Melissa Araya Oros
High: 1,6 m | Color eyes: gray | Color hair: light brown | Age 30
She studied acting in Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2013).
Experience in acting film (cast role “Catalina” in feature film “La increible metamorfosis de Juan Pérez” 2016, and some shortfilms), television (cast role Carmela in “Gemelas”(2019) and little roles in “Chipe libre” (2014) and “Soltera Otra vez 3” (2017)), musical videoclips, commercials and theater (actress and singer on Opera Rock Icaro, at Fonda Teatro Company (2011), Middsummer night’s dream, at Shakespeare and co, company (2012-13); Expediente Godoy, at Tabla Teatro company (2013-16), Camille Claudel (2016)), and also theater director of Recreo Teatro theater company ("Salvemos el Bosque Ancestral" 2015-17), and director/teacher of the theater selection group of Universidad Diego Portales, with experience in coaching (b-praxis) and teaching children.
Experience CV
Theater
Dir. Raimundo Guzmán | "Icaro; Ópera Rock" | 2011 | ch: Chorus and orange bird.
UC dir. Ramón Núñez | "El Evangelio según San Jaime" (The gospel according to Saint James) | 2012 | ch: Mary Magdalena
UC, dir. Luis Ureta | "Inocencia" (Innocence, Unschuld, by Dea Loher) | 2012 | ch: Absoluta
UC, dir. Juan Carlos Montagna | "Artistas malditos" (Cursed Artists) | 2013 | ch: Marilyn Monroe
Shakespeare & co, dir. Claudia Echenique | "Sueño de una noche de Verano" (Midsssumer night' dream, by William Shakespeare) | 2012-13 | ch: Hipólita and fairy.
Tabla Teatro, dir. Paula Zúñiga | "Expediente Godoy" (Godoy file) | 2013-15 | ch: Bernardita Insulza
Master arts direction U. Chile, dir. Giovanna Carusso | "Camille Claudel" | 2016 | ch: Camille Claudel
Theater direction
Recreo Teatro | "Salvemos el Bosque Ancestral" (Let's save the ancestral forest, by Rodrigo Díaz) | 2015-17 | Direction
Teatro UDP | "El Evangelio según San Jaime"(the gospel according the Saint James, by Jaime Silva) | 2014-15 | Direction
Teatro UDP | "Manicoño" (by Joaquín Lara) | 2015 | Direction
Teatro UDP | "Las brujas de Salem" (The Crisol, by Arthur Miller) | 2015 | Direction
Teatro UDP | "Atentados contra su vida" (Attempts to her life, by Martin Crimp) | 2016 | Direction
Teatro UDP | "Inocencia" (Innocence, "Unschuld" by Dea Loher) | 2016 | Direction
Teatro UDP | "El Público" (the Audience, by Federico García Lorca) | 2017 | Direction
Teatro UDP | "Bodas de Sangre" (Blood Bride, by Federico García Lorca) | 2017-18 | Direction
Teatro UDP | "La vida en la plaza Roosevelt" (the life in the Roosevelt square, by Dea Loher) | 2018 | Direction
Teatro UDP | "El Taller" ("The Workshop", by Nona Fernández) | 2019 | Direction
Film
Nax's producciones, dir. Ignacia González | "Baile Peligroso" (dangerous dance) shortfilm | 2011 | ch: Denisse
Prisma Films, dir. Picho Quezada | "Lazos color púrpura" (purplish color ties) shortfilm and a feature film proyect | 2015 | ch: Isidora
Indio prod. dir. Marcelo Ramírez | "Una historia de abuelos"(a granfather's tale) shortfilm | 2015 | ch: houselife
Dir. Matías Duedlinger (UDD) | "Memotec" teaser | 2017 | ch: Robot women
Trepen films, dir. Álvaro Pruneda | "La Increíble metamorfosis de Juan Pérez" (the incredible metamorphosis of Juan Pérez) feature film | 2016 | ch: Catalina
Television
CHV | Tv Show "Bajo sospecha: secuestro" | 2010 | ch: girl knipped
Canal 13 | soap "Chipe libre" | 2014 | ch: party girl
Canal 13 | soap "Soltera otra vez: 3" | 2018 | ch: chanchi
Mega | Tv show "Efecto mariposa: Antares de la luz" | 2018 | ch: Josefina López
CHV | Soap "Gemelas" | 2019 | ch: Carmela Jhons
Commercial
Delfin del mundo prod. | Gmox2 | 2011 | Actress
Trepen Films| Gmo video corporativo | 2014 | Actress
Guapo Films | Red compra: Selfistas | 2016 | Actress
Indio prod. | Dentaline: frenillos invisibles | 2015 | Actress
Cinemachine prod. | La Grande de Hites | 2017 | Actress
Machete Films | Dos caballos | 2017 | Actress
Triciclo Films | Manquehuito | 2019 | Actress
Cinemágica | Scotiabank | 2019 | Actress
Fabula | Claro | 2019 | Actress
Accion Films | Sky Airline | 2020 | Actress
Videoclips
La Horda | "Calibre 22" | 2011
Alberto Comesaña | "Donde estés" | 2014
Nixo | "#Buscándote" videolyric | 2015
Emanuel Faccilongo | "Lo sabes bien" | 2016
Daniel Parraguez | "Sólo acércate" | 2016
Mariano Pavez | "En el borde" | 2018
Ronald Pérez | "Mi vida se fue" | 2018
Solareo | "Y Tú" | 2020
Nativo | "Adicta" | 2022
La Contraband | "Volverás" | 2022
Fran Sfeir y Rigeo | "Tú y yo" | 2022
Young Cister | "Regalona" | 2023
Video-dance
"Cuerpos celestes" | Video taller de videodanza en EICTV | 2019
Dirección Audiovisual
Coaching
"Extraviadxs" | Teaser Serie | 2020
"Decamerón" webserie, adaptación creada a partir de la novela de Bocaccio, en cuatro capítulos transmitidos en vivo vía zoom por youtube | Proyecto Teatro Inmaterial UDP 2020
Coach colaboradora en B-praxis (2018) y Otec Rayún (2020) para trabajadores de empresas, y coaching actoral infantil para Vivian Inostroza en Chilefilms, teleserie La Ley de Baltazar, Mega (2022).
Dramaturgia
"Chile se fue de Chile" 2013
"El espejo Albahaet" 2003
"Niña bien" 2011, en proceso de reescritura.
Studies & Workshops
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | graduated actress (2013) |
Matus Actores | "Actuación frente a cámara" (Acting film) (2016) | by Roberto Matus
Workcenter Thomas Richards & Gerzy Grotowski (Italia) | "Master Course Open Program: Art as vehicle" (Febrero 2017) and "Ancestraly sings" (June 2019) | by Thomas Richards
Teatro O Bando (Portugal) | "Actor's awareness on stage, level I: theatrical" (July 2017) | by Joao Brites
EICTV International workshops (Cuba) | "Trabajando con actores: Técnicas Meisner/Mamet para Directores y Actores" Nivel básico (Working with actors: Meisner/Mamet technics for directors and actors, basic level) (February 2019) | by Stephen Bayly y María Gowland
Special skills
Photographer of landscape, portrait and scene (dance and theater)
Writer, poet, drawer, singer, learning pole dance.