{{Short description|Chilean writer, screenwriter, journalist and film director}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox writer | name = Pablo Illanes | image = Illanes, Pablo -FILSA 2015 11 04 fRF04.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Illanes in 2015 | pseudonym = | birth_name = Pablo Andrés Illanes Tapia | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|3|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = Santiago, Chile | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = {{hlist|Author|screenwriter|journalist|filmmaker}} | language = | education = | alma_mater = Diego Portales University | period = | genre = | subject = | movement = | notableworks = ''Machos''<br>''Alguien te mira''<br>''¿Dónde está Elisa?'' | spouse = {{Marriage|Mauricio López|2018}} | partner = | children = | relatives = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | module = | website = <!-- www.example.com --> | portaldisp = <!-- |facebook = pablo.illanes --> <!-- |twitter = pillanes --> }}
'''Pablo Andrés Illanes Tapia''' (born March 12, 1973) is a Chilean writer, screenwriter, journalist and film director, principally known as the creator of various successful telenovelas, including ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Adrenalina (telenovela){{!}}Adrenalina|es|3=Adrenalina (telenovela)|vertical-align=sup}}'', ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Machos (telenovela){{!}}Machos|es|3=Machos|vertical-align=sup}}'', ''Alguien te mira'', ''¿Dónde está Elisa?'' and ''Conde Vrolok''.
== Biography == Illanes studied journalism at Diego Portales University. After establishing himself as a film critic in ''Wikén'', the weekend supplement of the newspaper ''El Mercurio'', and at the defunct TV station Canal 2 Rock & Pop, he wrote his first telenovela, ''Adrenalina'' (1996). It was aired on Canal 13. The telenovela generated controversy{{clarify|date=January 2015}} for its storyline based on fleeting teen romances at a high school in the "barrio alto" (upper district) of Santiago.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}
His second telenovela, ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Playa salvaje|es|3=Playa salvaje|vertical-align=sup}}'' (1997), was the most watched telenovela of the decade on its channel.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}} His initiation as a screenwriter came later, with ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Fuera de control (TV series){{!}}Fuera de control|es|3=Fuera de control (telenovela)|vertical-align=sup}}'' (1999), which did not generate high television ratings but was lauded by critics; it became a cult classic, and would be reaired on two occasions.
After ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Piel canela (TV series)|es|lt=Piel canela|Piel canela|vertical-align=sup}}'' (2001), a series which obtained weak ratings and critical reviews and caused a temporary pause of telenovela production on Canal 13, he reestablished himself with the successful ''Machos'' (2003), co-written with Coca Gómez and Sebastián Arrau. The telenovela had a broad social impact and generated substantial ratings, and won several awards including two Altazors.<ref>[http://www.premioaltazor.cl/mariana-loyola-machos/ Mariana Loyola] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529002338/http://www.premioaltazor.cl/mariana-loyola-machos/ |date=2014-05-29 }} and [http://www.premioaltazor.cl/herval-abreu-machos/ Herval Abreu] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118225434/http://www.premioaltazor.cl/herval-abreu-machos/ |date=2015-01-18 }}, pages of the Altazor Awards, 2004; accessed 12/10/2012.</ref> It was extremely successful and would eventually be rebroadcast in Spain and various Latin American countries including Uruguay, where it was greatly popular.<ref>[http://www.teleuruguaya.com/2012/03/y-vamos-abriendo-puertas-los-mercados.html ''Y vamos abriendo puertas''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101358/http://www.teleuruguaya.com/2012/03/y-vamos-abriendo-puertas-los-mercados.html |date=2014-10-06 }}, ''Tele Uruguaya'', March 2012; accessed 12/10/2012</ref>
Illanes then worked at Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) where he wrote the soap operas ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Destinos cruzados|es|3=Destinos cruzados|vertical-align=sup}}'' (2004) and ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Versus (TV series){{!}}Versus|es|3=Versus (telenovela)|vertical-align=sup}}'' (2005). He also adapted the script of the Argentinean soap opera ''Floricienta'', whose Chilean version, ''Floribella'', premiered in 2006. Illanes created the first Chilean suspense TV series, ''Alguien te mira'', based on the activities of a psychopath in the affluent section of Santiago, gaining the largest ever audience for a nighttime television series.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}} This success allowed him to work on a new project, ''¿Dónde está Elisa?'' a crime/suspense series inspired by real cases such as those of Madeleine McCann and {{Interlanguage link multi|Jorge Matute Johns|es|3=Jorge Matute Johns|vertical-align=sup}}. After that series, he wrote ''Conde Vrolok'', a vampire telenovela set in the 19th century and inspired by Dracula. He is also the author of the scripts for ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Témpano (telenovela){{!}}Témpano|es|3=Témpano (telenovela)|vertical-align=sup}}'' (2011).
