Acting
Gabriela Medina
Born October 7, 1935 · Santiago, Chile (age 90)
No biography available.
Known For
No · 2012No
★ 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.
Mein Herz in Chile · 2008Mein Herz in Chile
2008
MovieDramaTV Movie
Laura returns to Chile, after thirty years, to say goodbye to his old and sick mother. In this bitter journey she is accompanied by his daughter Elizabeth, who still did not know her grandmother. When the old woman meets her granddaughter, she decides to change her will and leave the young Elizabeth as heir of the family mansion. When soon after the grandmother dies, Elizabeth examines the inheritance, and discovers with surprise that the mansion was donated to a foundation.
Machuca · 2004Machuca
★ 7.72004
MovieDrama
Santiago, capital of Chile during the Marxist government of elected, highly controversial president Salvador Allende. Father McEnroe supports his leftist views by introducing a program at the prestigious "collegio" (Catholic prep school) St. Patrick to allow free admission of some proletarian kids. One of them is Pedro Machuca, slum-raised son of the cleaning lady in Gonzalo Infante's liberal-bourgeois home. Yet the new classmates become buddies, paradoxically protesting together as Gonzalo gets adopted by Pedro's slum family and gang. But the adults spoil that too, not in the least when general Pinochet's coup ousts Allende, and supporters such as McEnroe.
Gringuito · 1998Gringuito
★ 6.31998
MovieDrama
Ivan is a kid whose family decides to go back to Chile from New York, after at least a decade away. Ivan of course is not quite the Chilean kid his grandparents would like him to be: he sulks, misses the Opera, finds things odd and ugly, acting like a real "little gringo" (hence the title).
03:34: Earthquake in Chile · 201103:34: Earthquake in Chile
★ 5.02011
MovieDramaThriller
Survivors witness the terror and devastation brought by a massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Chile in 2010.
Desde el corazón · 2009Desde el corazón
2009
MovieDrama
Teo takes the charge the headquarters area in the Los Lagos.The reason for accepting this position is to open the chances for a scholarship in neurosurgery in the Capital,due to his first attempt was unsuccessful. In the middle of an imposing nature, the climate, the precariousness of the resources, the difficulties to move and the attitude of the locals, Teo will be introduced into a world that can not be seen only with reason, it has to be seen "From the heart"
Sub terra · 2003Sub terra
★ 6.32003
MovieDramaRomance
Lota, 1897. In the depths of the largest coal mine in the world, a great rebellion is brewing inside a man's heart.
Coronation · 2000Coronation
★ 6.12000
MovieDrama
The elderly heir of a formerly wealthy and respected Chilean family, Andres, suffers from decadence and solitude. He hires young Estela in order to look after his tiranic and almost crazy grandmother. The differences in class and age don't stop Andres from courting Estela, whose fiancé Mario tries to make some money with the passions of his well-off rival. The suffocating atmosphere of the run-down mansion in the outskirts of Santiago represents the deterioration of the bourgeoisie, and sets the scene for the total collapse of Andres.
Movies
No · 2012No
★ 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.
Mein Herz in Chile · 2008Mein Herz in Chile
2008
MovieDramaTV Movie
Laura returns to Chile, after thirty years, to say goodbye to his old and sick mother. In this bitter journey she is accompanied by his daughter Elizabeth, who still did not know her grandmother. When the old woman meets her granddaughter, she decides to change her will and leave the young Elizabeth as heir of the family mansion. When soon after the grandmother dies, Elizabeth examines the inheritance, and discovers with surprise that the mansion was donated to a foundation.
Machuca · 2004Machuca
★ 7.72004
MovieDrama
Santiago, capital of Chile during the Marxist government of elected, highly controversial president Salvador Allende. Father McEnroe supports his leftist views by introducing a program at the prestigious "collegio" (Catholic prep school) St. Patrick to allow free admission of some proletarian kids. One of them is Pedro Machuca, slum-raised son of the cleaning lady in Gonzalo Infante's liberal-bourgeois home. Yet the new classmates become buddies, paradoxically protesting together as Gonzalo gets adopted by Pedro's slum family and gang. But the adults spoil that too, not in the least when general Pinochet's coup ousts Allende, and supporters such as McEnroe.
Gringuito · 1998Gringuito
★ 6.31998
MovieDrama
Ivan is a kid whose family decides to go back to Chile from New York, after at least a decade away. Ivan of course is not quite the Chilean kid his grandparents would like him to be: he sulks, misses the Opera, finds things odd and ugly, acting like a real "little gringo" (hence the title).
03:34: Earthquake in Chile · 201103:34: Earthquake in Chile
★ 5.02011
MovieDramaThriller
Survivors witness the terror and devastation brought by a massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Chile in 2010.
Desde el corazón · 2009Desde el corazón
2009
MovieDrama
Teo takes the charge the headquarters area in the Los Lagos.The reason for accepting this position is to open the chances for a scholarship in neurosurgery in the Capital,due to his first attempt was unsuccessful. In the middle of an imposing nature, the climate, the precariousness of the resources, the difficulties to move and the attitude of the locals, Teo will be introduced into a world that can not be seen only with reason, it has to be seen "From the heart"
Sub terra · 2003Sub terra
★ 6.32003
MovieDramaRomance
Lota, 1897. In the depths of the largest coal mine in the world, a great rebellion is brewing inside a man's heart.
Coronation · 2000Coronation
★ 6.12000
MovieDrama
The elderly heir of a formerly wealthy and respected Chilean family, Andres, suffers from decadence and solitude. He hires young Estela in order to look after his tiranic and almost crazy grandmother. The differences in class and age don't stop Andres from courting Estela, whose fiancé Mario tries to make some money with the passions of his well-off rival. The suffocating atmosphere of the run-down mansion in the outskirts of Santiago represents the deterioration of the bourgeoisie, and sets the scene for the total collapse of Andres.
