Myriam Isabel Palacios Piña (18 December 1936 – 18 March 2013) was a Chilean actress and comedian who worked in theater, film, and television. She was the winner of two Awards for her theater performances.
Biography The daughter of Héctor Palacios and Isabel Piña, Myriam Palacios was born in the district of Victoria, Araucanía Region.
Her theatrical training took place at the University Theater of Concepción and the Theater School of the University of Chile (1960). She participated in the play , directed by Raúl Osorio, which was very successful and was performed in several cities in Latin America and Europe.
She acted in numerous telenovelas, and developed her role as a comedian on the programs De chincol a jote and . She made her film debut in 1988, when she played Laura in Gonzalo Justiniano's . She also acted in Caluga o menta (1990), Amnesia (1994), The Sentimental Teaser (1999), and Coronation (2000) – for which she would receive an Altazor Award nomination – among others.
Palacios was awarded as the Best Film Actress by the Theater Actors' Syndicate (SIDARTE) in 2000, and won two APES Awards for her performances in the plays Chiloé cielos cubiertos and .
Toward the end of her life she suffered from Alzheimer's disease and lived in a nursing home for six years. She died on 18 March 2013 at age 76.
Filmography Film El 18 de los García (1983) as Clementina (1987) as Nelida (1988) as Eloisa (1988) as Ursulina Caluga o menta (1990) as Sra de clase alta Dos mujeres en la ciudad (1990) as Altagracia La niña en la palomera (1991) as Inés The Shipwrecked (1994) Amnesia (1994) Pasión gitana (1997) The Sentimental Teaser (1999) Coronation (2000) Las golondrinas de Altazor (2006) as seamstress; her last role
Television Telenovelas and series Telenovelas Year Title Role Channel 1982 Clotilde Canal 13 1983 Magdalena Canal 13 1984 Auristela Novoa TVN 1985 María Chamorro Canal 13 1986 Elcira Díaz TVN 1987 Corina TVN 1989 Rufina Canal 13 1993 Chela Canal 13 1994 Florita Canal 131995 El amor está de moda Rosalía Canal 13 Helga Holguett Canal 13 1996 Chela Canal 13 1997 Lídia Meneses Canal 13 1999 Trinidad Sanhueza Canal 13 2001 Felicinda Sánchez Canal 13TV series Year Title Role Channel 1989 Hermana Juana del Niño Jesús TVN 1997 Las historias de Sussi Doña Guberlinda TVN
Other programs De chincol a jote
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