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Boris Quercia

ボリス・ケルキア

Borisu Kerukia

Aliases: Boris Vincenzo Quercia Martinic

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1967-08-31 (Santiago, Chile)
Nationality
Chilean
Languages
Spanish
Residence History
Santiago, Chile

Career

Occupations
actor, film director, theater director, screenwriter, writer, producer
Active Years
1991-2024
Affiliations
Teatro Provisorio, Gran Circo Teatro, Teatro Sombrero Verde

Education

University of Chile
acting
Country: Chile
Studied acting

Awards

Altazor Award
2004
Work: Sex with Love
Category: 映画監督部門
Organization: Altazor
Result: Winner
Altazor Award
2005
Work: Geografía del deseo
Category: ドラマ監督部門
Organization: Altazor
Result: Winner
Altazor Award
2005
Work: Geografía del deseo
Category: 脚本部門
Organization: Altazor
Result: Winner
Altazor Award
2009
Work: Los 80
Category: ドラマ監督部門
Organization: Altazor
Result: Winner
Altazor Award
2009
Work: Los 80
Category: 脚本部門
Organization: Altazor
Result: Winner
Altazor Award
2010
Work: Los 80
Category: ドラマ監督部門
Organization: Altazor
Result: Winner
Altazor Award
2011
Work: Los 80
Category: ドラマ監督部門
Organization: Altazor
Result: Winner
Grand Prix du roman noir
2016
Work: Perro muerto
Category: 外国小説部門
Organization: Beaune International Police Film Festival
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Santiago Quiñones, tira

2010 Crime fiction

Detective novel featuring Chilean PDI detective Santiago Quiñones.

crimedetectiveChilean society
Translations
  • French: Les Rues de Santiago

Perro muerto

2015 Crime fiction

Second novel featuring Santiago Quiñones, winner of French Grand Prix du roman noir.

crimedetectivedeath
Translations
  • French: Tant de chiens

Bibliography

  • Sex with Love (screenplay) (2008)
  • Santiago Quiñones, tira (2010)
  • Perro muerto (2015)

Translations of Works

  • Novels translated to French

Style & Themes

Literary Style
hard-boiledrealism
Recurring Motifs
Detective Santiago QuiñonesChilean underclass

Legacy

Recognized as a versatile Chilean artist, successful with film 'Sex with Love', TV series 'Los 80', and internationally acclaimed crime novels.

Trivia

  • Son of actor Benito Quercia.
  • His brother Antonio is a cinematographer with whom he has collaborated on several projects.
  • Gained fame for his role as Roberto Parra Sandoval in the play 'La negra Ester'.