Hugo Medina

Hugo Medina

Born: October 18, 1943
in Santiago, Chile

Movies for Hugo Medina...

Diablada
Title: Diablada
Character: Efraín Bacic
Released: October 9, 2023
Type: Movie
A group of girls from a humble little town in the middle of the desert disappears systematically without the police or the authorities taking action on the matter. Families desperately seek help, but are faced with bureaucracy, discrimination and total abandonment.
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Prison in the Andes
Title: Prison in the Andes
Character: Manuel Contreras
Released: October 6, 2023
Type: Movie
Brutal torturers of Pinochet's dictatorship are serving sentence in a luxury prison at the foot of the Andes. Fearing of transferring to a regular jail, the officers will go to great lengths to stay fury and violence in the mountains.
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Run Over
Title: Run Over
Character: Julio
Released: May 11, 2023
Type: Movie
A lawyer with addiction problems who can't handle his spoiled daughter, a young millionaire lacking paternal affection.and a man who is killed on the same day he finds true love are connected by the same fate that will bond them together on a Sunday in July in Santiago
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Chile '76
Title: Chile '76
Character: Father Sánchez
Released: October 20, 2022
Type: Movie
Chile, 1976. Carmen heads off to her beach house. When the family priest asks her to take care of a young man he is sheltering in secret, Carmen steps onto unexplored territories, away from the quiet life she is used to.
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Hombres que sueñan
Title: Hombres que sueñan
Character: Self
Released: March 14, 2021
Type: Movie
The life and experiences of six emblematic Chilean actors. One by one, they relate aspects of their trajectories, origin and dreams, reliving and analyzing not only their careers, but also happy and historical moments that marked their lives.
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Title: Mierda Mierda, la función debe continuar
Character: Self
Released: July 4, 2020
Type: TV
Documentary series that takes a nostalgic journey through decades of Chilean theater and its history.
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Pacto de Fuga
Title: Pacto de Fuga
Character: Reverend Fauvet
Released: January 23, 2020
Type: Movie
During the last years of Pinochet's military regime, a group of militants from the "Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front" plan a prison break of political prisoners, through a tunnel that will take them 18 months to dig.
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Title: Río Oscuro
Character: Eusebio Llanos
Released: May 27, 2019
Type: TV
A mother desperate for the disappearance of her son and facing the ineffectiveness of justice to find him, decides to take the reins of the case with his own hands and goes to the mysterious town where his son was last seen.
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Reflejo actoral
Title: Reflejo actoral
Character: Self
Released: February 16, 2019
Type: Movie
A group of Chilean actors reflect on their works when they see footage off their characters on film and TV.
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Title: Mary & Mike
Character: General Carlos Prats
Released: March 6, 2018
Type: TV
Mary and Mike are a couple of elite agents from the Chilean secret police, DINA. Their job is to eliminate opposition leaders who from abroad articulate resistance to the fierce military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. In her public life, Mary is a writer and she relates with the most outstanding members of Santiago's cultural life. Mike, is a talented "gringo" for electronics. They live with their children Cony and Simon in the suburbs of Santiago where they tend to give crowded parties. But as they celebrate, in the backyard of their home they torture, murder and experiment with weapons of mass destruction.
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Title: Irreversible
Character: Víctor
Released: July 10, 2017
Type: TV
Daily stories of real crimes from Chile and Latin America.
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Title: Bala Loca
Character: Julio Osorio Ruminot
Released: July 3, 2016
Type: TV
A veteran journalist starting a news site about corruption in Chile stumbles on a big story when a fellow investigative reporter dies suspiciously.
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Title: La Poseída
Character: Monsignor José María Leal
Released: May 17, 2015
Type: TV
A young possessed woman is brought to live in a convent, where she will provoke passions and test the beliefs and strength of the faithful.
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Neruda: The Fugitive
Title: Neruda: The Fugitive
Character: José del Carmen Reyes
Released: April 17, 2014
Type: Movie
The 1948 speech called "Yo Acuso" resulted in Pablo Neruda going under hiding for 13 months and the police searching intensively for him.
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Hijo de Trauco
Title: Hijo de Trauco
Character: Rafael
Released: March 20, 2014
Type: Movie
A 14-year-old skeptical young man one day discovers that everything he knows about his father is a lie.
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Bonsai
Title: Bonsai
Character: Gazmuri
Released: September 2, 2011
Type: Movie
A young writer recounts an earlier romance in hopes of attracting his new love interest.
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03:34: Earthquake in Chile
Title: 03:34: Earthquake in Chile
Character: Mr. Cucho
Released: April 21, 2011
Type: Movie
Survivors witness the terror and devastation brought by a massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Chile in 2010.
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Title: Volver a mí
Character: Mauricio
Released: October 17, 2010
Type: TV
The story focuses on the rehabilitation of different people who for different reasons have turned to drugs, alcohol, pills and other types of toxins in order to forget their problems.
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Title: Adiós al séptimo de línea
Character: Santiago Amengual
Released: September 5, 2010
Type: TV
The adventures of a Chilean female spy and a small Regiment during the Saltpeter War.
