Paula Luchsinger Escobar (Santiago, December 24, 1994) is a Chilean film and television actress, acclaimed for her participation in the film El Conde (2023), the series La jauría (2020) and different Chilean soap operas, including Yo soy Lorenzo (2019).
Paula Luchsinger | |
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| Born | Paula Luchsinger Escobar December 24, 1994 |
| Alma mater | Saint George's College School of theater at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Notable work | El Conde La Jauría |
| Height | (5 ft 7 in) |
| Parent(s) | Fernando Luchsinger Paula Escobar |
| Website | paulaluchsinger |
Artistic career
editLuchsinger studied acting at the School of Theater of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.[1] Subsequently, she completed a degree in Aesthetics and Philosophy at the same university, and a degree in Biology of Knowledge and Human Communication at the Universidad de Chile.
During her university studies, at the age of 20 she made her television debut. She was described by Chilean actors as "one of the most promising talents of her generation".[2] Luchsinger appeared as "a rising star" on the cover of Wiken Magazine on August 7, 2020, and on May 7, 2022, the newspaper El Mercurio described her as the Chilean "Revelation actress".[3]
Television
editSoap operas
editLuchsinger´s television career began with soap operas on the Mega television network. In 2015 she participated in an episode of the soap opera Papá a la deriva. Then, she became part of the stable cast of the dramatic area of the channel. During 2016 and 2017 she participated in her first soap opera, Señores papis, in which she played Ignacia Pereira, the daughter of Francisco Melo and Francisca Imboden's characters.[4] During 2017 and 2018 she participated in the soap opera Tranquilo papá.
During 2019 and 2020 she played Blanca's main antagonist character in the musical soap opera Yo soy Lorenzo, set in the 1960s, a role for which she had to take dance classes and study movies and TV series of the time.[5] She performed the song "Tú serás mi baby".[6]
In 2021 Luchsinger co-starred in the soap opera Edificio Corona. She also played an antagonistic role in Amar Profundo, playing Jeimy Contreras, a flamboyant young woman who could not stand the precariousness of the fishing village, but due to a family debt was forced to join the artisanal fishing business. For this role Luchsinger won the "Best Youth Interpretation" award at the Premios Foronovelas 2022.[7]
In 2023 Luchsinger acted in the television series Dime con quién andas of Paramount+ and Chilevisión, playing Bruna Ayala, one of the co-starring roles.[8]
Series
editIn 2019, Luchsinger appeared in two episodes of the series Los Spookys on the HBO television network. In 2020 she premiered in her first series, La jauría, a police drama produced by audiovisual production company Fábula and Fremantle for Televisión Nacional de Chile, released in Latin America and Spain by Prime Video and by HBO Max in the United States, which was included in Variety magazine as one the best international series of 2020.[9]
For her performance in the lead 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 Premios Platino, was winner of the "Best Female Supporting Performance" award of the Premios Estrella that same year, and was nominated for "Best Leading Actress" at the 2022 Premios Caleuche.[10][11][12][13] She previously attended the 2019 Zurich Film Festival gala as a representative of the cast of the series.[14] In an interview with BBC, Luchsinger highlighted that the series "breaks with several paradigms, because it stars women, and strong women. And that shows a very important change compared to television products where only men were protagonists", adding that "the series shows women demanding their rights. It is not a war against men, because feminism does not want that. It wants equal rights and that is evident throughout the chapters".[15]
Cinema
editDuring 2019 Luchsinger released her first film, Ema, shot 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.[16][17] The film had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, where it was selected to compete for the Golden Lion 2019, the main award of the Mostra. In an interview in Revista Ya of El Mercurio, Luchsinger highlighted about the people who starred in the film that "These women embody such powerful ideas as freedom and rebellion. I also feel that they are lesser explored female minds, usually associated with bad things: the strong, sensual woman is always the enemy and never the heroine, as in this case, Ema is".[16]
