# Cristián Campos

Juan Cristián Campos Sallato (Punta Arenas, 31 August 1956) is a Chilean actor and director of theater, film and television.

## Career

He served as Chilean cultural attaché in the city of Washington, a position in which he was appointed by President Michelle Bachelet (2006–2010).
He is the son of Javier Abraham Campos Pastor and Sara Sallato Pouchucq, studied at the School of Theater of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He participated in several commercials between 1977 and 1980, where he was the leading figure in the soft drink Pepsi. He acted in the first Chilean version of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar in 1981. Then he debuted in telenovelas in the classic La madrastra (1981), in which he stood out with his character as "Greco", a teacher famous for his stuttering. He has played many main roles, the most remembered is Chronicle of a Holy Man in 1990, where he played Alberto Hurtado, a Chilean Jesuit saint priest and in 2005 he participated in the production Alberto: Who knows how much it costs to make a buttonhole?.
Campos has been established as one of the most successful actors in television for the last 40 years. After La madrastra, he acted in many successful productions such as Los títeres (1984), Ángel Malo (1986), Amor a domicilio (1995), Adrenalina (1996), Playa salvaje (1997), Marparaíso (1998), Cerro alegre (1999), and many more. In 2003, he starred in Machos where his role was the eldest son of Ángel Mercader, Alonso, who falls in love with the sweet and beautiful Sonia (Carolina Arregui), who had been the lover of his father for more than 10 years.
In 2010, he recorded for Channel 13 the TV series Feroz, which marked his return to telenovelas, where he played Guillermo. After almost 40 years in Canal 13, he signed for Mega in 2020.
He is married to fellow actress María José Prieto since 2009, and was married to Claudia di Girolamo from 1984 to 1995.

## Filmography
### Films

Films :
| Year | Film | Character |
| 1985 | Sexto A 1965 | Félix |
| 1987 | Sussi | Doctor |
| 1993 | Johnny cien pesos | Abogado Beaucheff |
| 2001 | Te amo (Made in Chile) | Padre de Isabel |
| 2004 | Mujeres Infieles | Alberto Valdés |
| 2005 | Alberto: ¿quién sabe cuánto cuesta hacer un ojal? | Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga |
| 2007 | The Black Pimpernel | Coronel Espinoza |
| 2011 | Los 33 de San José | Mining minister |
| 2012 | Bahía Azul | Mario |
| 2014 | The 33 | Hurtado |
| 2016 | Neruda | Police director |
| 2018 | El Taller | |

### Telenovelas

| Year | Title | Character | Channel |
| 1981 | La madrastra | Greco Molina | Canal 13 |
| 1982 | Alguien por quién vivir | Juan José Elizalde | Canal 13 |
| 1983 | La noche del cobarde | Diego Fontaine | Canal 13 |
| 1984 | Los títeres | Hugo González | Canal 13 |
| 1985 | La trampa | Luis Miguel Sanfuentes | Canal 13 |
| 1986 | Ángel malo | Ricardo Álvarez | Canal 13 |
| 1986 | Secreto de familia | Andrés Cruces | Canal 13 |
| 1989 | Bravo | Jorge Miranda | Canal 13 |
| 1990 | Acércate más | Néstor Heredia | Canal 13 |
| 1991 | Ellas por ellas | Simón Andrade | Canal 13 |
| 1992 | Fácil de amar | Renato Moncada | Canal 13 |
| 1993 | Doble juego | Heriberto Peña/ Eric Peñablanca | Canal 13 |
| 1994 | Top secret | Santiago Mena Ruiz | Canal 13 |
| 1995 | Amor a domicilio | Miguel Díaz | Canal 13 |
| 1996 | Adrenalina | Esteban Mardones | Canal 13 |
| 1997 | Playa salvaje | Mariano Acuña O'Reilly | Canal 13 |
| 1998 | Marparaíso | Iván Andrade | Canal 13 |
| 1999 | Cerro Alegre | Adriano Ferrer | Canal 13 |
| 2000 | Corazón pirata | Francisco "Pancho" Torres | Canal 13 |
| 2003 | Machos | Alonso Mercader | Canal 13 |
| 2004–2005 | Tentación | Marco Donoso | Canal 13 |
| 2005–2006 | Gatas y tuercas | Max San Juan | Canal 13 |
| 2010 | Feroz | Guillermo Bernard | Canal 13 |
| 2010 | Primera dama | Marco Cruz | Canal 13 |
| 2011–2012 | Peleles | Felipe "Pipe" Tagle | Canal 13 |
| 2013 | Las Vega's | José Luis "Coto" Bravo | Canal 13 |
| 2013–2014 | Secretos en el jardín | Hernán Jerez | Canal 13 |
| 2014–2015 | Chipe libre | César Ruiz | Canal 13 |
| 2016–2017 | Preciosas | Arturo Márquez | Canal 13 |
| 2018 | Soltera otra vez 3 | Miguel Valencia | Canal 13 |
| 2018–2019 | Pacto de sangre | Hernán Errázuriz | Canal 13 |
| 2019–2020 | Amor a la Catalán | Fernando Catalán/ Federico "Coyote" Undurraga | Canal 13 |
| 2020 | 100 días para enamorarse | Ignacio | Mega |
| 2021 | Verdades ocultas | Tomás Valencia | Mega |

### TV Series

TV series :
| Year | Series | Role | Channel |
| 1975 | La princesa Panchita | | TVN |
| 1982 | Una familia feliz | Martín | Canal 13 |
| 1990 | Crónica de un Hombre Santo | San Alberto Hurtado | Canal 13 |
| 1993 | La Patrulla del Desierto | Javier Rozas | Canal 13 |
| 1996 | Amor a domicilio, la comedia | Miguel Díaz | Canal 13 |
| 1996 | Vecinos puertas adentro | Luis Felipe | Canal 13 |
| 2013 | Prófugos 2 | Pedro Murillo | HBO |
| 2017 | Neruda, la serie | Director de Carabineros | Mega |