Valentina Vargas (born December 31, 1964) is a

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. She began, and spent most of her career working in

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Biography

Vargas began her career in the dramatic arts by joining the workshop of Tania Balaschova in Paris and later at the Yves Pignot School in

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. Her cinematographic career started with the filming of three works in contemporary French cinema, specifically

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's ''Strictly Personal'' (1985), director

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's '' Big Blue'' (1988) and

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's ''

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'' (1986). As the 1980s and 1990s continued, Vargas continued to work in film. She appeared in

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in ''

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'' (1989),

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in '' Los náufragos'' (1994) and

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in ''Fuegos''. Vargas is trilingual, speaking

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, French and

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. This has enabled her to star in films as varied as the cinematic horror film '' Hellraiser: Bloodline'' where she played the demon Angelique, to the comedy ''Chili con carne'' of

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. She appeared opposite

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(''Dirty Games''),

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and

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(''Southern Cross''), and

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('' The Tigress''). After her performance in the horror-comedy '' Bloody Mallory'' (2002), where she played "the malicious one", she began playing roles for television as well as film. She appeared in a TV miniseries version of ''

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'' directed by

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. She also starred in the production alongside

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and

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Filmography

*'' Strictement personnel'' (1985) - La masseuse *''

'' (1986) - The Girl *'' Fuegos'' (1987) - Margarita *''

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'' (1988) - Bonita *'' Dirty Games'' (1989) - Nicola Kendra *''

'' (1989) - Celia *'' The Tigress'' (1992) - Tigress / Pauline *''

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'' (1993) *''

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'' (1994) - Lolita *''

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'' (1994) - Isol *'' Hellraiser: Bloodline'' (1996) - Peasant Girl / Angelique / Angelique Cenobite *''

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'' (1999) - Mariana Flores *''Chili con carne'' (1999) - Ines *'' Bloody Mallory'' (2002) - Lady Valentine *''

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'' (2008) - Carmen *'' Ilusiones ópticas'' (2009) - Rita *'' Faces in the Crowd'' (2010) - Nina *''

Night Across the Street ''Night Across the Street'' ( es, La noche de enfrente) is a 2012 Chilean drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, as well as at the 2012 Toronto International Film ...

'' (2012) - Nigilda *'' Johnny 100 Pesos: Capítulo Dos'' (2017) - María Francisca

Television

*'' Le flair du petit docteur'' (1 episode, 1986) - Laure *''Piazza Navona'' (1 episode, 1988) - Perla *'' Air America'' (1 episode, 1999) - Celia *'' L'Été de Chloé'' (2002) - Agnès *'' Un homme en colère'' (1 episode, 2002) - Laura *''

'' (2003) (mini series) - Emilie *'' Le Caprice des cigognes'' (2006) - Anna *''Fête de famille'' (5 episodes, 2006) - Monica *'' Héroes'' (2007) (episode: "Balmaceda") - Sofía Linares

Discography

* Tiger In A Dress (Single, 1992) (Original Title song from the film The Tigress) * Midnight Dancing (Song, 1994) (vocals, track included in

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's album Deseo) * Mensaje Amazónico (feat. vocals in this song by "Sin Fronteras", included in the album "Kiruba: Alpaka & Sin Fronteras") * Bit of Sun (Album, 2013)

References

External links

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Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vargas, Valentina 1964 births Living people Chilean film actresses Actresses from Santiago