Héctor Noguera

Héctor Noguera
Noguera in 2013
Born
Héctor Eugenio Noguera Illanes

(1937-07-08)July 8, 1937
DiedOctober 28, 2025(2025-10-28) (aged 88)
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile
Occupations
  • Actor
  • theatre director
Years active1959–2025
AwardsNational Prize for Performing and Audiovisual Arts (2015)

Héctor Eugenio Noguera Illanes (July 8, 1937 – October 28, 2025) was a Chilean television, theatre and film actor, and also a theatre director.[1]

Life and career

Noguera was the son of Héctor Noguera Prieto (grandson of José Joaquín Prieto Vial[2] and Yolanda Illanes Benítez). He studied at Colegio San Ignacio school and graduated from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.[3] He was married to Isidora Portales and they had two daughters, Amparo and Piedad. Later, he married Claudia Berger and had three children with her, Diego, Emilia and Damián. Héctor debuted on the fotonovelas "Ecran" and "Cine Amor" in the 1960s and on the film El Chacal de Nahueltoro (1969) directed by Miguel Littín.

Noguera is best known for his telenovelas at TVN like "Sucupira", "Romané", "Pampa ilusión", and others. In 2003, he joined Canal 13 with Machos, which was a great success. He won the APES (Asociación de Periodistas de Espectáculos)[4] award for "Best Actor" in 1996, 2000 and 2003 for his roles in "Sucupira", "Romané" and "Machos", respectively. In 2015, the Havana Film Festival New York awarded him the Havana Star Prize for "Best Actor" for his role in the Uruguayan film Mr. Kaplan.[5] He was part of Chilevisión where he recorded "Sin Anestesia" (2009) and "Mujeres de Lujo" (2010).

In 2015 he received Chile's National Prize for Performing and Audiovisual Arts.[6]

Noguera died from cancer on October 28, 2025, at the age of 88.[7]

Filmography

Telenovelas and television series

Films

  • 1961 – Deja que los perros ladren, directed by Naúm Kramarenco
  • 1969 – El chacal de Nahueltoro, directed by Miguel LittínChaplain
  • 1970 – El fin del juego, directed by Luis Cornejo
  • 1972 – State of Siege, directed by Costa-GavrasTupamaro leader (uncredited)
  • 1975 – La pérgola de las flores, directed by Hugo Miller
  • 1983 – The Compass Rose, directed by Patricio Guzmán
  • 1985 – Sexto A 1965, directed by Claudio Di Girolamo
  • 1988 – Imagen latente, directed by Pablo Perelman
  • 1991 – La frontera, directed by Ricardo LarraínFather Patricio
  • 1992 – Archipiélago, directed by Pablo Perelman
  • 1999 – La chica del Crillón, directed by Alberto Daiber
  • 2000 – 30 ans, directed by Laurent Perrin – Luis Miguel Suerte
  • 2003 – Sub Terra, directed by Marcelo Ferrari – Luis Cousiño
  • 2006 – Fuga, directed by Pablo LarraínKlaus Roth
  • 2008 – Desierto sur, directed by Shawn Garry – Iñaki Martiarena
  • 2008 – El regalo, directed by Cristián Galaz and Andrea Ugalde – Nicolás
  • 2014 – Mr. Kaplan, directed by Álvaro BrechnerJacobo
  • 2016 – Noche, directed by Inti Carrizo
  • 2016 – Neruda, directed by Pablo Larraín
  • 2020 – Los invitados, directed by Valentina Arango – Verner
  • 2021 – (Im)Patient, directed by Constanza Fernández Bertrand – Sergio Graf

References

  1. ^ "Muere a los 88 años Héctor Noguera: adiós a una leyenda de la cultura nacional" [Héctor Noguera dies at 88: farewell to a legend of national culture]. La Tercera (in Spanish). 28 October 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  2. ^ http://www.dicotran.cl/articulos_sc2.php?fecha=18-02-2010&semana=43-2003 Noguera-Prieto family
  3. ^ "» Héctor Noguera | Altazor – Premio a las Artes Nacionales". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  4. ^ http://www.atinachile.cl/node/2050 Archived 2009-08-02 at the Wayback Machine Héctor Noguera's biography and career
  5. ^ "Havana Film Festival in NY 2015 premia películas ganadoras y cierra con Gloria". Queens Latino. 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  6. ^ Espinoza A., Denisse (25 August 2015). "Héctor Noguera gana el Premio Nacional de Artes de la Representación" [Héctor Noguera Wins the National Prize for Performing Arts]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  7. ^ Vera, Diego (2025-10-28). ""Estuvo con cáncer bastante tiempo": una emocionada Amparo Noguera detalló últimos días de su padre". BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-28.