Gloria Laso

Acting

Gloria Laso

Born October 24, 1947 · Santiago, Chile (age 78)

No biography available.

Known For

State of SiegeState of Siege · 1972
State of Siege
7.31972
MovieThrillerDrama
Assigned to South America, US official Philip Michael Santore is employed by a counterinsurgency agency. His position makes him a target for a local band of guerrillas, and, before long, Santore is kidnapped. As a prisoner, he undergoes interrogation, shedding light on the violent situation in the country. Once the insurgents are done with their questioning, they must decide whether Santore lives or dies.
GloriaGloria · 2013
Gloria
6.62013
MovieComedyDrama
Gloria is a 58-year-old divorcée. Her children have all left home but she has no desire to spend her days and nights alone. Determined to defy old age and loneliness, she rushes headlong into a whirl of singles’ parties on the hunt for instant gratification – which only leads to repeated disappointment and enduring emptiness. But when Gloria meets Rodolfo, an ex-naval officer seven years her senior, she begins to imagine the possibility of a permanent relationship.
The Lawless LandThe Lawless Land · 1988
The Lawless Land
5.01988
MovieActionScience Fiction
Action-adventure set in a world of the near-future, where young love is forbidden among the lower classes. Nevertheless, one couple defies their police-state world to fight and hold on to whatever love they can find.
Secret HeartSecret Heart · 2007
Secret Heart
2007
MovieDramaThriller
Iván returns to his apartment and finds his wife dead. He wraps her in a blanket, puts her in the suitcase of his car and begins a journey that, far from appeasing his pain, will introduce him to the horror of a blind and secret nightmare.
AnaAna · 2020
Ana
10.02020
MovieDocumentary
Stela, a young Brazilian actress, decides to make a work on the letters exchanged between Latin American plastic artists in the 70s and 80s. She travels to Cuba, Mexico, Argentina and Chile looking for her works and testimonies about the reality they lived during the dictatorships that most of these countries faced at the time. In the midst of the investigation, Stela discovers the existence of Ana, a young Brazilian artist who was part of this world, but disappeared. Ana went from southern Brazil, from a small town in the interior to Buenos Aires. Obsessed by the character, Stela decides to find her and find out what happened to her.
Caleuche: The Call of the SeaCaleuche: The Call of the Sea · 2012
Caleuche: The Call of the Sea
4.82012
MovieHorrorFantasy
A young woman who suffers a strange disease must travel to a mysterious island in South America, where myths and reality are one and the same.
Sex Life of PlantsSex Life of Plants · 2016
Sex Life of Plants
3.92016
MovieDrama
After a head injury makes a dimwit stranger out Barbara's beloved Guille, she ceases to feel desire for him. Nearing 35, and longing for motherhood, she settles with a new partner, while the memory of lost love harrows her.
The Compass RoseThe Compass Rose · 1983
The Compass Rose
4.61983
MovieDrama
Exiled Chilean director Patricio Guzmán filmed in Cuba and in Venezuela to create this controversial statement on the creation and survival of Latin American culture from the late-15th century to the present. For some viewers, the film will be superficially symbolic and rhetorical, for others, it will be a strong and personal vision of several centuries of history.

