| Birthname: | María Paz Bascuñán Aylwin |
| Birth Date: | 2 June 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Santiago de Chile, Chile |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Alma Mater: | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Spouse: | Miguel Asensio (2008-present) |
| Children: | 2 |
María Paz Bascuñán Aylwin (pronounced as /es/, 2 June 1975), commonly known as Paz Bascuñán, is a Chilean theatre, film and television actress. Daughter of politician Mariana Aylwin and granddaughter of Chile's former president Patricio Aylwin,[1] and has more than two descents, her Basque descent being recognized in 2002.[2]
She studied theatre in Universidad Católica de Chile and made her debut in Cerro Alegre from canal 13 (1999). In 2001, she made an appearance in the telenovela Piel Canela (2001) from canal 13 together with the protagonist Benjamin Vicuña.
In 2003, she switched to TVN with the telenovela Puertas Adentro (2004). She took the role of the daughter of a businessman, Javiera Martinez, who falls in love with a normal guy Jonathan Cárdenas (Ricardo Fernández) and she becomes pregnant, Los Pincheira (2004), Los Capo (2005), Cómplices (2006), Corazón de María (2007) and more recently in Viuda Alegre (2008).
In theater she became famous with the show Esa relación tan delicada (2002–2005) from the French author Loleh Bellon.
Her cinema appearances have been: Pretendiendo (2006) directed by Claudio Dabed, Santos (2007) directed by Nicolás López and Normal con Alas (2007) directed by Coca Gómez.