Tamara Acosta

Tamara Acosta
2011
Born	Tamara Olga Acosta Zambra (1972-02-05) 5 February 1972 (age 52) San Bernardo, Chile
Other names	The muse of Chilean cinema
Alma mater	Instituto Sagrado Corazón
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994–present
Spouse	Sebastián Araya
Awards	Altazor (2000, 2009, 2010, 2011) APES [es] (1996, 2001) Copihue de Oro (2006, 2007, 2010) TV Grama [es] (2009, 2010) Caleuche (2016)

Tamara Olga Acosta Zambra (born 5 February 1972) is a prominent Chilean actress.

Career

Tamara Acosta graduated from the Theater School of Fernando González [es]. She is a recognized figure of theater, television, and above all is known as "the muse of Chilean cinema" because she has participated in a large number of films produced in Chile.^[1] She has won several awards at international festivals. Her first television appearance was on Sábado Gigante Internacional in 1991, as a participant in a situation contest.

For her outstanding performance as Ana López [es] on the series Los 80 she was nominated five consecutive times for the Altazor Award for best television actress, winning it three years in a row.^[2][3]

Filmography

Television

Telenovelas

Series and miniseries

Appearances

• La ruta de la seda (TVN, 2001) – Co-host
• La ruta de Amazonía (TVN, 2007) – Co-host
• Canal 13
  , 2008) – Guest
• Canal 13
  , 2010) – Guest
• Zona de estrellas [es] (Zona Latina, 2012) – Guest
• Canal 13
  , 2012) – Guest
• Sin maquillaje [es] (TVN, 2013) – Guest
• Dudo (13C [es], 2013) – Guest

Theater

• Madame de Sade (1993)
• La visita (1996), directed by
  Claudia Di Girolamo
• Los Ciegos (1997)
• Las Huachas (2008)
• Topografía de un Desnudo (2010)
• Amledi, El Tonto (2010)
• Padre (2011)
• Persiguiendo a Nora Helmer (2012)
• Lady Marginal (2017), directed by Claudia Di Girolamo

Awards

Altazor

Year	Category	Production	Result
2000	Best Actress – Film	El desquite [es] / The Sentimental Teaser	Winner[4]
2002	Best Actress – Film	La fiebre del loco	Nominated
2005 [es]	Best Actress – Film	Machuca	Nominated
2009 [es]	Best Actress – Theater	Las Huachas	Nominated
	Best Actress – Television	Los 80: first season	Winner
2010	Best Actress – Television	Los 80: second season	Winner
2011 [es]	Best Actress – Television	Los 80: third season	Winner[2][3]
2012 [es]	Best Actress – Television	Los 80: fourth season	Nominated
2013 [es]	Best Actress – Television	Los 80: fifth season	Nominated

APES

Year	Category	Production	Result
1996	Best Actress – Television (cast)	Loca piel	Winner
2001	Best Actress – Film	La fiebre del loco / Te amo (made in Chile) [es ]	Winner[5]

Copihue de Oro

Year	Category	Result
2006	Best Actress – Film	Winner
2007	Best Actress – Film	Winner
2010	Best Actress – Film	Winner[7]
2012	Best Actress – Television	Nominated
2013	Best Actress – Television	Nominated
2014	Best Actress – Television	Nominated

TV Grama

Year	Category	Production	Result
2009	Best Actress – Television	Los 80: second season	Winner
2010	Best Actress – Television	Los 80: third season	Winner[8]
2011	Best Actress – Television	Los 80: fourth season	Nominated

Caleuche

Year	Category	Production	Result
2016	Best Leading Actress in Series	Los 80: fifth season	Winner[6]

Other awards

Year	Country	Award	Category	Production
1999		Damascus Film Festival	Best Actress[4]	El desquite [es]
2002		Cartagena Film Festival	Best Actress of Cast[4]	La fiebre del loco
2002		Lima Festival	Best Actress[4]

References

1. ^ Carvallo, Lenka. "El regreso de la musa" [The Return of the Muse]. Caras (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Tamara Acosta: Ganarse los Altazor tres veces da un poquito de vergüenza" [Tamara Acosta: Winning the Altazor Three Times is a Little Embarrassing] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Tamara Acosta y triunfo de Los 80 en Premios Altazor: 'Da un poco de vergüenza'" [Tamara Acosta and Triumph of Los 80 at Altazor Awards: 'It's a Little Embarrassing']. La Tercera (in Spanish). 25 May 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Chilectra distinguió a 10 destacadas mujeres por su aporte al desarrollo social del país" [Chilectra Recognizes 10 Distinguished Women for Their Contribution to the Country's Social Development]. Electricidad (in Spanish). 7 March 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
5. ^ ^{a b} "Premios Apes 2001: Para dejar contentos a todos" [2001 APES Awards: To Make Everyone Happy]. La Estrella de Valparaíso (in Spanish). 10 December 2001. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
6. ^ ^{a b} "Nominados y ganadores del 1° Premio Caleuche para los actores chilenos" [Nominees and Winners of the 1st Caleuche Award for Chilean Actors] (in Spanish). Radio Magallanes. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
7. ^ "Pifias a Felipe Camiroaga marcaron la premiación del Copihue de Oro" [Blunders By Felipe Camiroaga Mark the Presentation of the Copihue de Oro] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
8. ^ "Araneda y García-Huidobro brillaron en premiación de TV Grama" [Araneda and García-Huidobro Shine in Presentation of TV Grama] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

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