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Marcelo Alonso

Marcelo Alonso

Actor · Born March 19, 1969 (57) · Santiago, Chile

Marcelo Alejandro Alonso Claro is a Chilean actor, born in Santiago de Chile. He has a degree in Acting in Departamento de Teatro de la Facultad de Artes de la Universidad de Chile. He has two half-brothers. His TV debut was in 1994 in Champaña; and then, he obtained recurring roles. In 2004, he acted in Los Pincheira; Los Capo; Complices; Corazon de Maria; Viuda Alegre and Los Exitosos Pells. In 2009, he played General Juan de Dios Vergudo in Conde Vrolok. In 2011, he played the villain Esteban Donoso in El Laberinto de Alicia. In 2012, he joined Reserva de Familia, as Pedro Serrano, adopted son of Fernando Ruiz-Tagle (Nelson Villagra), owner of the vineyard, place of the story. Next year, he acted in Socias, as Federico Ibañez, a married man cheating on his wife, Monserrat Silva (Paola Volpato). In 2014, he joined the TV series Vuelve Temprano, as Francisco Valenzuela. Then, he played Father Raimundo Zisternas in La Poseida (2015), based on the life of Carmen Marin "La Endemoniada de Santiago", during century XIX, in Santiago de Chile. He also has acted in Post Mortem (2010), directed by Pablo Larrain; La Mujer de Ivan (2011), by Franco Silva; El Club (2015), and Neruda (2016), starring Gael Garcia Bernal. Alonso has also performed stage plays such as Casa de Muñecas, by Ibsen; Boca arriba, by Rodrigo Bazaes; Un Roble, by Tim Crouch, among others. He has directed several theatre plays such as Las Brutas, by Juan Radrigan, and Madame de Sade, by Yukio Mishima. He also is professor in different local universities. In 2000, he had a relationship with the Italian actress Alessandra Guerzoni, until 2004. Currently, he has a relationship with the Chilean actress Amparo Noguera.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 19, 1969 (57)
From
Santiago, Chile
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 10% in 30 days

What are Marcelo Alonso's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
35%
Morality
16%
Society
15%
Power
10%
Survival
10%
Ideas
9%
Bonds
5%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Ambiguous: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their ambiguous movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
5
Melancholic
4
Cold
3
Contemplative
3
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Marcelo Alonso's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Marcelo Alonso's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

46 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The House of the Spirits(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as General Hurtado

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Catedrales(2026)

    Show as Julián

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Baby Bandito(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • El Águila y el Gusano(2023)

    as Campuzano

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Settlers(2023)

    as Vicuña

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • El Conde(2023)

    as Strigoi

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Blanquita(2022)

    as Prosecutor Herrera

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Hijos del desierto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 163 episodes · as Cornellius Bormann

  • Vera De Verdad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Elias

  • My Tender Matador(2020)

    as Choir Girl

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • La Jauría(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ossandón

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • 100 días para enamorarse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 152 episodes · as Diego Prieto

  • Spider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Gerardo

  • Perkin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • El constructor del faro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Vladimiro

  • Princesita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Miguel

  • Wena profe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 159 episodes · as Javier Meza

  • El camionero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 149 episodes · as Antonio Flores

  • Neruda(2016)

    as Pepe Rodríguez

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Club(2015)

    as Father García

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • La Poseída (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 73 episodes · as Raimundo Zisternas

  • Vuelve Temprano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 118 episodes · Actor

  • The Dance of Reality(2013)

    as Nazi Officer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Socias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 116 episodes · as Federico Ibáñez

  • Caleuche: The Call of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as José Bórquez

  • Isidora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Reserva de Familia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 123 episodes · as Pedro Serrano

  • Bombal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Eulogio Sánchez

  • Fugitives(2011)

    Show 15 episodes · as Marcos Oliveres

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Ivan's Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Iván

  • 03:34: Earthquake in Chile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Manuel

  • El laberinto de Alicia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 111 episodes · as Esteban Donoso Shepard

  • Post Mortem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Víctor

  • Conde Vrolok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 104 episodes · as General Juan de Dios Verdugo

  • Los exitosos Pells (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 142 episodes · as Esteban Núñez

  • Tourists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Joel

  • Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Tony Manero(2008)

    as Rumano

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Viuda Alegre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 123 episodes · as Rodrigo Alberto Zulueta

  • Corazón de María (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 122 episodes · as Boris 'El Boa' Tapia

  • Las bicicletas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Thanks

  • Los Pincheira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 127 episodes · as Domingo del Solar

  • Las historias de Sussi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy

  • Invunche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Juan

  • Once (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Patagonia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles, 42 of them dated from 1998 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Neruda (2016)

$3.9M worldwide

Highest rated

The Club (2015)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Fugitives (2011)

Film career

19982026

Peak 2015 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2008Screen debut· Tony Manero
  • 2024Best so far· Baby Bandito

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting44 of 45: 44 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thOther crew1 of 45: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s9 · 8 acting · 1 crew2010s22 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Marcelo Alonso's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

La Jauría (2019)

81st percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Dance of Reality (2013)

Midcredits 91st · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Marcelo Alonso's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 73 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Marcelo Alonso work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marcelo Alonso's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Amparo Noguera shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers