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Blanca Esperanza Lewin Gajardo (born 7 August 1974) is a Chilean
actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
. She studied at
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (UC Chile; ) is a traditional private university based in Santiago, Chile. It is one of the thirteen Catholic universities existing in Chilean university system and one of the two pontifical unive ...
. She is best known for her role as Lola Padilla in the soap opera ''Lola'' by Canal 13. She has won awards including the Altazor for Best Actress three times and Festival de Cine Internacional de Palm Springs.


Career

Lewin began her career in 1996, right after graduating from the theater program at the Pontifical Catholic University. At that time, she was a promising yet unknown actress when a casting director from a modeling agency offered her an audition at the cable music channel,
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. Impressed by her talent, she was immediately recruited as a VJ. Simultaneously, she received an offer from TVN to act in the TV series ''Tic Tac'', and from that moment on, her career took off like a whirlwind. She went on to participate in successful and memorable soap operas such as ''Iorana'', ''La fiera'', ''Romané'', ''Pampa ilusión'', ''Puertas adentro'', ''Los Pincheira'', and ''Cómplices'', among others. Lewin made her debut in the film industry as a lead actress in the horror movies ''
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'' (2000) and ''
Sangre Eterna ''Eternal Blood'' (originally ''Sangre Eterna'') is a 2002 Chilean vampire-horror film directed by Jorge Olguín, written by Carolina García and Olguín, and starring Blanca Lewin, Juan Pablo Ogalde, Patricia López, and Claudio Espinoza. A g ...
'' (2002), both directed by Chilean filmmaker
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. Her exceptional performance in the movie ''Sábado'' by
Matías Bize Matías Bize (born Santiago, Chile, 9 August 1979) is a Chilean film director, producer and screenwriter. He has won important independent film awards including the Espiga de Oro for ''In Bed'' at the 2005 Valladolid International Film Festival i ...
earned her the Best Actress award at the
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in
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. She further showcased her acting prowess in the film ''
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'', where she played the leading role alongside
Gonzalo Valenzuela Gonzalo Valenzuela (born 26 January 1978) is a Chilean actor. He debuted on Televisión Nacional de Chile Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) is a Chilean Public broadcasting, public service broadcaster. It was founded by order of President ...
. Additionally, she co-hosted the program ''La liga'', which was broadcast on Mega. In 2007, Lewin achieved significant success in her career with the TV series ''Lola'' on Canal 13, where she obtained her first leading role. This role established her as one of the prominent female faces in the drama department of the channel and solidified her position as one of the most important actresses in Chile. She also ventured into the English-language film industry, traveling to
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to shoot her first English-language film, '' New Brooklyn'', directed by Christopher Cannucciari, alongside actor Pablo Cerda. In 2008, she portrayed Clara in Rubén Alonso's debut film ''Extrañamente íntimos'', filmed in
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,
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, marking her entry into the Spanish film industry. Since 2003, Lewin has also been a columnist for the magazine ''El Periodista'', where she shares her insights on national and international events every two weeks. In 2010, she co-starred in the soap opera ''Feroz'', playing the role of Ángela Carrera. This was followed by her appearances in nighttime soap operas ''Peleles'' (2011) and ''Secretos en el jardín'' (2014) on Canal 13. She also played Ana, the art teacher, in the successful TVN series ''
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'' for two seasons. In 2015, she returned to TVN and secured one of the leading roles in ''Matriarcas'', portraying Chantal Chávez, the main antagonist. Finally, in 2018, she made another return to Canal 13 to participate in the highly successful soap opera ''Pacto de sangre''.


Filmography


Film


Television


Theatre

* Edipo - 2003 * Roberto Zucco - 2006 * Desafección - 2006 * Las Tres Hermanas - 2008


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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewin, Blanca Chilean film actresses Chilean stage actresses Chilean telenovela actresses Chilean television actresses Chilean television presenters Living people Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni Chilean women television presenters Year of birth missing (living people) Chilean television personalities