Andrés Caniulef

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Caniulef and the second or maternal family name is Urrea.

Andrés Caniulef
Caniulef in 2014
Born
Eladio Andrés Caniulef Urrea

(1977-06-24)24 June 1977
Santiago, Chile
Died9 January 2026(2026-01-09) (aged 48)
Santiago, Chile
OccupationJournalist

Eladio Andrés Caniulef Urrea (24 June 1977 – 9 January 2026) was a Chilean entertainment journalist.

Early life and education

Caniulef was born in Santiago on 24 June 1977, the son of Eladio Caniulef, a Chilean Air Force officer of Mapuche origin, and María Urrea.[1] Due to his father's work, he lived in Punta Arenas and Temuco during his childhood, returning to Santiago during his adolescence to settle with his family in San Bernardo. He pursued higher education in journalism at Andrés Bello National University, where he earned his degree.[2]

Television career

Caniulef began his professional internship in 2002 at Canal 13 as a reporter for the channel's main newscast, Teletrece. Subsequently, he participated in various programs on the television station; he was an entertainment commentator on 6PM and Alfombra roja, a panelist on the morning show Bienvenidos, and a commentator on Tele13 online, where he interviewed numerous national and international celebrities, such as Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Ricky Martin, Coldplay, among others.[3]

In 2014, Caniulef resigned from Canal 13 to join Chilevisión, where he worked as a panelist on the programs SQP and Maldita Moda, and co-hosted the program Sabingo with Carolina Mestrovic. In 2016, he took over hosting duties on SQP until the program's end in early 2017. During that year, he was also a panelist on the program La Mañana.

In July 2018, Caniulef left Chilevisión for personal reasons.[4] He returned sporadically to television during that year,[5] making comments on Bienvenidos from December 2018 to March 2019.[6]

In November 2020, Caniulef returned to Bienvenidos,[7] leaving the position in January 2021.[8] Subsequently, he joined the TV+ program Me late, hosted by Daniel Fuenzalida.[9]

In late 2022, Caniulef joined Mega, where he appeared on various programs commentating on entertainment and celebrity news, as well as hosting some shows. After almost two years with the network, he was dismissed from the station in August 2024.[10][11] About a month later, he was confirmed for Canal 13's new reality show, Palabra de honor.[12] He subsequently joined Hay que decirlo, the station's entertainment program, as a panelist.[13]

Personal life and death

In March 2016, Caniulef publicly came out as gay on an episode of SQP.[14] Since then, he had dedicated himself to promoting the rights of gay Chileans. He was in a relationship with Sebastián Núñez from 2016, and they attended the 2017 Viña del Mar Festival Gala, becoming one of the first same-sex couples to kiss in public on the event's red carpet, alluding to a sign of "vindication and validation of sexual diversity."[15] However, the relationship ended in 2017.

During mid-2018, Caniulef stepped away from television, being admitted to a psychiatric clinic in October of that year due to severe depression and drug problems.[16][17] In April 2019, he entered a rehabilitation center.[7][6] He completed his recovery in April 2020, graduating in August of that same year.[18]

On 12 February 2025, Caniulef revealed that he had been HIV-positive for eight years and had kept it a secret all that time. He stated that the virus was undetectable and that he was therefore living a normal life.[19]

Caniulef died on 9 January 2026, at the age of 48. According to official reports, he had been visiting an acquaintance in an apartment in downtown Santiago, in the Santo Domingo and Mac-Iver area. After feeling unwell, he fainted; SAMU (Emergency Medical Service) was contacted, and after providing first aid, they confirmed his death caused by a cardiac arrest.[20][21]

References

  1. ^ "Bienvenidos: Emotivo encuentro con sus padres deja llorando a Andrés Caniulef". Publimetro Chile. Publimetro.cl. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. ^ Comunidad de Egresados Universidad Andrés Bello. "Andrés Caniulef - Alumni UNAB". Alumniunab.cl. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. ^ Primer Plano (11 July 2014). "Andrés Caniulef: "En Canal 13 no se valoraron mis capacidades"". Chilevision.cl. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Periodista Andrés Caniulef debió alejarse de la televisión por padecer depresión". BioBioChile (in Spanish). 25 July 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Tres meses fuera de pantalla: Andrés Caniulef se quebró al hablar de su depresión en TVN". Pagina 7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Andrés Caniulef reaparecerá en televisión tras estar internado en centro de rehabilitación". BioBioChile (in Spanish). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Andrés Caniulef contó cómo se rearmó tras su rehabilitación y ya tiene listo su regreso a la pantalla". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Andrés Caniulef sale de "Bienvenidos" a dos meses de haberse reintegrado al programa". Pagina 7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Andrés Caniulef ya tiene nueva casa televisiva tras ser desvinculado de Canal 13". BioBioChile (in Spanish). 26 January 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  10. ^ Contreras, Emilio (29 August 2024). "Andrés Caniulef es desvinculado de Mega luego de casi dos años". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  11. ^ Martínez, César Vega (30 August 2024). "Andrés Caniulef publica sincero mensaje tras ser desvinculado de Mega: agradeció a 2 rostros del canal". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Deja la farándula en el pasado: Andrés Caniulef es el nuevo reclutado de "Palabra de Honor"". Canal 13 (in Spanish). 30 September 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Andrés Caniulef celebra importante desafío que asumirá en Canal 13: "Muy feliz de ser parte"". Página 7. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  14. ^ Suazo, Camilo (19 March 2016). "Andrés Caniulef respecto a su homosexualidad: "Siento que logré mostrarme tal cual soy"". Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  15. ^ Emol (18 February 2017). "Andrés Caniulef presenta en sociedad a su novio: desfilan juntos en gala de Viña del Mar". El Mercurio. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Confirman que Andrés Caniulef fue internado: amiga revela detalles de su estado de salud". BioBioChile (in Spanish). 11 October 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Andrés Caniulef cumplió 10 meses de rehabilitación: "Estoy iniciando un período de reinserción social y laboral"". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Andrés Caniulef tras su rehabilitación de un año contra sus adicciones: Me siento bastante fuerte". BioBioChile (in Spanish). 13 September 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Andrés Caniulef revela que vive con VIH y que mantuvo el diagnóstico en secreto por ocho años: "El miedo me detuvo"". Emol (in Spanish). 12 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025..
  20. ^ "Muere el periodista Andrés Caniulef a los 48 años de edad". Chilevisión (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  21. ^ Jerez, Sara (9 January 2026). "Muere a los 48 años Andrés Caniulef, reconocido periodista de farándula y espectáculos". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2026.
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