A Chilean-Italian actor with extensive experience in theater, film, and television, with a wide range that spans from comedy to drama.
He began his career appearing in TV series such as “De Chincol a Jote” (Channel 13), “La Ofis” (Canal 13), and “La Colonia” (Mega), aired in Chile; as well as later, more popular shows such as “Prófugos” (HBO); “Aquí en la Tierra” (Fox Premium), a series presented at the Cannes Film Festival (2018); “Los Espookys” (HBO); ‘The President’ (Prime Video); “La Jauría” (Prime Video), alongside Antonia Zegers and Mariana Di Girolamo; “The Widows of Thursdays” (Netflix), co-starring Omar Chaparro, “Baby Bandito” (Netflix), “Salvajes” (Prime Video), and most recently, he’s part of “La Máquina”, a series produced by Diego Luna and Gael García.
In the film section, dozens of titles directed by some of Ibero-America’s most prominent figures are listed. Notable films include “El baile de la victoria” (Dir. Fernando Trueba), a film selected by the Spanish Film Academy to represent Spain at the Academy Awards (2009); ‘Post Mortem’ (Dir. Pablo Larraín), starring Antonio Castro and Antonia Zegers; ‘No’ (Dir. Pablo Larraín), the first Chilean film to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film (2013); ‘Neruda’ (Dir. Pablo Larraín), a leading role for which he was nominated for a Fénix Award for Best Male Performance (2016) and a Platino Award for Best Male Performance (2017); ‘A Fantastic Woman’ (Dir. Sebastián Lelio), a film that won the Oscar, the Goya Award, and the Ariel Award (2017–2018); ‘El Ángel’ (Dir. Luis Ortega); ‘The Two Popes’ (Dir. Fernando Meirelles), co-starring Anthony Hopkins; ‘I’m Scared, Bullfighter’ (Dir. Rodrigo Sepúlveda); “Bardo, A False Chronicle of a Few Truths” (Dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu), premiered at the Venice Film Festival (2022); and ‘Confessions’ (Dir. Carlos Carrera), a film for which he received a Diosas de Plata nomination for Best Actor (2024).
Luis speaks Spanish, English, Italian, and a little French and Portuguese.
