| Myriam Palacios | |
| Birth Name: | Myriam Isabel Palacios Piña |
| Birth Date: | 18 December 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Victoria, Chile |
| Death Place: | Providencia, Chile |
| Resting Place: | Parque del Recuerdo |
| Occupation: | Actress, comedian |
| Years Active: | 1960–2006 |
| Spouse: | (divorced in 2002) |
| Alma Mater: | University of Chile |
Myriam Isabel Palacios Piña (18 December 1936 – 18 March 2013[1]) was a Chilean actress and comedian who worked in theater, film, and television.[2] She was the winner of two Awards for her theater performances.[3] [4]
The daughter of Héctor Palacios and Isabel Piña, Myriam Palacios was born in the district of Victoria, Araucanía Region.
Her theatrical training took place at the University Theater of Concepción and the Theater School of the University of Chile (1960).[5] She participated in the play , directed by Raúl Osorio, which was very successful and was performed in several cities in Latin America and Europe.[3]
She acted in numerous telenovelas, and developed her role as a comedian on the programs De chincol a jote and .[3] She made her film debut in 1988, when she played Laura in Gonzalo Justiniano's . She also acted in Caluga o menta (1990), Amnesia (1994), The Sentimental Teaser (1999), and Coronation (2000)[6] – for which she would receive an Altazor Award nomination[4] [7] – among others.[8]
Palacios was awarded as the Best Film Actress by the Theater Actors' Syndicate (SIDARTE) in 2000, and won two APES Awards for her performances in the plays Chiloé cielos cubiertos and .[3] [4]
Toward the end of her life she suffered from Alzheimer's disease and lived in a nursing home for six years.[9] She died on 18 March 2013 at age 76.[3] [10] [11]
| Telenovelas | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | |
| 1982 | Clotilde | Canal 13 | ||
| 1983 | Magdalena | Canal 13 | ||
| 1984 | Auristela Novoa | TVN | ||
| 1985 | María Chamorro | Canal 13 | ||
| 1986 | Elcira Díaz | TVN | ||
| 1987 | Corina | TVN | ||
| 1989 | Rufina | Canal 13 | ||
| 1993 | Chela | Canal 13 | ||
| 1994 | Florita | Canal 13 | ||
| 1995 | El amor está de moda | Rosalía | Canal 13 | |
| Helga Holguett | Canal 13 | |||
| 1996 | Chela | Canal 13 | ||
| 1997 | Lídia Meneses | Canal 13 | ||
| 1999 | Trinidad Sanhueza | Canal 13 | ||
| 2001 | Felicinda Sánchez | Canal 13 | ||
| TV series | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | |
| 1989 | Hermana Juana del Niño Jesús | TVN | ||
| 1997 | Las historias de Sussi | Doña Guberlinda | TVN | |