Héctor Noguera | |
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.jpg) Noguera in 2013 | |
| Born | Héctor Eugenio Noguera Illanes July 8, 1937 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | October 28, 2025 (aged 88) |
| Education | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
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| Years active | 1959–2025 |
| Awards | National Prize for Performing and Audiovisual Arts (2015) |
Héctor Eugenio Noguera Illanes (July 8, 1937 – October 28, 2025) was a Chilean television, theatre and film actor, and also a theatre director.
Noguera was the son of Héctor Noguera Prieto (grandson of José Joaquín Prieto Vial and Yolanda Illanes Benítez). He studied at Colegio San Ignacio school and graduated from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He was married to Isidora Portales and they had two daughters, Amparo and Piedad. Later, he married Claudia Berger and had three children with her, Diego, Emilia and Damián. Héctor debuted on the fotonovelas "Ecran" and "Cine Amor" in the 1960s and on the film El Chacal de Nahueltoro (1969) directed by Miguel Littín.
Noguera is best known for his telenovelas at TVN like "Sucupira", "Romané", "Pampa ilusión", and others. In 2003, he joined Canal 13 with Machos, which was a great success. He won the APES (Asociación de Periodistas de Espectáculos) award for "Best Actor" in 1996, 2000 and 2003 for his roles in "Sucupira", "Romané" and "Machos", respectively. In 2015, the Havana Film Festival New York awarded him the Havana Star Prize for "Best Actor" for his role in the Uruguayan film Mr. Kaplan. He was part of Chilevisión where he recorded "Sin Anestesia" (2009) and "Mujeres de Lujo" (2010).
In 2015 he received Chile's National Prize for Performing and Audiovisual Arts.
Noguera died from cancer on October 28, 2025, at the age of 88.
