Luciano Cruz-Coke
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Luciano Cruz-Coke Carvallo (born July 1, 1970 in Santiago, Chile
) is an actor, founder and director of a nonprofit theater group, and the current Minister of Arts and Culture
under President Sebastián Piñera
.
of Vitacura in Santiago.
Cruz-Coke studied in the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones de Manquehue. He went on to study law in the Universidad Finis Terrae, later changing his major to Architecture and finally became an actor. He studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
in New York
. He holds a degree in Documentary Filming from the Academy of Christian Humanism University
and a masters degree in Mass Communications from University of Chile.
Luciano Cruz-Coke is married to Javiera García-Huidobro Aninat and is the father of four children.
Teatro Lastarria 90, which caters to activities in film, theater and visual arts. Lastarria 90 has become a model innovator, attracting both private and public supporters, and which has received recognition en the world of the arts and critique.
He was spotted by an executive of Canal 13
in a pub while he was singing. His first television role was in 1995 in the series El Amor Esta de Moda, where he became known as the "romeo" of telenovela
. He would go on to play further roles in other series. He won the award Apes in 2004 for his part in a telenovela Destinos Cruzados.
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
) is an actor, founder and director of a nonprofit theater group, and the current Minister of Arts and Culture
National Council of Culture and the Arts
The National Council of Culture and the Arts is the Chilean government agency responsible for arts and cultural policy. The Council was founded in 2003 and amalgamated arts and cultural policy under a single agency. It is a cabinet level position in the Chilean position...
under President Sebastián Piñera
Sebastián Piñera
Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique is a Chilean businessman and politician. He was elected President of Chile in January 2010, taking office in March 2010.- Education :...
.
Biography
Cruz-Coke is the son of lawyer and university professor Carlos Cruz-Coke Ossa and Lucía Carvallo Arriagada. He brother is Carlos Cruz-Coke Carvallo, CouncilmanCouncillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
of Vitacura in Santiago.
Cruz-Coke studied in the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones de Manquehue. He went on to study law in the Universidad Finis Terrae, later changing his major to Architecture and finally became an actor. He studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
__notoc__The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute is an acting school located at 115 East 15th Street between Union Square East and Irving Place in the Union Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, as well as at 7936 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He holds a degree in Documentary Filming from the Academy of Christian Humanism University
Academy of Christian Humanism University
The Academy of Christian Humanism University is a Chilean non-profit private university, founded in 1988 but whose origins date back to 1975 when establishing the Academy of Christian Humanism, led by Cardinal Raúl Silva Henríquez , whose purpose was to bring together a group of intellectuals to...
and a masters degree in Mass Communications from University of Chile.
Luciano Cruz-Coke is married to Javiera García-Huidobro Aninat and is the father of four children.
Career
Cruz-Coke has a fifteen year acting career in film, theater and television. He is also the founder and director of the non-profit organizationNon-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
Teatro Lastarria 90, which caters to activities in film, theater and visual arts. Lastarria 90 has become a model innovator, attracting both private and public supporters, and which has received recognition en the world of the arts and critique.
He was spotted by an executive of Canal 13
Canal 13 (Chile)
Canal 13 , is the second oldest television station in Chile. It is owned by Luksic Group associated with the Papal Catholic University of Chile. Its inaugural transmission took place on August 21, 1959...
in a pub while he was singing. His first television role was in 1995 in the series El Amor Esta de Moda, where he became known as the "romeo" of telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
. He would go on to play further roles in other series. He won the award Apes in 2004 for his part in a telenovela Destinos Cruzados.
Politics
Cruz-Coke was the founder of the Comisión Cultura de los Grupos Tantauco (Cultural Commission of the Tantauco Groups). During the 2009-2010 Chilen Presidential elections he openly supported the current President-elect Sebastián Piñera, whom would later nominate him to the Ministry of Arts and Culture.Film
- Se arriendaSe arriendaSe Arrienda is a 2005 Chilean film directed by Alberto Fuguet and starring Luciano Cruz-Coke. The film follows the fictional life of Gastón Fernández, a composer in his thirties who has achieved little career success since composing the score to a B movie during his time as a student....
