Mane Nett
Chilean actress (1948–2022)
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María Eliana Nett Sierpe (19 September 1948 – 10 February 2022) was a Chilean actress and cultural manager, mainly active in theatre and television.
Life and career
Born in Osorno, Nett studied theatre at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[1] She made her professional debut in 1975, but had her breakout three years later, as co-protagonist of the telenovela El secreto de Isabel, which was followed by a number of other popular television works between 1980s and early 2000s,[2] mainly for Canal 13.[3] She retired from acting in 2005.[2]
Besides her acting career, Nette was a prominent cultural activist and manager: among other things she was president of Sidarte (the Chilean Actors and Actresses Union) between 2002 and 2006, and a member of its board of directors from 2008 until 2020.[4] She was president of the Chilean Coalition for Cultural Diversity.[5] For her work she was given a special award during a UNESCO meeting in 2008.[5] She was the author of the book Cultural Diversity: The Value of Difference.
Nett died on 10 February 2022, at the age of 73.