Benjamín Vicuña
Chilean actor and entrepreneur (born 1978)
- Pampita (2005–2015)
- China Suárez (2015–2021)
Benjamín Vicuña Luco (born 29 November 1978) is a Chilean actor and entrepreneur.
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 has 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 was in a relationship with Argentine actress China Suárez from 2015 to 2021, and the couple has two children together: daughter Magnolia (born in 2018) and son Amancio (born in 2020).[7][8]
Acting credits
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Film
| Year | Title | Character | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Lucha social digital | Efraín | Boris Quercia |
| 2002 | Paraíso B | Jimmy | Nicolás Acuña |
| 2003 | XS: The Worst Size | Víctor Camus | Jorge López Sotomayor |
| 2004 | Promedio rojo | Fele | Nicolás López |
| Mujeres Infieles | 'OJala M1s b0l4s | Rodrigo Ortúzar | |
| El roto: Perjudícame Cariño | Sebastián | Alberto Daiber | |
| Las hormigas asesinas | Paul Kazán | Alberto Fuguet | |
| No Me Toques | Mauro Bravo | ||
| 2005 | Juego de Verano | Leandro | Fernanda Aljaro y Matías Bize |
| Se Arrienda | Paul Kazán | Alberto Fuguet | |
| 2006 | Fuga | Eliseo Montalbán | Pablo Larraín |
| 2008 | Chef's Special | Horacio | Nacho G. Velilla |
| Muñeca | Pedro | Sebastián Arrau | |
| 2009 | Grade 3 | Gaston | Roberto Artiagoitía |
| Super | Ortega | Felipe del Río | |
| Dawson Isla 10 | Sergio Bitar | Miguel Littin | |
| 2010 | Drama | Max | Matías Lira |
| 2015 | El bosque de Karadima | Thomas Leyton | Matías Lira |
| The Memory of Water | Javier | Matías Bize | |
| Baires | Mateo | Marcelo Páez Cubells | |
| 2016 | El hilo rojo | Manuel | Daniela Goggi |
| That's Not Cheating | Joaquín Campos | Ariel Winograd | |
| 2017 | Los padecientes | Pablo Rouviot | |
| 2019 | The Moneychanger | Javier Bonpland | |
| 2020 | Jailbreak Pact | León Vargas | David Albala |
| 2022 | Lie to Me | Julian | Sebastian Schindel |
| 2023 | Papá al rescate | Nico | Marcos Carnevale |
| El silencio de Marcos Tremmer† | Marcos Tremmer | Miguel García de la Calera | |
| Mensaje en una botella† | Gabriel Nesci | ||
| TBA | Matria † | Sandra Arriagada |
Television
| Year | Title | Channel | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Vivir al Día | Red Televisión | |
| 2001 | Piel Canela | Canal 13 | Gabriel Vallejos |
| 2002-2003 | Purasangre | TVN | Rafael Callasis |
| 2003 | Pecadores | TVN | Herodes Barriga, El Piruja |
| La vida es una lotería (episode: Pobre Millonario) | TVN | Javier Soto | |
| 2004 | Destinos Cruzados | TVN | Franco Schiafino |
| 2005-2010 | Los Simuladores | Canal 13 | Gabriel Medina |
| 2006-2008 | Huaiquimán y Tolosa | Canal 13 | Richard Tolosa |
| 2007 | Héroes | Canal 13 | Manuel Rodríguez |
| 2008-2009 | Don Juan y su bella dama | Telefe | Franco Ramirez Puente |
| 2010 | Los Hombres de Paco (Spain) | Antena 3 | Deker |
| 2011-2012 | Herederos de una venganza | Argentina | Benicio Echagüe, El Maldito |
| 2011-2013 | Prófugos (LatinAmerica) | HBO | Alvaro Parraguez / Tegui |
| 2011-2014 | Los archivos del cardenal | TVN | Ramón Sarmiento |
| 2012 | La Dueña | Telefe | Félix Fernández |
| 2013-2014 | Farsantes | El Trece | Pedro Beggio |
| 2015 | Entre caníbales | Telefe | Agustín Larralde |
| 2015-2018 | Sitiados | Fox, TVN | Agustín González |
| 2016 | 2091 | Fox | Lodi |
| Por Fin Solos | TVN | Gonzalo Munoz | |
| 2017 | Un Diablo Con Ángel | TVN | Gaspar Muñoz |
| 2018 | 100 Days to Fall in Love | Telefe | Emiliano Iturria |
| 2018-2019 | Locked Up | Fox | Antonio Hierro |
| 2019 | Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza | El Trece | Torcuato Ferreyra |
| 2019-2020 | Berko: el arte de callar | FOX/TVN | Boris Berkowitz |
| 2020 | Inés del alma mía | RTVE, Boomerang TV, Chilevisión | Rodrigo de Quiroga |
| 2021 | Demente | Mega | Joaquín Acevedo |
| Terapia alternativa | Star+ | Elias | |
| Victoria | Amazon Prime Video | Antonio M. | |
| 2022 | The First of Us | Telefe | Santiago Luna |
| 2023 | La voz ausente † | Star+ | Pablo Rouviot |
| Los mil días de Allende † | El Nueve | Fidel Castro | |
| Limbo 2 † | Star+ |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Author | Director | Character | Theater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Antigona | Rodrigo Perez | |||
| 1999 | Hechos Consumados | Alfredo Castro | Chilean National Theater, Teatro de la Memoria • Santiago, Chile | ||
| 2000 | The Seagull | Anton Chekhov | Erik Lacascade | ||
| Juegos a la hora de la siesta | Roma Mahieu | ||||
| 2001 | El Naranjal | Ramón Griffero | Ramón Griffero | ||
| Top Dogs | Urs Widmer | Teatro del Puente • Santiago, Chile | |||
| El lugar común | Alejandro Moreno | ||||
| 2002 | Cueca@ | Alejandro Moreno | |||
| 2004 | Splendid's | Jean | Centro Cultural Matucana 100 • Santiago, Chile | ||
| 2005 | Cooking with Elvis | Centro Mori, Teatro Mori Bellavista • Santiago, Chile | |||
| 2007 | The Lover | Centro Mori, Teatro Mori Parque Arauco • Santiago, Chile | |||
