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Alejandra Dueñas

b. 1976

Actress, comedian, broadcaster

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Born 1976. Alejandra Dueñas is a Chilean actor, comedian and women's rights activist.

Alejandra Selma Dueñas Santander (born 11 January 1975), better known as Jani Dueñas, is a Chilean actress and comedian. She is best known for her role as Patana Tufillo Triviño on the children's series 31 Minutos, and for appearing on the Chilevisión program .

Biography Jani Dueñas is the daughter of , sister of lawyer David Dueñas, and cousin of .

She has appeared on radio, on the programs and Dueñas de nada on the Internet radio station Molecula.cl. She is also a panelist for the Vía X television program Campo minado, and serves as the announcer for on Chilevisión. In addition to her media work, she performs stand-up comedy shows, such as Hardcore, which co-starred in with , , and Paloma Salas.

In 2014, Comedy Central Latin America aired the program Comedy Central Presenta: Stand-up en Chile, hosted by Nicolás Larraín and showing the routines of 14 Chilean comedians, including Dueñas.

In 2016 she presented her one-person stand-up show Ya no somos los mismos at the historic .

From 2017 to 2018 she hosted Dueñas de Salas with Paloma Salas on Big Radio, an online radio station.

In 2017 she recorded a stand-up show called Grandes fracasos de ayer y hoy, which was released on Netflix in mid-2018. The routine was selected by Time magazine as one of the 10 best stand-up comedy specials of the year.

On 26 February 2019 she performed at the 60th Viña del Mar International Song Festival, the same night as singers Marc Anthony and David Bisbal. Her routine was loudly booed by the public, so she had to wrap up the set early.

Political career In 2016, Dueñas joined Democratic Revolution.

Works Radio (2008–2012), Radio ADN Más allá del fútbol (2013), Dueñas de nada (2015), Molécula.cl El nuevo taco (2015), Dueñas de Salas (2017–2018), Big Radio

Books Gatos gordos, Piscolas y otras voces que me persiguen (2012), Planeta,

Dubbing Las vacaciones de Tulio, Patana y el pequeño Tim (2009), Voice: Patana Tufillo 31 minutos, la película (2008), Voice: Patana Tufillo, Estrella de Lana, and TV commentator 31 Minutos (2003–2005, 2014), Voice: Patana and others

Actress Mitú (2005) as Úrsula Es cool (2005) as Susana (2004) as Bárbara Céspedes (2008) as Lidia

Casting director Mitú (2005) 31 minutos

Television programs (voiceover) , Vía X (2005–2006) (voiceover) (2011–2012) Campo minado, Vía X, 2016 , Chilevisión (voiceover)

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Universidad Finis Terrae

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Who is Alejandra Dueñas?

actress, comedian, broadcaster

When was Alejandra Dueñas born?

Alejandra Dueñas was born on 11 January 1976 in Chile.

What is Alejandra Dueñas's occupation?

Alejandra Dueñas is an actor, comedian and women's rights activist.

What nationality is Alejandra Dueñas?

Alejandra Dueñas is Chilean.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Alejandra Dueñas

· Wikidata: Q2883305

· DBpedia: Jani Dueñas

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