In 2023, Luchsinger´s second film, El Conde, directed by Pablo Larraín, produced by Fábula and Netflix, premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice International Film Festival on August 30, 2023 and on Netflix worldwide on September 15, 2023. The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion 2023 and won the Osella Prize for Best Screenplay . Luchsinger played the character of the nun Carmen, the main antagonist role. Her performance was well received by critics for its transcendence, the character's complex personality and demonstrated abilities, as well as its proximity to the portrayal of María Falconetti in Carl Theodor Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc.[18][19][20][21][22] Highlighting some reviews made by some of the main art and culture magazines in the United States, in which they classified Luchsinger's performance as the most notable in the film. Among these, that of film critic Anthony Lane of The New Yorker magazine, who stated that “No one in the movie makes a more striking impact than Luchsinger”;[23] David Canfield of Vanity Fair, who explained that "The true breakout character of El Conde is Carmencita";[24] Bilge Ebiri of Vulture magazine, who described that Luchsinger's performance with “the character of Carmen, the nun, is fascinating"; and that of Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times, who reported that the character of "Carmen, the movie’s most mercurial and multitasking figure".[18] The film's director, Pablo Larraín, declared to Vanity Fair magazine that "Paula is one of the greatest artists of our language".[24] Luchsinger attended the film's premiere on behalf of the cast at the 80th Venice International Film Festival. During the international press conference, Luchsinger commented to Variety on the importance of the work in the context of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the coup d'état in Chile, noting that "this is a film that can start a national conversation", adding that "there is a resurgence of the extreme right in Chile and this is a necessary film because it reminds us that Pinochet went unpunished".[25] Likewise, on the red carpet of the film's premiere, the style and elegance of her look was highlighted by Vogue[26][27] and other Chilean media.[28][29] For her performance she was nominated for "Best Leading Actress" at the 2024 Caleuche Awards.[30]
Filmography
editSoap operas
edit| Year | Show | Character | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Papá a la deriva | Felipe's friend | Extra role |
| 2016-2017 | Señores papis | Ignacia Pereira | Secondary role |
| 2017-2018 | Tranquilo papá | Madonna Poblete | Secondary role |
| 2019 | Los Espookys | Extra role | |
| 2019-2020 | Yo soy Lorenzo | Blanca Noriega | Antagonist role |
| 2020 | La jauría | Celeste Ibarra | Protagonic role |
| 2021 | Edificio Corona | Catalina Manzano | Co-protagonic role |
| 2021-2022 | Amar profundo | Jeimy Contreras | Antagonist role |
| 2023 | Dime con quién andas | Bruna Ayala | Co-protagonic role |
Cinema
edit| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ema | María |
| 2023 | El Conde | Nun Carmen |
Prizes
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Premios Produ | Best New Actress | La jauría | Nominated |
| 2021 | Premios Platino | Best Supporting Female Performance | Preselected | |
| 2021 | Premios Estrella | Best Supporting Female Performance | Winner | |
| 2022 | Premios Caleuche | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Premios Caleuche | Best Actress in a Leading Role | El Conde | Nominated |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Paula Luchsinger estudió Derecho antes de dedicarse a la actuación". Mega. Santiago, Chile: Megamedia. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ Martinez, Michelle (7 August 2022). Paula Luchsinger: una estrella en ascenso. Revista Wiken de El Mercurio (Santiago, Chile). p4.. Consultado el 19 October 2023
