# Claudia Celedón

Claudia Irene Celedón Ureta (born 15 August 1966) is a Chilean television, film, and theater actress. She is the winner of an Altazor Award for best theater actress for her role in the play Mujer gallina, and was awarded at the Cartagena International Film Festival for her role in Old Cats. She is the mother of the actress Andrea García-Huidobro [es], and ex-wife of Cristián García-Huidobro.

## Biography

Claudia Celedón is the daughter of the actor and publicist Jaime Celedón [es] and Bernadette Ureta.
She studied theater at the school of Gustavo Meza [es]. She was part of the cast of the TVN television series El juego de la vida [es], and the Canal 13 series Las herederas [es], Matilde dedos verdes [es], Bravo [es], and Fuera de control [es]. She also worked on humor programs such as De chincol a jote, Jaguar Yu, and the segment "Los Eguiguren" on Sábados gigantes.
Celedón has participated in the shorts Matar a un boyscout, Amigos, and in the films The Sentimental Teaser and La vida me mata [es], for which she won a Pedro Sienna Award for Best Actress in 2008, and was nominated for an Altazor.
In theater, she acted in Ser un romántico viajero, Ingenuas Palomas, Cariño Malo, Malinche, Sidhartha, El Seductor, and Madame de Sade, among others. In addition, she has acted and participated in the collective creation of Bareatoa and Hermanos Martínez Internacional.
In 2004 she received the Altazor Award for La Mujer Gallina. That same year she worked on the short film La Perra, on the TVN series Geografía del deseo [es], and on the play El Taller de los celos. She also played Gabriela Mistral in the biographical project of the poet called La pasajera.

## Filmography
### Film

Films :
| Year | Title | Character | Director | Notes |
| 1999 | The Sentimental Teaser | Carmen's Mother | Cristián Galaz [es] | Nominated — Altazor |
| 2002 | La Perra | | Hugo Maza | |
| 2007 | Life Kills Me | Susana | Sebastián Silva | Winner: Pedro Sienna Award Nominated: Altazor |
| 2009 | The Maid | Pilar | Sebastián Silva | Nominated: Altazor |
| 2010 | Old Cats | Rosario | Sebastián Silva | Winner: Cartagena Film Festival Winner Pedro Sienna Award |
| 2010 | Fuck My Life | Patricia O'Ryan | Nicolás López | |
| 2011 | Qué pena tu boda [es] | Patricia O'Ryan | Nicolás López | |
| 2012 | Qué pena tu familia [es] | Patricia O'Ryan | Nicolás López | |
| 2012 | La pasión de Michelangelo [es] | | Esteban Larraín | |
| 2014 | Mejor estar solo | María Jesús | Rodrigo González | |
| 2014 | Maldito amor | Luisa | Gonzalo Badilla | |
| 2016 | Rara | Ximena | Pepa San Martín | |

### Television

TV series :
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
| 1983 | El juego de la vida [es] | | Telenovela, supporting role |
| 1988 | Matilde dedos verdes [es] | Paula | Telenovela |
| 1989 | Bravo | Nina | Telenovela |
| 1992 | Jaguar Yu | Various | Comedy, humor, different roles |
| 1999 | Fuera de control [es] | Agatha Rodríguez | Telenovela, starring role |
| 2004 | Geografía del deseo [es] | Francisca | Series, lead role |
| 2005 | EsCool [es] | Sara Frezar / Katya Frezar | Series, co-star |
| 2005 | Casados | Pilar | Series (Season 1, Episode 1) |
| 2012 | Solita camino [es] | Mariana Aguirre | Series, Co-star |
| 2013 | Dudo | | Guest |
| 2015 | El bosque de Karadima [es] | Paola | |
| 2017 | 12 días que estremecieron Chile [es] | Soledad | Chapter: La Muerte de Pinochet |

## Awards

* 2004 Altazor Awards: Best Theater Actress (Mujer gallina)
* 2008 Pedro Sienna Award: Best Supporting Actress (La vida me mata)
* 2011 Cartagena International Film Festival: Best Actress (Old Cats)
* 2012 Pedro Sienna Award: Best Supporting Actress (Old Cats)

### Nominations

* 2000 Altazor Awards: Best Film Actress (The Sentimental Teaser)
* 2005 Altazor Awards: Best Theater Actress (El taller de los celos)
* 2008 Altazor Awards: Best Film Actress (La vida me mata)
* 2010 Altazor Awards: Best Actress (The Maid)