Óscar Benjamín Hernández Torres (Santiago, August 21, 1947) is a Chilean stage and television actor. He is known for his various roles in telenovelas produced by Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN).
Biography He has spent almost his entire television acting career at Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), where he remained for over 30 years. His television career began with supporting roles in various telenovelas, some of Vicente Sabatini's most successful productions, such as La Torre 10, Bellas y Audaces, Estúpido Cupido, Sucupira Oro Verde, Iorana, La Fiera, Romané, Pampa Ilusión, El Circo de las Montini, Los Pincheira, Cómplices, Corazón de María, Viuda Alegre, Los Exitosos Pells, and Su nombre es Joaquín, among others. In 2009, following the departure of the director of TVN's drama department, many actors also left, but he decided to stay when María Eugenia Rencoret took over as general director of the drama department. He is currently one of the most recognized supporting actors for his long career at the channel. In 2011, he appeared in two primetime telenovelas: El laberinto de Alicia in the first half of the year and Su nombre es Joaquín in the second. In 2017, the actor returned to daytime television as part of the cast of La Colombiana, where he played Eric Ramírez, a neighborhood barber with three children. He later made a guest appearance in Wena profe, playing the grandfather of the character portrayed by Patricio Pimienta. In 2018, he appeared in the daytime telenovela Amar a morir, playing Emilio, the oncologist of the protagonist, played by Felipe Braun. His most recent appearances were guest roles in the telenovelas Juegos de poder and Hijos del desierto, both on Mega.
In film he has participated in productions such as The Shipwrecked (1994), Paradise B (2002), B-Happy (2003), The Prince (2019), Prison in the Andes (2023), and La Fuente (2025).
Filmography Films La Fuente (2025) Prison in the Andes (2023) The Prince (2019) Raúl (2014) Paseo de oficina (2012) B-Happy (2003) Paraíso B (2002) Un ladrón y su mujer (2001) The Shipwrecked (1994)
Television +TelenovelasYearChannelTitleRole1984La represa Anselmo GutiérrezTVNLa torre 10Alejandro Walker1985Morir de amorSergio Marambio1987Mi nombre es LaraJosé Velasco1988Bellas y audacesVíctor SilvaniLas dos caras del amorJulián García1989A la sombra del ángelMariano Saldías1991Volver a empezarCornelio Jara1992Trampas y caretasOctavio Dupré1993Jaque mateÚlises Tapia1994Rompe corazónRamón Soto1995Estúpido cupidoPancracio Carmona1996SucupiraCarlos López1997Oro verdeRamiro Guzmán1998IoranaLázaro Tepano1999La FieraRubén Alvarado2000RomanéAlfredo Gaete Santo ladrónRomualdo Leiva2001Pampa IlusiónTomás Navarro2002El circo de las MontiniPedro Marín2003Puertas AdentroEusebio Moraga2004Los PincheiraSofanor Silva2005Los CapoCamilo Norfini2006CómplicesBenito Quintana2007Corazón de MaríaTirso Bizama2008Viuda alegreRamiro Opazo2009Los exitosos PellsÁlvaro Primm2011El laberinto de AliciaJulio MardonesSu nombre es JoaquínEduardo Mardones2013Solamente JuliaManuel Muñoz2015La PoseídaBernardo Urmeneta2017La ColombianaEric RamírezWena profeSegismundo Salas2018Amar a morirEmilio Cintolesi
TV Series Television series Year Serie Role Channel1982Una familia felizFélix CeballosCanal 131987La QuintralaJuan del Pozo y SilvaTVN1989Teresa de los AndesPadre Valdés1993La patrulla del desiertoPatricio LynchCanal 131996La BuhardillaMarcoTVN1998-1999Sucupira, la comediaCarlos López2004Bienvenida realidadPadre de Camila2005Tiempo final: en tiempo realComisario Caro2008PazSeñor Riquelme2011Los archivos del cardenalVictorino Medici 201112 días que estremecieron a ChileOsvaldo OsorioChilevisión2013PrófugosMaquinista del trenHBO2018Casa de AngelisIsidoro Santa CruzTVN
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