Luis Gnecco
Luis Enrique Gnecco Dessy (born 12 December 1962) is a Chilean actor.
Besides his work in Chilean television in numerous telenovelas, as Amores de mercado, Brujas, and Soltera otra vez, and his roles in Chilean movies as Johnny 100 Pesos, the Academy Awards nominated No, El bosque de Karadima, and Neruda, he is internationally known for his performances in HBO's Prófugos and Netflix series Narcos.
Biography
He studied Biology for three years, time when he developed his attributes as an actor and comedian, and that was even recognized by professors as Humberto Maturana.[1] Afterwards he studied in the Theatre academy of Fernando González.[2]
In 1985 he began to work in teleseries. Two years later, started to participate in comedy shows as De Chincol a Jote, El desjueves (1990–1995),[1] and Na' que ver con Chile. In 2008 he played the lead role in the Chilean version of The Office, The ofis.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Hay algo allá afuera | Aldo |
| 1993 | Johnny 100 Pesos | Alfonso |
| 2003 | Sexo con Amor | Tomás |
| 2003 | Buscando a la señorita Hyde | Inspector Gormaz |
| 2005 | Paréntesis | Gustavo "Gus" |
| 2006 | Padre Nuestro | Pedro |
| 2007 | Casa de remolienda | Mauro |
| 2008 | Chile puede | Ministro del Interior |
| 2009 | El visitante nocturno | |
| 2009 | El baile de la victoria | Monasterio |
| 2012 | Young and Wild | Entrevistado |
| 2012 | No | José Tomás Urrutia |
| 2012 | Pérez | Pérez |
| 2012 | Paseo de oficina | Leo |
| 2013 | El derechazo | Rubén Morales |
| 2014 | The Stranger | Lieutenant De Luca |
| 2014 | Aurora | |
| 2015 | El Bosque de Karadima | Fernando Karadima |
| 2016 | Neruda | Pablo Neruda |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | La invitación | Horacio Pinto | Canal 13 |
| 1989 | La intrusa | Aldo | Canal 13 |
| 1991 | Villa Nápoli | Benito | Canal 13 |
| 1992 | Trampas y caretas | Amadeo | TVN |
| 1993 | Jaque mate | Onofre Fajardo | TVN |
| 1994 | Rompecorazón | Mauricio Gándara | TVN |
| 1996 | Adrenalina | Álvaro del Canto | Canal 13 |
| 2000 | Santoladrón | Otilio Benítez | TVN |
| 2001 | Amores de mercado | Bernardo Torres | TVN |
| 2002 | Purasangre | Julio Marambio | TVN |
| La vida es una lotería | TVN | ||
| 2003 | Pecadores | Reinaldo Gatica | TVN |
| Cuentos de mujeres | Marco | TVN | |
| 2004 | Destinos cruzados | Máximo Fonseca | TVN |
| Loco por ti | Taxista | TVN | |
| 2005 | 17 | Marcos Talavera | TVN |
| Tiempo final: en tiempo real | Tito | TVN | |
| Los Galindo | César Aros | TVN | |
| Heredia & asociados | González | TVN | |
| Brujas | Leopoldo Quevedo | Canal 13 | |
| Los Simuladores | Federico | Canal 13 | |
| 2006 | Descarado | Moisés Castillo | Canal 13 |
| 2007 | Papi Ricky | Leonardo Garay | Canal 13 |
| Lola | Ernesto Anguita | Canal 13 | |
| Héroes | Eugenio Necochea | Canal 13 | |
| 2009 | Cuenta conmigo | Baltazar Polidori | Canal 13 |
| Corazón rebelde | Rubén Iturra | Canal 13 | |
| La ofis | Manuel Cerda | Canal 13 | |
| 2010 | La Colonia | José Miguel Gorgona y Palo Quemado | Mega |
| 2011 | Historias de la primera vez | Papá de Rodrigo | América TV |
| 2011–2013 | Prófugos | Mario Moreno | HBO |
| 2012–2013 | Soltera otra vez | Sergio "Pelao" Monroy | Canal 13 |
| 2014 | Chipe libre | Ricardo Felman | Canal 13 |
| 2015 | Narcos | La Cucaracha | Netflix |
| El Bosque de Karadima: la serie | Fernando Karadima | Chilevisión | |
| 2016 | Entero Quebrado | Chilevisión | |
| Veinteañero a los 40 | Cristian Grez | Canal 13 |