(2005) as Gastón Fernández - Gente Decente (2004) as Andrés
- En un Lugar de la Noche (2000) as Simón
- Bienvenida Casandra (1996) as Padre
- 4°C
- Vino con sabor a vodka
Series
- Una Pareja Dispareja (2009) Félix
- Los Simuladores: El Gran Juicio (2005) as Alberto Bunster
- Amigas en Bach (2004) as Alejandro
- Amor a Domicilio, la comedia (1996) as Benjamín Smith
Soap Operas
- El Amor está de Moda - Canal 13Canal 13 (Chile)Canal 13 , is the second oldest television station in Chile. It is owned by Luksic Group associated with the Papal Catholic University of Chile. Its inaugural transmission took place on August 21, 1959...
(1995) as Juan Pablo Sepúlveda - Amor a Domicilio - Canal 13Canal 13 (Chile)Canal 13 , is the second oldest television station in Chile. It is owned by Luksic Group associated with the Papal Catholic University of Chile. Its inaugural transmission took place on August 21, 1959...
(1995) as Benjamín Smith - Adrenalina (1996) as Andrés Betancourt
- Amándote - Canal 13Canal 13 (Chile)Canal 13 , is the second oldest television station in Chile. It is owned by Luksic Group associated with the Papal Catholic University of Chile. Its inaugural transmission took place on August 21, 1959...
(1998) as Julián Trosciani - Fuera de Control - Canal 13Canal 13 (Chile)Canal 13 , is the second oldest television station in Chile. It is owned by Luksic Group associated with the Papal Catholic University of Chile. Its inaugural transmission took place on August 21, 1959...
(1999) as Axel Schumacher Villano - Sabor a Ti - Canal 13Canal 13 (Chile)Canal 13 , is the second oldest television station in Chile. It is owned by Luksic Group associated with the Papal Catholic University of Chile. Its inaugural transmission took place on August 21, 1959...
(2000) as Feliciano Calquín - Amores de mercado - TVN (2001) as Ignacio Valdés Villano
- Purasangre - TVN (2002) as Gabriel Callassi
- Pecadores - TVN (2003) as Angello Botero Villano
- Destinos Cruzados - TVN (2004) as Mateo Goycolea Villano
- Gatas & Tuercas - Canal 13Canal 13 (Chile)Canal 13 , is the second oldest television station in Chile. It is owned by Luksic Group associated with the Papal Catholic University of Chile. Its inaugural transmission took place on August 21, 1959...
(2005) as Borja San Juan - Charly Tango - Canal 13Canal 13 (Chile)Canal 13 , is the second oldest television station in Chile. It is owned by Luksic Group associated with the Papal Catholic University of Chile. Its inaugural transmission took place on August 21, 1959...
(2006) as Álvaro Edwards Salazar - Fortunato - Mega (2007) as Raul Cuevas / Judith Mendez
Theater
- "Moscas sobre el mármol" of L.A.Heiremanns dir. Alejandro Castillo (2009)
- "Gorda" de Nelly Labute dir. Alejandro Castillo (2009)
- "Criminal" de C. Daulte dir. Alejandro Goic (2007)
- "Normal" de A. Neilson. Junto a Hector Noguera dir. Claudio Santana (2006)
- "Homero/Iliada" de Alessandro Barrico dir. Hector Noguera (2008)
- "Julio Cesar" de Shakespeare. dir. F. Albornoz (2005)
- "Enigmas" E. E:Schmitt dir. Willy Semler (2004)
- "Asesinos" de R. Achondo en Lastarria 90. Dir. Rodrigo Achondo. (2002)
- "La señorita Julia" de Strindberg en Teatro Municipal. Dir. Felipe Braun (2003)
- "Fragmentos leídos por geólogos" de N.Chaurette Dir. Felipe Braun. (2002)
- "La Indagación" P.Weiss en Teatro UC- I. Goethe Dir. R.Lopez, R.Griffero (2002)
- "Largo viaje del día hacia la noche" E. O'Neill Teatro UC Dir. Willy Semler (2001)
- "Zoológico de cristal" de T. Williams, Teatro El Conventillo Dir. A. Cohen (2000)
- "Dios ha muerto" de M.A. De la Parra. Cía. La puerta Dir. Luis Ureta. (1999)
- "Sostiene Pereira" de A. Tabucci ICTUS. Dir. Nissim Sharim. (1999)
- "Three Sisters" de A. Chejov Off-Broadway, N. York Dir. George Loros. (1999)