# Benjamín Vicuña

Benjamín Vicuña Luco (born 29 November 1978) is a Chilean actor and entrepreneur.

## Biography

Vicuña was born November 29, 1978, to father Juan Pablo Vicuña Parot and mother Isabel Luco Morandé. He is a descendant of Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna, a Chilean historian and politician of Basque and Irish descent. He studied theatre at the University of Chile.
Vicuña founded the Centro Mori and has been appointed as a "goodwill ambassador" of UNICEF Chile in 2008.
Vicuña was in a relationship with Argentine model Carolina Ardohain from 2005 to 2015, and the couple has four children together; one daughter, Blanca (2006-2012) and three sons, Bautista (born in 2008), Beltrán (born in 2012) and Benicio (born in 2014). He was in a relationship with Argentine actress China Suárez from 2015 to 2021, and the couple has two children together: daughter Magnolia (born in 2018) and son Amancio (born in 2020).

## Acting credits

Key :
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |

### Film

| Year | Title | Character | Director |
| 2001 | Lucha social digital | Efraín | Boris Quercia |
| 2002 | Paraíso B | Jimmy | Nicolás Acuña |
| 2003 | XS: The Worst Size | Víctor Camus | Jorge López Sotomayor |
| 2004 | Promedio rojo | Fele | Nicolás López |
| 2004 | Mujeres Infieles | 'OJala M1s b0l4s | Rodrigo Ortúzar |
| 2004 | El roto: Perjudícame Cariño | Sebastián | Alberto Daiber |
| 2004 | Las hormigas asesinas | Paul Kazán | Alberto Fuguet |
| 2004 | No Me Toques | | Mauro Bravo |
| 2005 | Juego de Verano | Leandro | Fernanda Aljaro y Matías Bize |
| 2005 | Se Arrienda | Paul Kazán | Alberto Fuguet |
| 2006 | Fuga | Eliseo Montalbán | Pablo Larraín |
| 2008 | Chef's Special | Horacio | Nacho G. Velilla |
| 2008 | Muñeca | Pedro | Sebastián Arrau |
| 2009 | Grade 3 | Gaston | Roberto Artiagoitía |
| 2009 | Super | Ortega | Felipe del Río |
| 2009 | Dawson Isla 10 | Sergio Bitar | Miguel Littin |
| 2010 | Drama | Max | Matías Lira |
| 2015 | El bosque de Karadima | Thomas Leyton | Matías Lira |
| 2015 | The Memory of Water | Javier | Matías Bize |
| 2015 | Baires | Mateo | Marcelo Páez Cubells |
| 2016 | El hilo rojo | Manuel | Daniela Goggi |
| 2016 | That's Not Cheating | Joaquín Campos | Ariel Winograd |
| 2017 | Los padecientes | Pablo Rouviot | |
| 2019 | The Moneychanger | Javier Bonpland | |
| 2020 | Jailbreak Pact | León Vargas | David Albala |
| 2022 | Lie to Me | Julian | Sebastian Schindel |
| 2023 | Papá al rescate | Nico | Marcos Carnevale |
| 2023 | El silencio de Marcos Tremmer† | Marcos Tremmer | Miguel García de la Calera |
| 2023 | Mensaje en una botella† | | Gabriel Nesci |
| TBA | Matria † | | Sandra Arriagada |

