Alfredo Castro
Acting
Biography
Alfredo Castro Gómez (Santiago, 19 de diciembre de 1955) is a Chilean actor. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Acting from Universidad de Chile. Presently, he works as a theatre director, actor, pedagogue, playwright, and founder of Teatro La Memoria, a theatre company that marks a milestone in the history of contemporary Chilean theatre. In 2006, the company founded the Centro de Investigación Teatral (Center for Theatrical Investigation) and the Sala de Teatro: Teatro La Memoria (anintimate 100-seat playhouse). As an actor and screenwriter, Alfredo Castro Gómez has participated in several films by Chilean director Pablo Larraín. These have included: Fuga (2006), Tony Manero (2008), and Post Mortem (2010)
Born: December 19, 1955
Place of Birth: Recoleta, Santiago, Chile
Known For
A Ravaging Wind
Gripped by the blind faith of her father, Reverend Pearson, Leni accompanies him on his evangelical mission. A banal accident forces them to stop at El Gringo's garage. When the Reverend becomes obssessed with saving the soul of Chango, the mechanic's son, Leni realises the time has come to take her fate into her own hands.
Narcos
A gritty chronicle of the war against Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.
My Tender Matador
Among gunshots and boleros, a passionate relationship flourishes between a lonely transvestite and a young guerrilla during the Pinochet dictatorship.
Immersion
A father and his two daughters are sailing in a lake when they encounter a pair of shipwrecked men. They say to be looking for someone they lost and ask for help to find him. This begins a tense search in which the father suspects he is held hostage.
The Prince
Chile, 1970. During a night of heavy drinking, Jaime, a lonely 20-year-old young man, is sentenced to prison. There, he meets “The Stallion”, an older and respected man in whom he finds protection, and from whom he learns about love and loyalty. But as their relationship grows stronger, “The Stallion” faces the violent power struggles within the prison.
La Jauría
Blanca, student leader of the feminist movement in an occupied school, goes missing: hours later, a video of a group raping the girl goes viral. In their aim to find her, a police squad formed by three women puts their lives and that of their families at risk. As they look for Blanca and investigate, they will find out that behind this gender crime there is much more than just one offender.
No
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the ‘No’ vote persuade a brash young advertising executive, René Saavedra, to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and while under scrutiny by the despot’s minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free.
The Quispe Girls
Based on a true story occurred in 1974, this is the tale of sisters Justa, Lucia, and Luciana Quispe, sheperds in the Chilean altiplano who lead a solitary life. A visitor brings news about a law that might change their way of living. This event forces the women to question their existence and relentlessly brings them to a tragic end.
El Refugio
A family experiences strange circumstances while being faced with an apparent alien invasion. With their screens as their only source of information, ex-spouses must protect their children from an invisible enemy they don't even know exists.
Verlust
Isolated on the beach, the powerful business woman Frederica prepares an awaited New Year`s party. In the middle of a marriage crisis with photographer Constantin, which affects directly her teenage daughter, she has to manage her life and the career of pop icon Lenny, who decided to write a mysterious work alongside writer João Wommer. When a strange creature appears from the bottom of the sea, the crisis takes place in the web of affections, and Frederica will have to face her biggest fear: loss.
Filmography
as Ismael
as Guillermo
as Flavio
as Don Luis
as El Jefe
as Sr. Novoa
as Alfredo Castro
as Reverendo Pearson
as Salazar
as Menéndez
as Fyodor
as Salvador Allende
as Enrique
as Allende
as El Chileno
as Ricardo
as Leonardo
as Estate Agent
as Voz en Off
as 'Corto'
as Self
as Constantin
as La Loca del Frente
as Pedro
as Alejandro Petersen
as Antonio
as Boss
as El Potro
as Gabriel Montes
as Truck Driver
as Detective Sinclair
as Dr. Núñez
as Lucio Hernández
as Juan
as (voice)
as Max Santelices
as Otto Blanco
as Desiderio Garcia
as Hernando Garcia
as Gabriel González Videla
as Eugenio Aldunate
as Armando
as Abel Escobar
as Father Vidal
as Journal Owner
as Lucho
as Colonel Arturo Rivera
as Fernando
as Evangelical Pastor
as Busu
as Lucho Guzmán
as Self
as Freddy Ferragut
as Mario Cornejo
as Governor Casimiro Marcó del Pont
as Guido Wedell
as Raúl Peralta
as Jorge
as José Pablo 'Pepe' Zulueta
as Renato
as Wladimir Tapia
as Baron Franz von Mayerlitz
as Wolfgang von Mayerlitz
as Claudio Leal
as Floridor Carmona
as Pablo
as César Mondaca
as Eulogio Martínez
as Lazlo California
as Gastón
as Ernesto Lizana
as Luciano Cox
as Wasted's Boss
as Efraín Domínguez
as Romeo Ulloa
as Pedro Pablo Oroz
as Ito Orsini
as Paolo the Concierge