
Acting
Valparaíso, Chile
Manuel Peña
Acting
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Feature Films (17)

A surreal Chilean road movie in which two wanderers come across an assortment of oddballs.
País de octubre

Valeria has decided to make a study about low-income women as her university thesis. The town priest recommends her as subject a hard-working woman who is said to see the future while dreaming. As Valeria goes deeper in her research, she will increasingly commit herself to the reality of Elena, confronting her with her own accommodated status, while she waits for the return of the man she loves and whose promise was to come and look for her even though she was from far away
Dos mujeres de la ciudad

Pancha Illanes is the black sheep of her ladies' college, after the constant insistence of her boyfriend she accepts the proposal of selling marijuana at the college. What at first seems like an impossible mission, soon becomes an electrifying game
Normal con alas

In Chile, during the 60´s, the son of a poor single teenage girl turns out to be a gifted painter. The man to discover his talent is the owner of the drugstore that lies in the outskirts of the small rural town, next to the railroad. He himself is an amateur painter who will try to make the boy into a great artist, like all the ones in his art books. From the pharmacists point of view in his old age, unfolds the story of this young boy who could have become a great art genius, had he not disappeared at the age of 13, along with all his works, on September 11th 1973, the day of the coupe d´état.
The Painting Lesson

Children come to a hospital to visit their dying father they haven't seen for 8 years. They try to recover their relationships before he dies.
Our Father

An architect witness the brutal massacre by the police of an anti-government meeting and escapes to a remote archipelago.
Archipiélago

Among gunshots and boleros, a passionate relationship flourishes between a lonely transvestite and a young guerrilla during the Pinochet dictatorship.
My Tender Matador

Cecilia Ureta, host of Chile's highest-rated news show, announces the results of a United Nations survey, the conclusion of which states that 62% of Chilean women are or have never been unfaithful. Ironically, Cecilia maintains an extramarital relationship with the network's owner. Maliciously, a rival colleague discovers this during a live broadcast, with tragic results. The revelation spreads becoming a conversation of national interest.
Unfaithful Women

Radio Corazón recreates Chile's most successful radio show of all time. Composed of 3 fun, sexy and romantic short films based on true stories as told by the show's listeners to "Rumpy", an unparalleled radio host.
Radio Corazón

When Bruno, a filmmaker overwhelmed by alimony, receives an ultimatum from his editor to find a subject that help them with ratings, a political candidate appears.
El Derechazo
Television & Series (15)

The story of the Herreras, a middle-class family living in Santiago of Chile. The plot is set between 1982 and 1989, in the military dictatorship, and revolves around historical events during the 80's, especially the economic crisis of 1982 and the 8.0 magnitude earthquake in Santiago.
Los 80

A 14-year-old upper-class girl keeps the painful secret of being sexually abused by her stepfather throughout her childhood. Manuela will rebel and begin a process that lead her to move forward.
Solita camino

A sports story about how the feat of realizing the dream of Chile hosting the 1962 World Cup was created.
62: Historia de un mundial

The story of 4 women who are approaching their forties and despite having different lives, they have in common their frustrations and broken dreams.
Geografía del deseo

An ode to Chilean maritime myth and storytelling. Sailors onboard the Lucerna tell stories, but before long their stories intersect.







