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Biography
María Amparo Noguera Portales (born March 6, 1965 in Santiago), is a Chilean television, theatre and film actress.
Amparo is the daughter of the actor Héctor Noguera Illanes and Isidora Portales. Her grandfather, Héctor Noguera Prieto was descendant of the former President of Chile José Joaquín Prieto Vial and her mother is descendant of Diego Portales, Chilean politician of Basque descent. Studied acting at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and in Escuela de Teatro Imagen. Her half-sister, Emilia is also an actress.
She is one of the most recognized actresses in Chile. She is best known for the films El Ciclista de San Cristóbal, El País de Octubre and Mi Último Hombre. And won the Altazar Award for best actress thanks to Un Ladrón y su Mujer. In 2009 appeared in the TV serie ¿Dónde está Elisa? as Amanda Goldstein.
Filmography
Film roles
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Der Radfahrer von San Cristóbal | Amparo | |
| 1988 | Ángeles | Claudia | |
| 1990 | El País de Octubre | ||
| 1992 | Archipiélago | ||
| 1996 | Mi Último Hombre | Rosalia | |
| 2001 | Un Ladrón y su Mujer | Ana Lopez | Altazor Award of the National Arts for Best Actress on Cinema |
| 2002 | Tres Noches de un Sábado | Victoria | |
| 2004 | Days in the Country | Miss Chazal / Rosita Renard | |
| 2006 | Padre Nuestro | Meche | |
| 2007 | Casa de Remolienda | Nicolasa | |
| 2007 | La Vida me Mata | Margarita | |
| 2007 | Radio Corazón | Maria Pilar | PAOA Award for the Best Actress on Movie |
| 2008 | Secretos | Judge Vilma | |
| 2008 | Tony Manero | Cony | |
| 2010 | Post Mortem | Sandra | |
| 2012 | Las Mujeres de Neruda | Laura Reyes | |
| 2012 | No | Psychologist | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| 2013 | Carne de Perro | Laura | |
| 2014 | Desastres Naturales | Lucia | Post-production |
| 2014 | Hotel Valdivia | Post-production | |
| 2014 | Aurora | Sofia | Post-production |
Soap opera roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | La Intrusa | Texia Gonzalez | |
| 1990 | Te Conte? | Antonieta | |
| 1991 | Ellas por Ellas | Ema Pereira | |
| 1994 | Champaña | Verónica Valdes | |
| 1994 | Rojo y Miel | Lucia Castellanos | |
| 1995 | Estúpido Cupido | Marta Davis | |
| 1996 | Sucupira | Norma Ordenes | |
| 1997 | Oro Verde | Adela Moraga | |
| 1998 | Iorana | Ingrid Astudillo | |
| 1999 | La Fiera | Rosita Espejo | |
| 2000 | Romané | Maria Magdalena | |
| 2001 | Pampa Ilusión | Elisa Pereira | |
| 2002 | El Circo de las Montini | Olga III Montini | |
| 2003 | Puertas Adentro | Monica Barrera | |
| 2004 | Los Pincheira | Luisa Sotomayor | |
| 2005 | Los Capo | Concetta Esposito | |
| 2006 | Cómplices | Rita Cifuentes | |
| 2007 | Corazón de María | Dalila Peñafiel | |
| 2007 | Alguien Te Mira | Maria Gracia Carpenter | Special Participation (4 episodes) |
| 2008 | Viuda Alegre | Kathy Meneses | |
| 2009 | Los Exitosos Pells | Lily Tokmann | |
| 2009 | ¿Dónde está Elisa? | Amanda Goldstein | Special Participation (16 episodes) |
| 2010 | Martín Rivas | Engracia Encina | |
| 2011 | El Laberinto de Alicia | Sofia Andrade | |
| 2012 | Pobre Rico | Virginia Cotapos | |
| 2014 | Vuelve temprano | Clara Goycolea | |
| 2015 | La Poseída | Mother Juana |
TV series roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | La Buhardilla | Anita | |
| 1997 | Historias de Sussy | 1 episode | |
| 1997 | Brigada Escorpión | 1 episode | |
| 1998 | Sucupira, The Comedy | Norma Órdenes | |
| 2011 | Prófugos | Natalia Ricci "The Red" |
Theatre
- Ardiente Paciencia
- Diálogo de Fin de Siglo
- La Manzana de Adán
- Historias de Sangre
- Los Días Tuertos
- Dédalo en el Vientre de la Bestia
- El Paseo de Buster Keaton
- ´´Hechos Consumados´´
- La Gaviota (Melodrama Del Fracaso)
- Numancia
- Infamante Electra
- Casa de Muñecas
- Las Brutas