Sal · 2012Sal
★ 6.02012
MovieWesternDrama
A screenwriter travels to Northern Chile to research his script for a Western thriller but ends up getting more than he bargained for.
Loco Fever · 2001Loco Fever
★ 5.92001
MovieDrama
When the Chilean officials lift the ban on harvesting the shellfish "el loco" (which purportedly is an aphrodisiac) in the seaside village of Puerto Gala greed and lust take hold. Greed is embodied by Carlos Maldonato, "El Canuto," who attempts to buy all of the shellfish for a Japanese company, and by a traveling band of prostitutes that accompany the influx of fishermen. El Canuto also wrangles to get into good stead with an old flame, Sonia, who is now the proprietor of "La Pincoya," a local restaurant. But "el loco" proves more effective, and more damaging, than anyone could have guessed.
Latent Image · 1990Latent Image
★ 6.21990
MovieDrama
In the late 1980s, a politically neutral photographer in Pinochet's Chile is still struggling to come to terms with the "disappearance" of his activist brother in the Villa Grimaldi torture centre back in 1975.
Reflejo actoral · 2019Reflejo actoral
2019
MovieDocumentary
A group of Chilean actors reflect on their works when they see footage off their characters on film and TV.
Family Holidays · 2014Family Holidays
★ 6.42014
MovieComedy
The Kellys are a bourgeois family that have fallen into hard times. Deprived of the bragging rights of their typical summer vacation at a posh Chilean beach resort town, they pretend that they are instead going to Brazil for their vacation. They feign leaving on vacation but instead spend the time locked up at home and avoiding the suspicions of a nosy neighbor.
Consuelo · 1989Consuelo
★ 7.51989
MovieDrama
A Chilean exile leaves his Swedish partner to return to Chile. There he meets his old love, Consuelo.
A Sure Deal · 2001A Sure Deal
★ 8.02001
MovieDramaComedy
After a long absence, Negro Torres returns to his hometown, in Cunco, to attend his mother's funeral. There, his old cronies propose him to set up a business to buy seafood and then sell them. After improvising the preparations and returning to the town with the seafood, they face a big surprise
TV Shows
Mea culpa · 1993Mea culpa
★ 6.41993
SeriesCrimeDrama
Anthology series based on real criminal cases, featuring an interview with the actual perpetrator at the end of each episode.
Perdona nuestros pecados · 2017Perdona nuestros pecados
★ 2.82017
SeriesDrama
The story of a powerful family of the Chilean high aristocracy in the decade of the 50's. A clan led by the fearsome Armando Quiroga, where intrigue, suspense and romance build a story of passion in times of hypocrisy.
Los 80 · 2008Los 80
★ 8.02008
SeriesDrama
The story of the Herreras, a middle-class family living in Santiago of Chile. The plot is set between 1982 and 1989, in the military dictatorship, and revolves around historical events during the 80's, especially the economic crisis of 1982 and the 8.0 magnitude earthquake in Santiago.
Brujas · 2005Brujas
★ 4.72005
SeriesComedy
Beatriz married Vicente, her ideal man. The problem is that it was not only ideal for her, but for everyone else. Vicente dies in "a night of passion" from a heart attack, Beatriz's uncontrollable jealousy leads her to hires Dante, a poker player who will seduce the five suspects and by doing so, shed light on to the mystery.
Conde Vrolok · 2009Conde Vrolok
★ 4.02009
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
The quiet town of Santa Barbara will meet a new inhabitant, the Count Domingo Vrolok. His arrival will bring a string of strange situations, posing a terrifying menace to the entire community.
Viva la pipol · 2019Viva la pipol
★ 2.02019
Series
Contests, reporting segments and conversation with interesting guests. All done in a pleasant and down-to-earth way for all the Chilean family watching.
La vida es una lotería · 2002La vida es una lotería
★ 5.02002
SeriesComedyDrama
Different stories about people having more luck than usual...
Irreversible · 2017Irreversible
★ 2.02017
SeriesDramaMystery
Daily stories of real crimes from Chile and Latin America.
12 días que estremecieron Chile · 201112 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.
Vidas en riesgo · 2016Vidas en riesgo
★ 2.02016
SeriesDrama
Dr. Ayala and Dr. Martínez attend different medical emergencies and do their best to save their patient’s lives, who usually arrive in life-threatening conditions.
La otra cara del espejo · 2000La 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.
Ángel malo · 1986Ángel malo
★ 7.01986
Series
JPT: Justicia para todos · 2003JPT: Justicia para todos
★ 2.02003
SeriesDramaCrime
The activites of two lawyers and their work in different positions of the New Chilean Procedural Reform.
Los Galindo · 2005Los Galindo
★ 5.02005
SeriesComedy
The life of a family from a working-class neighborhood, that after the success of their car wash business, they move to an apartment in the wealthiest neighborhood in the country.
Mein Herz in Chile · 2008Mein Herz in Chile
2008
SeriesDrama
Bienvenida realidad · 2004Bienvenida realidad
★ 8.02004
SeriesDrama
A potrayal of young people's life in their last year of college.
¿Y... si fuera cierto? · 1996¿Y... si fuera cierto?
1996
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
Dramatic recreations from impressive testimonie that no one can explain yet. Exploring themes and paranormal events such as forces from beyond, ghosts, poltergeist, pyrokinesis, telekinesis, telepathy, among others.
Crónica de un hombre santo · 1990Crónica 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.