Tamara Acosta

Tamara Olga Acosta Zambra (born 5 February 1972) is a prominent Chilean actress.

Tamara Acosta
2011
Born
Tamara Olga Acosta Zambra

(1972-02-05) 5 February 1972
Other namesThe muse of Chilean cinema
Alma materInstituto Sagrado Corazón
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
Spouse(s)Sebastián Araya
Awards

Career

Tamara Acosta graduated from the Theater School of Fernando González. She is a recognized figure of theater, television, and above all is known as "the muse of Chilean cinema" because she has participated in a large number of films produced in Chile.[1] She has won several awards at international festivals. Her first television appearance was on Sábado Gigante Internacional in 1991, as a participant in a situation contest.

For her outstanding performance as Ana López on the series Los 80 she was nominated five consecutive times for the Altazor Award for best television actress, winning it three years in a row.[2][3]

Filmography

Year Title Role Director Notes
1994 Largadistancia Claudia Aravena
1997 Volando voy Miguel Albaladejo
1998 Gringuito María Ortuzar Sergio Castilla
1999 El desquite Anita Andrés Wood Winner: Altazor
Winner: Damascus Film Festival[4]
La chica del Crillón Teresa Iturrigorriaga Alberto Daiber
The Sentimental Teaser Mía Ballero Cristián Galaz Winner: Altazor[4]
2000 Tierra del Fuego Mennar Miguel Littín
2001 Te amo (made in Chile) Ema Neira Sergio Castilla Winner: APES Award[5]
La Fiebre del Loco Nelly Andrés Wood Winner: Cartagena Film Festival
Winner: Lima Festival[4]
Nominated: Altazor
2004 Azul y blanco Paloma Sanhueza Sebastián Araya
Machuca Juana María Andrés Wood Nominated: Altazor
2005 Monógamo sucesivo Pablo Basulto
The Last Moon Matty Miguel Littin
2006 El rey de los huevones Sandra Boris Quercia
2007 Casa de remolienda Irene "La Ronca" Joaquín Eyzaguirre
Rojo intenso Inspectora González Javier Elorrieta
Radio Corazón Valeria Roberto Artiagoitia
2009 La Gabriela Palma Guillén Rodrigo Moreno del Campo
2011 My Last Round Matilde Julio Jorquera
Gente mala del norte La musa (voice) Patricio Riquelme
El lenguaje del tiempo Sebastián Araya

Television

Telenovelas

Year Title Role Channel
1994 Champaña Cynthia Jurandir Canal 13
Top Secret Amparo Mena Canal 13
1995 Estúpido Cupido Marisol Tagle TVN
1996 Sucupira Daniela López TVN
Loca piel Danitza Torres / Lorena Torres TVN
1997 Oro verde Jeannette Machuca TVN
1998 Iorana Tahía Peñailillo TVN
1999 La fiera Kathia Alejandra Cereceda "DJ Kathia" TVN
2001 Pampa Ilusión Clementina Paita TVN
2002 El circo de las Montini Nadia Carolina Marín "La Comaneci" TVN
2004 Los Pincheira Matilde del Solar TVN
2007 Papi Ricky Colomba Chaparro Canal 13
2008 Don Amor Gloria Alessandri Canal 13
2010 Feroz Soledad Gutiérrez Canal 13
2015 Veinteañero a los 40 Rafaela Guerra Canal 13
2016 Preciosas Elsa Morales Canal 13
2017 Soltera otra vez Tatiana Álvarez Canal 13

Series and miniseries

Year Title Role Channel Notes
1997–
1998
Sucupira, la comedia Daniela López TVN
2007 Lo que callamos las mujeres Jessenia Mega Episode: "Difícil de olvidar"
2008–
2014
Los 80 Ana López Canal 13 78 episodes
Altazor Award for Best Television Actress (2009–2011)[2][3]
Nominated: Altazor Award for Best Television Actress (2012–2013)
TV Grama for Best Actress (2009–2010)
Nominated: Copihue de Oro for Best Actress (2012–2014)
Nominated: TV Grama for Best Actress (2011–2012)
Caleuche Award for Best Actress in Series (2016)[6]
2012 Vida por vida Dr. María Teresa León Canal 13 13 episodes

