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Silvia Santelices

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Silvia Santelices
Santelices in 2009
Born (1940-06-27) 27 June 1940 (age 84)
Santiago, Chile
Alma materCatholic University of Chile
Occupation(s)Actress, politician
Years active1967–present
Political partySocialist
SpouseJaime Schneider (divorced)
ChildrenValeria Schneider

Silvia Elena Santelices Rojas (born 27 June 1940) is a Chilean theater, film, and television actress, a pioneer of telenovelas in her country. She currently serves as councilor for the commune of Rancagua.

Professional career

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In 1960 Santelices entered the Catholic University of Chile to study theater. While still a student, she joined the nascent dramatic department of her alma mater's television station, Canal 13, where she initially participated in televised plays.[1] In 1967 she was part of the cast of the first telenovela shot in Chile, Los días jóvenes [es], in which she shared the screen with actors such as Mirella Latorre, Mario Rodríguez, and Leonardo Perucci [es].[2]

During the 1980s and 90s Santelices participated in numerous soap operas on Canal 13 and TVN, most notably La madrastra (1981), Los títeres (1984), and Fuera de control [es] (1999).[2] She also played Lucia Solar, mother of Teresa of the Andes (played by Paulina Urrutia) in TVN's miniseries Teresa de los Andes [es] (1989).

After years of absence from television, in 2005 she participated in the television series Brujas, and has joined other dramatic productions such as Papi Ricky and Veinteañero a los 40.

She is known for having a great stage presence, characteristic smooth voice, and great interpretive power. Since the late 1990s she has lived in the city of Rancagua,[3] where she is part of Casa del Arte Theater Company.

Political career

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In the 1970s Santelices was a supporter of Popular Unity. The 1973 coup d'état took her by surprise in Venezuela, where she was exiled for five years.[4]

She was elected councilor of Rancagua in the municipal elections of 2008 on behalf of the Socialist Party.[5] In the 2012 elections she returned to obtain a seat on the Municipal Council of Rancagua, receiving 4,533 votes, corresponding to 6.38%, obtaining the third communal majority.[6]

Telenovelas

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Year Title Role Channel
1967 Los días jóvenes [es] Ignacia Duarte Canal 13
1981 La madrastra Felisa Morán
1982 De cara al mañana [es] Isabel Valverde TVN
Alguien por quien vivir [es] Cecilia Sonnenberg Canal 13
1983 La noche del cobarde [es] Estela Diez
1984 Los títeres Eva Chacón
1985 Morir de amor [es] Lía Narváez / Leonora Di Lauro TVN
1986 La Villa [es] Ximena Larralde
1988 Vivir así [es] Clara Wilson Canal 13
1989 A la sombra del ángel [es] Eliana Riesling TVN
1990 El milagro de vivir [es] Silvia Montané
1991 Volver a empezar [es] Adriana Miraflores
1993 Doble juego [es] Dolores "Lolo" Alzavía Canal 13
1995 Juegos de fuego [es] Gloria Cox TVN
1996 Loca piel Irene Claro
1999 Fuera de control [es] Kimberly Seymour Canal 13
2005 Brujas Rebeca Márquez
2007 Papi Ricky Matilde Hormazábal
2012 Reserva de familia Amelia Correa TVN
2016 Veinteañero a los 40 Ester Lynch Canal 13

Other TV series

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Year Title Role Channel
1967 Esa mujer eres tú Lucila Canal 13
Amalia [es] Manolita Rozas
1968 El socio [es] Loreto
1970 Martín Rivas, 1970 [es] Leonor Encina TVN
Cuartetos para instrumentos de muerte [es] Natalia Klavitz
1979 Martín Rivas, 1979 [es] Adelaida Molina
1989 Teresa de los Andes [es] Lucía Solar
2005 La Nany Yolanda "Yoli" Tapia Mega
2015 Los años dorados [es] Josefa "Pepa" UCV

References

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  1. ^ Núñez, Natalia (4 September 2005). "Silvia Santelices construirá un teatro con su nombre" [Silvia Santelices Will Build a Theater with Her Name]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Rancagua. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b Figueroa, Nicolás (5 January 2016). "La actriz que estuvo en la primera teleserie chilena y que hoy destaca en '20añero a los 40'" [The Actress Who was on the First Chilean Telenovela Today Prominent in '20añero a los 40'] (in Spanish). Teletrece. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. ^ Miranda, Eduardo (19 August 2013). "Silvia Santelices: Toda la vida me he sentido estigmatizada por hacer de señora pituca" [Silvia Santelices: All My Life I Have Felt Stigmatized for Being a Posh Lady]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  4. ^ Paz, Sergio (2 July 2005). "La joven Silvia Santelices" [The Young Silvia Santelices]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Votación Candidatos por Comuna Rancagua" [Candidate Votes for Rancagua Commune] (in Spanish). Electoral Service of Chile. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Elección de Concejales 2012" [2012 Councilor Election] (in Spanish). Electoral Service of Chile. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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