Liliana Ross
Liliana Ross in 2013
Born
Liliana Piera Marina Brescia Clerici

(1939-03-30)March 30, 1939
DiedJune 10, 2018(2018-06-10) (aged 79)
EducationPontifical Catholic University of Chile
Occupation(s)Actress, director, playwright, producer
Years active1965–2017
Spouse(s)Hugo Miller (1963–1997; his death)
Raoul Pinno (2003–2018; her death)
ChildrenDaniela Miller
Vanessa Miller
Moira Miller
Liliana Ross (center wearing while) seated with then-presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet in 2013

Liliana Piera Marina Brescia Clerici, best known professionally as Liliana Ross, (March 30, 1939 – June 10, 2018) was an Italian-born Chilean actress, director, playwright, and theatrical producer whose professional career spanned more than fifty years.[1][2] She was best known to television audiences for her starring roles in the Chilean telenovelas La Colorina (1977) and Machos (2003).[3][4]

In 1992, Ross was honored with the title Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by the Italian government.[5]

Biography

Early life

Ross was born Liliana Piera Marina Brescia Clerici in Genoa, Italy.[2] She was raised in Pegli, a neighborhood in Genoa.[2] Her first language was Italian.[2] She emigrated to Chile with her parents when she was six-years old to escape World War II.[6] She later recalled witnessing bombs falling on an Italian beach as her father ordered her to hide under a boat.[6]

Career

In Chile, Ross appeared in more than twenty telenovelas and television dramas on four major networksCanal 13, Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), Mega, and Chilevisión (CHV).[4] In 1977, Ross was cast in the lead role on TVN telenovela, La Colorina, which aired for 88 episodes and launched her professional career.[4]

Ross became best known to domestic and international television audiences for her starring role in the 2003 Canal 13 telenovela series, Machos.[3][4] Ross portrayed Valentina Fernández, the matriarch of the Mercader family and mother of the seven Mercader brothers – Álex (Jorge Zabaleta), Ariel (Felipe Braun), Alonso (Cristián Campos), Antonio (Pablo Díaz), Adán (Gonzalo Valenzuela), Amaro (Diego Muñoz), and Armando (Rodrigo Bastidas).[4] In contrast to her role on the show, Ross had three daughters and no sons in real life.[4] In one of the show's most memorable scenes, Ross' character died surrounded by her on-screen husband, played by Héctor Noguera, and their sons.[4] The episode, considered a landmark in Chilean television history, was watched by an entire generation of Chilean viewers.[3][4]

Ross' last television credit was the 2012 telenovela series, La Sexóloga.[4] In a July 2014 interview with Radio Cooperativa to promote her new comedic radio series, Sexitosas, Ross remarked that she would have loved to continue working in television, but she was no longer being offered roles in that particular medium.[4] She told Radio Cooperativa at the time, "I've asked for a job, but I have no idea why they have stopped calling me."[4] However, she continued to appear in several Chilean films throughout the 2010s, including Qué pena tu boda in 2011, Qué pena tu familia in 2012, and Mamá ya crecí in 2014.[4]

Aside from television, much of Ross' work centered on the theater as an actor, director and producer.[4] For example, Ross directed a 2000 Chilean stage adaptation of The Full Monty, which starred Gonzalo Valenzuela.[4]

Honors and other work

In 2001, Ross teamed with her daughter, Daniela Miller, and photographer Pia Cosmelli to open a photography studio in Santiago called De Cuerpo y Alma (Body and Soul), which offered nude photography sessions to ordinary people.[3] The premise of the project, which accepted clients of all shapes and sizes, was that "there are no ugly bodies," according to Ross.[3][7]

Ross was honored by both the Chilean and Italian governments, as well as several publications, for her contributions to the arts.[3] In 2003, the magazine Cara named honored Ross as its woman of the year.[3] The Asociación de Periodistas de Espectáculos, Arte y Cultura de Chile awarded Ross, and nine other prominent actresses, with the Premio APES award in 2011.[2][3]

Notably, the Italian government named Ross to the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 1992.

