Maqui Orellana Caperochipi Is a Chilean history teacher and kickboxer. In October 2021, they won the silver medal at the Kickboxing World Cup in Egypt. They are nicknamed the "Maquinita".
Macarena Orellana | |
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| Occupations | Kickboxer and history professor |
| Known for | Kick Boxing |
Biography
editOrellana was born and raised in the Arellano neighborhood in Macul.[1] They have a Master's degree in Latin American History.[2] They taught history at Silva Henríquez University and in high schools[3][4] and was an assistant professor of the Department of History of the Universidad of Chile.[5]
They started kickboxing when they were looking to do a sport to feel safer in her daily life and in the public space, for being, at this time, a woman and a lesbian, after the murders of Nicole Saavedra and of Daniel Zamudio.[2][1] They train with Iván Galaz.[2] Additionally, they tried other contact sports such as MMA, Boxing and BJJ.[2] Sebastián Corral gave them the nickname the "Maquinita".[6] Their motto is "Fight as a Woman".[3]
They offer kickboxing workshops for young people and are a sports manager. In addition, since 2017 they organize women's kickboxing championships "Fight as a Woman", which bring together athletes of all levels.[7][8]
They denounced the lack of economic support for sport in Chile, in particular to be able to represent Chile in international tournaments.[2][9] Despite having qualified three times for the world championship, they could not attend in 2017 and 2019 due to lack of money.[10] In August 2021, while Orellana was campaigning to raise funds to participate in the World Cup in Egypt, they received a proposal for help from businessman Andrónico Luksic, which they rejected. Orellana explained that they did not want to be used for an image wash and criticized Luksic and his companies, also ensuring that they prefer to receive money "from honest people, who believe in my work, in my activism, in my sports and teaching life."[10] In October 2021, they won the silver medal at the Kickboxing World Cup in Egypt.[11]
In 2016, Orellana reported, along with the student Dina Camacho, having been sexually harassed by Leonardo León, former director of the History career.[5][12]
Orellana is non-binary and uses the Spanish pronoun elle.[13]
Sports achievements
editOrellana was invited to several national and international tournaments, although due to lack of resources they could not attend the WAKO Kickboxing World Championship in Hungary in 2017.[2] They achieved the following achievements:
- 2016:
- National kickboxing champion WAKO in the category -56 kilos Low Kick
- Gold medal in the Pan American WAKO in -56 kilos low kick, Cancún, México
- 2017:
- National kickboxing champion WAKO in the category -56 kilos Low Kick
- WKF Chile Cup champion -60 kilos
- Bronze medal in the South American WAKO 2017 in the category -56 kilos, Brazil
- 2018:
- National kickboxing champion WAKO in the category -56 kilos Low Kick
- WKF Chile Cup champion -60 kilos
- Gold medal in the 56 kilos category of "low kick-colored belts" in the X Pan American Kickboxing Tournament in Cancún, México
- 2019:
- Gold medal in the South American Kickboxing in Pucón, Chile
- 2021:
- Silver medal at the Kickboxing World Cup in Egypt
References
edit- 1 2 3 COLOCOLO, CLUB SOCIAL Y. DEPORTIVO (30 March 2019). "Macarena Orellana, CSD Colo-Colo, Colo-Colo, Kickboxing". mi.csdcolocolo.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "'Maca' Orellana: la luchadora de kickboxing que busca "pelear como mujer" y dar el golpe de su vida". BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile (in Spanish). 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- 1 2 Gonzalez, Marcelo (2021-06-12). "Macarena Orellana, campeona de kickboxing: "Muchas mujeres se han acercado a este deporte"" (in Spanish). ADN. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ↑ "Una más de «La Maquinita»: Macarena Orellana ganó medalla de oro en el Torneo Panamericano de Kickboxing y clasificó al Mundial Wako". El Desconcierto - Prensa digital libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- 1 2 "Sexo, mentiras y denuncias: la Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades de la Universidad de Chile y los casos de acoso y abusos". El Mostrador. 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ↑ ""La Maquinita" Orellana tras su respuesta a Luksic: "La clase económica de este país no ha entendido que la dignidad no tiene precio" - La Red". www.lared.cl. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ↑ Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "Pelea como mujer 3: En diciembre regresa el Campeonato kickboxing femenino de Chile". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ↑ "Pelea como mujer". Revista Obdulio (in European Spanish). 2020-01-26. Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ↑ Chile, C. N. N. "A pura autogestión: Macarena Orellana, la chilena que ganó el oro en kickboxing y clasificó al mundial". CNN Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- 1 2 Madariaga, Frangge (2021-08-18). ""Debo pagarme todo sola": Campeona de Kickboxing pide ayuda para llegar al Mundial » DUPLOS". DUPLOS (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ↑ ADN (23 October 2021). "Macarena Orellana obtuvo la plata en el Mundial de Kickboxing en Egipto". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ↑ "Acoso universitario en la Facultad de Humanidades: Nuevas denuncias remecen a la Universidad de Chile". The Clinic - Reportajes, columnas, entrevistas y humor (in Spanish). 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ↑ "Maquinita Orellana se cuadra con Imane Khelif". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2025-11-11.