Luis Gnecco
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Luis Gnecco | |
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 Gnecco in 2016 | |
| Born | 12 December 1962 Santiago, Chile |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
Luis Enrique Gnecco Dessy[a] (born 12 December 1962) is a Chilean actor.
Besides his work in Chilean telenovelas and films (Johnny 100 Pesos, the Academy Award nominated No, El bosque de Karadima, A Fantastic Woman and Neruda), he is internationally known for his performances in HBO's Prófugos and Netflix series Narcos.
Biography
[edit]While studying biology under, among others, Humberto Maturana, Gnecco developed into an actor and a comedian.[1] Afterwards he studied in the Theatre academy of Fernando González.[2]
In 1985 he began to work in telenovelas, such as Amores de mercado, Brujas, and Soltera otra vez. Two years later he started appearing in comedy shows such as De Chincol a Jote, El desjueves (1990–1995),[1] and Na' que ver con Chile. In 2008 he played the lead role in the Chilean version of The Office, The ofis. In 2016, the jury at the 17th Havana Film Festival New York awarded him the Havana Star Prize for "Best Actor" for his role in El bosque de Karadima.[3]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Hay algo allá afuera | Aldo |
| 1993 | Johnny 100 Pesos | Alfonso |
| 2003 | Sexo con Amor | Tomás |
| 2003 | Buscando a la señorita Hyde | Inspector Gormaz |
| 2005 | Paréntesis | Gustavo "Gus" |
| 2006 | Padre Nuestro | Pedro |
| 2007 | Casa de remolienda | Mauricio Valdebenito |
| 2007 | The Black Pimpernel | Oliva - Chief of Protocol of La Moneda |
| 2008 | Chile puede | Minister of Home Affairs |
| 2009 | El visitante nocturno | |
| 2009 | El baile de la Victoria | Monasterio |
| 2012 | Young and Wild | Interviewee |
| 2012 | No | José Tomás Urrutia |
| 2012 | Pérez | Pérez |
| 2012 | Paseo de oficina | Leo |
| 2013 | El derechazo | Rubén Morales |
| 2014 | The Stranger | Lieutenant De Luca |
| 2014 | Aurora | |
| 2015 | El Bosque de Karadima | Fernando Karadima |
| 2016 | Neruda | Pablo Neruda |
| 2016 | Much Ado About Nothing | Gustavo Barría |
| 2017 | A Fantastic Woman | Gabriel Onetto Partier |
| 2017 | Artax: Un nuevo comienzo | Vasco Zartundúa |
| 2018 | El Angel | Héctor Robledo Puch |
| 2019 | My tender Matador | |
| 2019 | The Two Popes | Cardinal Claudio Hummes |
| 2020 | Nobody Knows I'm Here | |
| 2022 | Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths | Government Secretary |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | La invitación | Horacio Pinto | Canal 13 |
| 1989 | La intrusa | Aldo | Canal 13 |
| 1991 | Villa Nápoli | Benito | Canal 13 |
| 1992 | Trampas y caretas | Amadeo | TVN |
| 1993 | Jaque mate | Onofre Fajardo | TVN |
| 1994 | Rompecorazón | Mauricio Gándara | TVN |
| 1996 | Adrenalina | Álvaro del Canto | Canal 13 |
| 2000 | Santoladrón | Otilio Benítez | TVN |
| 2001 | Amores de mercado | Bernardo Torres | TVN |
| 2002 | Purasangre | Julio Marambio | TVN |
| La vida es una lotería | TVN | ||
| 2003 | Pecadores | Reinaldo Gatica | TVN |
| Cuentos de mujeres | Marco | TVN | |
| 2004 | Destinos cruzados | Máximo Fonseca | TVN |
| Loco por ti | Taxista | TVN | |
| 2005 | 17 | Marcos Talavera | TVN |
| Tiempo final: en tiempo real | Tito | TVN | |
| Los Galindo | César Aros | TVN | |
| Heredia & asociados | González | TVN | |
| Brujas | Leopoldo Quevedo | Canal 13 | |
| Los Simuladores | Federico | Canal 13 | |
| 2006 | Descarado | Moisés Castillo | Canal 13 |
| 2007 | Papi Ricky | Leonardo Garay | Canal 13 |
| Lola | Ernesto Anguita | Canal 13 | |
| Héroes | Eugenio Necochea | Canal 13 | |
| 2009 | Cuenta conmigo | Baltazar Polidori | Canal 13 |
| Corazón rebelde | Rubén Iturra | Canal 13 | |
| La ofis | Manuel Cerda | Canal 13 | |
| 2010 | La Colonia | José Miguel Gorgona y Palo Quemado | Mega |
| 2011 | Historias de la primera vez | Papá de Rodrigo | América TV |
| 2011–2013 | Prófugos | Mario Moreno | HBO |
| 2012–2018 | Soltera otra vez | Sergio "Pelao" Monroy | Canal 13 |
| 2014 | Chipe libre | Ricardo Felman | Canal 13 |
| 2015 | Narcos | La Cucaracha | Netflix |
| El Bosque de Karadima: la serie | Fernando Karadima | Chilevisión | |
| 2016 | Entero Quebrado | Chilevisión | |
| Veinteañero a los 40 | Cristian Grez | Canal 13 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gnecco and the second or maternal family name is Dessy.
References
[edit]- ^ a b El Mercurio, El informe Gnecco
- ^ Cinechile – Luis Gnecco
- ^ "Havana Film Festival NY 2016 anuncia los ganadores del Premio Havana Star". Queens Latino. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
