Liliana García Sosa (born 17 October 1957) is an Uruguayan-Spanish actress, solicitor, human rights activist, and theater director with a recognized career in film, theater, and television in Chile.
In 2008 she was appointed Cultural Attaché ad honorem of the Embassy of Uruguay in Chile, a position she holds to this day.
She received the Cavaliere dell'Ordine Della Stella D'Italia decoration in 2018, awarded in recognition of her professional career not only in art, but also in cultural management, creating bridges of collaboration and exchange between both countries and their cultures.
From 2020 to 2022, she was a member of the Board of Directors of the Chilean Human Rights Commission.
Biography During her childhood in Uruguay, she completed her primary and secondary education at the Elbio Fernández School in Montevideo.
In 1981, she graduated from the Dramatic Arts School of the – later specializing in performing arts teaching – and in 1976, from the Dramatic Arts School of Teatro El Galpón.
At the same time, she studied law at the University of the Republic, where she became a student leader in the pursuit of joint government and autonomy for the institution. She also played an important role as a union leader in the Uruguayan Society of Actors.
She earned her degree as a solicitor, and a year before completing her law degree, she dropped out of university to move to Chile.
She attended artistic training workshops nationally and internationally, with prominent figures such as Eugenio Barba, Aderbal Freire Filho, , Patricia Ariza, , Ramón Griffero, , and .
She also joined the regular cast of Teatro Circular de Montevideo from 1977 to 1987.
She worked with prestigious directors of the Uruguayan scene, including , , , Héctor Manuel Vidal, , , Santiago Introini, and Sebastián Barrios.
In 1987, she moved to Chile where she continued her theatrical activities, working under the direction of Delfina Guzmán, Liliana Ross, , Cristián Campos, , (Spain), Pete Brooks (England), and Tomás Vidiella, among others. It was there that she began to develop a significant career in television and film.
In cinema, she worked under the direction of Raúl Ruiz (France), Gonzalo Justiniano (Chile), Esteban Schroeder (Uruguay), (Germany), Sebastián Lelio (Chile), (Uruguay), among others.
On television, she has worked in over 50 fiction productions since 1988, for Chilean networks TVN, Mega, Chilevisión, and Canal 13. She starred in productions such as , El amor está de moda, , , and .
She continued her work at the Union of Actors and Actresses of Chile (Sidarte), and was part of the creation of the Chileactores Management Society, serving as a board member for nine years.
She has premiered around twenty theatrical productions, many of which had long runs and international tours in Argentina, Spain, England, Scotland, Italy, among other countries.
She has also taught workshops and ventured into university-level teaching.
Her proven and committed career led to her appointment in 2008 by then-Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez as Cultural Attaché ad honorem for the Embassy of Uruguay in Chile, a position she holds to this day. In 2009, SODRE honored her by featuring her portrait in the third edition of the "Uruguayan Women" photographic exhibition. This exhibition aimed to pay tribute to Uruguayan women who have excelled in various fields of national endeavor.
In October 2014, she starred in the play El Diccionario by at the Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center (GAM). The play was directed by the Spanish playwright himself, who was awarded the National Dramatic Literature Award of Spain that same year. The production ran for two seasons in Chile and was selected by the Cultural Affairs Directorate (Dirac) of the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a tour through Uruguay and Italy.
In 2017, she premiered Operación Condor: El Vuelo de Laura, based on her own original concept with dramaturgy by . The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (MIBACT) recognized the work as a Special Project in 2017. The play was presented at the Theatre of Marcellus in Rome and participated in the Quartieri dell'Arte Festival in Vitorchiano, Italy. It also featured in the International Festival Teatro a Mil (FITAM) in Chile, and at El Galpón Theater in Uruguay.
In 2023, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Chilean coup d'état, she directed a new staging of this play with a Latin American team. It was presented in various cities across Chile, as well as in Montevideo and Buenos Aires.
