Liliana García

Liliana García Sosa (born 17 October 1957) is an Uruguayan-Spanish actress, solicitor, human rights activist, and theater director with a recognized career in film, theater, and television.

In 2008 she was appointed Cultural Attaché ad honorem of the Embassy of Uruguay in Chile, a position she holds to this day.^[1]

She received the Cavaliere dell'Ordine Della Stella D'Italia decoration in 2018,^[2] awarded in recognition of her professional career not only in art, but also in cultural management, creating bridges of collaboration and exchange between both countries and their cultures.

From 2020 to 2022, she was a member of the Board of Directors of the Chilean Human Rights Commission.^[3]

During her childhood in Uruguay, she completed her primary and secondary education at the Elbio Fernández School in Montevideo.

In 1981, she graduated from the Dramatic Arts School of the Teatro Circular de Montevideo – later specializing in performing arts teaching – and in 1976, from the Dramatic Arts School of El Galpón Theater Institution.

At the same time, she studied law at the University of the Republic, where she became a student leader in the pursuit of joint government and autonomy for the institution. She also played an important role as a union leader in the Uruguayan Society of Actors.

She earned her degree as a solicitor, and a year before completing her law degree, she dropped out of university to move to Chile.

She attended artistic training workshops nationally and internationally, with prominent figures such as Eugenio Barba, Aderbal Freire Filho, José Estruch, Patricia Ariza, Santiago García, Ramón Griffero, Atahualpa del Cioppo, and Nelly Goitiño.

She also joined the regular cast of Teatro Circular de Montevideo from 1977 to 1987.^[4]

She worked with prestigious directors of the Uruguayan scene, including Roberto Fontana, Júver Salcedo, Omar Grasso, Héctor Manuel Vidal, Jorge Curi, Dervy Vilas, Santiago Introini, and Sebastián Barrios.

In 1987, she moved to Chile where she continued her theatrical activities, working under the direction of Delfina Guzmán, Liliana Ross, Mateo Iribarren, Cristián Campos, Rodrigo Muñoz, Manuel Calzada Pérez (Spain), Pete Brooks (England), and Tomás Vidiella, among others. It was there that she began to develop a significant career in television and film.

In cinema, she worked under the direction of Raúl Ruiz (France), Gonzalo Justiniano (Chile), Esteban Schroeder (Uruguay), Jörg Grünler (Germany), Sebastián Lelio (Chile), Juan Carlos Rodríguez Castro (Uruguay), among others.

On television, she has worked in over 50 fiction productions since 1988, for Chilean networks TVN, Mega, Chilevisión, and Canal 13. She starred in productions such as Bravo, El amor está de moda, Adrenalina, Rossabella, and A todo dar.

She continued her work at the Union of Actors and Actresses of Chile (Sidarte), and was part of the creation of the Chileactores Management Society, serving as a board member for nine years.^[5]

She has premiered around twenty theatrical productions, many of which had long runs and international tours in Argentina, Spain, England, Scotland, Italy, among other countries.

She has also taught workshops and ventured into university-level teaching.

Her proven and committed career led to her appointment in 2008 by then-Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez as Cultural Attaché ad honorem for the Embassy of Uruguay in Chile, a position she holds to this day. In 2009, SODRE honored her by featuring her portrait in the third edition of the "Uruguayan Women" photographic exhibition. This exhibition aimed to pay tribute to Uruguayan women who have excelled in various fields of national endeavor.

In October 2014, she starred in the play El Diccionario by Manuel Calzada Pérez at the Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center (GAM).^[6] The play was directed by the Spanish playwright himself, who was awarded the National Dramatic Literature Award of Spain that same year. The production ran for two seasons in Chile and was selected by the Cultural Affairs Directorate (Dirac) of the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a tour through Uruguay and Italy.

In 2017, she premiered Operación Condor: El Vuelo de Laura, based on her own original concept with dramaturgy by Daniela Lillo. The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (MIBACT) recognized the work as a Special Project in 2017. The play was presented at the Theatre of Marcellus in Rome and participated in the Quartieri dell'Arte Festival in Vitorchiano, Italy. It also featured in the International Festival Teatro a Mil (FITAM) in Chile, and at El Galpón Theater in Uruguay.

In 2023, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Chilean coup d'état, she directed a new staging of this play with a Latin American team. It was presented in various cities across Chile, as well as in Montevideo and Buenos Aires.

• Official website
• Liliana García at IMDb