Francisca Lewin

Francisca Lewin was born in Santiago in 1980, the daughter of Ángela Castellano, a professor at the Pontifical Catholic University's School of Nursing. She is the distant cousin of actress Blanca Lewin. She studied acting at the Theater School of the Pontifical Catholic University, graduating in October 2002, with the production Hombre pobre todo es trazas by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. ==Television and film career==

A year after graduating, Lewin landed a leading role in the TVN youth telenovela titled 16. She later appeared in its sequel, ''''. In 2005, she joined TVN, to play Doménica Capo in the Italian immigrant television series ''''. For this performance, she received the for Best Supporting Actress. On 18 June 2009, the film '''', starring Lewin and directed by , was released in theaters. In the same year, Francisca starred with Álvaro Rudolphy in the nightly television series Conde Vrolok, playing Emilia Verdugo. ==Advertising==

During 2006, Lewin ventured into advertising, becoming one of the main faces of the Ripley department store. In 2007, she was hired by Ingesa S.A. to be the face of Skechers sneakers, a position previously held by actress . The manager of Ingesa commented that Lewin was chosen because she is "talented, charismatic, and arouses great sympathy among the youth. She is close to the people, simple, and far from show business." ==Personal life==

In May 2016, Lewin voiced her support for the Democratic Revolution party. In March 2018, she announced that she was having her first child with her partner, the actor and dramatist Guillermo Calderón. ==Filmography==

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