Television Television Year Series Role Channel1988 Karen Canal 13 Claudia Canal 13 1989 Myriam Solorsano Canal 13 1990 Estela Valentti Canal 13 1991 Wanda Cáceres Canal 13 1992 Macarena Romo Canal 13 1993 Ester Bernal Canal 13 1994 Eliana Bernal Canal 13 1995 El amor está de moda Jacqueline Canal 13 1996 María José Canal 13 Renata Winter Canal 13 1997 Sofía Benavides Mega 1998 Oriana McLean Mega 1999 Alicia Méndez Mega 2001 Lilia Canal 13 2002 Gracia Sánchez Canal 13 2003 16 Oriana Arias TVN 2004 Emilia Escorza TVN 2005 Oriana Arias TVN 2006 Teresa Olarra TVN Vecina de Maite TVN Susana Mega 2007 María José Navarro / Mariana CHV 2009 Consuelo Balaguer TVN 2013 Socias Bernardita Risopatrón TVN 2014 Mamá mechona Aurora Larrañaga Canal 13 Valió la pena Fernanda Vicuña Canal 13 2016 Veinteañero a los 40 Sara Parker Canal 13
Series Television Year Series Role Channel Notes 2002 Karen TVN Guest (episode "Hermanas") 2003 Cuentos de Mujeres Meche TVN Guest 2004 Carola TVN 2005 Alejandra TVN 2005 Heredia & Asociados Agatha TVN 2005 La Nany Rebeca Errázuriz Mega Guest 2006 Urgencias Dra. Carmen Grez Mega 2007 Mujeres que matan Eloiza Cárdenas CHV 2008 El blog de la Feña Josefina McGellar Canal 13 2009 Jimena Ibarra Canal 13 2009 Silvia Guzmán CHV 2012 María Inés Canal 13 Guest 2013 Lorena Canal 13 Guest 2014 Los archivos del cardenal Isabel TVN 2014 Madre de Celeste CHV 2019 Isla Paraíso Luciana Bandini Mega
Theater YearPlayAuthorsDirectionNotes1976/1977Teatro Popular EspañolFederico García Lorca, Ramón del Valle Inclán, Rafael Alberti, cancionero anónimo español.Roberto Fontana1976/1977Teatro RioplatenseFlorencio Sánchez, Roberto Cossa, Jacobo Lagsner, Juan Graña, Alberto Paredes.Roberto Fontana1978Juegos a la Hora de la SiestaRoma MahieuCarlos Aguilera1979El Jardín de los CerezosAntón Pávlovich ChéjovDervy Vilas1979Ricardo IIIWilliam ShakespeareHéctor Manuel Vidal1979/1980La TrastiendaCarlos MaggiJúver Salcedo1980/1981Mariana PinedaFederico García LorcaJorge Curi1982Doña RamonaVíctor Manuel LeitesJorge CuriSeasons in: Teatro Circular de Montevideo, General San Martín Municipal Theater in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Florencio Award for Best Play.1983Los EngañadosLope de RuedaSantiago Introini1983La Rebelión de las MujeresBasada en Lisístrata de AristófanesMercedes Rein and Jorge Curi1983Vivir Para AtrásJuan GrañaJuan Graña1985Las RaícesMilton SchincaSantiago Introini1986Doña RamonaVíctor Manuel LeitesJorge CuriPerformance in major Spanish cities. Ibero-American Award for Best Show at the Huelva Festival. Presented as the opening piece of the first Cadiz Theatre Festival, Spain.1989Doña RamonaVíctor Manuel LeitesJorge CuriTelevisión Española, Ibero-American theater series.1990TaxiRay CooneyCristián Campos1993Albertina en Cinco TiemposMichael TremblayDelfina Guzmán1994TaxiRay CooneyCristián Campos1995SangreCreación ColectivaPete BrooksDramaturgy: Pete Brooks. Chilean premiere.1995SangreCreación ColectivaPete BrooksPlaywright: Pete Brooks. Season at the Young Vic Theatre, London. Tour by England and Scotland.2001Monólogos de la VaginaEve EnslerLiliana Ross2002Yo Soy TúAlex JonesLiliana Ross2004/2005BrujasSantiago MoncadaJaviera Contador2006KuartetoSantiago MoncadaTomás Vidiella2007La Casa de Bernarda AlbaFederico García LorcaTomás Vidiella2008El Método GrönholmJordi GalcerainLiliana RossTour by the main cities of Chile.2008Cristal Tu CorazónPedro LemebelRodrigo MuñozTour by the main cities of Chile.2009BrujasSantiago MoncadaMateo IribarrenTour by the main cities of Chile.2012En Honor al Mérito (La Investigación Saboteada)Margarita MustoSebastián BarriosSeasons and Tour:
El Galpón Theater, Uruguay. SHA Theater and Haroldo Conti Memory Center, Argentina. Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center (GAM), Chile.2014El DiccionarioManuel Calzada PérezManuel Calzada PérezGabriela Mistral Cultural Center (GAM), Chile - Room A2. Manuel Calzada Pérez won the 2014 National Prize for Dramatic Literature in his native Spain for this work.2015El DiccionarioManuel Calzada PérezManuel Calzada PérezApril season at the Solís Theater in Montevideo, Uruguay.2015El DiccionarioManuel Calzada PérezManuel Calzada PérezAt the invitation of GAM Theatre: Rerun August 2015 season, Room A2.2016El DiccionarioManuel Calzada PérezManuel Calzada PérezDIRAC tour of Italy (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile).
