Esperanza Silva

María Esperanza Silva Soura (Santiago, July 12, 1960) is a Chilean actress, theater director and union leader, with a career in theater, film and television. She is the daughter of the prominent Chilean announcer and actor Sergio Silva Acuña.

She studied theater at the University of Chile between 1986 and 1991. That same year she completed a postgraduate degree in theater directing from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

His career in theater began in the 1980s, in works such as Esperando la carroza, La colombiana, the theatrical version of Pantaleón y las visitadoras, and then in the leading role in Ocúpate de Amelia (1990), by Georges Feydeau, El derrumbe (2002), by Arthur Miller, both directed by Ramón Núñez. In 2005 she acted in Rompiendo Códigos. Fuente Ovejuna by Lope de Vega, directed by Jorge Cano, Colombian director, (1983).

On television she has developed a wide career in humorous spaces and telenovelas such as El milagro de vivir, El palo al gato (1992), Marrón Glacé (1993), Champagne (1994), El amor está de moda (1995), Fuera de control (1999), Tentación (2004), Gatas y tuercas (2005), Viuda Alegre (2008) and Infiltrados (2011). Since the 2000s she has dabbled in series and units such as Tiempo final: en tiempo real (2004–2006), Heredia (2004), Loco por ti (2004), Geografía del deseo (2004), Reporteras (2006), Volver a mí.

She has also participated in the cinema, such as the comedy Mi famosa desconocida (2000), by Edgardo Viereck and the acclaimed Cachimba (2004), by Silvio Caiozzi.

She has developed as a union leader for the actors. She was the founder of the Corporación de Actores de Chile, a body of which she has been its president. She has also served as director of the Corporation of Artists for Rehabilitation and Social Reintegration through Art (COARTRE); she as second vice president of Latin Artist; and as president of the Art Management Foundation.

In 2013 she became a counselor of National Television Council (CNTV).

Filmography Films

Films Year Film Role Director 2000 Mi famosa desconocida María Pilar Edgardo Viereck 2004 Cachimba Baronesa Silvio Caiozzi 2010 Lucía Elena Niles Atallah

Telenovelas Telenovelas Year Telenovela Role Channel 1982 Alguien por quien vivir María José C13 1985 Matrimonio de papel Pamela C13 1990 El milagro de vivir Carolina Rodríguez TVN 1992 El palo al gato Noelia C13 1993 Marrón Glacé Erika C13 1994 Champaña Ana Cameratti C13 1995 El amor está de moda Susana C13 1996 Marrón Glacé, el regreso Erika C13 1997 Eclipse de luna Roxana Fernández C13 1998 Amándote Isadora Sarmiento C13 1999 Fuera de control Divita "Ita" Villalobos C13 2000 Sabor a ti Manana Prieto C13 2004 Tentación Regina Domínguez C13 2005 Gatas & tuercas Brigitte Troncoso C13 2006 Charly Tango Milena Vidal C13 2007 Fortunato Piera Perez MGA 2008 Viuda Alegre Teresita Rodríguez TVN 2011 Infiltradas Deborah Gangas CHV

TV Series Serie Year Serie Role Channel 2001 A la suerte de la olla Candy Cañete Canal 132004 Geografía del deseo Ana Solórzano TVN JPT: Justicia Para Todos(episodio "Mentiras verdaderas") Thelma Spencer TVN Loco por ti Pía TVN 2005 Heredia & asociados Magdalena TVN 2004–2006 Tiempo final: en tiempo real(episodio "Los Venenosos")(episodio "Mano a Mano")(episodio "Infieles") PaulaVioletaRaquel TVN 2006 Reporteras Urbanas Rebeca Chilevisión 2010 Volver a mí Eva Beltrán Canal 13