Claudia Celedón

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Celedón and the second or maternal family name is Ureta.
Claudia Celedón
Born
Claudia Irene Celedón Ureta

(1966-08-15) 15 August 1966 (age 58)
Santiago, Chile
OccupationActress
SpouseCristián García-Huidobro (separated)
ChildrenAndrea García-Huidobro [es]
Parents
AwardsAltazor Award (2004)

Claudia Irene Celedón Ureta (born 15 August 1966) is a Chilean television, film, and theater actress. She is the winner of an Altazor Award for best theater actress for her role in the play Mujer gallina, and was awarded at the Cartagena International Film Festival for her role in Old Cats. She is the mother of the actress Andrea García-Huidobro [es], and ex-wife of Cristián García-Huidobro.

Biography

Claudia Celedón is the daughter of the actor and publicist Jaime Celedón [es] and Bernadette Ureta.[1]

She studied theater at the school of Gustavo Meza [es]. She was part of the cast of the TVN television series El juego de la vida [es], and the Canal 13 series Las herederas [es], Matilde dedos verdes [es], Bravo [es], and Fuera de control [es]. She also worked on humor programs such as De chincol a jote, Jaguar Yu, and the segment "Los Eguiguren" on Sábados gigantes.

Celedón has participated in the shorts Matar a un boyscout, Amigos, and in the films The Sentimental Teaser and La vida me mata [es], for which she won a Pedro Sienna Award for Best Actress in 2008, and was nominated for an Altazor.[2]

In theater, she acted in Ser un romántico viajero, Ingenuas Palomas, Cariño Malo, Malinche, Sidhartha, El Seductor, and Madame de Sade, among others. In addition, she has acted and participated in the collective creation of Bareatoa and Hermanos Martínez Internacional.

In 2004 she received the Altazor Award for La Mujer Gallina.[3] That same year she worked on the short film La Perra, on the TVN series Geografía del deseo [es], and on the play El Taller de los celos. She also played Gabriela Mistral in the biographical project of the poet called La pasajera.[4]

Filmography

Film

Films
Year Title Character Director Notes
1999 The Sentimental Teaser Carmen's Mother Cristián Galaz [es] Nominated — Altazor
2002 La Perra Hugo Maza
2007 Life Kills Me Susana Sebastián Silva Winner: Pedro Sienna Award
Nominated: Altazor
2009 The Maid Pilar Nominated: Altazor
2010 Old Cats Rosario Winner: Cartagena Film Festival
Winner Pedro Sienna Award
Fuck My Life Patricia O'Ryan Nicolás López
2011 Qué pena tu boda [es]
2012 Qué pena tu familia [es]
2012 La pasión de Michelangelo [es] Esteban Larraín
2014 Mejor estar solo María Jesús Rodrigo González
2014 Maldito amor Luisa Gonzalo Badilla
2016 Rara Ximena Pepa San Martín

Television

TV series
Year Title Character Notes
1983 El juego de la vida [es] Telenovela, supporting role
1988 Matilde dedos verdes [es] Paula Telenovela
1989 Bravo Nina Telenovela
1992 Jaguar Yu Various Comedy, humor, different roles
1999 Fuera de control [es] Agatha Rodríguez Telenovela, starring role
2004 Geografía del deseo [es] Francisca Series, lead role
2005 EsCool [es] Sara Frezar / Katya Frezar Series, co-star
2005 Casados Pilar Series (Season 1, Episode 1)
2012 Solita camino [es] Mariana Aguirre Series, Co-star
2013 Dudo Guest
2015 El bosque de Karadima [es] Paola
2017 12 días que estremecieron Chile [es] Soledad Chapter: La Muerte de Pinochet

Awards

Nominations

  • 2000 Altazor Awards: Best Film Actress (The Sentimental Teaser)
  • 2005 Altazor Awards: Best Theater Actress (El taller de los celos)
  • 2008 Altazor Awards: Best Film Actress (La vida me mata)
  • 2010 Altazor Awards: Best Actress (The Maid)

References

  1. ^ Vial, M. Soledad (7 August 2016). "Del teatro a la política, los mundos de Jaime Celedón, bajo la mirada de su hijo" [From the Theater to Politics, the Worlds of Jaime Celedón, Under the Gaze of His Son]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "'La vida me mata' gana el máximo galardón en los premios Pedro Sienna" ['La vida me mata' Wins the Most at the Pedro Sienna Awards]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Altazor a todo '31 Minutos' y 'Sexo con Amor'" [Altazor All To '31 Minutos' and 'Sexo con Amor']. La Nación (in Spanish). 6 April 2004. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b Valderrama, Carlos (7 February 2008). "Claudia Celedón anticipa su interpretación de Gabriela Mistral en 'La Pasajera'" [Claudia Celedón Anticipates Her Interpretation of Gabriela Mistral in 'La Pasajera']. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. ^ Mango, Agustin (3 March 2011). "Pablo Larrain's 'Post Mortem' Takes Top Prize at Cartagena Film Fest". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. ^ "'No' y 'Mi último round' ganan Premios Pedro Sienna a Mejor Película" ['No' and 'Mi último round' Win Pedro Sienna Awards for Best Picture] (in Spanish). National Council of Culture and the Arts. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2018.