| 2009 | The Big Night | Centro Mori, Teatro Mori Vitacura • Santiago, Chile | |||
| 2011 | The Celebration | Centro Mori, Lola Membrives • Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||
| 2017 | Eva Perón | Eva Perón | Teatro Nacional Cervantes • Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| 2019 | Terapia Amorosa | Valentin | Teatro El Picadero • Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| 2022 | The Grönholm Method | Sala Pablo Neruda • Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Music Videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | I Like | Los Tetas | [9] |
| 2022 | Cuando Lo Veo | Pimpinela | [10] |
| 2023 | Lloro | Pimpinela | [11] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | APES Award | Best Lead Actor - Television | Purasangre | Won | |
| 2003 | APES Award | Best Actor - Television | Pecadores | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Altazor Award | Best Actor in a Television Series | Pecadores | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Copihue de Oro | Best Actor - Television | Los simuladores | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Copihue de Oro | Best Actor - Television | Huaiquimán y Tolosa | Nominated | |
| APES Award | Best Supporting Performance - Television | Huaiquimán y Tolosa | Won | ||
| Trieste Festival of Latin-American Cinema | Best Performance | Fuga | Won | ||
| London Film Festival | Best Actor | Fuga | Won | ||
| 2007 | Málaga Spanish Film Festival | Favorite Movie Actor | Fuga | Won | |
| 2009 | Copihue de Oro | Best Actor - Film | Won | ||
| New York Latin ACE Awards | Cinema - Best Supporting Actor | Chef's Special | Won | ||
| 2010 | Copihue de Oro | Best Actor - Film | Won | ||
| 2011 | Copihue de Oro | Best Actor - Television | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Martín Fierro Awards | Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Telefeature | La dueña | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Martín Fierro Awards | Best Lead Actor of Daily Fiction or Soap Opera | Farsantes | Nominated | [12] |
| 2015 | Copihue de Oro | Favorite Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Martín Fierro Awards | Best Lead Actor of Daily Fiction | Entre caníbales | Nominated | [13] |
| 2019 | Notirey Awards | Best Lead Actor of Daily Fiction | Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza | Nominated | |
| ACE Award | Best Leading Actor in a Comedy | Terapia amorosa | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | Silver Condor Awards | Best Leading Actor in a Comedy Series | Terapia alternativa | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Martín Fierro Awards | Best Lead Actor of Daily Fiction | The First of Us | Won | [14][15] |
References
- ^ "Benjamín Vicuña se autoproclamó "libre" en el día de su cumpleaños".
- ^ "El saludo de cumpleaños de la China Suárez a Benjamín Vicuña tras la separación: "Padre cariñoso y presente"". 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Benjamín Vicuña". Benjaminvicuna.wordpress.com. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Pampita y Benjamín Vicuña preparan una gran fiesta para celebrar 10 años de amor: Los detalles - Ciudad Magazine". www.ciudad.com.ar. Archived from the original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "China Suárez reveló (Sin darse cuenta) la fecha real del comienzo de su romance con Vicuña: "Estoy con él hace un año y pico" - Ciudad Magazine". www.ciudad.com.ar. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Moskita Muerta | ¡La China habló de más! Reconoció desde cuando está saliendo con Benjamín Vicuña". moskitamuerta.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "China Suarez on Instagram: "❤️"".
- ^ "I Like". Youtube. 28 April 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "PIMPINELA - CUANDO LO VEO" [When I See Him] (in Spanish). Youtube. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "PIMPINELA - LLORO" [I Cry] (in Spanish). Youtube. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Todos los nominados a los Martín Fierro 2014" [All the nominations for the 2014 Martín Fierro] (in Spanish). La Nación. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Benjamín Vicuña vuelve a ser nominado a los premios Martín Fierro de Argentina" [Benjamín Vicuña is once again nominated for the Martín Fierro Awards in Argentina] (in Spanish). La Nación. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Martín Fierro 2023: quiénes son los nominados y cuándo son" [Martín Fierro 2023: who are the nominees and when are they?] (in Spanish). La Nación. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Ganador en categoría actor protagonista: Benjamín Vicuña - Martín Fierro 2023" [Winner in Leading Actor category: Benjamín Vicuña - Martín Fierro 2023] (in Spanish). Youtube. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Benjamín Vicuña.
- Official website
- Benjamín Vicuña at IMDb
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