Benjamín Vicuña Luco (born 29 November 1978) is a Chilean actor and entrepreneur.
Biography Vicuña was born on November 29, 1978, to father Juan Pablo Vicuña Parot and mother Isabel Luco Morandé. He is a descendant of Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna, a Chilean historian and politician of Basque and Irish descent. He studied theatre at the University of Chile.
Vicuña founded the Centro Mori and was appointed as a goodwill ambassador of UNICEF Chile in 2008.
Vicuña was in a relationship with Argentine model Carolina Ardohain from 2005 to 2015, and the couple has four children together; one daughter, Blanca (2006-2012) and three sons, Bautista (born in 2008), Beltrán (born in 2012) and Benicio (born in 2014). He was in a relationship with Argentine actress China Suárez from 2015 to 2021, and the couple has two children together: daughter Magnolia (born in 2018) and son Amancio (born in 2020).
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Film YearTitleCharacterDirector2001Lucha social digitalEfraínBoris Quercia2002Paraíso BJimmyNicolás Acuña2003XS: The Worst SizeVíctor CamusJorge López Sotomayor2004Promedio rojoFeleNicolás LópezMujeres Infieles'OJala M1s b0l4sRodrigo OrtúzarEl roto: Perjudícame CariñoSebastiánAlberto DaiberLas hormigas asesinasPaul KazánAlberto FuguetNo Me ToquesMauro Bravo2005Juego de VeranoLeandroFernanda Aljaro y Matías BizeSe ArriendaPaul KazánAlberto Fuguet2006FugaEliseo MontalbánPablo Larraín2008Chef's SpecialHoracioNacho G. VelillaMuñecaPedroSebastián Arrau2009Grade 3GastonRoberto ArtiagoitíaSuperOrtegaFelipe del RíoDawson Isla 10Sergio BitarMiguel Littin2010DramaMaxMatías Lira2015El bosque de KaradimaThomas LeytonMatías LiraThe Memory of Water JavierMatías BizeBaires Mateo Marcelo Páez Cubells2016El hilo rojo Manuel Daniela GoggiThat's Not Cheating Joaquín Campos Ariel Winograd2017Los padecientes Pablo Rouviot 2019The Moneychanger Javier Bonpland2020Jailbreak Pact León Vargas David Albala2022Lie to Me Julian Sebastian Schindel2023The Lulú Club Nico Marcos Carnevale2023MatriaSandra Arriagada2024The Silence of Marcos Tremmer Marcos Tremmer Miguel García de la Calera2025Mensaje en una botella Tomás Blanco Gabriel Nesci
Television YearTitleChannelCharacter 2000Vivir al DíaRed Televisión 2001Piel CanelaCanal 13Gabriel Vallejos 2002-2003PurasangreTVNRafael Callasis2003PecadoresTVNHerodes Barriga, El PirujaLa vida es una lotería (episode: Pobre Millonario)TVNJavier Soto 2004Destinos CruzadosTVNFranco Schiafino 2005-2010Los SimuladoresCanal 13Gabriel Medina 2006-2008Huaiquimán y TolosaCanal 13Richard Tolosa 2007HéroesCanal 13Manuel Rodríguez 2008-2009Don Juan y su bella dama TelefeFranco Ramirez Puente 2010Los Hombres de Paco (Spain)Antena 3Deker 2011-2012Herederos de una venganzaArgentinaBenicio Echagüe, El Maldito 2011-2013Prófugos (LatinAmerica)HBOAlvaro Parraguez / Tegui 2011-2014Los archivos del cardenal TVNRamón Sarmiento 2012La DueñaTelefeFélix Fernández 2013-2014FarsantesEl TrecePedro Beggio 2015Entre caníbalesTelefeAgustín Larralde 2015-2018SitiadosFox, TVNAgustín González20162091FoxLodiPor Fin SolosTVNGonzalo Munoz 2017Un Diablo Con ÁngelTVNGaspar Muñoz 2018100 Days to Fall in LoveTelefeEmiliano Iturria 2018-2019Locked UpFoxAntonio Hierro 2019Argentina, tierra de amor y venganzaEl TreceTorcuato Ferreyra 2019-2020Berko: el arte de callar FOX/TVN Boris Berkowitz 2020Inés del alma míaRTVE, Boomerang TV, ChilevisiónRodrigo de Quiroga2021DementeMegaJoaquín AcevedoTerapia alternativaStar+EliasVictoriaAmazon Prime VideoAntonio M. 2022The First of UsTelefeSantiago Luna2023La voz ausente Star+Pablo RouviotLos mil días de Allende El NueveFidel CastroLimbo 2 Star+
Theatre Year Title Author Director Character Theater1998Antigona Rodrigo Perez 1999Hechos ConsumadosAlfredo Castro Chilean National Theater, Teatro de la Memoria • Santiago, Chile2000The SeagullAnton Chekhov Erik LacascadeJuegos a la hora de la siestaRoma Mahieu 2001 El Naranjal Ramón Griffero Ramón Griffero Top Dogs Urs Widmer Teatro del Puente • Santiago, Chile El lugar común Alejandro Moreno 2002 Cueca@ Alejandro Moreno 2004Splendid'sJean Centro Cultural Matucana 100 • Santiago, Chile2005Cooking with Elvis Centro Mori, Teatro Mori Bellavista • Santiago, Chile2007The Lover Centro Mori, Teatro Mori Parque Arauco • Santiago, Chile2009The Big Night Centro Mori, Teatro Mori Vitacura • Santiago, Chile2011The Celebration Centro Mori, Lola Membrives • Buenos Aires, Argentina2017Eva Perón Eva Perón Teatro Nacional Cervantes • Buenos Aires, Argentina2019Terapia Amorosa ValentinTeatro El Picadero • Buenos Aires, Argentina 2022The Grönholm Method Sala Pablo Neruda • Buenos Aires, Argentina
Music Videos Year Title Artist Ref2002I LikeLos Tetas 2022Cuando Lo VeoPimpinela 2023LloroPimpinela
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref(s) 2002 APES Award Best Lead Actor - Television Purasangre 2003 APES Award Best Actor - Television Pecadores 2004 Altazor Award Best Actor in a Television Series Pecadores 2005 Copihue de Oro Best Actor - Television Los simuladores 2006 Copihue de Oro Best Actor - Television Huaiquimán y Tolosa APES Award Best Supporting Performance - Television Huaiquimán y Tolosa Trieste Festival of Latin-American Cinema Best Performance Fuga London Film Festival Best Actor Fuga 2007 Málaga Spanish Film Festival Favorite Movie Actor Fuga 2009 Copihue de Oro Best Actor - Film New York Latin ACE Awards Cinema - Best Supporting Actor Chef's Special 2010 Copihue de Oro Best Actor - Film 2011 Copihue de Oro Best Actor - Television 2012 Martín Fierro Awards Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Telefeature La dueña 2014 Martín Fierro Awards Best Lead Actor of Daily Fiction or Soap Opera Farsantes 2015 Copihue de Oro Favorite Actor 2016 Martín Fierro Awards Best Lead Actor of Daily Fiction Entre caníbales 2019 Notirey Awards Best Lead Actor of Daily Fiction Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza ACE Award Best Leading Actor in a Comedy Terapia amorosa 2022 Silver Condor Awards Best Leading Actor in a Comedy Series Terapia alternativa 2023 Martín Fierro Awards Best Lead Actor of Daily Fiction The First of Us
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