Pamela Jiles (journalist)

Pamela Jiles Moreno[lower-alpha 1] (November 30, 1960) is a Chilean journalist and politician, currently serving as a member of the Chamber of Deputies, representing District 12 of the Santiago Metropolitan Region.[1]

For the American sprinter, see Pamela Jiles (athlete).

The Honourable

Pamela Jiles
Official portrait, 2018
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
Assumed office
11 March 2018
Preceded byDistrict established
ConstituencyDistrict 12 of the Santiago Metropolitan Region
Personal details
Born (1960-11-30) November 30, 1960
Santiago, Chile
NationalityChilean
Political partyHumanist Party
RelativesElena Caffarena (grandmother)
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile

Biography

Jiles studied journalism at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[2] She began working as journalist in the 1980s on several magazines against Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, such as Solidaridad, Apsi and Análisis.

In the 1990s, Jiles began working in Informe Especial (Special Report), an investigative journalism program of Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN). While at TVN, she worked at programs such as Mujeres al borde de..., Siempre Lunes, Unas y otras, Contigo en verano (1997) and En debate (2001).[2]

Jiles left TVN in 2001, and began working as celebrity critic in Vértigo (Canal 13) in 2004, where she – along with José Miguel Villouta and Gloria Simonetti – coined the term "opinólogo" (opinologist), to name those who talk about celebrities on television.

In 2005, Jiles started to work at TVO, where she conducted Pamela Chile. That year, she appeared in television commercials for Tomás Hirsch's presidential candidacy. Shortly after that, on November 14, TVO fired her for "unethical conduct."[3] Between 2006 and 2008, Jiles worked as panelist in Sálvese Quien Pueda in Chilevisión.

In February 2009, Jiles announced her presidential candidacy in The Clinic, a left-leaning satirical Chilean magazine, using "Somos millones los Jiles" (We are millions of Jiles – in Spanish the similar-sounding giles means idiots) as her slogan.[4][5] In July 2009, Alejandro Navarro, the Broad Social Movement candidate, announced his presidential candidacy in company of Jiles; this was interpreted to mean that Jiles withdrew her candidacy, but she later denied it on her website.[6] However, shortly after that she stepped out of the presidential race and instead ran for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies on Navarro's list of candidates, without success.

In November 2017, representing the Humanist Party in conjunction with the political coalition "Frente Amplio", Jiles won the Chamber of Deputies elections on her respective district (District 12) along with another six candidates, including Camila Vallejo.[7]

She's the granddaughter of politician, lawyer and feminist activist Elena Caffarena.

Bibliography
  • Crimen bajo Estado de sitio (with María Olivia Mönckeberg and María Eugenia Camus), 1986.[2]
  • Poesías sexuales, La Nación, 2004.[8]
  • Fantasías sexuales de mujeres chilenas, 2004.[9]
  • Confesiones sexuales de hombres chilenos, Editorial Grijalbo.[10]
  • Maldita farándula, Editorial Catalonia, 2007.[11]

Notes
  1. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Jiles and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.

References
  1. "Pamela Jiles Moreno – Reseñas Biográficas". www.bcn.cl/. 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. "Yo, Pamela". La Nación. Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  3. "TVO despidió a Pamela Jiles por aparición en franja política". Radio Cooperativa. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012.
  4. "La candidatura va en serio: "Pamela Jiles Presidenta"". El Clarín. Archived from the original on March 1, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  5. Moletto, Andrea (23 June 2009). "Pamela Jiles: una candidatura sin plata, sin pactos y sin destino" (in Spanish). Chile: TodosChile.cl. Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
    Quote: No les costó encontrar el slogan: Somos millones los Jiles. (It wasn't hard for them to find the slogan: We are millions, the idiots.)
  6. Jiles Presidenta (30 July 2009). "Pamela desmiente bajada de candidatura". Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  7. 13, Tele. "Elecciones parlamentarias: Estos son los diputados electos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2018.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. "UNC May 2005 Receipts". University Libraries. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007.
  9. "Pamela Jiles: "Tengo ganas de convertirme en una escritora"". Radio Cooperativa. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012.
  10. "Confesiones Sexuales De Hombres Chilenos". Librería Antártica. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  11. "Me siento acogida en el mundo de los cagaos". La Nación. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
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