Félix Bugueño Sotelo

Félix Elliot Bugueño Sotelo (born 18 May 1973) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.

Biography He was born in San Fernando on 18 May 1973, the son of Elio Tránsito Bugueño Soza and María Soledad del Carmen Sotelo Valdés. He is married to Yasna Romero González.

He completed his secondary education at the Liceo Neandro Schilling in San Fernando, graduating in 1992.

Political career He was a member of the Social Green Regionalist Federation (FREVS) until 28 March 2023.

He began his political career in 2004, when he was elected councillor of the commune of Chimbarongo for the 2004–2008 term, representing the Christian Democratic Party, the first political party in which he held membership. He obtained 1,443 votes, equivalent to 9.65% of the valid votes cast.

In 2008, he was re-elected as councillor for the same commune for the 2008–2012 term. On this occasion, he ran as a candidate of the Independent Regionalist Party (PRI) within the Por un Chile Limpio coalition, obtaining 1,871 votes, equivalent to 12.51% of the total votes cast.

In 2012, he was again re-elected as councillor of Chimbarongo for the 2012–2016 term. As in the previous election, he ran as a member of the Regionalist Party of Independents, this time within the Regionalistas e Independientes coalition, and was elected with 1,518 votes.

In 2016, he was re-elected councillor for the 2016–2020 term, representing the Independent Regionalist Agrarian and Social Movement within the Alternativa Democrática coalition. Following the postponement of the municipal elections, the term originally scheduled to end on 6 December 2020 was extended until 24 May 2021 and later until 28 June of the same year.

In 2018, he served as regional president of the Regionalist Green Social Federation. He later worked as a legislative advisor to then Deputy Alejandra Sepúlveda.

On 21 November, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for the 16th District of the O'Higgins Region, which includes the communes of Chépica, Chimbarongo, La Estrella, Las Cabras, Litueche, Lolol, Marchihue, Nancagua, Navidad, Palmilla, Paredones, Peralillo, Peumo, Pichidegua, Pichilemu, Placilla, Pumanque, San Fernando, Santa Cruz, and San Vicente. He was elected representing the Regionalist Green Social Federation as part of the Apruebo Dignidad coalition for the 2018–2022 legislative term, obtaining 9,010 votes, corresponding to 6.65% of the valid votes cast.

In March 2023, he resigned from the Regionalist Green Social Federation. In June of the same year, he joined the Comunes Party.

Since July 2024, he has been a member of the Broad Front.