Appearances

  • La ruta de la seda (TVN, 2001) – Co-host
  • La ruta de Amazonía (TVN, 2007) – Co-host
  • Vértigo V/S (Canal 13, 2008) – Guest
  • Acoso textual (Canal 13, 2010) – Guest
  • Zona de estrellas (Zona Latina, 2012) – Guest
  • Vértigo 2012 (Canal 13, 2012) – Guest
  • Sin maquillaje (TVN, 2013) – Guest
  • Dudo (13C, 2013) – Guest

Theater

  • Madame de Sade (1993)
  • La visita (1996), directed by Claudia Di Girolamo
  • Los Ciegos (1997)
  • Las Huachas (2008)
  • Topografía de un Desnudo (2010)
  • Amledi, El Tonto (2010)
  • Padre (2011)
  • Persiguiendo a Nora Helmer (2012)
  • Lady Marginal (2017), directed by Claudia Di Girolamo

Awards

Acosta playing Ana López on the series Los 80, a role which earned her several awards

Altazor

YearCategoryProductionResult
2000Best Actress – FilmEl desquite / The Sentimental Teaser
Winner[4]
2002Best Actress – FilmLa fiebre del loco
Nominated
2005Best Actress – FilmMachuca
Nominated
2009Best Actress – TheaterLas Huachas
Nominated
Best Actress – TelevisionLos 80: first season
Winner
2010Best Actress – TelevisionLos 80: second season
Winner
2011Best Actress – TelevisionLos 80: third season
Winner[2][3]
2012Best Actress – TelevisionLos 80: fourth season
Nominated
2013Best Actress – TelevisionLos 80: fifth season
Nominated

APES

YearCategoryProductionResult
1996Best Actress – Television (cast)Loca piel
Winner
2001Best Actress – FilmLa fiebre del loco / Te amo (made in Chile)
Winner[5]

Copihue de Oro

YearCategoryResult
2006 Best Actress – Film
Winner
2007 Best Actress – Film
Winner
2010 Best Actress – Film
Winner[7]
2012 Best Actress – Television
Nominated
2013 Best Actress – Television
Nominated
2014 Best Actress – Television
Nominated

TV Grama

YearCategoryProductionResult
2009Best Actress – TelevisionLos 80: second season
Winner
2010Best Actress – TelevisionLos 80: third season
Winner[8]
2011Best Actress – TelevisionLos 80: fourth season
Nominated

Caleuche

YearCategoryProductionResult
2016Best Leading Actress in SeriesLos 80: fifth season
Winner[6]

Other awards

YearCountryAwardCategoryProduction
1999Damascus Film FestivalBest Actress[4]El desquite
2002Cartagena Film FestivalBest Actress of Cast[4]La fiebre del loco
2002Lima FestivalBest Actress[4]
gollark: ++exec nope
gollark: Much better.
gollark: ++exec```luaprint("test")```
gollark: ++exec```luaprint("test")```
gollark: .

References

  1. Carvallo, Lenka. "El regreso de la musa" [The Return of the Muse]. Caras (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. "Tamara Acosta: Ganarse los Altazor tres veces da un poquito de vergüenza" [Tamara Acosta: Winning the Altazor Three Times is a Little Embarrassing] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. "Tamara Acosta y triunfo de Los 80 en Premios Altazor: 'Da un poco de vergüenza'" [Tamara Acosta and Triumph of Los 80 at Altazor Awards: 'It's a Little Embarrassing']. La Tercera (in Spanish). 25 May 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. "Chilectra distinguió a 10 destacadas mujeres por su aporte al desarrollo social del país" [Chilectra Recognizes 10 Distinguished Women for Their Contribution to the Country's Social Development]. Electricidad (in Spanish). 7 March 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  5. "Premios Apes 2001: Para dejar contentos a todos" [2001 APES Awards: To Make Everyone Happy]. La Estrella de Valparaíso (in Spanish). 10 December 2001. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. "Nominados y ganadores del 1° Premio Caleuche para los actores chilenos" [Nominees and Winners of the 1st Caleuche Award for Chilean Actors] (in Spanish). Radio Magallanes. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  7. "Pifias a Felipe Camiroaga marcaron la premiación del Copihue de Oro" [Blunders By Felipe Camiroaga Mark the Presentation of the Copihue de Oro] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  8. "Araneda y García-Huidobro brillaron en premiación de TV Grama" [Araneda and García-Huidobro Shine in Presentation of TV Grama] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.