Cristián Jiménez.

Biography

The daughter of distinguished theater actors Ángel Lattus and Teresa Ramos, Paola Lattus began to develop her theatrical career at age 11 in the Theater Company of the University of Antofagasta, participating in a dozen plays, in addition to the Harlequin Theater Company, founded by her own mother in the same city.

In 2000 she entered the Fernando González Acting School. After graduating, she organized summer workshops for teenagers at the Harlequin Theater Company, in which she tried to convey the importance of theater as a reflection on the social environment. She has also conducted acting classes at the University of Chile and University UCINF, among others.

She began her film career in 2008 in the Pablo Larraín drama Tony Manero. The following year, she received an Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Optical Illusions (2009) by Cristián Jiménez.[2] She was also nominated for a Pedro Sienna Award for the same film.[3]

In 2011 she received the Best Actress award at the for by Jairo Boisier.

Film

Features

Year Title Role Director
2008 Tony Manero Pauli Pablo Larraín
2009 Optical Illusions Manuela Cristián Jiménez
2009 Mitómana Yeni José Luis Sepúlveda
2011 Bonsái Notebook seller Cristián Jiménez
2011 Efectos Especiales Paola
2012 Fabiola Neira Jairo Boisier
2012 Ambas tres Susana Samuel Sotomayor
2013 The Summer of Flying Fish Ester Marcela Said
2014 Desastres naturales Patricia
2015 La mujer de barro Violeta Sergio Castro San Martín
2015 The Club Pablo Larraín
2016 Los perros Marcela Said
2016 American Huaso Mauricio
2016 Sin dejar hablar Pamela Álvarez
2016 A Fantastic Woman Enfermera Sebastián Lelio
2017 Too Late to Die Young Dominga Sotomayor Castillo
2023Outsider GirlsAlexandra Hyland

Shorts

Year Title Role Director
2005 Quitapenas Encuestadora José María de Ferari and Matías Pinochet
2011 Al otro lado del río Ana Bárbara Pestan
2011 Titanes Angélica Edison Cájas
2013 Asunción Asunción Camila Luna

TV series

YearTitleRoleChannel
2011PrófugosHBO
2012MineroDelia Carrillo
2017RamonaCarmenTVN

Theater

As actress

As director

As assistant director

Awards and recognitions

Film

Year Award Category Title Result
2008 Germana Fernández Recognition For the support of regional theater in Antofagasta
2009 Award Best Supporting Actress Optical Illusions
2010 Best Supporting Actress Performance Optical Illusions
2011 Best Actress
2013 Best Actress Asunción

Theater

Year Award Category Title Result
2007 7th University of Chile New Theater Directors Festival Best Director Electra e Ifigenia (hablan ante un cuerpo)
2007 7th University of Chile New Theater Directors Festival Best Playwright Electra e Ifigenia (hablan ante un cuerpo) Honorable Mention[5]
2007 7th University of Chile New Theater Directors Festival Best Actress Electra e Ifigenia (hablan ante un cuerpo) Honorable Mention

Notes and References

  1. News: Dos filmes de Paola Lattus se presentarán en Francia . Two Films by Paola Lattus to be Presented in France . El Mercurio de Antofagasta . Spanish . 30 March 2008 . 21 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Los ganadores de los premios Apes . The Winners of the APES Awards . . Spanish . 22 December 2010 . 21 May 2018.
  3. News: Ilusiones ópticas lidera carrera por el premio Pedro Sienna . Ilusiones ópticas Leads the Race for the Pedro Sienna Award . . Spanish . 23 August 2010 . 21 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Compañía La Cualquiera y su segunda obra premiada . La Cualquiera Company and its Second Award-Winning Play . Carolina . Cares . University of Chile Faculty of Arts . Spanish . 25 July 2007 . 21 May 2018.
  5. Web site: Paola Lattus: 'Nunca me cuestioné lo que quería estudiar' . Paola Lattus: 'I Never Questioned What I Wanted to Study' . University of Chile Faculty of Arts . Spanish . 30 August 2007 . 21 May 2018.