Óscar Hernández (actor)

Óscar Benjamín Hernández Torres (Santiago, August 21, 1947) is a Chilean stage and television actor. He is known for his various roles in telenovelas produced by Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN).

He has spent almost his entire television acting career at Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), where he remained for over 30 years. His television career began with supporting roles in various telenovelas, some of Vicente Sabatini's most successful productions, such as La Torre 10, Bellas y Audaces, Estúpido Cupido, Sucupira Oro Verde, Iorana, La Fiera, Romané, Pampa Ilusión, El Circo de las Montini, Los Pincheira, Cómplices, Corazón de María, Viuda Alegre, Los Exitosos Pells, and Su nombre es Joaquín, among others. In 2009, following the departure of the director of TVN's drama department, many actors also left, but he decided to stay when María Eugenia Rencoret took over as general director of the drama department. He is currently one of the most recognized supporting actors for his long career at the channel. In 2011, he appeared in two primetime telenovelas: El laberinto de Alicia in the first half of the year and Su nombre es Joaquín in the second. In 2017, the actor returned to daytime television as part of the cast of La Colombiana, where he played Eric Ramírez, a neighborhood barber with three children. He later made a guest appearance in Wena profe, playing the grandfather of the character portrayed by Patricio Pimienta. In 2018, he appeared in the daytime telenovela Amar a morir, playing Emilio, the oncologist of the protagonist, played by Felipe Braun. His most recent appearances were guest roles in the telenovelas Juegos de poder and Hijos del desierto, both on Mega.

In film he has participated in productions such as The Shipwrecked (1994), Paradise B (2002), B-Happy (2003), The Prince (2019), Prison in the Andes (2023), and La Fuente (2025).^[1][2]

• La Fuente (2025)
• Prison in the Andes (2023)
• The Prince (2019)
• Raúl (2014)
• Paseo de oficina (2012)
• B-Happy (2003)
• Paraíso B (2002)
• Un ladrón y su mujer (2001)
• The Shipwrecked (1994)