### Television

| Year | Title | Channel | Character |
| 2000 | Vivir al Día | Red Televisión | |
| 2001 | Piel Canela | Canal 13 | Gabriel Vallejos |
| 2002-2003 | Purasangre | TVN | Rafael Callasis |
| 2003 | Pecadores | TVN | Herodes Barriga, El Piruja |
| 2003 | La vida es una lotería (episode: Pobre Millonario) | TVN | Javier Soto |
| 2004 | Destinos Cruzados | TVN | Franco Schiafino |
| 2005-2010 | Los Simuladores | Canal 13 | Gabriel Medina |
| 2006-2008 | Huaiquimán y Tolosa | Canal 13 | Richard Tolosa |
| 2007 | Héroes | Canal 13 | Manuel Rodríguez |
| 2008-2009 | Don Juan y su bella dama | Telefe | Franco Ramirez Puente |
| 2010 | Los Hombres de Paco (Spain) | Antena 3 | Deker |
| 2011-2012 | Herederos de una venganza | Argentina | Benicio Echagüe, El Maldito |
| 2011-2013 | Prófugos (LatinAmerica) | HBO | Alvaro Parraguez / Tegui |
| 2011-2014 | Los archivos del cardenal | TVN | Ramón Sarmiento |
| 2012 | La Dueña | Telefe | Félix Fernández |
| 2013-2014 | Farsantes | El Trece | Pedro Beggio |
| 2015 | Entre caníbales | Telefe | Agustín Larralde |
| 2015-2018 | Sitiados | Fox, TVN | Agustín González |
| 2016 | 2091 | Fox | Lodi |
| 2016 | Por Fin Solos | TVN | Gonzalo Munoz |
| 2017 | Un Diablo Con Ángel | TVN | Gaspar Muñoz |
| 2018 | 100 Days to Fall in Love | Telefe | Emiliano Iturria |
| 2018-2019 | Locked Up | Fox | Antonio Hierro |
| 2019 | Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza | El Trece | Torcuato Ferreyra |
| 2019-2020 | Berko: el arte de callar | FOX/TVN | Boris Berkowitz |
| 2020 | Inés del alma mía | RTVE, Boomerang TV, Chilevisión | Rodrigo de Quiroga |
| 2021 | Demente | Mega | Joaquín Acevedo |
| 2021 | Terapia alternativa | Star+ | Elias |
| 2021 | Victoria | Amazon Prime Video | Antonio M. |
| 2022 | The First of Us | Telefe | Santiago Luna |
| 2023 | La voz ausente † | Star+ | Pablo Rouviot |
| 2023 | Los mil días de Allende † | El Nueve | Fidel Castro |
| 2023 | Limbo 2 † | Star+ | |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Author | Director | Character | Theater |
| 1998 | Antigona | | Rodrigo Perez | | |
| 1999 | Hechos Consumados | | Alfredo Castro | | Chilean National Theater, Teatro de la Memoria • Santiago, Chile |
| 2000 | The Seagull | Anton Chekhov | Erik Lacascade | | |
| 2000 | Juegos a la hora de la siesta | Roma Mahieu | | | |
| 2001 | El Naranjal | Ramón Griffero | Ramón Griffero | | |
| 2001 | Top Dogs | Urs Widmer | | | Teatro del Puente • Santiago, Chile |
| 2001 | El lugar común | Alejandro Moreno | | | |
| 2002 | Cueca@ | Alejandro Moreno | | | |
| 2004 | Splendid's | | | Jean | Centro Cultural Matucana 100 • Santiago, Chile |
| 2005 | Cooking with Elvis | | | | Centro Mori, Teatro Mori Bellavista • Santiago, Chile |
| 2007 | The Lover | | | | Centro Mori, Teatro Mori Parque Arauco • Santiago, Chile |
| 2009 | The Big Night | | | | Centro Mori, Teatro Mori Vitacura • Santiago, Chile |
| 2011 | The Celebration | | | | Centro Mori, Lola Membrives • Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 2017 | Eva Perón | | | Eva Perón | Teatro Nacional Cervantes • Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 2019 | Terapia Amorosa | | | Valentin | Teatro El Picadero • Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 2022 | The Grönholm Method | | | | Sala Pablo Neruda • Buenos Aires, Argentina |

### Music Videos

| Year | Title | Artist |
| 2002 | I Like | Los Tetas |
| 2022 | Cuando Lo Veo | Pimpinela |
| 2023 | Lloro | Pimpinela |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2002 | APES Award | Best Lead Actor - Television | Purasangre | Won |
| 2003 | APES Award | Best Actor - Television | Pecadores | Nominated |
| 2004 | Altazor Award | Best Actor in a Television Series | Pecadores | Nominated |
| 2005 | Copihue de Oro | Best Actor - Television | Los simuladores | Nominated |
| 2006 | Copihue de Oro | Best Actor - Television | Huaiquimán y Tolosa | Nominated |
| 2006 | APES Award | Best Supporting Performance - Television | Huaiquimán y Tolosa | Won |
| 2006 | Trieste Festival of Latin-American Cinema | Best Performance | Fuga | Won |
| 2006 | London Film Festival | Best Actor | Fuga | Won |
| 2007 | Málaga Spanish Film Festival | Favorite Movie Actor | Fuga | Won |
| 2009 | Copihue de Oro | Best Actor - Film | | Won |
| 2009 | New York Latin ACE Awards | Cinema - Best Supporting Actor | Chef's Special | Won |
| 2010 | Copihue de Oro | Best Actor - Film | | Won |
| 2011 | Copihue de Oro | Best Actor - Television | | Nominated |
| 2012 | Martín Fierro Awards | Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Telefeature | La dueña | Nominated |
| 2014 | Martín Fierro Awards | Best Lead Actor of Daily Fiction or Soap Opera | Farsantes | Nominated |
| 2015 | Copihue de Oro | Favorite Actor | | Nominated |
| 2016 | Martín Fierro Awards | Best Lead Actor of Daily Fiction | Entre caníbales | Nominated |
| 2019 | Notirey Awards | Best Lead Actor of Daily Fiction | Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza | Nominated |
| 2019 | ACE Award | Best Leading Actor in a Comedy | Terapia amorosa | Nominated |
| 2022 | Silver Condor Awards | Best Leading Actor in a Comedy Series | Terapia alternativa | Nominated |
| 2023 | Martín Fierro Awards | Best Lead Actor of Daily Fiction | The First of Us | Won |