Myriam Palacios
Myriam Isabel Palacios Piña (18 December 1936 – 18 March 2013[1]) was a Chilean actress and comedian who worked in theater, film, and television.[2] She was the winner of two APES Awards for her theater performances.[3][4]
Myriam Palacios | |
|---|---|
| Born | Myriam Isabel Palacios Piña 18 December 1936 Victoria, Chile |
| Died | 18 March 2013 (aged 76) Providencia, Chile |
| Resting place | Parque del Recuerdo |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, comedian |
| Years active | 1960–2006 |
| Spouse | Jorge Gajardo (divorced in 2002) |
Biography
The daughter of Héctor Palacios and Isabel Piña, Myriam Palacios was born in the district of Victoria, Araucanía Region.
Her theatrical training took place at the University Theater of Concepción and the Theater School of the University of Chile (1960).[5] She participated in the play Tres Marías y una Rosa, directed by Raúl Osorio, which was very successful and was performed in several cities in Latin America and Europe.[3]
She acted in numerous telenovelas, and developed her role as a comedian on the programs De chincol a jote and Jappening con ja.[3] She made her film debut in 1988, when she played Laura in Gonzalo Justiniano's Sussi. She also acted in Caluga o menta (1990), Amnesia (1994), The Sentimental Teaser (1999), and Coronation (2000)[6] – for which she would receive an Altazor Award nomination[4][7] – among others.[8]
Palacios was awarded as the Best Film Actress by the Theater Actors' Syndicate (SIDARTE) in 2000, and won two APES Awards for her performances in the plays Chiloé cielos cubiertos and La pérgola de las flores.[3][4]
Toward the end of her life she suffered from Alzheimer's disease and lived in a nursing home for six years.[9] She died on 18 March 2013 at age 76.[3][10][11]
Filmography
Film
- El 18 de los García (1983) as Clementina
- Sussi (1987) as Nelida
- Hechos consumados (1988) as Eloisa
- Consuelo (1988) as Ursulina
- Caluga o menta (1990) as Sra de clase alta
- Dos mujeres en la ciudad (1990) as Altagracia
- La niña en la palomera (1991) as Inés
- The Shipwrecked (1994)
- Amnesia (1994)
- Pasión gitana (1997)
- The Sentimental Teaser (1999)
- Coronation (2000)
- Las golondrinas de Altazor (2006) as seamstress; her last role[11]
Telenovelas and series
| Telenovelas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
| 1982 | Celos | Clotilde | Canal 13 |
| 1983 | Las herederas | Magdalena | Canal 13 |
| 1984 | La represa | Auristela Novoa | TVN |
| 1985 | Matrimonio de papel | María Chamorro | Canal 13 |
| 1986 | La villa | Elcira Díaz | TVN |
| 1987 | Mi nombre es Lara | Corina | TVN |
| 1989 | Bravo | Rufina | Canal 13 |
| 1993 | Marrón Glacé | Chela | Canal 13 |
| 1994 | Champaña | Florita | Canal 13 |
| 1995 | El amor está de moda | Rosalía | Canal 13 |
| Amor a domicilio | Helga Holguett | Canal 13 | |
| 1996 | Marrón Glacé, el regreso | Chela | Canal 13 |
| 1997 | Playa salvaje | Lídia Meneses | Canal 13 |
| 1999 | Fuera de control | Trinidad Sanhueza | Canal 13 |
| 2001 | Corazón pirata | Felicinda Sánchez | Canal 13 |
| TV series | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
| 1989 | Teresa de los Andes | Hermana Juana del Niño Jesús | TVN |
| 1997 | Las historias de Sussi | Doña Guberlinda | TVN |
Other programs
- De chincol a jote
- Jappening con ja[3]
- Morandé con compañía
References
- "Certificado de Defunción" [Death Certificate] (in Spanish). Civil Registry and Identification Service of Chile. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- "La rica y notable cepa de mujeres comediantes del teatro nacional" [The Rich and Remarkable Strain of Women Comedians of the National Theater]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). 15 March 2004. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- Miranda, Jorge (18 March 2013). "Fallece actriz Myriam Palacios" [Actress Myriam Palacios Passes Away]. 24 Horas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- "Myriam Palacios" (in Spanish). Altazor Award. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- "El TIT y Los payasos de la esperanza". Latin American Theatre Review (in Spanish). 12 (2): 36. Spring 1979. ISSN 0023-8813. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- Louit, Alejandro (6 February 2000). "En Teatro Municipal Será Estreno de Coronación" [Coronation Will Premiere in Municipal Theater]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- "La Apuesta de los Altazor" [The Bet of the Altazors]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). 8 March 2001. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- "Myriam Palacios". Cinechile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- Crespo, Octavio (12 November 2006). "Envejecer arriba de las tablas" [Growing Older on the Boards]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- Rivas, Francisca (18 March 2013). "Fallece actriz chilena Myriam Palacios" [Chilean Actress Myriam Palacios Passes Away] (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- Bahamondes Ch., Pedro (23 January 2018). "La Desmemoriada: la última batalla de Myriam Palacios" [The Unremembered: The Last Battle of Myriam Palacios]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2018.