Alex Zisis
Alex Zisis | |
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| Born | Alejandro Isaac Zisis Drinberg August 3, 1950 |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Children | 3 |
Alejandro Isaac Zisis Drinberg (Santiago, Chile, August 3, 1950) better known as Alex Zisis, is a Chilean actor of theater, film and television.
Biography
[edit]While studying Business Engineering at the University of Chile, he joined the Teatro Aleph Group, directed by Óscar Castro Ramírez. After participating in several productions, he distinguished himself among its members.
After the coup d'état of September 11, 1973, the group continued to perform, but several of its members were persecuted and forced to flee. Óscar Castro was arrested and fled to France, where he re-established the group, which remains active today. Another member, John McLeod, is among the disappeared. Alex Zisis fled to Argentina, where he remained for several years.[1]
Upon returning to Chile, he joined several television casts. Among his first roles were the educational program Teleduc on Canal 13 and the telenovelas Alguien por quien vivir (1982) and Los títeres (1984), both on Canal 13. He continued with an extensive television career, where he stood out in his most memorable performances such as Champaña (1994), Eclipse de Luna, Playa Salvaje (1997), Sabor a ti (2000), Corazón Rebelde (2009), among others.[2]
In 1987, he participated in the Canal 13 comedy project De chincol a jote, alongside Cristián García-Huidobro, Coca Guazzini, Gonzalo Robles, Malucha Pinto, and other actors.
In 1989, he acted in the film Consuelo by Luis R. Vera, a Swedish-Chilean co-production about exile and return. At the same time, he was working on the sitcom Contigo pan y caviar, written by Sergio Bravo and broadcast on Chilevisión.
His first leading role was in Carlos - Carola (1993) on TVN, a nighttime sitcom.
Alex has also distinguished in several telenovelas and comedy programs, such as Jaguar yu and Teatro on Chilevisión. He also starred in the Megavisión sitcom La Nany, (with Alejandra Herrera) which aired between 2005 and March 2006.[3]
He also participated in the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile's educational project, Teleduc, in the Natural Sciences Laboratory course, where he played "Equis," a curious scientist who interacted with a box (played by Sandra Solimano). When Equis was surprised by something, the box explained the phenomenon through an experiment.
In 2017, the actor ran as deputy for Congress in District 8 (Maipú, Estación Central, Cerrillos, Quilicura, Lampa, Tiltil, Pudahuel, and Colina). He was not elected.[4]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]| Films | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Director |
| 1989 | Consuelo | Alfredo | Luis R. Vera |
| 1998 | El hombre que imaginaba | Ulises | Claudio Sapiain |
| 2000 | Mi famosa desconocida | Alberto Lecaros | Edgardo Viereck |
| 2005 | The bathroom | Gregory Cohen | |
| 2007 | Fiestapatria | César | Luis R. Vera |
| 2008 | Juan Mandinga | Nicolás Labra | |
| 2009 | Extranjero | Hernán | Cristian Quinzacara |
| 2013 | El derechazo | Pablo Corteira | Lalo Prieto |
Telenovelas
[edit]| Year | Telenovel | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Alguien por quien vivir | Eduardo | Canal 13 |
| 1983 | El juego de la vida | Joaquín | TVN |
| 1983 | La represa | Gerardo Pérez | |
| 1984 | Los títeres | Aníbal | Canal 13 |
| 1984 | Andrea | Felipe | |
| 1985 | La trampa | Samuel | |
| 1985 | La dama del balcón | Pablo San Ramón | TVN |
| 1986 | La villa | Saulo Bernier / Carlos Bernier | |
| 1987 | Mi nombre es Lara | Federico Dieguez | |
| 1989 | A la sombra del ángel | Daniel Inchauspe | |
| 1989 | La intrusa | Eloy Tropero | Canal 13 |
| 1990 | Acércate más | Sergio Costabal | |
| 1991 | Ellas por ellas | Gerardo | |
| 1992 | Trampas y Caretas | Clemente Correa | TVN |
| 1994 | Champaña | Alfonso Cox | Canal 13 |
| 1995 | El amor está de moda | Hernán Mujica | |
| 1997 | Eclipse de luna | Vladimir Ilich | |
| 1997 | Playa salvaje | Adolfo Ossandón | |
| 1998 | A todo dar | Sergio Balboa | Mega |
| 1999 | Algo está cambiando | Ricardo Steinlein | |
| 2000 | Sabor a ti | Javier Ugarte | Canal 13 |
| 2001 | Amores de mercado | Javier | TVN |
| 2004 | Tentación | Guillermo García | Canal 13 |
| 2009 | Corazón rebelde | Marcelo Ortúzar | |
| 2010 | Feroz | Gonzalo Tagle | |
| 2010 | Primera dama | Enrique Salgado | |
| 2012 | Reserva de familia | Diego Calvo | TVN |
| 2013 | Soltera otra vez 2 | Sebastián | Canal 13 |
| 2014 | Mamá mechona | René | |
Series and unitaries
[edit]- Martín Rivas (TVN, 1979) - Criado de Pedro San Luis
- Anakena (Canal 13, 1982) - Matías Ananí
- De chincol a jote (Canal 13, 1987-1993) - Varios personajes
- La Quintrala (TVN, 1987) como Juan Rudolfo Lisperguer.
- Contigo pan y caviar (Chilevisión, 1989)
- Carlos Carola (TVN, 1993) - Carlos / Carola
- El día menos pensado (TVN, 2001) como Jaime
- Más que amigos (Canal 13, 2002) como Javier Donoso.
- BKN (Mega, 2004) como Gonzalo Villanueva.
- Geografía del deseo (TVN, 2004) como Miguel
- Loco por ti (TVN, 2004) como Javier.
- Tiempo final: en tiempo real (TVN, 2005) como Nacho.
- Los Galindo (TVN, 2005) como Francisco Echeverría.
- La Nany (Mega, 2005) como Max Valdivieso.
- Los simuladores (Canal 13, 2005) como Víctor Soquin.
- 12 días que estremecieron a Chile (Chilevisión, 2011)
- La Canción de tu Vida (TVN, 2014) como Bruno.
- Sudamerican Rockers (Chilevisión, 2014) como Antonio.
- Código Rosa (Mega, 2015)
- Once comida (TVN, 2016) como Carlo
- La jauría (Prime Video, 2020-2022)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Compañía de Teatro Aleph - Memoria Chilena, Biblioteca Nacional de Chile". www.memoriachilena.gob.cl. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ↑ "Qué fue de Alex Zisis el recordado Fito Ossandón de 'Playa Salvaje', 1997". www.13.cl. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ↑ "Alex Zisis". Cinechile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ↑ Aguayo, Daniela (2025-05-17). "Así luce hoy Alex Zisis, actor ícono de los 90 que intentó probar suerte en la política". La Cuarta (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-01.
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