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Optical Illusions
Title: Optical Illusions
Character: Justo
Released: February 17, 2010
Type: Movie
A blind man who recovers his sight after an operation finds his life in chaos when he is rejected by the community to which he once belonged.
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Title: Litoral
Character: Carlos Marinero viejo
Released: September 6, 2008
Type: TV
Series based on tales of sailors, fishermen and people from the coasts and islands of Chile. The episodes revolve around a ghost ship called "Lucerna", where the living are indistinguishable from the dead.
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The Good Life
Title: The Good Life
Character: Pepe
Released: August 14, 2008
Type: Movie
In the city of Santiago, four characters struggle to reach their goals: a psychologist who wants to help other women and save their lives, a hairdresser who wants to buy a car, a musician who wants to play in a philharmonic orchestra, and a young woman who simply survives in the city, but each of them obtains something unexpected and different from what they wanted.
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The Sky, the Earth and the Rain
Title: The Sky, the Earth and the Rain
Character: Box Trainer
Released: April 16, 2008
Type: Movie
Ana, Verónica, Marta, and Toro are four lonely people who live an unadventurous and quiet existence in southern Chile. They are with each other without the need of using words, trying to save themselves in a stealthy and extreme way. In order not only of getting away of the loneliness that constitutes their innermost core, but also of finding themselves, they reach for each other to get brotherly and sexual love, affection, and a space and time of their own.
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Title: Huaiquimán y Tolosa
Character: Don Juan
Released: July 27, 2006
Type: TV
A pair of private detectives solve crimes and protect the Patronato district in Santiago, the most important commercial district of immigrants in Chile, facing dangerous mobsters and criminals.
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Alberto: ¿Quién sabe cuánto cuesta hacer un ojal?
Title: Alberto: ¿Quién sabe cuánto cuesta hacer un ojal?
Character: Damián Symon
Released: October 22, 2005
Type: Movie
Alberto, a young law student struggles to realize his ultimate dream: to follow the call of his priestly vocation.
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Title: Heredia & asociados
Character: Julio
Released: March 20, 2005
Type: TV
The adventures of an irreverent private detective, while he is dealing with economic problems.
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Title: Tiempo final
Released: November 24, 2004
Type: TV
Stories centered around the last hours of someone's life. Each episode takes place in one place and with no more than three or four characters.
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Title: El cuento del tío
Character: Evaristo
Released: November 3, 2004
Type: TV
Stories about scamming and crime in Chile's big city. All of them based on real events.
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Title: El cuento del tío
Character: Victor
Released: November 3, 2004
Type: TV
Stories about scamming and crime in Chile's big city. All of them based on real events.
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El tesoro de los caracoles
Title: El tesoro de los caracoles
Character: Julio
Released: August 30, 2004
Type: Movie
After finding a valuable treasure, Quique commits a crime. His mother arranges a plot to hide the act and keep the gems, but to make it, she'll have to surpass both the stupidity of Quique and the smartness of the policemen who investigate the case.
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Title: Loco por ti
Character: Alberto
Released: July 28, 2004
Type: TV
Fran and Paulo face different situations of a recently married couple life.
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Title: 16
Character: Ambrosio Vargas
Released: June 9, 2003
Type: TV
After the intense summer holidays, a new school year begins at the Antumapu school. It is the moment of reunion between classmates, teachers and school life. It is also the time to meet the newly arrived students and teachers. Series that explores themes such as bullying, bulimia, drugs, teenage pregancy, among others.
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Gracia y el Forastero
Title: Gracia y el Forastero
Character: Gabriel's father
Released: March 19, 2002
Type: Movie
The fatal relationship between Gracia, the teenage daughter of a retired general officer and Gabriel, an outsider who has just come back to his home at the beach with his father, a leftist militant.
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Title: La vida es una lotería
Character: Eulogio
Released: March 14, 2002
Type: TV
Different stories about people having more luck than usual...
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Un ladrón y su mujer
Title: Un ladrón y su mujer
Character: Cape Guard 1
Released: August 16, 2001
Type: Movie
A thief asks his wife to visit him in prison, she goes without imagining that he is planning his escape.
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Title: Gracias por la vida
Character: Juan
Released: August 16, 2000
Type: TV
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Title: Vigías del sur
Character: José
Released: July 8, 2000
Type: TV
Three children, along with their parents and friends, live endless adventures on the coasts of Chile. The main themes are the environment, family life and the magical relationship with the sea mysteries.
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Coronation
Title: Coronation
Character: Radio Announcer 1 (voice) / Workshop Owner
Released: April 27, 2000
Type: Movie
The elderly heir of a formerly wealthy and respected Chilean family, Andres, suffers from decadence and solitude. He hires young Estela in order to look after his tiranic and almost crazy grandmother. The differences in class and age don't stop Andres from courting Estela, whose fiancé Mario tries to make some money with the passions of his well-off rival. The suffocating atmosphere of the run-down mansion in the outskirts of Santiago represents the deterioration of the bourgeoisie, and sets the scene for the total collapse of Andres.
