Silvia Elena Santelices Rojas (born 27 June 1940) is a Chilean
theater, film, and television actress, a pioneer of telenovelas in her
country. She currently serves as councilor for the commune of
Rancagua.In 1960 Silvia Santelices entered the Catholic University of
Chile to study theater. While still a student, she joined the nascent
dramatic department of her alma mater's television station, Canal 13,
where she initially participated in televised plays. In 1967 she was
part of the cast of the first telenovela shot in Chile, Los dÃas
jóvenes [es], in which she shared the screen with actors such as
Mirella Latorre, Mario RodrÃguez, and Leonardo Perucci [es].During
the 1980s and 90s Santelices participated in numerous soap operas on
Canal 13 and TVN, most notably La madrastra (1981), Los tÃteres
(1984), and Fuera de control [es] (1999). She also played Lucia Solar,
mother of Teresa of the Andes (played by Paulina Urrutia) in TVN's
miniseries Teresa de los Andes [es] (1989).After years of absence from
television, in 2005 she participated in the television series Brujas,
and has joined other dramatic productions such as Papi Ricky and
Veinteañero a los 40.
theater, film, and television actress, a pioneer of telenovelas in her
country. She currently serves as councilor for the commune of
Rancagua.In 1960 Silvia Santelices entered the Catholic University of
Chile to study theater. While still a student, she joined the nascent
dramatic department of her alma mater's television station, Canal 13,
where she initially participated in televised plays. In 1967 she was
part of the cast of the first telenovela shot in Chile, Los dÃas
jóvenes [es], in which she shared the screen with actors such as
Mirella Latorre, Mario RodrÃguez, and Leonardo Perucci [es].During
the 1980s and 90s Santelices participated in numerous soap operas on
Canal 13 and TVN, most notably La madrastra (1981), Los tÃteres
(1984), and Fuera de control [es] (1999). She also played Lucia Solar,
mother of Teresa of the Andes (played by Paulina Urrutia) in TVN's
miniseries Teresa de los Andes [es] (1989).After years of absence from
television, in 2005 she participated in the television series Brujas,
and has joined other dramatic productions such as Papi Ricky and
Veinteañero a los 40.
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