During her childhood in Uruguay, she completed her primary and secondary education at the
Elbio Fernández School in
Montevideo. In 1981, she graduated from the Dramatic Arts School of the – later specializing in performing arts teaching – and in 1976, from the Dramatic Arts School of
Teatro El Galpón. At the same time, she studied law at the
University of the Republic, where she became a student leader in the pursuit of joint government and autonomy for the institution. She also played an important role as a union leader in the Uruguayan Society of Actors. She earned her degree as a solicitor, and a year before completing her law degree, she dropped out of university to move to
Chile. She attended artistic training workshops nationally and internationally, with prominent figures such as
Eugenio Barba,
Aderbal Freire Filho, ,
Patricia Ariza, ,
Ramón Griffero, , and . She also joined the regular cast of Teatro Circular de Montevideo from 1977 to 1987. She worked with prestigious directors of the Uruguayan scene, including , , ,
Héctor Manuel Vidal, , , Santiago Introini, and Sebastián Barrios. In 1987, she moved to Chile where she continued her theatrical activities, working under the direction of
Delfina Guzmán,
Liliana Ross, ,
Cristián Campos, , (Spain), Pete Brooks (England), and
Tomás Vidiella, among others. It was there that she began to develop a significant career in television and film. In cinema, she worked under the direction of
Raúl Ruiz (France),
Gonzalo Justiniano (Chile), Esteban Schroeder (Uruguay), (Germany),
Sebastián Lelio (Chile), (Uruguay), among others. On television, she has worked in over 50 fiction productions since 1988, for Chilean networks
TVN,
Mega,
Chilevisión, and
Canal 13. She starred in productions such as ''
, El amor está de moda'', '
, ', and ''''. She continued her work at the Union of Actors and Actresses of Chile (Sidarte), and was part of the creation of the Chileactores Management Society, serving as a board member for nine years. She has premiered around twenty theatrical productions, many of which had long runs and international tours in
Argentina,
Spain,
England,
Scotland,
Italy, among other countries. She has also taught workshops and ventured into university-level teaching. Her proven and committed career led to her appointment in 2008 by then-Uruguayan President
Tabaré Vázquez as Cultural Attaché ad honorem for the Embassy of Uruguay in Chile, a position she holds to this day. In 2009,
SODRE honored her by featuring her portrait in the third edition of the "Uruguayan Women" photographic exhibition. This exhibition aimed to pay tribute to Uruguayan women who have excelled in various fields of national endeavor. In October 2014, she starred in the play
El Diccionario by at the
Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center (GAM). The play was directed by the Spanish playwright himself, who was awarded the
National Dramatic Literature Award of Spain that same year. The production ran for two seasons in Chile and was selected by the Cultural Affairs Directorate (Dirac) of the Chilean
Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a tour through Uruguay and Italy. In 2017, she premiered
Operación Condor: El Vuelo de Laura, based on her own original concept with dramaturgy by . The
Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (MIBACT) recognized the work as a Special Project in 2017. The play was presented at the
Theatre of Marcellus in Rome and participated in the Quartieri dell'Arte Festival in
Vitorchiano, Italy. It also featured in the
International Festival Teatro a Mil (FITAM) in Chile, and at El Galpón Theater in Uruguay. In 2023, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the
Chilean coup d'état, she directed a new staging of this play with a Latin American team. It was presented in various cities across Chile, as well as in Montevideo and Buenos Aires. ==Television==