- ^ "100 Jóvenes Líderes 2021. Paula Luchsinger (27), Actriz Revelación". Revista el Sábado de el Mercurio. No. 1233. Chile. May 7, 2022. p. 3. Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ Paula Luchsinger (entrevistada). "Es lo máximo": Paula Luchsinger y lo que significó trabajar con Sigrid Alegría. Megamedia. Santiago, Chile. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "¿Cómo construyó a Blanquita? Paula Luchsinger reveló en qué se inspiró". Mega. Santiago, Chile: Megamedia. May 9, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ ""Fue muy gracioso": Paula Luchsinger contó su experiencia al cantar en Yo soy Lorenzo". Mega. Santiago, Chile: Megamedia. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ Foronovelas. [@ForoNovelas]. "#PremiosForoNovelas2022 en la categoría de mejor interpretación juvenil [Fotografía]". Instagram. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ "Paula Luchsinger debuta en novela de CHV tras seis años en el área dramática de Mega: "Ha sido una linda experiencia"". Publimetro Chile (in Spanish). June 12, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ Lang, Jamie; Davis, Rebecca; Frater, Patrick; Keslassy, Elsa; Ravindran, Manori; Ramachandran, Naman; Vivarelli, Nick (December 22, 2020). "Year in Review: The Best International TV Series of 2020". Variety. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ "En La jauría hay roles de mujeres que resuelven la trama y es importante que niñas adolescentes ven estos personajes con fortaleza: Paula Luchsinger, actriz". PRODU.COM (in Spanish). December 2, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ Rodriguez, Lourdes (May 6, 2021). "Los Premios PLATINO del Cine y el Audiovisual Iberoamericano, que se celebrarán de forma presencial el primer fin de semana de octubre, anuncian las preselecciones de su VIII Edición | Boarding Pass TV" (in Spanish). Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ "NOMINADOS 2022 – Premios Caleuche" (in Spanish). Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ ""La Jauría", Claudia Di Girólamo y Juan Cano triunfan en segunda edición de los premios Estrella – Teleseries.cl" (in Spanish). Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ "Paula Luchsinger llegó con vestido sustentable al Festival de Cine de Zúrich". Meganoticias. Santiago, Chile: Megamedia. October 8, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ ""La jauría", la nueva serie chilena de Amazon que se inspiró en la violación de "La manada" de España". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). July 14, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ a b Caro, Sergio (October 1, 2019). "El elenco joven de la película Ema". Revista Ya, el Mercurio. No. 1880. Santiago, Chile. p. 17.
- ^ ""Fue maravilloso": Paula Luchsinger contó su experiencia al grabar "Ema" de Pablo Larraín- Yo soy lorenzo - Mega". mega.cl. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "Review: A dictator as Dracula? Netflix's horror-comedy 'El Conde' doesn't draw blood". Los Angeles Times. September 7, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ Nicholson, Amy (September 14, 2023). "'El Conde' Review: His Bite Is Worse". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ Ebiri, Bilge (August 31, 2023). "The Blood Is Everywhere in Pablo Larraín's Mesmerizing El Conde". Vulture. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ Fear, David (September 15, 2023). "'El Conde' Is the Fascist-Vampire Movie of the Year". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ "Esta película en blanco y negro es una de las sorpresas cinéfilas de la temporada (y se ve en Netflix)". Vogue España (in European Spanish). September 20, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ Lane, Anthony (September 15, 2023). ""A Haunting in Venice" Has the Charm of Ridiculous Excess". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "How Netflix's Vampire Epic 'El Conde' Contains 'Nosferatu,' 'Superman,' and More". Vanity Fair. September 18, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (August 31, 2023). "Pablo Larrain and 'El Conde' Cast Say Portraying Pinochet as a Vampire Is 'Necessary' Amid Global Right-Wing Resurgence". Variety. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ "Festival de Venecia 2023: todos los looks de la alfombra roja en su 80º edición". Vogue España (in European Spanish). Conde Nast. August 30, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ "Paula Luchsinger fue destacada en Vogue por su look del Festival de Venecia". m360.cl (in European Spanish). Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ Meganoticias (August 31, 2023). "Paula Luchsinger se lució con su vestido en el Festival de Cine de Venecia". meganoticias.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ "Paula Luchsinger se queda con todos los elogios por su 'look' en Venecia". Periodismo Chileno (in Spanish). September 1, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ M, Constanza Moncada (January 20, 2024). "Premios Caleuche 2024: Hay siete nominados dobles y cinco humoristas". La Tercera. Retrieved January 20, 2024.