Daniela Vega is a Chilean actress and singer. To the wider world community, she is better known for her role as Marina Vidal in the sensational film Fantastic Woman directed by Sebastian Lelio (2017) and at the 90th Academy Awards, where she became the first transgender woman on the stage of the Dolby Theater, which acted as the host of this world film festival.
At the age of 28, Daniela Vega entered the stage of the renowned Dolby Theater, where she appeared to the world cinematographic community as the host of the Oscar ceremony. In addition to this event, she took a direct part in the creation of the picture, which was awarded the highest award at this film festival in the nomination "Best Foreign Film".
This event became one of the most talked about during this time. After all, the parade of stars on the famous red carpet for the first time in the history of this event was associated with a transgender woman. Then she said: "Thank you so much for this magical moment." An interesting moment for the domestic audience was the fact that the film "Fantastic Woman" competed with the film of the Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev "Dislike".
The Oscar-winning film by Sebastian Lelio in its plot is built around a transgender girl who is deeply experiencing the tragedy of the loss of a loved one. Orlando, who died for the sake of love, even left his former family. It is interesting that, despite the highest award of the competition, this film project has caused conflicting reviews among specialists.
In 2018, the well-known magazine Time named Daniela Vega Hernandez (Vega is her father's last name, and Hernandez is her mother's last name) as one of the 100 most influential people on the planet.
Short biography of Daniela Vega
June 3, 1989 in the Chilean San Miguel, near Santiago, the future film star was born. From childhood, the girl showed remarkable artistic abilities, and at the age of 8 she had already mastered the basics of opera singing, which she adopted from her grandmother. The school for boys, where Vega went, was a real torture for her, because there she was constantly bullied and mocked by her peers.
It is this negative situation that is constantly present in the life of a young girl that prompted her to transgender transition. This decision was fully approved by the relatives, despite the understandable condemnation of those around them who persecute conservative views in Chile. After the transformation into a new quality, Daniela experienced a powerful depression due to her own lack of fulfillment. After all, the outside world refused to accept a transgender woman as a full-fledged member of society.
At this time, it was the parents and the younger bran who became a real support for her, providing worthy support. And she was able to get used to life solely because of her father, who insisted that she go to a beauty school, and subsequently took a course at a theater school.
Creative career of an actress
After studying at the theater school, Vega made her debut as a theater actress. And her personal experience as a gender woman even allowed her to make a breakthrough in her creative career. She took her first steps on the path of professional ascent during the implementation of Martin de la Parra's theater project “Butterfly Woman”, when she was asked to share her knowledge of transgender issues. She subsequently took part in this performance for 8 years.
The rising opera star was well received by the theater community in Santiago. Daniela Vega's repertoire has been constantly expanding. The audience greeted her with great approval on stage in the production of "Migrant", on the screen during the performance of Manuel Garcia's musical composition "Maria", etc. Moreover, the song and video clip, staged in 2014, were released together with a company that professionally dealt with reducing suicidal tendencies among sexual minorities by raising awareness of people involved in this subculture.
As a film actress, Daniela Vega made her debut in 2014, when she first appeared on the set in the dramatic film "Visit", where she acted by transforming herself into a transgender woman who came to her father's funeral. And the actress gained real fame after the release of the film "Fantastic Woman" directed by Sebastian Lelio, which premiered at the 67th Berlin IFF. Here the actress appeared in the form of Marina, who is in love with an elderly man, Orlando, played by Francisco Reyes.
The narrative of the film "Fantastic Woman" leads the viewer to a situation when, after the death of her chosen one, the heroine is forced to face society and family, whose opinion she is ready to change through a courageous struggle. This film work brought the actress to the Olympus of international cinema. For example, the famous critic Guy Lodge enthusiastically spoke about Vega's professional activities in his review for the Variety publication. She was repeatedly mentioned in the Best Actress nomination at the Oscars. Daniela also received an award at the Palm Springs IFF for Best Actress in a Foreign Language Film.
The film "Fantastic Woman", which won the "Oscar" as the best foreign film, made Vega one of the stars of world cinema. She was granted the right to host this prestigious film festival in 2018. And immediately after that, it was decided that the actress will take part in the filming of the Netflix mini-series "Tales of the City" on a permanent basis.
Personal life
Due to her huge employment in various cinematic projects, Daniela Vega primarily focuses on the organization of a professional career.
Currently, there is no information about the details of her personal life in the public domain.
