Alex Zisis

Alejandro Isaac Zisis Drinberg (Santiago, Chile, August 3, 1950) better known as Alex Zisis, is a Chilean actor of theater, film and television.

Biography

While studying Business Engineering at the University of Chile, he joined the Teatro Aleph Group, directed by Óscar Castro Ramírez. After participating in several productions, he distinguished himself among its members.

After the coup d'état of September 11, 1973, the group continued to perform, but several of its members were persecuted and forced to flee. Óscar Castro was arrested and fled to France, where he re-established the group, which remains active today. Another member, John McLeod, is among the disappeared. Alex Zisis fled to Argentina, where he remained for several years.

Upon returning to Chile, he joined several television casts. Among his first roles were the educational program Teleduc on Canal 13 and the telenovelas Alguien por quien vivir (1982) and Los títeres (1984), both on Canal 13. He continued with an extensive television career, where he stood out in his most memorable performances such as Champaña (1994), Eclipse de Luna, Playa Salvaje (1997), Sabor a ti (2000), Corazón Rebelde (2009), among others.

In 1987, he participated in the Canal 13 comedy project De chincol a jote, alongside Cristián García-Huidobro, Coca Guazzini, Gonzalo Robles, Malucha Pinto, and other actors.

In 1989, he acted in the film Consuelo by Luis R. Vera, a Swedish-Chilean co-production about exile and return. At the same time, he was working on the sitcom Contigo pan y caviar, written by Sergio Bravo and broadcast on Chilevisión.

His first leading role was in Carlos - Carola (1993) on TVN, a nighttime sitcom.

Alex has also distinguished in several telenovelas and comedy programs, such as Jaguar yu and Teatro on Chilevisión. He also starred in the Megavisión sitcom La Nany, (with Alejandra Herrera) which aired between 2005 and March 2006.

He also participated in the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile's educational project, Teleduc, in the Natural Sciences Laboratory course, where he played "Equis," a curious scientist who interacted with a box (played by Sandra Solimano). When Equis was surprised by something, the box explained the phenomenon through an experiment.

In 2017, the actor ran as deputy for Congress in District 8 (Maipú, Estación Central, Cerrillos, Quilicura, Lampa, Tiltil, Pudahuel, and Colina). He was not elected.

Filmography Films

Films Year Title Role Director 1989 Consuelo Alfredo Luis R. Vera 1998 El hombre que imaginaba Ulises Claudio Sapiain 2000 Mi famosa desconocida Alberto Lecaros Edgardo Viereck 2005 The bathroom Gregory Cohen 2007 Fiestapatria César Luis R. Vera 2008 Juan Mandinga Nicolás Labra 2009 Extranjero Hernán Cristian Quinzacara 2013 El derechazo Pablo Corteira Lalo Prieto

Telenovelas

Series and unitaries Martín Rivas (TVN, 1979) - Criado de Pedro San Luis Anakena (Canal 13, 1982) - Matías Ananí De chincol a jote (Canal 13, 1987-1993) - Varios personajes La Quintrala (TVN, 1987) como Juan Rudolfo Lisperguer. Contigo pan y caviar (Chilevisión, 1989) Carlos Carola (TVN, 1993) - Carlos / Carola El día menos pensado (TVN, 2001) como Jaime Más que amigos (Canal 13, 2002) como Javier Donoso. BKN (Mega, 2004) como Gonzalo Villanueva. Geografía del deseo (TVN, 2004) como Miguel Loco por ti (TVN, 2004) como Javier. Tiempo final: en tiempo real (TVN, 2005) como Nacho. Los Galindo (TVN, 2005) como Francisco Echeverría. La Nany (Mega, 2005) como Max Valdivieso. Los simuladores (Canal 13, 2005) como Víctor Soquin. 12 días que estremecieron a Chile (Chilevisión, 2011) La Canción de tu Vida (TVN, 2014) como Bruno. Sudamerican Rockers (Chilevisión, 2014) como Antonio. Código Rosa (Mega, 2015) Once comida (TVN, 2016) como Carlo La jauría (Prime Video, 2020-2022)