Elena Adela Calderón GarcÃa, known as Adela Calderón (born 21
February 1959 in Santiago) is a Chilean actress and comedienne who has
appeared in television and stage.Calderón's family faced severe
hardship during the rule of Augusto Pinochet. She recalls that her
family were tortured and spent time in two concentration camps,
including Villa Grimaldi during her winter vacation at the age of 14.
Her brothers and cousins were murdered and thrown into the Mapocho
River. Her sister later died of cancer.Calderón began appearing in
Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) series such as Bellas y audaces
and A la sombra del ángel in the late 1980s. In 2008, Adela Calderón
portrayed Aunt Carmen, a "Madame" of a brothel in the series El Señor
de la Querencia, and the same year she was a candidate for councilor
for the municipal district of Santiago. However, the following year
she was remanded in custody after being arrested for drug trafficking
with Garras de Amor singer Rodolfo Tarragona. In 2016 Calderón
returned to television, in the teleseries El camionero for TVN.
February 1959 in Santiago) is a Chilean actress and comedienne who has
appeared in television and stage.Calderón's family faced severe
hardship during the rule of Augusto Pinochet. She recalls that her
family were tortured and spent time in two concentration camps,
including Villa Grimaldi during her winter vacation at the age of 14.
Her brothers and cousins were murdered and thrown into the Mapocho
River. Her sister later died of cancer.Calderón began appearing in
Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) series such as Bellas y audaces
and A la sombra del ángel in the late 1980s. In 2008, Adela Calderón
portrayed Aunt Carmen, a "Madame" of a brothel in the series El Señor
de la Querencia, and the same year she was a candidate for councilor
for the municipal district of Santiago. However, the following year
she was remanded in custody after being arrested for drug trafficking
with Garras de Amor singer Rodolfo Tarragona. In 2016 Calderón
returned to television, in the teleseries El camionero for TVN.
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