Claudio Alejandro Marcelo Arredondo Medina (born 29 November 1962, in Santiago) is a Chilean film, theater and television actor and politician.

Acting career

He studied at the Fernando González Acting Academy. He began his career in 1982 on the television series ''De cara al mañana'' on

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. The same year he emigrated to Canal 13 to be part of the successful novels ''

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'' and ''Ángel malo''. After a time away by a veto, he returns to Canal 13 to be part of ''Viviendo así''. In the late 1980s, he founded the "Teatro de la Esquina" which was showing plays for school children. The theater had to close in 2000. From 1989 to 2010 he was part of the Dramatic Area of TVN, participating in supporting roles in the telenovelas ''A la sombra del angel'', '' Aquelarre'', '' Amores de mercado'', ''Los treinta'', '' Alguien te mira'' and ''

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'', among others. Arredondo is widely known for his multiple collaborations with director María Eugenia Rencoret. He starred in the hit 2005 series ''Heredia y Asociados'', for which he received the

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for Best Television Actor in the 2006 issue. In 2011, after 22 years, he returns to Channel 13 to be one of the protagonists of ''Peleles''. In 2015 he emigrated to the Mega Dramatic Area to participate in the television series '' Papá a la deriva''. He made his film debut in the medium-length film ''Ángeles'' by Tatiana Gaviola. He has also been a part of the films ''Negocio redondo'', ''Matar a todos'' y ''Casa de remolienda''.

Political career

He appeared in the municipal elections of Chile in 2012 where he was elected councilor of the commune of La Florida (

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) for the period 2012–2016 as an independent supported by the

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. He ran again for councilor in the period 2016–2020, and was re-elected.

Personal life

He is the son of actress Gabriela Medina and her first husband, although he took the surname of her adoptive father, also actor César Arredondo. In 1986 he married the actress and current deputy Carolina Marzán, with whom he is the father of the actress Carolina Arredondo. In the 1990s he had a relationship with actress Marcela Stangher with whom he is the father of María José. In 2012 he married the actress Ana Luz Figueroa. They are both parents of Teo.

Filmography

Films

* Ángeles (1988) – ''Antonio'' * '' Negocio redondo'' (2001) * '' Matar a todos'' (2007) * '' Casa de remolienda'' (2007) – Oscar Badilla *

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(2019) * '' My Brothers Dream Awake'' (2021) – Attorney * '' The True Story Of People In The Dragon'' (2024) – Claudio Elizondo

Telenovelas

TV Series

Theatre plays

As actor

* A la cabeza del ganado * Trilogía Equipo * Te llamas Rosicler * Ardiente paciencia * Idiota * Nuestras mujeres * Revueltos * Entre amigos * Tres noches de un sábado * Pancho Villa * Confesiones del pene * Excusas * Adela, la mal Pagá * Por la razón o la fuerza * Todos tenemos problemas sexuales * El cepillo de dientes * Háblame de Laura * Stand up

As director

* El Soldadito de Plomo * Acaloradas * ¿Dónde estará la Jeannette? * Duros * Aniversario * Misterio gozoso

References

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