Luis Gnecco

Acting

Luis Gnecco

Born December 12, 1962 · Santiago, Chile (age 63)

Luis Gnecco Dessy was born in Santiago, Chile. He is one of Chile's most popular comedic actors, tackling the Ricky Gervais part in his country's 2008 version of "The Office". Pablo Larraín cast him in a decidedly non-comedic role as an unscrupulous villain in HBO Latin America's hit mini-series "Prófugos". Gnecco appeared in Fabula's provocative "Young and Wild" before assuming the role of the ma…

Known For

The Two PopesThe Two Popes · 2019
The Two Popes
7.52019
MovieDramaHistory
Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.
A Fantastic WomanA Fantastic Woman · 2017
A Fantastic Woman
7.02017
MovieDrama
Marina's life is thrown into turmoil following the death of her partner. Mourning the loss of the man she loved, she finds herself under intense scrutiny from those with no regard for her privacy.
Sex with LoveSex with Love · 2003
Sex with Love
6.52003
MovieComedyRomance
In Santiago, Chile, the schoolteacher Luisa proposes a debate about sex with the parents of her students with the intention of giving classes about sex education to the youngsters.
NoNo · 2012
No
7.22012
MovieDramaHistory
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the ‘No’ vote persuade a brash young advertising executive, René Saavedra, to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and while under scrutiny by the despot’s minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free.
Into the LabyrinthInto the Labyrinth · 2019
Into the Labyrinth
6.42019
MovieThrillerMystery
When a kidnapping victim turns up alive after fifteen years, a profiler and a private investigator try to piece together the mystery.
La FuenteLa Fuente · 2025
La Fuente
3.02025
MovieHistoryDrama
Luca Barella (56), owner of La Fuente, a sandwich shop amid Chile's protests, faces ruin and illness. After rescuing a photographer, his shop becomes a target. Guided by Iaido's harmony, Luca defends his legacy as chaos closes in.
El AngelEl Angel · 2018
El Angel
7.42018
MovieDramaCrime
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1971. Carlos Robledo Puch is a 19-year-old boy with an angelic face, but a vocational thief as well, who acts ruthlessly, without remorse. When he meets Ramón, they follow together a dark path of crime and death.
NerudaNeruda · 2016
Neruda
6.32016
MovieDrama
It’s 1948 and the Cold War has arrived in Chile. In the Congress, prominent Communist Senator and popular poet Pablo Neruda accuses the government of betraying the Party and is stripped of his parliamentary immunity by President González Videla. The Chief of Investigative Police instructs inspector Óscar Peluchonneau to arrest the poet. Neruda tries to escape from the country with his wife, the painter Delia del Carril, but they are forced to go underground.

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The Dancer and the ThiefThe Dancer and the Thief · 2009
The Dancer and the Thief
5.62009
MovieDrama
Present day. Chile. Legendary bank robber Vergara Grey is getting out of prison after 5 long years and is looking forward to a quiet, uneventful life together with his wife and son whom oddly he hasn't heard from in years. But soon his resolve is tested when he meets 19 year old Angel a young thief who insists the two join up to score the biggest heist of all time. Though tempted, he resists until he finds out that his beloved wife has gone off with a millionaire and his son wants to change his last name. Then Victoria, a graceful and mysteriously mute dancer living in a conservatory, steps into the picture. She captivates Vergara and Angel, as well as all others that cross her path, drastically changing their lives.

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