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Antonia Zegers
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Zegers in 2025
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| Born | 29 June 1972 Santiago, Chile
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Children | 2 |
Antonia Zegers Oportot (born on June 29, 1972) is a talented actress from Chile. She has acted in many movies and TV shows. Some of her most famous films include Tony Manero (2008), Post Mortem (2010), No (2012), and El club (2015). She also starred in A Fantastic Woman (2017), which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. This award is given to the best non-English movie from around the world. Her recent work includes El Conde (2023).
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About Antonia Zegers
Her Early Life and Family
Antonia Zegers was born in Santiago, Chile. Her father, Fernando Zegers Hochschild, was a well-known doctor. Her mother, Mónica Oportot Salbach, was a photographer who loved adventure. Antonia went to Saint George's school in Santiago. After that, she studied acting at the Gustavo Meza Theater School. She has a younger sister named Emilia.
Her Acting Career
Antonia Zegers has had a long career in acting. She has appeared in many Chilean TV shows called telenovelas. These are like long soap operas. Some of her popular telenovelas include Iorana, La Fiera, and Romané. She has said that her favorite roles in telenovelas were Asunción in Los Pincheira and María Jacobé in Romané.
Antonia started acting in movies in 1995. Her first film was En tu casa a las ocho. Since then, she has been in many films. She has worked with famous Chilean directors like Pablo Larraín, Matías Bize, and Marialy Rivas. She won the Havana Star Prize for Best Actress for her role in the movie Los Perros. This award was given at the Havana Film Festival in New York.
She has also performed in many plays. Some of these plays include Provincia Kapital, Pecados, and Madre.
Her Personal Life
Antonia Zegers was in a relationship with actor Ricardo Fernández from 2001 to 2004.
Later, she met film director Pablo Larraín in 2006. They got married in 2008. They separated in late 2014. Antonia and Pablo have two children together, named Juana and Pascual.
Selected Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Tony Manero | TV producer | |
| 2010 | Post Mortem | Nancy Puelma | |
| The Life of Fish | |||
| 2013 | No | Verónica Carvajal | |
| 2015 | The Club | Madre Mónica | |
| The Memory of Water | |||
| 2016 | You'll Never Be Alone | ||
| Neruda | |||
| No Filter | |||
| 2017 | A Fantastic Woman | ||
| 2019–20 | Dignity | Pamela Rodríguez | |
| 2022 | Cosmic Dawn | Elyse | |
| The Punishment | Ana | ||
| 2023 | El Conde | Jacinta | |
| 2024 | Most People Die on Sundays (Los domingos mueren más personas) | ||
| The Exiles (Los Tortuga) | Delia |
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See also
In Spanish: Antonia Zegers para niños
