Liliana Piera Marina Brescia Clerici, best known professionally as
Liliana Ross, (March 30, 1939 â€" June 10, 2018) was an Italian-born
Chilean actress, director, playwright, and theatrical producer whose
professional career spanned more than fifty years. She was best known
to television audiences for her starring roles in the Chilean
telenovelas La Colorina (1977) and Machos (2003).In 1992, Ross was
honored with the title Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian
Republic by the Italian government.Ross was born Liliana Piera Marina
Brescia Clerici in Genoa, Italy. She was raised in Pegli, a
neighborhood in Genoa. Her first language was Italian. She emigrated
to Chile with her parents when she was six-years old to escape World
War II. She later recalled witnessing bombs falling on an Italian
beach as her father ordered her to hide under a boat.In Chile, Ross
appeared in more than twenty telenovelas and television dramas on four
major networks â€" Canal 13, Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN),
Mega, and Chilevisión (CHV). In 1977, Ross was cast in the lead role
on TVN telenovela, La Colorina, which aired for 88 episodes and
launched her professional career.
Liliana Ross, (March 30, 1939 â€" June 10, 2018) was an Italian-born
Chilean actress, director, playwright, and theatrical producer whose
professional career spanned more than fifty years. She was best known
to television audiences for her starring roles in the Chilean
telenovelas La Colorina (1977) and Machos (2003).In 1992, Ross was
honored with the title Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian
Republic by the Italian government.Ross was born Liliana Piera Marina
Brescia Clerici in Genoa, Italy. She was raised in Pegli, a
neighborhood in Genoa. Her first language was Italian. She emigrated
to Chile with her parents when she was six-years old to escape World
War II. She later recalled witnessing bombs falling on an Italian
beach as her father ordered her to hide under a boat.In Chile, Ross
appeared in more than twenty telenovelas and television dramas on four
major networks â€" Canal 13, Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN),
Mega, and Chilevisión (CHV). In 1977, Ross was cast in the lead role
on TVN telenovela, La Colorina, which aired for 88 episodes and
launched her professional career.
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