Claudio Alejandro Marcelo Arredondo Medina (born 29 November 1962, in Santiago) is a Chilean film, theater and television actor and politician.
Acting career He studied at the Fernando González Acting Academy.
He began his career in 1982 on the television series De cara al mañana on Televisión Nacional de Chile. The same year he emigrated to Canal 13 to be part of the successful novels Los títeres and Ángel malo. After a time away by a veto, he returns to Canal 13 to be part of Viviendo así.
In the late 1980s, he founded the "Teatro de la Esquina" which was showing plays for school children. The theater had to close in 2000.
From 1989 to 2010 he was part of the Dramatic Area of TVN, participating in supporting roles in the telenovelas A la sombra del angel, Aquelarre, Amores de mercado, Los treinta, Alguien te mira and Los Ángeles de Estela, among others. Arredondo is widely known for his multiple collaborations with director María Eugenia Rencoret.
He starred in the hit 2005 series Heredia y Asociados, for which he received the Altazor Award for Best Television Actor in the 2006 issue.
In 2011, after 22 years, he returns to Channel 13 to be one of the protagonists of Peleles.
In 2015 he emigrated to the Mega Dramatic Area to participate in the television series Papá a la deriva.
He made his film debut in the medium-length film Ángeles by Tatiana Gaviola. He has also been a part of the films Negocio redondo, Matar a todos y Casa de remolienda.
Political career He appeared in the municipal elections of Chile in 2012 where he was elected councilor of the commune of La Florida (Greater Santiago) for the period 2012–2016 as an independent supported by the Christian Democratic Party of Chile. He ran again for councilor in the period 2016–2020, and was re-elected.
Personal life He is the son of actress Gabriela Medina and her first husband, although he took the surname of her adoptive father, also actor César Arredondo.
In 1986 he married the actress and current deputy Carolina Marzán, with whom he is the father of the actress Carolina Arredondo.
In the 1990s he had a relationship with actress Marcela Stangher with whom he is the father of María José.
In 2012 he married the actress Ana Luz Figueroa. They are both parents of Teo.
Filmography
Films Ángeles (1988) – Antonio Negocio redondo (2001) Matar a todos (2007) Casa de remolienda (2007) – Oscar Badilla Ema (2019) My Brothers Dream Awake (2021) – Attorney The True Story Of People In The Dragon (2024) – Claudio Elizondo
Telenovelas Telenovelas Year Telenovela Role Channel1982De cara al mañanaSergio CarrascoTVNBienvenido Hermano AndesPatricio VillarroelCanal 131984Los títeresLorenzo1986Ángel MaloLuis Oyarzo1988Vivir AsíJunior Mora1989A la sombra del ángelIsmael CastroTVN1990El milagro de vivirPatricio Moraga1991Volver a empezarPatricio Moure1994Rojo y MielManuel 1997Tic TacAntonio "Toño" Rojas1998Borrón y cuenta nuevaUlises Carvajal1999AquelarreBenito Aranza2000Santo ladrónBraulio Gómez2001Amores de mercadoBasilio Concha2002PurasangreAntonio "Toño" Véliz2003PecadoresEleuterio Carrasco2004Destinos cruzadosTopo Salgado2005Los treintaAndrés BarrazaVersusClemente Fuentealba2006FloribellaRaúl Carrasco2007Alguien te miraPedro Pablo PeñafielAmor por accidenteManuel Pacheco2008Hijos del MonteEfraín Mardones2009Los Ángeles de EstelaSamuel Rocha "Samuel Samuel"2010La familia de al ladoNibaldo González2011PelelesTito JaraCanal 132013Las VegasGermán SotoSecretos en el JardínBraulio Hernández2014Valió la penaJuan Roca "Johnny Rock"2015Papá a la derivaQueno PadillaMega2016ÁmbarRogelio Pino2017Perdona nuestros pecadosPadre Esteban Madrid2018Si yo fuera ricoCompadre Inostroza2019Juegos de poderMatias Bennet2021Edificio Corona 2024Nuevo amores de mercadoClinton Midesraub
TV Series TV series Year Produccion Role Channel1998Mi abuelo, mi nana y yoLadrónTVNCuentos ChilenosCarlos Romeral2004La vida es una loteríaÁngel2005Heredia y asociadosErnesto HerediaTiempo final: en tiempo realRafael2006El día menos pensadoPatricio2008Aída2010La TiranaRufiño2011CesanteRolando CuevasCHV2013El hombre de tu vidaAgustínCanal 13Los 80Manuel2015Príncipes de barrioGermán Vicencio2017NerudaMega2017Los Buenos CabrosEl PadreEquipo TV2020Historias de cuarentenaRobertoMega
Theatre plays
As actor A la cabeza del ganado Trilogía Equipo Te llamas Rosicler Ardiente paciencia Idiota Nuestras mujeres Revueltos Entre amigos Tres noches de un sábado Pancho Villa Confesiones del pene Excusas Adela, la mal Pagá Por la razón o la fuerza Todos tenemos problemas sexuales El cepillo de dientes Háblame de Laura Stand up
As director
El Soldadito de Plomo Acaloradas ¿Dónde estará la Jeannette? Duros Aniversario Misterio gozoso
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