Paulina García Alfonso (born 27 November 1960), better known as Pali García, is a Chilean actress, stage director, and playwright. García debuted on television with a small role in the

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'' Los títeres'' (1984), but she was soon known for her theatre direction and for her various performances in films such as ''Tres noches de un sábado'' (2002), ''Cachimba'' (2004), ''Casa de remolienda'' (2007) and '' Gloria'' (2013). García has received four nominations for the

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, winning on one occasion, and three for the APES Awards — the Chilean Arts and Entertainment Critics Awards—winning twice. In February 2013 she won the prestigious

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at the

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for her performance in the movie '' Gloria'', directed by

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' film, ''

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Biography

Born in

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, García studied acting at the

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, where she graduated with a degree in theatre arts and later with diplomas in theatre direction and

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. García made her debut at Catholic University's theatre in 1983 in ''¿Dónde estará la Jeanette?'' ("Where could Jeanette be?") by Luis Rivano, a work for which she received an APES Award for best actress. Since then, she has acted in over thirty productions including ''Cariño malo'', by Inés Margarita Stranger, ''El tío Vania'', by

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, ''The Trojan Women'', by

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, ''El lugar común'', ''Las analfabetas'' and ''BBB-Up''. The year following her theatre debut, García appeared on television as Adriana Godán in the TV series '' Los títeres'', a role she shared with actress

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. The first work she directed was ''El continente negro'' ("The Dark Continent") by Marco Antonio de la Parra for which she received an APES Award nomination for best director in 1996. A grant from the National Arts Development Fund (Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cultural de las Artes, FONDART) allowed for the financing of productions such as ''Lucrecia y Judith'' by the same author, and ''

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'' by John Osborne. She has also directed at national theatre festivals on three occasions, directing works by authors such as Alberto Fuguet and Celeste Gómez. García has taught acting at the theatre school of the

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, at Fernando González night school, at the University for the Arts, Sciences, and Communication and the University for Development. Between 1997 and 2001, she founded and formed a part of the Theatre Directors Association (Asociación de Directores de Teatro, ADT). In television, of note is her performance in ''Cárcel de Mujeres'' ("Women's Prison") as Raquel, a role for which García received both an APES Award and the

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for best actress. In 2002, García received an Andes Foundation grant to undertake research on conjugal violence, ''Golpes extraños al amor'' ("Blows outside love"), which led to the work ''Peso negro'' ("Dark weight"), selected for the Unipersonales de Galpón 7 Festival, and ''Frágil'' ("Fragile"), a work presented at Matucana 100 Cultural Center under her direction. In film, García debuted in the 2002 movie '' Tres noches de un sábado'' ("Three nights of one Saturday") by Joaquín Eyzaguirre, receiving a nomination for the

for her interpretation of the character Mathilde. She also appeared in the 2004 film '' Cachimba'' ("Hookah") by Silvio Caiozzi, in '' Casa de remolienda'' ("Party house") by Eyzaguirre in 2007,Director de "Casa de Remolienda": Lo folklórico es bonito, pero para los museos
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, for which she received the

at the

Filmography

Films

Television

Theatre

Actress

* ''¿Dónde estará la Jeanette?'', comedy by Luis Rivano * ''Cariño malo'', by Inés Stranger; dir.: Claudia Echenique; 1990; 2012 * ''Malasangre'', dir.: Mauricio Celedón, 1991 * ''El tío Vania'', by Anton Chekhov; dir.: Raúl Osorio, 1994 * ''El lugar común'' * ''Inocencia'', by Dea Loher; dir.: Luis Ureta; Muestra de Dramaturgia Europea, 2004 * ''En la Sangre'', by Suzan-Lori Parks; dir.: Carlos Osorio; interprets Hester, a beggar; Centro Cultural Matucana 100, 2004 * ''Déjala sangrar'', by Benjamín Galemiri, dir.: Adel Hakim; interprets Virna Vigo; 2005 * ''El último fuego'', by Dea Loer; dir.: Luis Ureta; April 2009 * ''Gertrudis, el grito'', by Howard Barker, dir.: Marcos Guzmán; 9th Festival of Contemporary European Theatre in Santiago, August 2009 * ''Las analfabetas'', by Pablo Paredes, 2010 * ''Fábula del niño y los animales que se mueren'', free version of

''The Trojan Women'' by Pablo Paredes; dir.: Isidora Stevenson; García interprets queen Hecuba; La Nacional company in Matucana 100, 6–15 January 2012

Director

* ''El continente negro'', by Marco Antonio de la Parra; 1996 * ''Lucrecia y Judith'', by Marco Antonio de la Parra * ''Recordando con ira'', by John Osborne (

in English) * ''Anhelo del corazón'', by Caryl Churchill ("A Heart's Desire"); Muestra de Dramaturgia Europea, 2004 * ''El neoproceso'', work by Benjamín Galemiri inspired by

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, premiere: 15 July 2006 * ''La gran noche'', by Marcelo Simonetti; premiere: 28 May 2008,

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* ''Apoteosis final: BBB up'', Santiago a Mil, January 2009 * ''Orates'', by Jaime Lorca; premiere: 4 November 2010 * ''La mantis religiosa'', by

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, La Palomera theatre, premiere: 9 June 2011 * ''Cerca de Moscú'', adaptation by Pablo Paredes of two pieces by Chekhov: ''Platonov'' and ''Ivanov''; Santiago a Mil International Festival 2013Montaje dirigido por actriz ganadora del Oso de Plata se presentará nuevamente en Santiago
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Playwright

* ''Peso negro'' * ''Frágil'', 2002; premiered and directed by García in 2003.

Awards and nominations

APES Award

Altazor Awards

Silver Bear for Best Actress

Platino Awards

Festival de Cinema de Gramado - Brazil

References

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