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Luis Enrique Gnecco Dessy (born 12 December 1962) is a Chilean actor. Besides his work in Chilean
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s and films ('' Johnny 100 Pesos'', the Academy Award nominated '' No'', ''El bosque de Karadima'', ''
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'' and '' Neruda''), he is internationally known for his performances in HBO's '' Prófugos'' and Netflix series ''
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''.


Biography

While studying
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under, among others,
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, Gnecco developed into an actor and a comedian.
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/ref> Afterwards he studied in the Theatre academy of Fernando González. In 1985 he began to work in telenovelas, such as '' Amores de mercado'', '' Brujas'', and ''
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''. Two years later he started appearing in comedy shows such as '' De chincol a jote'', ''El desjueves'' (1990–1995), and ''Na' que ver con Chile''. In 2008 he played the lead role in the Chilean version of ''
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'', ''The ofis''. In 2016, the jury at the 17th
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awarded him the Havana Star Prize for "Best Actor" for his role in ''El bosque de Karadima''.


Filmography


Film


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gnecco, Luis Chilean male film actors Chilean male television actors University of Chile alumni Chilean people of Italian descent 1962 births Male actors from Santiago, Chile Living people Chilean male comedians Chilean television personalities