Shlomit Baytelman Albala (Hebrew: שלומית בייטלמן; Yiddish: שלאָמיט בייַטעלמאַן; born Afula, November 30, 1949) is an Israeli-born Chilean actress, director, and writer who became a naturalized Chilean citizen. She gained recognition in the mid-1970s as a sex symbol in Chilean cinema, particularly for her role in the film Julio comienza en julio, and later for an extensive career in television.
Biography Baytelman was born in Israel in 1949 and immigrated to Chile in 1951, where she built her entire career. She is the daughter of Bernardo Baytelman and Eliana Albala. In 1966, she was recognized as the best school actress in Santiago. Baytelman graduated from the Theater School of the University of Chile in 1971 and made her debut in La Remienda and Tres Tristes Tigres, both by Alejandro Sieveking. In 1972 and 1973, she participated in the productions Chiloé cielos cubiertos, by María Asunción Requena, and Las troyanas by Euripides. Although best known for her extensive theatrical career, Baytelman gained recognition for her role as a prostitute in the film Julio comienza en julio, directed by Silvio Caiozzi.
On television, she stood out in telenovelas such as La gran mentira (1982), El juego de la vida, and Las hederas (both in 1983), El milagro de vivir (1990), and Rompecorazón (1994). However, her most significant success came from her role as Carla in the popular TVN sitcom Los Venegas, where she remained for two decades. In 2019, Baytelman was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident with a cyclist. After a lengthy rehabilitation, she returned to acting in 2020.
Filmography Films Films Year Title Character Director1972 Estado de sitio Militante Costa-Gavras 1977 Julio comienza en julio María Silvio Caiozzi 1987 Imagen latente Pablo Perelman 1988 Consuelo Luis R. Vera 1990 País de octubre Daniel de la Vega1997 Takilleitor Shlomit Daniel de la Vega2001 Antonia Psiquiatra Mario Andrade 2007 Irrespirable Matías Pinochet2007 Los Andes no creen en Dios Clota Antonio Eguino2010 Ni una caricia Beatriz Maldonado2010 Perro muerto Camilo Becerra2011 Marco quiere mucho a Iris 2011 Have You Seen Lupita? (¿Alguien ha visto a Lupita?) Tía Manuela Gonzalo Justiniano2011 El circuito de Román Carmen Sebastián Brahm2012 No Cameo Pablo Larraín2013 I Am from Chile Marta Gonzalo Díaz2014 Olvidados Gloria Carlos Bolado2016 Argentino QlSofía Patricio Pimienta2016 Secos Galut Alarcón 2020 Homemade Pablo Larraín 2020 El estado imaginario Alan Fischer
Telenovelas Telenovela Year Telenovela Character Director Channel1976Sol tardíoNancy FernándezJosé CaviedesTVN1978El secreto de IsabelPaula NarváezTVN1981CasagrandeRenataRicardo de la FuenteCanal 131982La gran mentiraCecilia BenavidesHerval RossanoTVN1983El juego de la vidaPaola ArratiaTVNLas herederasPatricia DuvalRegis BartizzaghiCanal 131985Matrimonio de papelCarolina DellanyÓscar RodríguezCanal 131988Vivir asíAna María MaturanaVicente SabatiniCanal 131990El milagro de vivirSofía Rivadeneira TVN1991Volver a empezarJessica Morel TVN1993Jaque mateMimí PonsTVN1994RompecorazónJosefina "Chepa" ArestizábalTVN1996Loca pielDiana BalbontínMaría Eugenia RencoretTVN1999AquelarreMariola BulnesTVN2000Santo ladrónLeonor ValdésTVN2004HippieMónica GrezCristián GalazCanal 132006Entre mediasMaría Teresa FernándezÓscar RodríguezTVN2008Hijos Del MonteRosa MirandaVíctor HuertaTVN2010Mujeres de lujoCasta DivaPatricio GonzálezChilevisión2011InfiltradasLibertad LeónChilevisiónEsperanzaTrinidad VergaraClaudio López de LéridaTVN2012La sexólogaSimona RossinoVicente SabatiniChilevisión2015Buscando a MaríaMarta BrionesRoberto MoralesChilevisión2017La colombianaCarmen Gloria ZuritaGermán BarrigaTVN2019100 días para enamorarseLourdes CotaposEnrique BravoMega
Series and unitaries TV Serie Year Serie Character Channel 2003 Cuentos de mujeres Elsa / IvetteTVN 1990–2010 Los Venegas Carla Alcázar TVN 1998 Los Cárcamo Corina Canal 13 2010 Cartas de mujer Irene Chilevisión 2013 Maldito Corazón Gladiola Chilevisión 2014 El hombre de tu vida Luciana Canal 13 2015 Los años dorados Silvana UCV Televisión 2017 Papá Mono Teresa Larrondo Canal 13
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