Alejandro Trejo, a well-known Chilean actor, came to show business almost by chance, because the theater was his second choice. In 1979 he entered the Moneda Theater School directed by Pury Durante. In 1986 he founded, along with Juan Edmundo González, the street theater company El Clavo. As an actor he has participated in numerous plays, among which are
Lautaro, by
Isidora Aguirre,
Historia de un galpón abandonado by
Ramón Griffero,
Tríptico, and
El Señor Presidente, these last two with El Clavo. Later with the company La Batuta he participated in
Chronicle of a Death Foretold, where he met
Julio Milostich, and in
Galileo Galilei. With the group Bufón Negro he has been part of the cast of
El coordinador,
El solitario,
Un dulce aire canalla, and
El amor intelectual, all by . A great theatrical success of his was
Nadie es profeta en su espejo, by , under the direction of
Alejandro Goic, as well as
La Condición Humana. He starred in
Macbeth under the direction of Englishman Ian Wooldrich, sharing the stage with actor Rodrigo González Rubio. He has made national and international tours. As a director he has distinguished himself with
La comarca del jazmín by
Óscar Castro,
The Martian Chronicles by
Ray Bradbury,
El libro de Rebeca by Benjamin Galemiri,
Loco afán by
Pedro Lemebel, and
El desvarío by Jorge Díaz, among others. In films, his performances stand out in
A Cab for Three,
The Sentimental Teaser, ''
, Machuca, , and Los Debutantes''. Trejo is also a
voice actor who has been in that business for more than 20 years, lending his voice to various commercials, series, and television documentaries. He has served as a juror for the
Caleuche Awards, and hosted their first ceremony in 2016. == Awards ==