Francisca Lewin

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Francisca Lewin
In 2005
Born
María Francisca Lewin Castellano

(1980-09-26) 26 September 1980 (age 43)
Santiago, Chile
EducationPontifical Catholic University of Chile
OccupationActress
Political partyDemocratic Revolution
PartnerGuillermo Calderón
Parent
  • Ángela Castellano (mother)
RelativesBlanca Lewin (cousin)
AwardsAPES Award [es] (2005)

María Francisca Lewin Castellano (born 26 September 1980) is a Chilean film, theater, and television actress.

Early life and education

Francisca Lewin was born in Santiago in 1980, the daughter of Ángela Castellano, a professor at the Pontifical Catholic University's School of Nursing. She is the distant cousin of actress Blanca Lewin.[1]

She studied acting at the Theater School of the Pontifical Catholic University, graduating in October 2002, with the production Hombre pobre todo es trazas by Pedro Calderón de la Barca.

Television and film career

A year after graduating, Lewin landed a leading role in the TVN youth telenovela titled 16 [es]. She later appeared in its sequel, 17 [es].[2]

In 2005, she joined TVN, to play Doménica Capo in the Italian immigrant television series Los Capo [es]. For this performance, she received the APES Award [es] for Best Supporting Actress.[2]

Also that year, she acted in the

Canal 13 morning show Viva la mañana [es], in its entertainment segment, Alfombra roja [es
], Lewin said:

The first time I saw the complete film was in Valdivia, but I only dedicated myself to analyzing it. The second time was different and I enjoyed it. I followed the story of Luciano, everything that happened to him, and I liked it a lot.[3]

She established herself in soap operas in 2006, playing the ambitious Andrea Riquelme in the successful Cómplices [es], a role that took Lewin out of her previous roles as a "tender" girl.

Lewin at a short film festival in Punta Arenas

In 2007, she appeared in three television projects on the state channel. Corazón de María [es] is a telenovela in which Lewin plays a young transplanted woman, Elisa, who has a complicated family history. Mi primera vez [es] is an anthology series that revolves around the loss of virginity of its protagonists. In it, Francisca appears in the chapter "Gonzalo", where the protagonist, played by Matías Oviedo [es], is a virgin schoolboy who tries to persuade his girlfriend (Lewin), also a virgin, to have sex. Finally, she appeared in the sitcom Hotel para dos [es], directed by Nicolás Acuña [es], where she plays a teenager who inherits a hotel, along with her mother, her stepsister, and the latter's mother.

In 2008, she joined the cast of the telenovela Viuda Alegre, where she played the role of Javiera Balmaceda/Sabina Díaz.[4]

On 18 June 2009, the film Teresa [es], starring Lewin and directed by Tatiana Gaviola [es], was released in theaters.

In the same year, Francisca starred with Álvaro Rudolphy in the nightly television series Conde Vrolok, playing Emilia Verdugo.[4]

In 2010, she starred in La familia de al lado, a production in which she portrays Carola Fabres, the black sheep of the Fabres family and lives in the shadow of her older sister, Ignacia. "The parents do not treat Carola well, not like Ignacia, who has always been her favorite. That is why she rebels and takes refuge in alcohol and drugs," Lewin explained.

In 2011, she dedicated herself fully to theater in the Guillermo Calderón play Villa+Discurso, and in 2012 she appeared in the feature film Educación física with Pablo Cerda [es].

In 2014, Lewin continued her professional rise with Las 2 Carolinas, directed by Vicente Sabatini. She played Carolina Salazar, the innocent young woman who arrives in Las Condes to work as a personal assistant to the voracious and ruthless owner of a fashion store.[5]

Advertising

During 2006, Lewin ventured into advertising, becoming one of the main faces of the Ripley department store.

In 2007, she was hired by Ingesa S.A. to be the face of Skechers sneakers, a position previously held by actress Carolina Varleta [es]. The manager of Ingesa commented that Lewin was chosen because she is "talented, charismatic, and arouses great sympathy among the youth. She is close to the people, simple, and far from show business."[6]

Personal life

In May 2016, Lewin voiced her support for the Democratic Revolution party.[7]