Later life

Ross began to suffer from cognitive difficulties in 2016 and 2017, which led to her retirement from acting.[4] She was later diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, though both she and her family kept the diagnosis a private matter.[4]

Liliana Ross died at her home in Santiago, Chile, on June 10, 2018, at the age of 79.[3][8] Her funeral was held at the Inmaculada Concepción de Vitacura.[4]

Personal life

Ross met her first husband, director Hugo Miller, while both were students at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[2] The couple in 1963 had three daughters – Daniela, Vanessa and Moira.[2] Like Ross, two of her daughters, Vanessa Miller and Moira Miller, became professional actresses.[3] Hugo Miller died in 1997.

In 2003, married her second husband, theater producer Raoul Pinno. They remained together until her death in 2018.

Filmography

Films

Films
Year Film title Character Director
1970El libro de JacobOrnella Orlin Corey
1975La pérgola de las floresCantante
1998GringuitoTeresa "Teté"Sergio Castilla
1999Last CallRosemary Kendall Christine Lucas
2003CesanteOld cuicaRicardo Amunátegui
2004Mujeres infielesTeresa VialRodrigo Ortúzar
2005La fiesta del 35HelgaJorge Fried
2006Rojo intensoMadre de LauraJavier Elorrieta
2011Qué pena tu bodaAnavelia SmithNicolás López
2012Qué pena tu familiaAnavelia SmithNicolás López
2014Mamá ya crecíAmelia FloresSebastián Badilla y Gonzalo Badilla
2016Viejos amoresElla mismaGloria Laso

Telenovelas

Telenovelas
Year Series Title Television channel
1976 Sol tardío TVN
1977 La Colorina Luciana Álvarez "La Colorina" TVN
1983 Las herederas Fernanda Canal 13
Bianca Vidal Sofía Rinaldi Televisa
1984 La represa Soledad / Teresa Fuenzalida TVN
La torre 10 Loreto Mena TVN
1987 La última cruz Antonia Zazar Canal 13
1989 La intrusa Blanca Tropero Canal 13
1990 Acércate más Raquel Olivares Canal 13
1991 Ellas por ellas Marta Canal 13
1992 Fácil de amar Yasna Canal 13
1994 Champaña Eleonora Camargo Canal 13
Top Secret Sonia Díaz Canal 13
1995 Amor a domicilio Silvia Risopatrón Canal 13
1996 Adrenalina Elvira Jordán Canal 13
1997 Rossabella Gina Mora Mega
1998 A todo dar Yasna Fuentes Mega
1999 Algo está cambiando Gloria Risopatrón Mega
2001 Piel canela Gracia Lobos Canal 13
2003 Machos Valentina Fernández Canal 13
2004 Tentación Sofía Stewart Canal 13
2006 Cómplices Martita Fuenzalida TVN
Disparejas Elena Catalán TVN
2007 Corazón de María Leonor Bustamante TVN
2011 Maldita Antonia Rosetti Mega
2012 Amor bravío Ágatha Acosta Televisa
La Sexóloga Mabel Pamplona Chilevisión

Other television series and sitcoms

Television series
Year Series title Character Channel
1979 Martín Rivas Doña Engracia TVN
1982 Una familia feliz Ana Altamira Canal 13
2003 Cuentos de mujeres Irma / Olaya TVN
2005 La Nany Señora Valdivieso Mega
2011 Karma Ana María Chilevisión

References

  1. "Liliana Ross y sus hijas celebran: Los 50 años de carrera diva del teatro". El Mercurio. 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Actriz, directora y dramaturga: Liliana Ross fallece entre muestras de afecto de la industria y el amor de sus hijas". El Mostrador. 2018-06-11. Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Muere Liliana Ross, actriz de telenovelas chilenas, a los 79 años". El País. 2018-06-12. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Obilinovic, Dusanka (2018-06-12). "Liliana Ross: los últimos años de una figura histórica de las teleseries". La Tercera. Archived from the original on 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  5. Los riesgos de una medalla – Liliana Ross
  6. 1 2 Contreras, Emilio (2018-06-11). "Los recuerdos de la II Guerra Mundial que Liliana Ross plasmó en documental de Gloria Laso". Radio Bío-Bío. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
  7. "Fotografiarse Desnudo, Moda Chilena". El País. 2001-09-22. Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  8. Retamal, Pablo (2018-06-11). "Luto en las tablas nacionales: a los 79 años fallece la destacada actriz Liliana Ross". La Tercera. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
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