Connie Achurra is a

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an television chef and healthy eating activist. The daughter of

Patricio Achurra Patricio Achurra Garfias (born Santiago, February 3, 1948) is a Chilean actor and politician. Recognized for his roles in telenovelas such as ''J.J. Juez'', '' La Colorina'', '' La madrastra'', and series such as '' Martín Rivas'', among many o ...

, she suffered from

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in her youth. She since turned her diet without refined sugars into

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presence showing healthy recipes, and ran workshops to teach people before presenting her series ''Mi Lado Dulce'' on Canal 13.

Career

Connie Achurra was born in

, the daughter of actor

, the sister of actor

Ignacio Achurra Ignacio Jaime Achurra Díaz (born 19 October 1979) is a Chilean lawyer and actor who is member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention. References External links * Living people 1979 births Members of the Autonomist Movement Members ...

, and Macarena Achurra, the professional photographer. She attended

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, but did not finish with a degree. From the ages of 13 to 22, Connie suffered from

until she was caught by her brother, and her mother eventually found out. Her family sent her to several different specialists to help her. After meeting with doctors and

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s, she was diagnosed with a sugar addiction and sought to cut out refined sugars from her diet. She eventually began working at

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, where she met her future husband. After they were both laid off, Achurra set up a furniture restoration workshop called Persian Biobío with financial support from her mother. She promoted her work on

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and began to attract clients. Achurra also began to post about healthy eating, in particular how to create desserts without using refined sugars. This grew in popularity on Facebook, and she organised workshops for others to attend and learn recipes. She then began to present ''Mi Lado Dulce'' on the television station Canal 13. In 2017, her first

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was published, entitled ''Cocina sana y feliz'' (Eng: ''Healthy and Happy Kitchen'').

Personal life

Achurra has two daughters with husband Claudio Carrizo, a

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. She has stressed the importance of children to learn healthy eating habits through the examples of adults around them.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Achurra, Connie Living people Women chefs Women food writers Chilean television presenters 1977 births Chilean women television presenters Chilean chefs