Benjamín Vicuña
Benjamín Vicuña Luco[lower-alpha 1] (born November 29, 1978) is a Chilean actor and entrepreneur.
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| Born | Benjamín Vicuña Luco November 29, 1978 |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Actor and Entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Partner(s) | Carolina Ardohain (2005–2015) China Suárez (2015–present) |
| Children | 6 (one deceased) |
Biography
Vicuña was born November 29, 1978 to father Juan Pablo Vicuña Parot and mother Isabel Luco Morandé.[1][2] He is a descendant of Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna,[3] a Chilean historian and politician of Basque[4] and Irish descent. He studied theatre at the University of Chile.
Vicuña founded the Centro Mori and has been appointed as a "goodwill ambassador" of UNICEF Chile in 2008.
Vicuña was in a relationship with Argentine model Carolina Ardohain from 2005 to 2015, and the couple had four children together; one daughter, Blanca (2006-2012) and three sons, Bautista (born in 2008), Beltrán (born in 2012) and Benicio (born in 2014).[5][6] He has been in a relationship with Argentine actress China Suárez since 2015, and the couple had two children together: daughter Magnolia (born in 2018) and son Amancio (born in 2020).[7] On 11 May 2020, with a photo on Instagram, she announces her third pregnancy.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Character | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Lucha social digital | Efraín | Boris Quercia |
| 2002 | Paraíso B | Jimmy | Nicolás Acuña |
| 2003 | XS: La peor talla | Víctor Camus | Jorge López Sotomayor |
| 2004 | Promedio rojo | Fele | Nicolás López |
| 2004 | Mujeres Infieles | 'OJala M1s b0l4s | Rodrigo Ortúzar |
| 2004 | El roto: Perjudícame Cariño | Sebastián | Alberto Daiber |
| 2004 | Las hormigas asesinas | Paul Kazán | Alberto Fuguet |
| 2004 | No Me Toques | Mauro Bravo | |
| 2005 | Juego de Verano | Leandro | Fernanda Aljaro y Matías Bize |
| 2005 | Se Arrienda | Paul Kazán | Alberto Fuguet |
| 2006 | Fuga | Eliseo Montalbán | Pablo Larraín |
| 2008 | Chef's Special | Horacio | Nacho G. Velilla |
| 2008 | Muñeca | Pedro | Sebastián Arrau |
| 2009 | Super | Felipe del Río | |
| 2010 | Drama | Max | Matías Lira |
| 2015 | El bosque de Karadima | Thomas Leyton | Matías Lira |
| 2015 | The Memory of Water | Javier | Matías Bize |
| 2015 | Baires | Mateo | Marcelo Páez Cubells |
| 2016 | El hilo rojo | Manuel | Daniela Goggi |
| 2016 | That's Not Cheating | Joaquín Campos | Ariel Winograd |
| 2019 | The Moneychanger | ||
| 2020 | Pacto de Fuga | León Vargas | David Albala |
Telenovelas
| Year | Telenovela | Channel | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Piel Canela | Canal 13 | Gabriel Vallejos |
| 2002 | Purasangre | TVN | Rafael Callasis |
| 2003 | Pecadores | TVN | Herodes Barriga, El Piruja |
| 2004 | Destinos Cruzados | TVN | Franco Schiafino |
| 2008/2009 | Don Juan y su bella dama | Argentina | Franco Ramirez Puente |
| 2011 | Herederos de una venganza | Argentina | Benicio Echagüe, El Maldito |
| 2012 | La Dueña | Argentina | Félix Fernández |
| 2015 | Entre caníbales | Argentina | Agustín Larralde |
| 2016 | Por Fin Solos | TVN | Gonzalo |
| 2016 | Un Diablo Con Ángel | TVN | Gaspar Muñoz |
| 2019 | Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza | El Trece | Torcuato Ferreyra |
TV series
| Year | Serie | Channel | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Vivir al Día | Red Televisión | |
| 2003 | La vida es una lotería (episode: Pobre Millonario) |
TVN | Javier Soto |
| 2005 | Los Simuladores | Canal 13 | Gabriel Medina |
| 2006 | Huaiquimán y Tolosa | Canal 13 | Richard Tolosa |
| 2007 | Héroes | Canal 13 | Manuel Rodríguez |
| 2007 | HyT 2 | Canal 13 | Richard Tolosa |
| 2010 | Los Hombres de Paco (Spain) | Antena 3 | Deker |
| 2011 | Los archivos del cardenal | TVN | Ramón Sarmiento |
| 2011 | Prófugos (LatinAmerica) | HBO | Alvaro Parraguez / Tegui |
| 2015 | Sitiados | Fox, TVN | Sargento Agustín González |
| 2016 | 2091 | Fox | Lodi |
Awards
Nominations
- 2013 Martín Fierro Awards
- Best actor of daily drama[9]
Notes
- This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Vicuña and the second or maternal family name is Luco.
References
- "Benjamín Vicuña". Benjaminvicuna.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2010-05-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Todos los nominados a los Martín Fierro 2014" [All the nominations for the 2014 Martín Fierro] (in Spanish). La Nación. April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
