Biography
Luis Alfonso Alarcón Mansilla (23 October 1929 – 4 August 2023), popularly known as Lucho Alarcón, was a Chilean actor, theatre director, and activist with a distinguished film, television, and stage career.In 1957, Alarcón began working as a stage actor participating in university theaters – University of Chile, Catholic, Concepción, State Technical – and in independent companies. He later began his career as a cinematic actor, appearing in emblematic films such as Three Sad Tigers, Jackal of Nahueltoro, The Expropriation, Julio comienza en julio, Nadie dijo nada, Little White Dove, Caluga o menta, and The Shipwrecked.
In the 1980s he had roles in several telenovelas, but gained attention in the press only in 1983 when he played the evil Roberto Betancourt in La represa. In 1993, he was instrumental in the creation of ChileActores, of which he would become the founding President. Alarcón was labeled the "Sabatini Star Actor", referring to his many appearances in the spectacular productions of Vicente Sabatini on television, which were very successful due to their social content. In 1999, he co-starred in the telenovela La fiera, starring actress Claudia di Girolamo, which became a praised and awarded soap opera. From 1995 to 2008 he was part of the stable cast of Sabatini. Through the producer's success, Alarcón continued to work with important figures in cinema, theater, and television.
Alarcón also appeared in television series such as Marta a las ocho, Estúpido Cupido, Romané, La noche del cobarde, Marrón Glacé, Puertas adentro, Pampa Ilusión, El circo de las Montini, and El Señor de la Querencia.
Alarcón was the creator of the Patagonia Film Festival, a gala developed in the Cueva del Milodón. Currently he is officially recognized as the actor with the longest career in Chilean cinema, occasionally collaborating with Raúl Ruiz, Helvio Soto, Miguel Littín, Emilio Gómez Muriel, and Silvio Caiozzi.
Filmography
all 77
Movies 43
TV Shows 34
self 11
Producer 1
Hombres que sueñan (2021)
De tú a tú (2021)
Mierda Mierda, la función debe continuar (2020)
The Tango of the Widower and Its Distorting Mirror (2020)
Viva la pipol (2019)
La noche es nuestra (2018)
Dime quién fue (2017)
Secos (2017)
Exote: Filming Of The Wandering Soap Opera (2017)
The Wandering Soap Opera (2017)
Los años dorados (2015)
People's Train of Culture (2015)
Matriarcas (2015)
Algo personal (2015)
La gravedad del púgil (2014)
Mamá Ya Crecí (2014)
Mentiras verdaderas (2011)
Sin maquillaje (2011)
Témpano (2011)
Gente Mala del Norte (2011)
La familia de al lado (2010)
Martín Rivas (2010)
El vuelo del poeta (2009)
Mandrill (2009)
La represa (2009)
Secrets (2008)
El señor de la Querencia (2008)
Viuda Alegre (2008)
Corazón de María (2007)
Kiltro (2006)
Los Pincheira (2004)
El duelo (2004)
The Chosen One (2003)
Gracia y el Forastero (2002)
El circo de las Montini (2002)
Pampa Ilusión (2001)
Pickman's Model (2000)
Tierra del fuego (2000)
Romané (2000)
La fiera (1999)
Cinco marineros y un ataúd verde (1999)
Borrón y cuenta nueva (1998)
Sucupira, la comedia (1998)
Mi abuelo, mi nana y yo (1998)
Brigada Escorpión (1997)
La Buhardilla (1997)
Sucupira (1996)
Estúpido cupido (1995)
Rojo y miel (1994)
Los náufragos (1994)
Johnny One Hundred Pesos (1993)
Derecho de asilo (1993)
KGB Agents Also Fall in Love (1991)
Volver a empezar (1991)
Something Is Out There (1990)
Caluga o Menta (1990)
Corín Tellado: Mis mejores historias de amor (1990)
Crónica de un hombre santo (1990)
Sussi (1988)
La dama del balcón (1986)
Marta a las ocho (1985)
The Chinese Shoe (1979)
Julio Begins in July (1979)
Vías paralelas (1975)
A la sombra del sol (1974)
The Expropriation (1974)
Little White Dove (1973)
What Is to Be Done? (1972)
The Witnesses (1971)
Nobody Said Anything (1971)
Jackal of Nahueltoro (1970)
The Penal Colony (1970)
Three Sad Tigers (1968)
Érase un niño, un guerrillero, un caballo… (1967)
Love Hunger (1962)
La novia (1961)
Tres miradas a la calle (1957)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1929-10-23
Deathday2023-08-04 (93 years old)
Birth NameLuis Alfonso Alarcón Mansilla.
Birth PlacePuerto Natales, Chile
CitizenshipsChile
AwardsPablo Neruda Order of Artistic and Cultural Merit, Altazor Awards, Golden Lion
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