Catalina Vera Cordero (Santiago, 1 November 1987) is a Chilean film and television actress, model, dancer and producer. Known mainly for being the winner of Cabaret Burlesque,[1] having played Ingrid Parra in Vuelve temprano[2] of TVN, and her performances in Verdades Ocultas,[3][4] Directo al corazón and lo que callamos las mujeres.

Catalina Vera
Born
Catalina Andrea Vera Cordero

(1987-11-01) 1 November 1987 (age 36)
Santiago, Chile
NationalityChilean
Occupation(s)Actress, producer, model
Years active2006–present
Spouse
Nicolás Soletic
(m. 2016)

Biography edit

Catalina was born into a middle-class family in Santiago (Chile), daughter of Héctor Vera, a medical technologist and Jacquelinne Cordero, a pshychoterapist. Her name is inspired by queen Catherine the Great.

As a child she attended the Santa Catalina Labouré school and later the Mayor school of Peñalolén. Motivated by her parents, she took classes in Flamenco, Literature, Drawing, Contemporary Dance, Modeling and Bellydance.

She was soon attracted to the world of acting, especially from the time she participated in musicals such as "Cat's", "Chicago", and "Moulin Rouge" at her school.

Finished the school she decided to be an actress to be able to reach her dream, to be an worldwide recognized actress. Catalina studied acting for four in thet Duoc UC and  the University of the Americas, where she received a degree in Actress with a Mention in Performing Arts. After she finished the university, traveled to the United States to perform a workshop in  Hollywood,  iPop LA, at Roosevelt Hotel, California. With the acquired knowledge, she opened, together with his family, an arts academy, the "Al-Safirah" academy,  in Chile. In addition to doing works for children and adults, he taught classes about everything she had learned about hers life.

 
Catalina Vera in the Caleuche Awards in 2017

 The first interpretive appearance of Catalina in television was in the program "Pasiones" of TVN, to then not stop more until now, unfolding very naturally among her characters.

The big step for the actress was when she won "Cabaret Burlesque", a talent show that was looking for the best Chilean Vedette. Among a thousand participants, Catalina win the first place, transforming her life towards feathers, glamor, heels and shine. She traveled to France, since that was her prize plus, with a significant amount of money, and she formed his first Varieté called "Cabarieté", invited by the director Patricio Munita, where she meets the Vedette of the Bim Bam Bum "Maggie Lay". Catalina interpreted the nocturnal TV series "Vuelve Temprano", where she played "Ingrid Parra", who was pregnant with the protagonist and acquiring a lot of fame, hers character grew to become in a fundamental character of the central plot.

 Jorrit Smink, a Dutch filmmaker, invited her to participate in "Lo Siento Laura", a film that would initially be interactive, with five hundred scenes, thirty finals, all this available on YouTube. But Jorrit thought that it was better to start with a traditional film and then upload the other options to the internet, for which Catalina was seen on the big screen with her character "Lily", Laura's best friend. They won the first place in the Film Festival in Venezuela, second place in the Cinema Film Festival of Texas,[5] and premiered for the first time at the Comedy Cluj Film Festival[6] in Romania, where they participated in their first red carpet.

 Upon his return to Chile, she participated in the videoclip "Tienes Miedo"[7] of the renowned national group Megapuesta, in order to later take part in several highly successful programs such as: Irreversible, Pobre Gallo, Lo que callamos las mujeres and his recent participation as Marisol Sanchez in the TV series Verdades Ocultas,[8] she has also been invited to several TV shows, being for a time a panelist of the live program The Lao.[9]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Country
2006 Rojo (La Película) Dancer   Chile
2012 No Secretary   Chile
2016 Lo Siento Laura Lili   Chile

Shorts edit

Year Title Role Country
2015 Una Noche de Brujas Lys   Chile
2018 Nounours Andrea   Chile

Televisión edit

Telenovelas edit

Year Title Role Channel
2012 La Sexóloga Announcer Chilevisión
2014 Vuelve temprano Ingrid Parra TVN
2014 Soltera otra vez Buyer Woman Channel 13
2016 Pobre Gallo Noemi Mega
2017 Dime quién fue Macarena Arancibia TVN
2018 Verdades Ocultas Marisol Sanchez Mega
2018 Pacto de sangre Melany Channel 13

Series edit

Year Title Role Channel
2006–2008 Pasiones Several main characters TVN
2009 El Diario de Eva Several main characters Chilevisión
2011–2016 Directo al Corazón Several main characters Channel 13
2012 La Dimensión Rossa Various Characters TVN
2012 Gordis Nerd Woman Chilevisión
2013 Los Caremona Daughter La Red
2013–2018 Lo que callamos las mujeres Several main characters Chilevisión
2014 Roommates Stripper HBO
2015 Código Rosa Several main characters Mega
2016 Por Ti Several main characters TVN
2017 Irreversible Several main characters Channel 13
2017 Abrazar la vida Several main characters Channel 13
2018 Efecto Mariposa Paulina Fernández Mega

Reality shows and contest programs edit

Year Title Role Channel
2009 Hombre al agua Contestant TVN
2010 Combate estelar Contestant Chilevisión
2012 Cabaret Burlesque Contestant (Winner) TVN
2015 Talento Chileno Contestant Chilevisión
2015 Amor sin banderas Guest Judge Channel 13

TV shows edit

Year Title Role Channel
2013 Conecta2 Guest TVN
2013 Raíces Árabes Guest ViVe
2013 Mas Vale Tarde Guest (3 times) La Red
2013 Aló Rastro Bar Guest El Rastro
2013–2015 Mentiras Verdaderas Guest (2 times) Chilevisión
2015 Nico Late Guest ViVe
2015 Siganme los buenos Guest ViVe
2016 Viral, luces y sombras de la web Protagonist TVN
2016 El show después del late Guest ViVe
2016 Mucho Gusto Guest (3 times) Mega
2016 Bienvenidos Guest (2 times) Channel 13
2017 Vida fit Guest ViVe
2018 The Lao Panelist ViVe
2018 La divina comida Guest Chilevisión
2018 Toc Show Guest (2 times)  
2018 ¿Y qué pasó? Guest Vía X
2018 No eres tú, soy yo Guest (2 times) Zona Latina

Music videos edit

Year Title Band
2012 Malefactor Manifiesto Thornafire
2016 Tienes Miedo Megapuesta

Commercial Announcements edit

  • Next (lácteos) (2012) – Protagonist
  • AFP Capital Escáner Previsional (AFP) (2013) – Protagonist
  • ACHS (2013) - 
  • TuSi (2016) – Protagonist

Awards edit

  • Winner of the TV-show Cabaret Burlesque 2012

References edit

  1. ^ Publimetro (3 February 2013). "En sensual final catalina vera se corono ganadora de cabaret" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  2. ^ "CATALINA VERA, LA ACTRIZ TRAS LA TESTIGO DE "VUELVE TEMPRANO"". teleserieschilenas.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Actriz Catalina Vera se sumó a teleserie "Verdades Ocultas" de Mega en rol clave". BioBioChile – La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile (in Spanish). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Catalina Vera se integró a 'Verdades Ocultas': tendrá rol clave en plan de Amelia". Pagina 7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Past Winners". Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Iartă-mă Laura, Comedy Cluj". Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  7. ^ "TIENES MIEDO – MEGAPUESTA". YouTube. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  8. ^ "¿EN QUÉ ESTÁN ESTOS INTÉRPRETES?" (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  9. ^ "FESTIVAL DE VIÑA 2018: ¡FUI DE PANELISTA!". YouTube. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

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