--- name: "Patricio Contreras" canonical: "https://film.one/person/patricio-contreras" fi1m_id: "patricio-contreras" imdb_id: "nm0176536" tmdb_id: 71408 wikidata_id: "Q7145940" roles: ["Actor"] born: "15 December 1947" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-26T01:18:46.625427+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Patricio Contreras ## