Catalina Saavedra Pérez (born January 8, 1968) is a Chilean film,
stage and television actress. She is better known to international
audiences for playing the title character in the 2009 film The Maid,
for which she received several awards and nominations.Saavedra's
father is the writer Omar Saavedra Santis. She started acting lessons
at the age of ten, prompted by her mother's hiring of a private
theater arts teacher in ValparaÃso, Chile. Years later, her love for
acting led her to deepen her studies at the "Escuela de Teatro Imagen"
in Santiago, Chile, and later in Barcelona, when she began to study
experimental theatre.Saavedra's first professional theatre
performances were in roles in plays such as "El Despertar"
(1991â€"1997), "Pervertimientos y Otros Gestos Para Nada" (1993) and
"La noche de la Iguana" (The Night of the Iguana) (1994), and in a
Café-chantant called "TV cable 90" (1992). On film, Saavedra's first
appearances were in short films, such as "El Bidón" and "Volando Voy"
(directed by Miguel Littin). Saavedra's has performed various roles in
several soap operas, sitcoms and TV shows on Chilean and German
television.International recognition for Saavedra came in 2009, for
her leading role as Raquel in the 2009 Chilean film The Maid (2009
film). It was released on August 13, 2009 in Chile and October 16,
2009 in the United States, grossing over $400,000 in the first few
weeks in theaters with only 18 copies circulating, turning into one of
the most successful Chilean films in the United States. The film ended
its theatrical run in the United States with a gross of $576,608. Her
role was praised by specialized press and critics around the world,
bestowing her many acting awards, including Best Actress at the
Sundance Film Festival, Torino Film Festival, Huelva Film Festival,
Biarritz Film Festival, Cartagena Film Festival and Miami Film
Festival, a breakthrough award at the Gotham Independent Film Awards
and a Satellite Awards nomination. In late 2009, she appeared as a
possible nominee for the most important film awards, Academy Awards
and Golden Globes Awards along with the film The Maid for
International Movie.
stage and television actress. She is better known to international
audiences for playing the title character in the 2009 film The Maid,
for which she received several awards and nominations.Saavedra's
father is the writer Omar Saavedra Santis. She started acting lessons
at the age of ten, prompted by her mother's hiring of a private
theater arts teacher in ValparaÃso, Chile. Years later, her love for
acting led her to deepen her studies at the "Escuela de Teatro Imagen"
in Santiago, Chile, and later in Barcelona, when she began to study
experimental theatre.Saavedra's first professional theatre
performances were in roles in plays such as "El Despertar"
(1991â€"1997), "Pervertimientos y Otros Gestos Para Nada" (1993) and
"La noche de la Iguana" (The Night of the Iguana) (1994), and in a
Café-chantant called "TV cable 90" (1992). On film, Saavedra's first
appearances were in short films, such as "El Bidón" and "Volando Voy"
(directed by Miguel Littin). Saavedra's has performed various roles in
several soap operas, sitcoms and TV shows on Chilean and German
television.International recognition for Saavedra came in 2009, for
her leading role as Raquel in the 2009 Chilean film The Maid (2009
film). It was released on August 13, 2009 in Chile and October 16,
2009 in the United States, grossing over $400,000 in the first few
weeks in theaters with only 18 copies circulating, turning into one of
the most successful Chilean films in the United States. The film ended
its theatrical run in the United States with a gross of $576,608. Her
role was praised by specialized press and critics around the world,
bestowing her many acting awards, including Best Actress at the
Sundance Film Festival, Torino Film Festival, Huelva Film Festival,
Biarritz Film Festival, Cartagena Film Festival and Miami Film
Festival, a breakthrough award at the Gotham Independent Film Awards
and a Satellite Awards nomination. In late 2009, she appeared as a
possible nominee for the most important film awards, Academy Awards
and Golden Globes Awards along with the film The Maid for
International Movie.
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