Opening "Quartieri dell'Arte Theater Festival (QdA) Sala MAT in Viterbo". Napoli: "Castello Maschio Angioino". Roma: "Teatro di Villa Torlonia".2017Operación Cóndor: El Vuelo de LauraOriginal idea: Liliana García Sosa.
Dramaturgy: Daniella Lillo.Liliana García Sosa and Ugo BentivegnaPremiere at the Teatro Marcello di Roma, Italy. The Italian Ministry for Cultural Benefits and Activities (MIBACT) recognized the work as a 2017 Special Project. It was also selected to close L'Estate Romana 2017 by the Municipality of Rome, also as a special recognition. It subsequently participated in the Quartieri dell'Arte Festival in Vitorchiano, Italy.2018Operación Cóndor: El Vuelo de LauraOriginal idea: Liliana García Sosa.
Dramaturgy: Daniella Lillo.Liliana García Sosa and Ugo BentivegnaSingle performance: El Galpón Theater, Montevideo, Uruguay.2018Operación Cóndor: El Vuelo de LauraOriginal idea: Liliana García Sosa.
Dramaturgy: Daniella Lillo.Liliana García Sosa and Ugo BentivegnaTeatro a Mil Festival (FITAM), Santiago de Chile.2020El DiccionarioManuel Calzada PérezManuel Calzada PérezRepositioning to celebrate the first decade of the Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center (GAM), selected as "one of the works that have marked its history."2023Radioteatro Podcast Mi nombre es Sofia... Marta, Uberlinda, María, Oriana, Raquel...Arnaldo MadridArnaldo Madrid"Coup Stories" series by ADN Radio and the Museum of Memory and Human Rights Chile.2023Operación Cóndor: El Vuelo de LauraOriginal idea: Liliana García Sosa.
Dramaturgy: Daniella Lillo.Liliana García SosaGabriela Mistral Cultural Center (GAM).2023Operación Cóndor: El Vuelo de LauraOriginal idea: Liliana García Sosa.
Dramaturgy: Daniella Lillo.Liliana García SosaSpecial function in the Aula Magna of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile.2024Operación Cóndor: El Vuelo de LauraOriginal idea: Liliana García Sosa.
Dramaturgy: Daniella Lillo.Liliana García SosaJuan XXIII Park Amphitheater-Ñuñoa Cultural Corporation.2024Operación Cóndor: El Vuelo de LauraOriginal idea: Liliana García Sosa.
Dramaturgy: Daniella Lillo.Liliana García SosaInternational Tour "El Galpón Theater" Montevideo, Uruguay.2024Operación Cóndor: El Vuelo de LauraOriginal idea: Liliana García Sosa.
Dramaturgy: Daniella Lillo.Liliana García SosaInternational Tour, "El Galpón Theater" Montevideo, Uruguay and "Payró Theater" Buenos Aires, Argentina.2024Operación Cóndor: El Vuelo de LauraOriginal idea: Liliana García Sosa.
Dramaturgy: Daniella Lillo.Liliana García Sosa35th edition of the Puerto Montt International Theatre Seasons
Filmography Film Year Film Director 1990 La teleserie errante Raúl Ruiz 1991 El Infierno de Dante (cantos X to XV) Raúl Ruiz 1996 Mi último hombre 1998 Tuve un sueño contigo Gonzalo Justiniano 1999 El viñedo Esteban Schroeder 2003 El baño Gregory Cohen 2007 Mi corazón en Chile 2011 Santiago Violenta Ernesto Díaz Espinoza 2012 Gloria Sebastián Lelio
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