Mariana Sirvat Derderián Espinoza (born January 15, 1980) is a

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an actress and television presenter. She is best known for her roles as the protagonist in Chilean adaptations of TV series such as ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Biography

Mariana Derderián was born in

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, daughter of Chilean

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parents. She arrived in

in the early 1990s with her older sister. She accomplished her secondary studies in San Pedro Nolasco school in the community of Vitacura, and then was accepted at the

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to study business engineering. During her third year of study, Mariana found out that her professional vocation was the theatre and decided to take evening workshop, first in the municipalities of

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and

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, and then in the Academy of Fernando González. At the end of 2004, Derderián and a classmate showed up at an audition at Canal 13, where she got selected to participate in the TV series ''Brujas'' where she interpreted Macarena Altamirano, an emotional immature girl, hardheaded, flirty, happy, innocent and very good friend, that falls in love with Byron, the role interpreted by Héctor Morales. Mariana egressed of the University and started with the recordings, that combined with the elaboration of her thesis. After Brujas, Derderián participated in the TV series ''Gatas & Tuercas''. On that production, she had a minor role as Carolina "Caco" Ulloa. Derderián finished her thesis and obtained her professional title. In 2006 she starred in ''Floribella'', and she appeared in ''Los ángeles de Estela'' in 2009. In 2009 she was given the lead role in the Chilean version of ''

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", terra.cl, 5 January 2009, retrieved 2011-07-12 On May 8, 2024, Derderian and her two children were in their home in

(

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), when a fire started in her son Pedro's room. Derderian and her daughter Laura evacuated the property, but the son died as a result of the smoke, apparently the fire started due to an electrical overload (the residence had been without power since the previous day due to the unusual snow blizzard). The children's father, and former partner of Mariana, journalist Francisco Aravena, suffered serious burns trying to save his son

Filmography

Movies

* ''

Scrambled Beer ''Scrambled Beer'' (Spanish: ''Malta con huevo'', ) is a 2007 Chilean science fiction comedy film directed by Cristóbal Valderrama (in his directorial debut) and written by Valderrama & Carlos Labbé. Starring Diego Muñoz and Nicolás Saavedra ac ...

'' (2007) - Mónica * ''Ella es Cristina'' (2019)

Telenovelas (TV series)

* ''Hippie'' (Canal 13, 2004) * '' Brujas'' (Canal 13, 2005) - Macarena Altamirano * ''Gatas y Tuercas'' (Canal 13, 2005) - Carolina 'Caco' Ulloa * ''

'' (TVN, 2006) - Florencia González * ''Amor por accidente'' (TVN, 2007) - Britney Urrutia * ''

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'' (TVN, 2009) - Alejandra Andrade * ''Decibel 110'' (Mega, 2011) * ''

Mamá Mechona ''Mamá mechona'' (''International Title:'' Freshman Mom) is a 2014 Chilean television series, it starts with a 40-year-old mother who dreams of studying at university. The series aired on Canal 13 from 3 March to 19 August 2014 on weekdays at 8p ...

'' (Canal 13, 2013) * ''

La Chúcara ''La chúcara'' (English: ''Rebel in Love'') is a 2014 Chilean telenovela produced and broadcast by Televisión Nacional de Chile, TVN. Antonia Santa María and Felipe Braun will star as the protagonists, while Bárbara Ruiz-Tagle, Josefina Vela ...

'' (TVN, 2014)

Series & Unitarios

* ''El Día Menos Pensado'' (El cuadro) (TVN, 2007) - Valentina * ''

'' * ''Mi Cooking Therapy'' * ''La Jauría''

References

External links

* 1980 births Living people Actresses from Caracas 21st-century Chilean actresses Chilean people of Armenian descent Chilean film actresses Chilean television actresses Chilean telenovela actresses Venezuelan people of Armenian descent Venezuelan emigrants to Chile Chilean people of Syrian descent Chilean television personalities Naturalized citizens of Chile {{Chile-actor-stub