Movies

State of SiegeState of Siege · 1972
State of Siege
7.31972
MovieThrillerDrama
Assigned to South America, US official Philip Michael Santore is employed by a counterinsurgency agency. His position makes him a target for a local band of guerrillas, and, before long, Santore is kidnapped. As a prisoner, he undergoes interrogation, shedding light on the violent situation in the country. Once the insurgents are done with their questioning, they must decide whether Santore lives or dies.
GloriaGloria · 2013
Gloria
6.62013
MovieComedyDrama
Gloria is a 58-year-old divorcée. Her children have all left home but she has no desire to spend her days and nights alone. Determined to defy old age and loneliness, she rushes headlong into a whirl of singles’ parties on the hunt for instant gratification – which only leads to repeated disappointment and enduring emptiness. But when Gloria meets Rodolfo, an ex-naval officer seven years her senior, she begins to imagine the possibility of a permanent relationship.
The Lawless LandThe Lawless Land · 1988
The Lawless Land
5.01988
MovieActionScience Fiction
Action-adventure set in a world of the near-future, where young love is forbidden among the lower classes. Nevertheless, one couple defies their police-state world to fight and hold on to whatever love they can find.
Secret HeartSecret Heart · 2007
Secret Heart
2007
MovieDramaThriller
Iván returns to his apartment and finds his wife dead. He wraps her in a blanket, puts her in the suitcase of his car and begins a journey that, far from appeasing his pain, will introduce him to the horror of a blind and secret nightmare.
AnaAna · 2020
Ana
10.02020
MovieDocumentary
Stela, a young Brazilian actress, decides to make a work on the letters exchanged between Latin American plastic artists in the 70s and 80s. She travels to Cuba, Mexico, Argentina and Chile looking for her works and testimonies about the reality they lived during the dictatorships that most of these countries faced at the time. In the midst of the investigation, Stela discovers the existence of Ana, a young Brazilian artist who was part of this world, but disappeared. Ana went from southern Brazil, from a small town in the interior to Buenos Aires. Obsessed by the character, Stela decides to find her and find out what happened to her.
Caleuche: The Call of the SeaCaleuche: The Call of the Sea · 2012
Caleuche: The Call of the Sea
4.82012
MovieHorrorFantasy
A young woman who suffers a strange disease must travel to a mysterious island in South America, where myths and reality are one and the same.
Sex Life of PlantsSex Life of Plants · 2016
Sex Life of Plants
3.92016
MovieDrama
After a head injury makes a dimwit stranger out Barbara's beloved Guille, she ceases to feel desire for him. Nearing 35, and longing for motherhood, she settles with a new partner, while the memory of lost love harrows her.
The Compass RoseThe Compass Rose · 1983
The Compass Rose
4.61983
MovieDrama
Exiled Chilean director Patricio Guzmán filmed in Cuba and in Venezuela to create this controversial statement on the creation and survival of Latin American culture from the late-15th century to the present. For some viewers, the film will be superficially symbolic and rhetorical, for others, it will be a strong and personal vision of several centuries of history.
B-HappyB-Happy · 2004
B-Happy
5.92004
MovieDrama
A determined teenager must rely on her own wits when her fractured family abandons her.
Hombres que sueñanHombres que sueñan · 2021
Hombres que sueñan
2021
MovieDocumentary
The life and experiences of six emblematic Chilean actors. One by one, they relate aspects of their trajectories, origin and dreams, reliving and analyzing not only their careers, but also happy and historical moments that marked their lives.
The FrontierThe Frontier · 1991
The Frontier
5.91991
MovieDramaRomance
A Chilean teacher, Ramiro, is sentenced to internal exile in a southern town where tidal waves often appear. He falls for a woman, Maite, whose father asks him to take her away. Although he gets his freedom he doesn't leave and when the water rises, Maite and her father die, and Ramiro flees to the hills.
Dear ComradesDear Comrades · 1977
Dear Comrades
9.01977
Movie
Directed by Pablo de la Barra, Queridos compañeros (1977) is a Chilean-Venezuelan political drama that delves into the fervent revolutionary movements of the late 1960s. The film follows a group of young radical leftists that struggle to change the Chilean political status quo. The production of Queridos compañeros faced significant challenges, since filming started in 1973 but was abruptly halted due to the military coup in Chile that year. Director Pablo de la Barra managed to save the film's footage but lost the original audio tracks. In exile in Venezuela, he reconstructed the sound with the help of the original actors, completing the film in 1977. The film offers a poignant reflection on the aspirations and struggles of a generation striving for systemic change, providing insight into the political dynamics of Chile during a tumultuous period.
Les transplantésLes transplantés · 1975
Les transplantés
7.51975
MovieDrama
A right-wing family decides to exile themselves to Europe after Salvador Allende's victory during the presidential elections of 1970; only to find themselves losing their comfortable socio-economic status and be subjected to a dramatic proletarianization that will lead them to all kinds of struggles.
AngelsAngels · 1990
Angels
7.01990
MovieDramaComedy
A group of college students gradually disappear, with no explanation.
Viejos amoresViejos amores · 2016
Viejos amores
2016
MovieDocumentary
Seven actresses talk about their lives, their characters, the history of Chile and the construction of the national theater, of their loves and their anecdotes, of those who are and those who have left.
Buschmann, communist with God's favorBuschmann, communist with God's favor · 2014
Buschmann, communist with God's favor
2014
MovieDocumentary
A documentary about the deceased actor and member of the Frente Patriótico Manuel Rodríguez, Sergio Buschmann.

