Luis Gnecco

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Luis Gnecco
Gnecco in 2016
Born (1962-12-12) 12 December 1962 (age 61)
Santiago, Chile
OccupationActor
Years active1978–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

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

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

Film

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

Television

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

References

  1. ^ a b El Mercurio, El informe Gnecco
  2. ^ Cinechile – Luis Gnecco
  3. ^ "Havana Film Festival NY 2016 anuncia los ganadores del Premio Havana Star". Queens Latino. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2022.