Juan Cristián Campos Sallato (Punta Arenas, 31 August 1956) is a Chilean actor and director of theater, film and television.
Career He served as Chilean cultural attaché in the city of Washington, a position in which he was appointed by President Michelle Bachelet (2006–2010).
He is the son of Javier Abraham Campos Pastor and Sara Sallato Pouchucq, studied at the School of Theater of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He participated in several commercials between 1977 and 1980, where he was the leading figure in the soft drink Pepsi. He acted in the first Chilean version of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar in 1981. Then he debuted in telenovelas in the classic La madrastra (1981), in which he stood out with his character as "Greco", a teacher famous for his stuttering. He has played many main roles, the most remembered is Chronicle of a Holy Man in 1990, where he played Alberto Hurtado, a Chilean Jesuit saint priest and in 2005 he participated in the production Alberto: Who knows how much it costs to make a buttonhole?.
Campos has been established as one of the most successful actors in television for the last 40 years. After La madrastra, he acted in many successful productions such as Los títeres (1984), Ángel Malo (1986), Amor a domicilio (1995), Adrenalina (1996), Playa salvaje (1997), Marparaíso (1998), Cerro alegre (1999), and many more. In 2003, he starred in Machos where his role was the eldest son of Ángel Mercader, Alonso, who falls in love with the sweet and beautiful Sonia (Carolina Arregui), who had been the lover of his father for more than 10 years.
In 2010, he recorded for Channel 13 the TV series Feroz, which marked his return to telenovelas, where he played Guillermo. After almost 40 years in Canal 13, he signed for Mega in 2020.
He is married to fellow actress María José Prieto since 2009, and was married to Claudia di Girolamo from 1984 to 1995.
Filmography
Films Films Year Film Character1985Sexto A 1965Félix1987SussiDoctor1993Johnny cien pesosAbogado Beaucheff2001Te amo (Made in Chile)Padre de Isabel2004Mujeres InfielesAlberto Valdés2005Alberto: ¿quién sabe cuánto cuesta hacer un ojal?Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga2007The Black PimpernelCoronel Espinoza2011Los 33 de San JoséMining minister2012Bahía AzulMario2014The 33Hurtado2016NerudaPolice director2018El Taller
Telenovelas
+YearTitleCharacterChannel1981 La madrastraGreco Molina Canal 131982 Alguien por quién vivirJuan José Elizalde1983 La noche del cobarde Diego Fontaine1984 Los títeres Hugo González1985 La trampaLuis Miguel Sanfuentes 1986 Ángel maloRicardo Álvarez Secreto de familia Andrés Cruces 1989 BravoJorge Miranda 1990 Acércate más Néstor Heredia 1991 Ellas por ellas Simón Andrade 1992 Fácil de amar Renato Moncada 1993 Doble juego Heriberto Peña/ Eric Peñablanca1994 Top secretSantiago Mena Ruiz 1995 Amor a domicilio Miguel Díaz 1996 AdrenalinaEsteban Mardones 1997 Playa salvaje Mariano Acuña O'Reilly 1998 Marparaíso Iván Andrade 1999 Cerro AlegreAdriano Ferrer 2000 Corazón pirata Francisco "Pancho" Torres2003 Machos Alonso Mercader 2004–2005 Tentación Marco Donoso2005–2006 Gatas y tuercas Max San Juan 2010 Feroz Guillermo Bernard Primera dama Marco Cruz2011–2012 Peleles Felipe "Pipe" Tagle2013 Las Vega's José Luis "Coto" Bravo 2013–2014 Secretos en el jardín Hernán Jerez 2014–2015 Chipe libre César Ruiz 2016–2017 PreciosasArturo Márquez 2018 Soltera otra vez 3Miguel Valencia 2018–2019 Pacto de sangreHernán Errázuriz 2019–2020 Amor a la Catalán Fernando Catalán/ Federico "Coyote" Undurraga2020 100 días para enamorarse IgnacioMega2021 Verdades ocultas Tomás Valencia
TV Series TV series Year Series Role Channel1975 La princesa Panchita TVN1982Una familia felizMartín Canal 131990Crónica de un Hombre SantoSan Alberto Hurtado1993La Patrulla del DesiertoJavier Rozas1996Amor a domicilio, la comediaMiguel DíazVecinos puertas adentroLuis Felipe2013Prófugos 2Pedro MurilloHBO2017Neruda, la serieDirector de CarabinerosMega
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