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The Sentimental Teaser
Title: The Sentimental Teaser
Character: Loro (segment "Todo es cancha")
Released: October 28, 1999
Type: Movie
A young and excentric radio DJ airs a successful program in which diverse calls come in from anonymous listeners, who reveal their love stories, all charged with mix-ups, disputes and passion.
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Revenge
Title: Revenge
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: Movie
A small house is devastated by the irrepressible force of the Ñuble river. Anita is rescued from the riverbank while her parents disappear into the water. She is given in adoption to her godparents, who can not keep her, they turn her over to a large hacienda in the area, where the little one will be the companion of the sickly patron, Lucia. When the owner of the hacienda dies, Anita, disregarding the advice of the other servants, stays to serve the boss, Don Pablo. She is already a woman and he is a single man. A strong attraction emerges between the two. This sad story of love and revenge as strong and uncontrollable as the overflowing waters of the Ñuble River.
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Title: El día menos pensado
Character: Father Valentin
Released: May 16, 1999
Type: TV
Stories of paranormal activities and extraordinary nature -allegedly- based on real events.
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Title: Los Cárcamo
Character: Tito
Released: August 18, 1998
Type: TV
The adventures of the friendly and talkative Cárcamo family, their friends and neighbors.
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Title: Las historias de Sussi
Character: Ricardo
Released: May 19, 1998
Type: TV
Sussi, a beautiful young woman lives in Santiago with three other women. Each episode tells different situations and jobs that Sussi have, knowing in each of those different men with whom she has some kind of affair. Through these experiences, she learns about life and love. Based on Gonzalo Justiniano's movie Sussi.
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Title: Iorana
Character: Hotu Pakarati
Released: March 9, 1998
Type: TV
Cristian is in love with the beautiful "pascuense" Vaitea, but external interests interpose between them.
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Soccer Stories
Title: Soccer Stories
Character: Don Mario (segment "Pasión de multitudes")
Released: June 5, 1997
Type: Movie
Three vignettes about the lives of young Chileans and their passions and frustrations over one of the century's most important rituals: football.
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Title: Oro verde
Character: Casimiro Moraga
Released: March 10, 1997
Type: TV
An ambitious entrepreneur wants to cut down the forest of southern Chile, but a young ecologist girl will hinder their plans.
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Misa de Réquiem
Title: Misa de Réquiem
Character: Sacristán
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
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Johnny One Hundred Pesos
Title: Johnny One Hundred Pesos
Character: Professor
Released: October 14, 1993
Type: Movie
Based on real events, 17-year-old Johnny García becomes involved with four older thugs who are planning to rob a money-laundering business masquerading as a video store. As they try to escape, a swarm of exploitative media attention awaits.
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Title: Mea culpa
Character: Porfirio
Released: June 1, 1993
Type: TV
Anthology series based on real criminal cases, featuring an interview with the actual perpetrator at the end of each episode.
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Title: Volver a empezar
Character: Salustio Moure
Released: April 1, 1991
Type: TV
A writer returns to her motherland after many years in exile, and seeks to resolve pending conflicts with her son.
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Title: Corín Tellado: Mis mejores historias de amor
Character: Capataz
Released: September 11, 1990
Type: TV
Series based on Corín Tellado's "pink" novels. Romantic stories that take place in Modern times, portraying the prejudices and social pressures that both men and women have to endure.
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Sussi
Title: Sussi
Released: May 23, 1988
Type: Movie
Sussi comes to the big city to find love and success.
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Title: La Quintrala
Character: Alonso de Solorzano
Released: April 30, 1987
Type: TV
Catalina de los Ríos y Lisperguer is a beautiful woman who captivated and intimidated men due to her extreme beauty and indomitable personality. Her nickname "La Quintrala" became a synonymous of fear at the time. The show goes deeper into all the differents facets of Catalina, from her affairs, the mistreatment of her employees, her revenges and her pacts with occult beings.
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Nemesio
Title: Nemesio
Character: Leonardo
Released: October 17, 1986
Type: Movie
A public services employee receive the news that he will be lowered in rank and salary. So he decides to rebel, for at least the weekend...
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Der Übergang
Title: Der Übergang
Released: September 8, 1978
Type: Movie
Shortly after Chile's 1973 military coup, three men are fleeing across the Andes to Argentina. They witness the murder of a farmer by Chilean police and end up at the home of the farmer's heavily pregnant wife.
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Metamorphosis of the Chief of the Political Police
Title: Metamorphosis of the Chief of the Political Police
Released: November 22, 1973
Type: Movie
In this film the director's recurring concerns return: the divisions in the Chilean left, and its contradictions between what the director calls the "traditional" and the "revolutionary" left. The problem is exposed through the doubts and obsessions of a strange police chief who cannot establish the limits between critical behavior and militant responsibility.
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The Promised Land
Title: The Promised Land
Released: July 1, 1973
Type: Movie
During the socialist government of Marmaduke Grove in 1932, a group of villagers decide to take some land in the area of ​​Palmilla. Almost like a mythical journey, problems arise when seated and in a position to bring the socialist ideal in the population. Everything becomes more complicated with rumors that the reactionary forces have overthrown the socialist government. A movie that because of the coup was not released in Chile and was only terminated by Littin in exile in Mexico.