In March 2018, she announced that she was having her first child with her partner, the actor and dramatist Guillermo Calderón.[2]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Director
2004 Crescendo (short) Amanda
No me toques (short) Yezarela Mauro Bravo
2005 Se arrienda Elisa Alberto Fuguet
2009 Teresa [es] Teresa Wilms Montt Tatiana Gaviola [es]
2010 Velódromo [es] Claudia Santa Ana Alberto Fuguet
2012 Educación física Emiliana Pablo Cerda [es]
Réquiem Margarita Camilo Chicahuale
2013 Agua Malena Álvaro Rudolphy
2015 Sex Life of Plants Barbara Sebastián Brahm

TV series

Year Title Role Episode Director
2001 Enigma Cecilia "Trágico agosto"
2002 Enigma Isabel "Triste Domingo"
2003 Mea Culpa Viviana Garay "El Taxi"
Cuentos de mujeres Camila "Camila"
16 [es] Magdalena Arías Víctor Huerta [es]
2005 17 [es] Magdalena Arías Víctor Huerta [es]
Los Capo [es] Doménica Capo Vicente Sabatini
2006 Cómplices [es] Andrea Riquelme Patricio González [es]
Tiempo final: en tiempo real [es] Karina "Pleno centro"
2007 Corazón de María [es] Elisa Lamarca Patricio González [es]
Mi primera vez [es] Carolina "Gonzalo" Marcelo Ferrari
Hotel para dos [es] Paula Plaza Nicolás Acuña [es]
2008 Viuda Alegre Javiera Balmaceda/Sabina Díaz Patricio González [es]
2009–2010 Conde Vrolok Emilia Verdugo Víctor Huerta [es]
2010 La familia de al lado Carola Fabres Víctor Huerta [es]
2013–2014 Secretos en el jardín Raquel Lastra Rodrigo Velásquez
2014 Las 2 Carolinas Carolina Salazar Vicente Sabatini
2017 Ramona [es] Soledad Ortúzar Andrés Wood
2018 Martín, el hombre y la leyenda Mireya Inostroza Juan Francisco Olea
2021 No nos quieren ver [es] Colomba Ulloa Guillermo Helo

TV programs

Year Title Role Channel
2014 15th Viña del Mar International Song Festival Juror Chilevisión

Theater

Year Title Author Role Theater Ref.
2002 Hombre pobre todo es trazas
Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare Juliet
2003 An Enemy of the People Henrik Ibsen Petra Teatro Tobalaba
2006 A View from the Bridge Arthur Miller Catherine Teatro del Parque [8]
2007 Todo es distinto de cómo tú piensas Carlos Fernández Shaw
2008–2009 Clase Guillermo Calderón Centro Mori [9]
2009 Three Sisters Anton Chekhov Irina Teatro de la Palabra
2011 Villa+Discurso Guillermo Calderón
2013 Escuela Guillermo Calderón Teatro UC
2016 Un cuento de navidad Álvaro Viguera Belle
2019 Dragón Guillermo Calderón Teatro UC

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Production Result Ref.
2004 APES Award [es] Best Acting Performance 16 [es] Nominated
2005 APES Award [es] Best Supporting Actress Los Capo [es] Winner [2]
Guachaca Queen Most Popular Female Character Cómplices [es] Nominated
Altazor Award Best Film Actress Se arrienda Nominated
2009 Altazor Award Best Theater Actress Clase Nominated
2017 Caleuche Awards Best Leading Film Actress Sex Life of Plants Nominated

References

  1. Canal 13
    . 15 March 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Francisca Lewin será madre por primera vez a los 37 años" [Francisca Lewin Will Be a Mother for the First Time at the Age of 37] (in Spanish). Televisión Nacional de Chile. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. Canal 13. 6 October 2005. Archived from the original
    on 28 June 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b Cardenas, Paulina (30 November 2021). "Francisca Lewin contó su experiencia de volver a la TV: 'Me emocionó el llamado'" [Francisca Lewin Recounts Her Experience of Returning to TV: "I was moved by the call"] (in Spanish). FM Dos. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. Publimetro Chile
    (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Francisca Lewin, nuevo rostro de Skechers" [Francisca Lewin, New Face of Skechers]. La Nación (in Spanish). Chile. 16 February 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Es oficial: Revolución Democrática ya se inscribió como partido político" [It's Official: Democratic Revolution Has Registered as a Political Party]. El Desconcierto (in Spanish). 16 May 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  8. ^ Muñoz S., Bárbara (7 April 2006). "Insoportablemente bella" [Unbearably Beautiful]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Exitoso paso de 'Clase' por escenarios locales" [Successful Tour of "Clase" Through Local Stages]. Diario Austral (in Spanish). Valdivia, Chile. 25 November 2008. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

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