TV Shows

Mentiras verdaderasMentiras verdaderas · 2011
Mentiras verdaderas
5.52011
Series
Daily interviews discussing the guest's personal lives and national contingency.
InfielesInfieles · 2005
Infieles
3.82005
SeriesComedyDrama
Erotic comedy series about infidelity in couples and the different situations that lead people to commit it. The episodes use as reasons, among others, serious sexual disagreement, simple use of a favorable moment without thinking about the consequences, habits or deteriorating or unpleasant attitudes, etc. Without ever losing humor and mischief.
Sin dios, ni lateSin dios, ni late · 2008
Sin dios, ni late
2.02008
Series
Lo que callamos las mujeresLo que callamos las mujeres · 2013
Lo que callamos las mujeres
6.02013
SeriesDrama
Anthology series that deal with different stories of women, who must endure the abuses and injustices of life.
Wena profeWena profe · 2017
Wena profe
2.02017
SeriesComedy
When the musical career of a failed upper-class musician, ends up collapsing, he decides to fool the rigid director of a school in Santiago, assuring that he is a teacher who seeks job. He will demonstrate to a group of young people that more important than to be successful, is to do things with passion.
IrreversibleIrreversible · 2017
Irreversible
2.02017
SeriesDramaMystery
Daily stories of real crimes from Chile and Latin America.
MontecristoMontecristo · 2006
Montecristo
4.52006
SeriesDrama
Santiago Diaz, a succesful and rich young man is falsely accused and imprisoned, everything is taken away from him. 10 years later he escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.
La vida es una loteríaLa vida es una lotería · 2002
La vida es una lotería
5.02002
SeriesComedyDrama
Different stories about people having more luck than usual...
Vivir asíVivir así · 1988
Vivir así
4.51988
SeriesDrama
A hard-working man witnesses the collapse of his nuclear family.
12 días que estremecieron Chile12 días que estremecieron Chile · 2011
12 días que estremecieron Chile
2.02011
SeriesDrama
Fictional stories about Chilean historical events that shook the country through joy, horror, excitement or sadness, and where the great virtues and defects of its national idiosyncrasy were expressed, that marked the lives of many people.
El cuento del tíoEl cuento del tío · 2004
El cuento del tío
5.02004
SeriesComedyCrime
Stories about scamming and crime in Chile's big city. All of them based on real events.
LaberintoLaberinto · 1997
Laberinto
1997
SeriesDrama
Gustavo Frías invites us on a journey into the human soul, to learn about situations that rarely are seen in to the public eye but are always present within the privacy of ordinary people.
La otra cara del espejoLa otra cara del espejo · 2000
La otra cara del espejo
6.02000
SeriesDramaMystery
Anthology horror series that dives into urban myths, regional fears, mysteries and paranormal events. Tales full of terror, suspense and sensuality.
Mi primera vezMi primera vez · 2007
Mi primera vez
2.02007
SeriesDramaComedy
Fictionalized stories based on real events about young people starting their sexual lives.
RossabellaRossabella · 1997
Rossabella
2.01997
SeriesDrama
A young blind man and a dancer unwittingly get tangled in the affairs of an underwear company called Rossabella.
El amor está de modaEl amor está de moda · 1995
El amor está de moda
6.01995
SeriesComedy
The rivalties and romantic lives of two haute couture designers.
Algo está cambiandoAlgo está cambiando · 1999
Algo está cambiando
7.01999
SeriesDrama
Ellas por ellasEllas por ellas · 1991
Ellas por ellas
5.01991
SeriesComedy
When Marcia finds a photo of her old school friends, a wave of memories and nostalgia invades her head. With the desire to find them again, Marcia decides to locate them one by one and plans a meeting at her home. They all attend the event, happy with the reunion. However, memories of the past and coincidences of the present surface, affecting from then on the lives of everyone in the group.
Inspector Rojas: In Cold BloodInspector Rojas: In Cold Blood · 2018
Inspector Rojas: In Cold Blood
6.02018
SeriesDramaCrime
The disappearance of dozens of teenage girls shakes Alto Hospicio community in northern Chile. The official version speaks of runaways from broken homes and an underworld of traffic, but the case hides a horror perhaps even worse: A murderer that remains unpunished unable to stop his impulses.
Más que amigosMás que amigos · 2002
Más que amigos
7.02002
SeriesDrama
A group of young friends faces the disappearance of one of their members, and their friendship will be put to test.
El avalEl aval · 2006
El aval
2006
SeriesDramaMystery
Psychologist Martín Rivera is one day invited for a coffee by a stranger named José Sagasti, who informs him that his grandfather had made a pact with his boss, "The Devil", who he did not comply. Therefore Rivera, as his only male descendant, becomes the guarantee of said commitment. Martín and his closest ones start to be intensively harassed by Sagasti, until the pact can be finally fulfilled.
Crónica de un hombre santoCrónica de un hombre santo · 1990
Crónica de un hombre santo
10.01990
SeriesDrama
The life, work and death of the Chilean Jesuit priest and founder of "Hogar de Cristo" (Home of Christ), San Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga.