María Francisca Gavilán Valladares (born 27 June 1973) is a Chilean film, theater, and television actress and singer.
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| Born | María Francisca Gavilán Valladares 27 June 1973 Santiago, Chile |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
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Acting career
editFrancisca Gavilán graduated from the Theater School of Fernando González in 1994, with the play Madame de Sade, directed by Rodrigo Pérez. In this academy she was a student of Luz Jiménez, who has been one of her main artistic influences.[1] She also counts as influences Tamara Acosta – who was her partner at theater school and on the cast of Los Pincheira and Papi Ricky – Amparo Noguera, and Paulina Urrutia.[2]
She has participated in several Chilean television series, beginning with Romané on Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) and Piel canela on Canal 13, and then returning to TVN with more central roles in Puertas adentro, Los Pincheira,[3] and Los Capo. In 2007 she returned to Canal 13 to play Andrea Kuntz on the series Papi Ricky,[4] and in 2010 she played a small role on the series Los 80.
In cinema she has acted in the films Monos con navaja (2000), Ulysses (2010), and in 2011 she was the protagonist of the Violeta Parra biopic Violeta Went to Heaven, directed by Andrés Wood.[5]
Musical career
editIn Violeta Went to Heaven, Gavilán interpreted the songs of Parra sung in the movie.
In 2016 she appeared on the program Puro Chile with La Regia Orquesta, where she performed songs by Parra and from the musical La negra Ester.[6]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | Monos con navaja | Simone | |
| 2010 | Ulysses | Flavia | |
| 2011 | Violeta Went to Heaven | Violeta Parra |
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| 2013 | El Tío | Cameo | |
| 2013 | The Quispe Girls | Luciana Quispe | |
| 2015 | Aurora | ||
| 2016 | Mala Junta | Andrea | |
| 2016 | Niñas arañas | ||
| 2020 | Jailbreak Pact | Paulina Baeza |
TV serials
edit| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Romané | Berta Faúndez | TVN |
| 2001 | Piel canela | Genoveva Ramírez | Canal 13 |
| 2003 | Puertas adentro | Bernardina López | TVN |
| 2004 | Los Pincheira | Rosita Luna | TVN |
| Ídolos | Margara Sandoval | TVN | |
| 2005 | Los Capo | Libertad Alvarado | TVN |
| 2007 | Papi Ricky | Andrea Kuntz | Canal 13 |
| 2012 | Separados | Rosario Aranda | TVN |
| 2013 | Secretos en el jardín | Romina Retamal | Canal 13 |
| 2014 | Las 2 Carolinas | Jacqueline Duarte | Chilevisión |
| 2015 | La poseída | Rosa Carreño | TVN |
| 2016 | Un diablo con ángel | Ximena Muñoz | TVN |
| 2017 | Perdona nuestros pecados | Silvia Corcuera | Mega |
TV series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
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| 2005 | El día menos pensado | Carola | TVN |
| 2009 | Los 80 | Vendedora | Canal 13 |
| 2011 | Los archivos del cardenal | Susana | TVN |
| 2012 | Violeta Went to Heaven, the Series | Violeta Parra | Chilevisión |
| 2015 | Zamudio | Jacqueline Vera | TVN |
| 2016 | Por fin solos | Cecilia Martínez | TVN |
Theater
edit- Hedda Gabler (directed by Claudia di Girolamo)
- Lady marginal (directed by Claudia di Girolamo)
- Aquí están (directed by Claudia di Girolamo)
- Mina antipersonal (directed by Claudia di Girolamo)
- La cocinita (directed by Fernándo Villalobos)
- Restos Humanos y la Verdadera Naturaleza del Amor (directed by Francisco Melo)
- Sonata de otoño (directed by Carla Acchiardi)
- Mun Chile (directed by Rodrigo Achondo)
- NN.29.10 (directed by Rodrigo Achondo)
- La Condición Humana (directed by Mateo Iribarren)
- Ma vie de Chandell (directed by Víctor Carrasco)
- Provincia Kapital (directed by Rodrigo Pérez)
- Cartas a Tomás (directed by Rodrigo Pérez)
- Carita de Emperaora (directed by Felipe Hurtado)
- Handicam (directed by Eduardo Pávez Goye)
- Libres (directed by Francisco Melo)
- Doña Rosita the Spinster (directed by Héctor Noguera)
- The Broken Jug (directed by Francisco Pérez-Bannen)
Awards
edit- Pedro Sienna Award: Best Female Leading Performance (Violeta Went to Heaven)[5]
- Huelva Film Festival: Colón de Plata for Best Film Actress (Violeta Went to Heaven)[8]
- Lima Film Festival: Special Mention – Best Actress (Violeta Went to Heaven)[9]
- 2012 Altazor Award for Best Film Actress (Violeta Went to Heaven)[7]
- 2012 UNASUR Film Festival: Best Film Actress (Violeta Went to Heaven)[10]
- 2013 Altazor Award: Best Television Actress (Violeta Went to Heaven, the Series)[11]
References
edit- ^ Chacón T., Rodrigo (12 May 2013). "Los actores eligen a su mamá favorita" [Actors Choose Their Favorite Mom]. Terra.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ Seguel, Mireya (28 August 2011). "Francisca Gavilán: Mi mamá se parecía más a Violeta Parra que yo" [Francisca Gavilán: My Mom Looked More Like Violeta Parra Than I]. Cuatro Letras (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 July 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ Alvarado E., Rodrigo (15 March 2010). "Francisca Gavilán: 'Violeta Parra es el personaje de Chile'" [Francisca Gavilán: 'Violeta Parra is the Character of Chile']. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2018 – via cancioneros.com.
- ^ Villa, Bernardita (20 March 2017). "Francisca Gavilán, la actriz que se enfrenta a sí misma en dos teleseries nocturnas" [Francisca Gavilán, the Actress Who Faces Herself on Two Nighttime TV Series] (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "'Violeta se fue a los cielos' se impuso en premios Pedro Sienna 2011" ['Violeta Went to Heaven' Wins at 2011 Pedro Sienna Awards]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "'Puro Chile' pasa a primera franja estelar" ['Puro Chile' Gets Over the First Star Hurdle]. Pura Noticia (in Spanish). 2 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b González C., Francisca (10 May 2012). "Francisca Gavilán y Roberto Farías celebran su Altazor en cine con una obra de teatro" [Francisca Gavilán and Roberto Farías Celebrate Their Altazor in Film With a Theatrical Play]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b "'Violeta se fue a los cielos' obtiene dos galardones en el Festival de Huelva" ['Violeta Went to Heaven' Gets Two Awards at the Huelva Festival]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Huelva, Spain. EFE. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Brasil se coronó en Festival de Cine de Lima" [Brazil Crowned at Lima Film Festival]. Perú.21 (in Spanish). 12 August 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Francisca Gavilán y Luis Dubó son premiados en Festival de Cine Unasur" [Francisca Gavilán and Luis Dubó are Awardees at UNASUR Film Festival]. La Tercera (in Spanish). EFE. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "El Reemplazante, NO y Ana Tijoux entre los premiados en Altazor 2013" [El Reemplazante, NO, and Ana Tijoux Among the 2013 Altazor Awardees]. El Mostrador (in Spanish). 9 May 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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