María Eliana Nett Sierpe (19 September 1948 – 10 February 2022) was a Chilean actress and cultural manager, mainly active in theatre and television.
Mane Nett | |
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| Born | María Eliana Nett Sierpe 19 September 1948 |
| Died | 10 February 2022 (aged 73) Santiago, Chile |
| Occupation | Actress |
Life and career
editBorn in Osorno, Nett studied theatre at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[1] She made her professional debut in 1975, but had her breakout three years later, as co-protagonist of the telenovela El secreto de Isabel, which was followed by a number of other popular television works between 1980s and early 2000s,[2] mainly for Canal 13.[3] She retired from acting in 2005.[2]
Besides her acting career, Nette was a prominent cultural activist and manager: among other things she was president of Sidarte (the Chilean Actors and Actresses Union) between 2002 and 2006, and a member of its board of directors from 2008 until 2020.[4] She was president of the Chilean Coalition for Cultural Diversity.[5] For her work she was given a special award during a UNESCO meeting in 2008.[5] She was the author of the book Cultural Diversity: The Value of Difference.
Nett died on 10 February 2022, at the age of 73.
References
edit- ↑ Morales, Samuel (10 February 2022). "Querida actriz de teleseries, Mané Nett, falleció a los 73 años". ADN Radio Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- 1 2 López, Lucía (10 February 2022). "Mundo del espectáculo de luto por fallecimiento de actriz Mane Nett". El Filtrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ↑ Prieto, Karina (10 February 2022). "Confirman muerte de Mané Nett: la destacada actriz de teleseries de Canal 13 falleció a los 73 años". Publimetro (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ↑ "Confirman la muerte de Mané Nett, destacada actriz y dirigenta cultural". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 10 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- 1 2 "Premio especial para la Coalición Chilena para la Diversidad Cultural" (in Spanish). IFACCA. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2026.