Javiera Rodríguez
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Autonomous University of Chile (PgD)
Miguel Hernández University of Elche (M.D.)
Javiera Rodríguez | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2026 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 June 1995 |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Autonomous University of Chile (PgD) Miguel Hernández University of Elche (M.D.) |
| Profession | Journalist |
Javiera Rodríguez Pascual (27 June 1995) is a Chilean journalist, writer, illustrator and politician.[1][2]
She was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for 9th electoral district of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in the 2025 parliamentary elections. She obtained 25,145 votes, corresponding to 4.93% of the total vote.
She has worked in various media outlets, including La Metro FM, Vía X and Mega. She is known by the nickname “Capitana Rodríguez”.[3]
Rodríguez is the eldest of three siblings and the daughter of two members of the Carabineros de Chile.[4]
She studied journalism at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and holds a master's degree in public policy from the same institution.[5] She also obtained a diploma in institutional development from the Autonomous University of Chile and a master's degree in journalism from the Miguel Hernández University of Elche in Spain.
Professional career
After graduating in journalism, she worked in 2019 on the morning television program Mucho Gusto on Mega, as part of the journalistic production team.
In 2022 Rodríguez joined El Líbero, where she hosted the program Box Populi alongside panelists such as Mara Sedini and Mica Andrada.[6] Then, she worked as a host and panelist on El Conquistador FM alongside figures such as Felipe Vidal, Axel Callis and Tomás Cox.[7]
The following year she joined La Metro FM, where she currently hosts Ropa Tendida and serves as a panelist on Ingobernables, a program hosted by Gonzalo Feito.[8] In 2025 she joined Vía X, hosting Vía Directa, a political humor program with Werne Núñez and Kevin Felgueras.[9]
She has authored three books: La Contratoma (2019), about her experience as a student representative during the 2018 feminist protests in Chile;[10] Retratos para pintar: grandes mujeres chilenas (2022), an illustrated book created by Rodríguez herself focusing on female figures in Chilean history;[11] and Cabo Zamora: caso Pío Nono (2025), based on the testimony of Sebastián Zamora, a former police officer who was acquitted following an incident with a protester in 2022.[12]