Silvia Santelices

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.

Silvia Santelices
Santelices in 2009
Born (1940-06-27) 27 June 1940
Santiago, Chile
Alma materCatholic University of Chile
OccupationActress, politician
Years active1967–present
Political partySocialist
Spouse(s)Jaime Schneider (divorced)
ChildrenValeria Schneider

Professional career

In 1960 Silvia 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, in which she shared the screen with actors such as Mirella Latorre, Mario Rodríguez, and Leonardo Perucci.[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 (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 (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

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
Year Title Role Channel
1967Los días jóvenesIgnacia DuarteCanal 13
1981La madrastraFelisa Morán
1982De cara al mañanaIsabel ValverdeTVN
Alguien por quien vivirCecilia SonnenbergCanal 13
1983La noche del cobardeEstela Diez
1984Los títeresEva Chacón
1985Morir de amorLía Narváez / Leonora Di LauroTVN
1986La VillaXimena Larralde
1988Vivir asíClara WilsonCanal 13
1989A la sombra del ángelEliana RieslingTVN
1990El milagro de vivirSilvia Montané
1991Volver a empezarAdriana Miraflores
1993Doble juegoDolores "Lolo" AlzavíaCanal 13
1995Juegos de fuegoGloria CoxTVN
1996Loca pielIrene Claro
1999Fuera de controlKimberly SeymourCanal 13
2005BrujasRebeca Márquez
2007Papi RickyMatilde Hormazábal
2012Reserva de familiaAmelia CorreaTVN
2016Veinteañero a los 40Ester LynchCanal 13

Other TV series
Year Title Role Channel
1967Esa mujer eres túLucilaCanal 13
AmaliaManolita Rozas
1968El socioLoreto
1970Martín Rivas, 1970Leonor EncinaTVN
Cuartetos para instrumentos de muerteNatalia Klavitz
1979Martín Rivas, 1979Adelaida Molina
1989Teresa de los AndesLucía Solar
2005La NanyYolanda "Yoli" TapiaMega
2015Los años doradosJosefa "Pepa"UCV

References
  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. 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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