Gonzalo Valenzuela
Gonzalo Valenzuela Hölzel (born 26 January 1978), is a Chilean model, actor and boxer. He debuted on Televisión Nacional de Chile with a special participation, after I emigrated to Canal 13, where greater TV career development and also in Argentina. He is partner and founder, along with Benjamín Vicuña of the Centro Cultural Mori of the city of Santiago de Chile.[1][2]
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.jpg.webp) Gonzalo Valenzuela in 2003, playing Adán Mercader in Machos. | |
| Born | Gonzalo Valenzuela Hölzel 26 January 1978 Santiago de Chile, Chile |
| Education | Colegio Mayflower de las Condes |
| Alma mater | Escuela de Teatro Fernando González |
| Occupation | Model, actor and boxer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Partner(s) | Juana Viale (2005–2014) María Gracia Omegna (2015–present) |
| Children | Silvestre Valenzuela (b. 2008) Ringo Valenzuela (b. 2011 – d. 2011) Alí Valenzuela (b. 2012) Anka Valenzuela (b. 2019) |
Biography
Gonzalo Valenzuela has three brothers and one sister. He studied at the Mayflower School of Las Condes and then studied audiovisual communication and theater at the Fernando González School.
Personal life
In the year 2004, Gonzalo Valenzuela traveled to Argentina and in that country he met Juana Viale, with whom he began a relationship. Gonzalo Valenzuela finally settled in Argentina, especially after a high-risk pregnancy of Viale, which forced her to remain hospitalized for 2 months in a clinic. On 23 January 2008 the couple's firstborn, Silvestre Valenzuela, was born at the Germán Clinic in Vitacura, Santiago de Chile, Chile. On 30 September 2019 Anka was born, his first daughter with his partner, the Chilean actress María Gracia Omegna.
Career
His media debut came with the play Sinvergüenzas , directed by the Chilean actress Liliana Ross, in which he personified "El Manguera", a character he made known in 2000. Due to his success in this work, he was contacted by Canal 13 to participate in the soap opera Piel canela; However, this production would mark the most critical point of a series of failures in the dramatic area of the chain. Only in 2003, Canal 13 ventured into a new drama, Males. Gonzalo Valenzuela acquired one of the leading roles of the novel as Adam Mercader, one of the sons of a macho and manipulative man who had sexual trauma. After the great success of the soap opera, in 2004 he participated in Hippie, but it did not have the expected results. During the same date, he set up the play Splendid's with several friends like Benjamín Vicuña and Diego Muñoz, being directed by Felipe Hurtado. In Argentina, Valenzuela participated in some television works such as Doble vida and El tiempo no para. In cinema he starred in En la cama alongside Blanca Lewin, being critically acclaimed. After several years away from television prominence, he was reintegrated at the end of 2006 to the cast of the Chilean adaptation of Montecristo and later, in the middle of 2007, return to Canal 13 and star in Lola sharing roles with Lewin again. Valenzuela joined some Argentine soap operas like Botineras and Un año para recordar. On 15 December 2012, Valenzuela debuted as an Amateur Boxer and beat Gonzalo Bevacqua by points. In 2013, he returns to Chile, where he also signed a two-year contract with TVN. During 2015, he changed the television station to Mega, where he played the role of Bruno Montt in the 20:00 TV series Dad drifting; sharing roles with María Gracia Omegna, Francisca Imboden, Claudio Arredondo, Simón Pesutic, Ignacio Achurra, among other leading Chilean actors. The television series was premiered with great success on 25 May of that year, where he led in tune during his broadcast schedule, imposing himself on his TVN competition, Matriarcas. In 2016 he participated in the TV series Ámbar where Valenzuela was the protagonist playing Dany, driver of the school van that will transport Ámbar. In 2018 he participates in Si yo fuera rico playing Miguel "Micky" Zunino. He also starred as "Care Pichula".
Filmography
Theater
| Year | Title | Character | Director | Theater |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Miss Patria | Moira Miller | ||
| 2000–2001 | Sinvergüenzas | "El Manguera" | Liliana Ross | |
| 2002 | Eduardo II | Lancaster | Jorge López | Centro Cultural 602 |
| 2004 | Splendid's | Ritton | Felipe Hurtado | Matucana 100 |
| 2011 | La celebración | Mikel | Luis Romero | Teatro Lola Membrives |
Television
| Year | Title | Character | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Romané | Garzón | TVN |
| 2001 | Piel canela | Bruno Montenegro | Canal 13 |
| 2003 | Machos | Adán Mercader | Canal 13 |
| 2004 | Hippie | Cristóbal Plaza | Canal 13 |
| 2004–2005 | Tentación | Gabriel Ortiz | Canal 13 |
| 2005 | Doble vida | Álex Casanova | América TV |
| 2006 | El tiempo no para | Ignacio Ferrari | Canal 9 |
| 2006–2007 | Montecristo | Santiago Diáz Herrera | Mega |
| 2007 | Lola | Diego Martínez | Canal 13 |
| 2008 | Mala Conducta | Nataniel Bello | Chilevisión |
| 2008 | Huaiquimán y Tolosa | Detective Vicente Andrade | Canal 13 |
| 2009–2010 | Botineras | Nino Paredes | Telefe |
| 2011 | Un año para recordar | Mariano Ocampo | Telefe |
| 2011 | Maltratadas | Joaquín Aguirre | América TV |
| 2011 | Historias de la primera vez | Rodrigo | América TV |
| 2012 | Soltera otra vez | Santiago Schmidt | Canal 13 |
| 2012–2013 | Sos mi hombre | Alejo "Cheto" Correa Luna | Canal 13 |
| 2013 | Socias | Álvaro Cárdenas | TVN |
| 2014 | No abras la puerta | Juan Pablo Olavarria Jarpa | TVN |
| 2015 | Dad Adrift | Bruno Montt | Mega |
| 2016 | Ámbar | Daniel Marambio | Mega |
| 2017 | Las Estrellas (telenovela) | Manuel Eizaguirre | Canal 13 |
| 2018 | Si yo fuera rico | Miguel Zunino | Mega |
Movies
| Year | Movie | Character | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Fragmentos urbanos | Clemente | Claudia Menéndez |
| 2003 | Hong Kong | Juan | |
| 2003 | XS, la peor talla | "Máquina" Miranda | Jorge López Sotomayor |
| 2006 | En la cama | Bruno | Matías Bize |
| 2007 | Normal con alas | Bautista González | Coca Gómez |
| 2009 | Perfidia | Gus | Rodrigo Bellot |
| 2009 | Olvídame | Aldo Paparella | |
| 2009 | Nunca estuviste tan adorable | Mausi Martínez | |
| 2012 | Sal | Héctor | Diego Rougier |
| 2013 | Todos Contentos | Javi | Eduardo Milewicz |
| 2013 | El amor a veces | Eduardo Milewicz | |
| 2015 | El Club | Gonzalo | Pablo Larraín |
| 2016 | Artax | Leonardo | Diego Corsini |
References
- Primicias Ya. "El escándalo del año: Gonzalo Valenzuela se fue de su casa" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- "Gonzalo Valenzuela debutó como boxeador con un triunfo". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2012.