He entered the field of literature with ''Una Mujer Brutal''<ref>[http://yonosoyfunes.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/una-mujer-brutal-de-pablo-illanes/ ''«Una mujer brutal», de Pablo Illanes'' ("Una mujer brutal", by Pablo Illanes), review originally published in ''Caras'' magazine, November of 2000; reproduced in ''El Diario del Antifunes'' (The Newspaper of the Antifunes)], 11.01.2012; acceso 10.12.2012</ref> and ''{{Not a typo|fragilidad}}''. {{As of|2013}}, Illanes is working on a third novel, ''Los Amantes Caníbales'', named after his blog. Illanes directed ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Baby Shower (film){{!}}Baby Shower|es|3=Baby Shower (película)|vertical-align=sup}}'' (2011), a horror film starring actresses such as Ingrid Isensee, Claudia Burr, Francisca Merina, Sofía García, and Patricia López from several of his previous series.<ref>[http://www.latercera.com/noticia/cultura/2011/01/1453-337725-9-critica-de-cine-baby-shower.shtml Daniel Villalobos. ''Film critic: "Baby Shower"''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118223759/http://www.latercera.com/noticia/cultura/2011/01/1453-337725-9-critica-de-cine-baby-shower.shtml |date=2015-01-18 }}, ''La Tercera'', 14.01.2011; accessed 10.12.2012.</ref> He filmed his second feature-length film, ''Videoclub'', in late 2012. It stars Pedro Campos, Luciana Echeverría, and Ingrid Cruz, and its soundtrack was produced by the band Pánico.<ref>[http://diario.latercera.com/2012/12/10/01/contenido/cultura-entretencion/30-125117-9-panico-hara-banda-sonora-de-la-nueva-cinta-de-pablo-illanes.shtml Claudio Vergara. ''Pánico hará banda sonora de la nueva cinta de Pablo Illanes'' (Pánico will make the soundtrack of the new film by Pablo Illanes)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224115215/http://diario.latercera.com/2012/12/10/01/contenido/cultura-entretencion/30-125117-9-panico-hara-banda-sonora-de-la-nueva-cinta-de-pablo-illanes.shtml |date=2013-12-24 }}, ''La Tercera'', 12/10/2012; accessed the same day.</ref>
Illanes became a screenwriter with Telemundo in 2013, and is contracted to the company for three years.<ref>[http://diario.latercera.com/2012/12/22/01/contenido/cultura-entretencion/30-126084-9-pablo-illanes-deja-tvn-y-llega-a-acuerdo-por-tres-anos-con-la-cadena-telemundo.shtml Cecilia Gutiérrez. ''Pablo Illanes deja TVN y llega a acuerdo por tres años con la cadena Telemundo'' (Pablo Illanes leaves TV and reaches an agreement for three years with the Telemundo channel)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101135005/http://diario.latercera.com/2012/12/22/01/contenido/cultura-entretencion/30-126084-9-pablo-illanes-deja-tvn-y-llega-a-acuerdo-por-tres-anos-con-la-cadena-telemundo.shtml |date=2013-01-01 }}, ''La Tercera'', 12/22/2012; accessed the same day.</ref> More recently, he signed a deal with Viacom International Studios.<ref>{{Cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=VIS Signs First-Look Deal With Pablo Illanes|url=https://www.videoageinternational.net/2021/07/29/news/vis-signs-first-look-deal-with-pablo-illanes/|access-date=2021-07-31|website=VideoAge International|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Personal life == As of 2018, Illanes is married to director Mauricio López. Their announcement received praise from Chilean LGBT rights-focused organization MOVILH.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.publimetro.cl/cl/entretenimiento/2018/01/29/creador-perdona-pecados-anuncio-casa.html|title=Creador de "Perdona nuestros pecados" anunció que se casa|language=es|publisher=Publimetro|last=Townsend|first=Nicholas|date=29 January 2018|accessdate=2 September 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129192246/https://www.publimetro.cl/cl/entretenimiento/2018/01/29/creador-perdona-pecados-anuncio-casa.html|archivedate=29 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
===Film=== * ''Baby Shower'' (2011) * ''Video cub'' (2013) * ''No tengas miedo'' (2014) * ''Sala de ensayo'' (2015)
=== Television === * ''Adrenalina'' (Canal 13, 1996) * ''Playa salvaje'' (Canal 13, 1997) * ''Fuera de control'' (Canal 13, 1999) * ''Piel canela'' (Canal 13, 2001) * ''Machos'' (Canal 13, 2003) * ''Destinos cruzados'' (TVN, 2004) * ''Versus'' (TVN, 2005) * ''Floribella'', adaptación (TVN, 2006) * ''Alguien te mira'' (TVN, 2007) * ''¿Dónde está Elisa?'' (TVN, 2009) * ''Conde Vrolok'' (TVN, 2009-2010) * ''Témpano'' (TVN, 2011) * ''Prófugos'', (HBO, 2011) * ''Reserva de familia'', adaptación (TVN, 2012)
== Publications == * ''Una mujer brutal'', novel, Alfaguara, 2000 * ''Te vas a morir de pena cuando yo no esté'', a play premiered under the direction of Ricardo Balil, January 23, 2012 in the {{Interlanguage link multi|Festival Internacional Santiago a Mil|es|3=Festival Internacional Santiago a Mil|vertical-align=sup}}<ref>[http://www.santiagoamil.cl/?page_id=555 2002], page of the Festival Santiago a Mil; accessed 12/10/2012.</ref> * ''mp3'', stories; publisher, Editorial Andrés Bello, 2003 * ''fragilidad'', novel, Alfaguara, 2004 * ''Los amantes caníbales'', novel, Planeta, 2015
== References == * Translated from [https://es.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pablo_Illanes&oldid=67915092 Pablo Illanes' Spanish Wikipedia] by the collaborative work of the Duolingo community. {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{sister project links|wikt=no|b=no|q=no|s=no|commons=Category:Pablo Illanes|n=no|v=no|species=no|d=Q6056098}} * [http://losamantescanibales.blogspot.com Los Amantes Caníbales], personal blog on gore cinema * {{IMDb name|1130052}} * [http://www.alfaguara.com/es/autor/pablo-illanes/ Illanes on Alfaguara]
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