Carmen Aguirre is a Chilean-born Canadian actress and writer. She plays a prominent role in Endgame.[1]
Carmen Aguirre | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chile |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | actor, writer, playwright |
Early in her life, she lived and worked as a member of the Chilean Resistance. Carmen was raped by the “Paper Bag Killer” which was the alias of John Horace Oughton, a prolific sexual predator who assaulted more than 100 women and children between 1977 and 1985.
Career
editHer 2011 book Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter was a memoir of her childhood, which she spent moving around regularly with her parents, who were part of the Chilean Resistance against Augusto Pinochet.[2][3][4] The book was selected for the 2012 edition of CBC Radio's Canada Reads, defended by musician Shad; it was announced as the winner of the competition on February 9, 2012.[5]
Aguirre has written over 20 stage plays to date, including In a Land Called I Don't Remember, Chile Con Carne, The Trigger and The Refugee Hotel.[6] Her comments on "cancel culture" were published in Rungh Magazine.[7]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Convergence | Mrs. Sanchez | |
| 2000 | Best in Show | Taft Hotel Maid | |
| 2001 | The Shipment | Mexican Hooker #1 | |
| 2002 | The Santa Clause 2 | Spanish Teacher | |
| 2003 | My Boss's Daughter | Executive #1 | |
| 2006 | Quinceañera | Aunt Silvia | |
| 2018 | Bella Ciao! | Constanza |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Outer Limits | Vagrant #1 | Episode: "Blank Slate" |
| 2000 | Higher Ground | Juanita Ciceros | 2 episodes |
| 2000–2001 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Various roles | 5 episodes |
| 2001 | Trapped | Female Spectator | Television film |
| 2001 | Cold Squad | Elaine | Episode: "The Nanny" |
| 2001–2002 | Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! | Voice | 26 episodes |
| 2002 | Monk | Uniform Cop | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | The Amazing Zorro | Dona Catalina | Television film |
| 2003 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Customer from Ecuador | Episode: "Phenomenon II" |
| 2004 | The L Word | Isabella Pernao | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hospital | Earl's Landlady | Episode: "Butterfingers" |
| 2006 | A Little Thing Called Murder | Sante 1966 cellmate | Television film |
| 2006 | Da Vinci's City Hall | Police Constable #1 | Episode: "Bumped from the Ball" |
| 2006 | Home by Christmas | Principal | Television film |
| 2007 | Tin Man | Café Waitress | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | A Trace of Danger | Housekeeper | Television film |
| 2010–2011 | V | Woman | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Endgame | Alcina Albeniz | 13 episodes |
| 2013 | I Am Victor | Judge Franklin | Television film |
| 2016 | Supernatural | Coroner | Episode: "Love Hurts" |
| 2017 | The Drive | Camille | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Santa's Boots | Laurie | Television film |
| 2021 | Riverdale | Deanna Harper | Episode: "Fire in the Sky" |
| 2022 | Superman & Lois | Maryann Cushing | Episode: "Girl... You'll Be a Woman, Soon" |
Publications
edit- Carmen Aguirre (2010). The Refugee Hotel. Talonbooks. ISBN 9780889226500.
- Carmen Aguirre (2013). Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter. Random House of Canada. ISBN 9780345813831.
- Carmen Aguirre (2013). Blue Box. Talonbooks. ISBN 9780889227576.
- Carmen Aguirre (2016). Mexican Hooker #1: And Other Roles Since the Revolution, Issue 1. Random House Canada. ISBN 9780345813848.
- Carmen Aguirre (2019). Chile Con Carne and Other Early Works. Talonbooks. ISBN 9781772012286.
References
edit- ^ Cloutier, Jean-François (9 February 2011). "Endgame: une nouvelle série canadienne chez Showcase". TVQC (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Carmen Aguirre's Something Fierce recalls her years in the anti-Pinochet underground". Georgia Straight, May 10, 2011.
- ^ Barkham, Patrick (2011-11-12). "A childhood on the run". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "The Moth | Stories | Gut Instincts". The Moth. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Carmen Aguirre celebrates Canada Reads victory". The Globe and Mail, February 9, 2012.
- ^ Carmen Aguirre Archived 2011-12-24 at the Wayback Machine author profile at Douglas & McIntyre.
- ^ "Solidaridad". February 2021.
External links
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