Mireya Véliz
Mireya Véliz (1915 - 5 September 2013) was a Chilean actress with a career of more than 50 years, retiring at the age of 96.
Career
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. [1]
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.
Véliz worked in several television series in Chile; her last major role was in the popular telenovela Corazon de María, where she played the role of “Modesta” the mother of “Salvador” (Mauricio Pesutic). [2]
Filmography
| TV production and Films | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Prohibido pisar las nubes | Clara | 1970 |
| Una familia feliz | Mireya | 1982 |
| Sor Teresa de los Andes | María Cáceres | 1989 |
| El milagro de vivir | 1990 | |
| Acércate más | Tita | 1990 |
| Trampas y Caretas | Adela | 1992 |
| Jaque Mate | Amelia | 1993 |
| Rompecorazón | Saruca | 1994 |
| Estúpido Cupido | Mother Guadalupe | 1995 |
| Sucupira | Hilda Llantén | 1996 |
| Oro Verde | Guadalupe | 1997 |
| Iorana | Nua Eva | 1998 |
| La Fiera | Corita | 1999 |
| El chacotero sentimental | Tota | 1999 |
| Romané | Inés Suárez | 2000 |
| Pampa Ilusión | Bristela Monardes | 2001 |
| El Circo de las Montini | Rebeca, widow of Rubio | 2002 |
| Puertas Adentro | Grandmother Moraga | 2003 |
| Los Pincheira | Clementina Perez | 2004 |
| El Perro Hortelano | Mother of Antonio | 2004 |
| Cómplices | Biological Mother of Harvey | 2006 |
| La abuela de Max | Eloísa | 2006 |
| Corazón de María | Modesta, widow Ceballos | 2007 |
| Infiltradas | Mother of Nelson | 2011 |
References
External links
- Mireya Véliz at IMDb