- Paula Luchsinger Escobar (Santiago, December 24, 1994) is a Chilean film and television actress, recognized for her participation in the film El Conde (2023), the film Ema (2019), the series La jauría (2020) and many Chilean television series.
She studied Acting at the Theater School of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Subsequently, she completed a Diploma in Aesthetics and Philosophy at the same university, and a Diploma in Biology of Knowledge and Human Communication at the University of Chile.
In parallel with her university studies, at the age of 20 she debuted on television, beginning a prolific national and international career in film and television, which made her be considered by chilean actors as "one of the most promising talents of her generation", being highlighted as "A rising star" on the cover of Wiken Magazine on August 7, 2020. Subsequently, on May 7, 2022, she was honored as "Breakthrough Actress" in Chile by the newspaper El Mercurio, the country's main newspaper.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Jaime Peña H. - A) Chilean Television:
Her television career began with television series on the Mega television network, the channel with the most viewed dramatic productions in Chile. In 2015 she participated in one episode of series "Papa a la deriva". Then, she became part of the stable cast of Mega's dramatic area. During 2016 and 2017 she participated in the series "Señores papis". During 2017 and 2018 she participated in the series Tranquilo papa. During 2019 and 2020 he played the main antagonist character of Blanca in the musical series called "Yo soy Lorenzo", set in the 1960s, a role for which he had to take dance classes and study films and television series of the time. In 2021 she starred in two series on Mega. She was a co-star of the series "Edificio Corona". Also, she played an antagonistic role in the soap opera "Amar Profundo", playing Jeimy Contreras, an extravagant young woman who could not stand the precariousness of the cove, but due to a family debt, she was forced to join the fishing business. For this role she was the winner of the "Best Youth Performance" category at the "Foronovelas Awards 2022". In 2023 she acted in the series "Dime con qué andas" from Paramount + and Chilevisión, playing Bruna Ayala, one of the co-leading roles.
B) Television series on international platforms:
In 2019, he appeared in two episodes of the HBO television series Los Espookys.
In 2020 she premiered her first series, La Jauría, a police drama under the direction of acclaimed director Lucía Puenzo, produced by the audiovisual production company Fábula and the Fremantle company, released in Latin America and Spain on Prime Video and on HBO Max in the United States.
For her performance in the leading role of Celeste Ibarra, she was nominated for "Breakthrough Actress" at the 2020 Produ Awards, shortlisted for "Best Female Supporting Performance" at the eighth edition of the 2021 Platino Awards, and was the winner of the "Best Female Supporting Performance" category. Best Female Supporting Performance" at the Estrella Awards that same year, and was nominated for "Best Leading Actress" at the 2022 Caleuche Awards. Previously, she attended the 2019 Zurich Film Festival gala as a representative of the cast of the series.
C) Cinema:
During 2019 she released her first film, Ema, filmed in Valparaíso, directed by Pablo Larraín and produced by Fábula, where she played the supporting role of María, a role for which she had to take dance classes and dye her hair completely light blue. The film had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, where it was selected to compete for the 2019 Golden Lion, the Festival's main prize, having a great critical reception.
In 2023 he released his second film, El Conde, directed by Pablo Larraín, produced by Fábula and Netflix, which was premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice International Film Festival on August 30, 2023 (being selected to compete for the Golden Lion 2023 and awarded the Osella Award for best script) and on Netflix worldwide on September 15, 2023. In this, she played the character of Nun Carmen, the antagonistic main character of the film. Her performance was very well received by specialized critics, due to its significance in the plot, the complex personality and demonstrated abilities of the character, as well as its proximity to the representation of María Falconetti in the film The Passion of Joan of Arc by Carl Theodor Dreyer, so much so that film critic Anthony Lane of The New Yorker stated that "no one in the movie makes a more striking impact than Luchsinger."- IMDb Mini Biography By: Jaime Peña H.
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