Daniel Alcaíno
Daniel Alcaíno is a Chilean actor and comedian, born on April 6, 1972, in Pudahuel, Chile. He grew up in the Barrancas sector of Pudahuel and attended Liceo Cervantes as a teenager, later attending Liceo Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra. After an unsuccessful attempt to study Law, he continued his studies at the Universidad de Chile. His career began in 1996 with the program 'Venga conmigo,' marking the start of a prolific journey through Chilean entertainment. Alcaíno is widely recognized for his comedic characters Peter Veneno and Yerko Puchento. Peter Veneno, portrayed by Alcaíno, is loosely based on footballer Iván Zamorano, specifically Peter Veneno Valdés, and appeared in 'Venga conmigo' (1999) and 'Viva el lunes' (1999-2001). Yerko Puchento, a satirical showbusiness journalist and political satirist, is a parody of Chilean entertainment journalist Carlos Tejos. He has performed as Yerko Puchento in numerous shows including 'El lunes sin falta' (2001), 'Aquí se pasa mundial' (2002), 'Vértigo' (2003-2008 and 2012-2018), 'Pecados digitales' (2021), 'PH, podemos hablar' (2024) and in theatrical productions such as 'Yerko al poder' (2013), 'Yerko clandestino' (2019), 'Yértigo' (2020-2022), and currently in 'Chile: del tic al toc' (2022-presente). He also imitated Carlos Menem on 'Mucho Lucho'. Beyond his comedic roles, Alcaíno has demonstrated versatility as an actor. He played Exequiel Pacheco in the television series Los 80 , which explores the lives of Chilean families during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, and portrayed Patricio Carmona in Peleles (2011). He also took on dramatic roles such as Emilio Ravenna in the Chilean adaptation of 'Los Simuladores' and Mario Medina in the Netflix series 42 Days of Darkness (2022), partially based on the true story of Viviana Haeger’s disappearance in 2010. Alcaíno has also appeared in various other productions, including 'Chita Q'Lindo' (1999) and 'Mucho Lucho' (2003-2006), and served as a humorist on shows like 'Buenas noches' (2014) and 'Chipe libre Premier' (2014). He was also a guest on 'Zona de Estrellas' (2012), 'Dudo' (2013), and 'Mentiras verdaderas' (2013). In 2013, he co-founded the Marca AC movement, which aimed to draft a new constitution. He has been married twice; first to actress Paula Zúñiga, and then for over 20 years to actress Berta Lasala, with whom he has a son named Emiliano, though their marriage ended publicly in early 2023.
