Javiera Balmaceda
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| Born | Javiera Balmaceda Pascal October 4, 1972 |
| Education | Wesleyan University |
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| Children | 2 |
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Javiera Balmaceda Pascal (born 1972) is a Chilean and American film and television producer, and the head of content for Amazon Prime Video Latin America, Canada, and Australia.[1][2]
Early life and education
Javiera Balmaceda Pascal was born on October 4, 1972 in Chile to Verónica Pascal Ureta (1953–2000), a child psychologist, and José Balmaceda Riera (born 1948), a reproductive endocrinologist.[3][2][4] In 1975, aged 3, Balmaceda's family received political asylum in Denmark before settling in San Antonio, Texas.[1][5] The family later settled in Orange County, California. Balmaceda is the older sister of the actors Pedro Pascal and Lux Pascal, and Nicolás Balmaceda Pascal, a doctor.[1][5]
Through her parents Balmaceda is related to the aristocratic Allende and Balmaceda family.[6][7] Balmaceda is the great-niece of Laura Allende, a politician and sister of Salvador Allende, President of Chile, and is the second cousin of Denise Pascal, a Socialist Party politician, and Andrés Pascal Allende, a sociologist, former Secretary General of the Movement of the Revolutionary Left and prominent member of the Chilean Resistance and Solidarity Movement.[8][9]
Balmaceda attended Corona Del Mar High School before studying art and economics at Wesleyan University.[1][10]
Career
Balmaceda first worked as an economist at JPMorgan Chase.[2] Balmaceda subsequently for worked Locomotion, Claro Video, Comedy Central, Cartoon Network, and Boomerang.[5][11]
From 2014 to 2017, Balmaceda was the programming director for HBO Latin America.[5] In 2017, Balmaceda began working for Amazon Studios and later became the head of content for Prime Video Latin America, Canada, and Australia.[1][5]
Personal life
Balmaceda is married to the Argentinian producer Fernando Gastón, with whom she has two children.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Javiera Balmaceda, Responsable de los éxitos de Prime Video Latinoamérica, Canadá y Australia". ¡HOLA! Américas (in Spanish). September 28, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ a b c Levy, Úrsula (September 9, 2024). "Javiera Balmaceda, la cabeza detrás de series originales de Amazon Prime Video como 'Pimpinero: Sangre y Gasolina'". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Casa Editorial El Tiempo S.A. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ "Javiera Balmaceda Pascal". Florida Voter Registration Records, 1942–2023. Tallahassee, Florida: Florida Division of Elections. 2010.
- ^ Dodge, Mary; Geis, Gilbert (2003). "José Balmaceda, M.D.". Stealing Dreams: A Fertility Clinic Scandal. Boston: Northeastern University Press. pp. 137–154. ISBN 1-55553-585-2. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ a b c d e Mora, Francisca (October 18, 2024). "Quién es Javiera Balmaceda, la exitosa directora de Prime Video y hermana de Pedro Pascal". El Dínamo (in Spanish). Providencia, Santiago. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ Ito, Robert (March 28, 2014). "A Lethal Prince, Even if a Bit Clumsy: Pedro Pascal Becomes Red Viper on 'Game of Thrones'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ^ Koblin, John (February 3, 2017). "Pedro Pascal: Making It at 41". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 29, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ Centro de Investigación y Documentación, Universidad Finis Terrae (2023). "Registro de autoridad : Andrés Pascal Allende (1943 - )". Archivo CIDOC (in Spanish). Providencia: Universidad Finis Terrae. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ "Pedro Pascal, en su punto". La Tercera. September 1, 2017. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ EBBTIDE '88 [Yearbook]. Newport Beach, California: Corona Del Mar High School. 1988. p. 178.
- ^ a b Juárez, Paola (September 13, 2023). "Javiera Balmaceda Pascal, la mujer que está transformando la industria del entretenimiento". Glamour México y Latinoamérica. Condé Nast. Retrieved February 10, 2026.