Mireya Véliz (1915 - 5 September 2013) was a Chilean actress with a
career of more than 50 years, retiring at the age of 96.Véliz was
featured in some of the first televised TV-theatre productions in
Chile which were directed by Hugo Miller for Chile's Channel 13.Before
working in television she spent a number of years writing, directing
and producing theatre for children. She later became part of the
Teatre Ensayo which was a major University theatre company in Chile.
Within this company she wrote radio-theatre and worked on the program
La Voz de America which was recorded in the U.S. embassy. In 1986 she
was in the cast of the Universidad Catolica theatre production of Juan
Radrigan’s El Pueblo de mal amor alongside other prominent actors
such as Patricio Strahovsky and Gabriela Medina. The play’s theme
inspired by real events dealt with homelessness, displacement and
exile and interplayed with the biblical themes of exile and the
promised land.
career of more than 50 years, retiring at the age of 96.Véliz was
featured in some of the first televised TV-theatre productions in
Chile which were directed by Hugo Miller for Chile's Channel 13.Before
working in television she spent a number of years writing, directing
and producing theatre for children. She later became part of the
Teatre Ensayo which was a major University theatre company in Chile.
Within this company she wrote radio-theatre and worked on the program
La Voz de America which was recorded in the U.S. embassy. In 1986 she
was in the cast of the Universidad Catolica theatre production of Juan
Radrigan’s El Pueblo de mal amor alongside other prominent actors
such as Patricio Strahovsky and Gabriela Medina. The play’s theme
inspired by real events dealt with homelessness, displacement and
exile and interplayed with the biblical themes of exile and the
promised land.
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