Elvira Teresa Cristi Bueno (born 26 November 1976) is a Chilean actress and model.
Elvira Cristi | |
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| Born | Elvira Teresa Cristi Bueno (1976-11-26) 26 November 1976 (age 45) Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Santiago, Chile |
| Education | Liceo Abdón Cifuentes |
| Occupation | Actress, model |
Elvira Cristi began her career at age 13, appearing in television commercials. She obtained the title of "Miss Rostro" (Miss Face) from the magazine Miss 17 [es] in 1994.[1] At that time, she was 17 years old, studying at the Liceo Abdón Cifuentes in Santiago, from which she graduated as a secretary. She also made appearances on the Mega TV program Mekano [es].[2] At 24, she was hired by an advertising agency in Mexico.
From 2004 to 2006, she appeared on other Mega youth series. There she was seen by director Herval Abreu [es], who brought her onto the cast of Lola [es] on Canal 13. She has gone on to perform in several Chilean fiction productions, including the 2017 feature film Cold Side[3] and the 2019 telenovela Gemelas.[4]
In 2015, she launched a line of shoes for Dafiti.[5]
For eight years she was the romantic partner of Álvaro España, vocalist of the punk band Fiskales Ad-Hok.[6]
In the early 2000s, Cristi became vegetarian, and two years later, vegan. However, she abandoned this practice in 2015 and is currently flexitarian.[7]
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Lola [es] | Victoria Núñez | Canal 13 | |
| 2009 | Corazón rebelde | Gloria Soto | Canal 13 | |
| 2010 | Primera dama | Rafaela Fonseca | Canal 13 | |
| 40 y Tantos | Consuelo Solar | TVN | Guest star | |
| 2011 | Esperanza | Bernardita Guzmán | TVN | Guest star |
| 2012 | Soltera otra vez | Loretta Buzzio | Canal 13 | Guest star |
| Reserva de familia | Pascal Correa | TVN | ||
| 2013 | Graduados | Verónica Sarmiento | Chilevisión | |
| 2014 | Chipe libre | Bárbara Andrade | Canal 13 | |
| 2016 | Preciosas | Florencia Márquez | Canal 13 | |
| 2019 | Gemelas [es] | Andrea Lombardi | Chilevisión |
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Don Floro [es] | Cristina Díaz | Mega |
| Xfea2 [es] | Catalina Briones | Mega | |
| 2005 | Mitú [es] | Gabriela Román | Mega |
| EsCool [es] | Alfonsina Chamorro | Mega | |
| 2006 | Porky te amo [es] | Pascuala | Mega |
| Casado con hijos | Mega | ||
| 2008 | Sea Princesses (voice) | Señorita Marcia | |
| 2011 | Infieles [es] | Lucía | Chilevisión |
| 2012 | El diario secreto de una profesional [es] | Lisa | TVN |
| 2014 | Los archivos del cardenal | Estela Rossi | TVN |
| 2016 | Hola, Sandra (webseries) | Property seller | Entel |
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | El abrazo (short) | Daniel Henríquez | |
| 2016 | Mother | Saleswoman Aros | Aaron Burns |
| 2016 | Una historia de in-felicidad | Constanza | Gabriel Hidalgo |
| 2017 | Cold Side | Cristina | Diego Fierro Lablée |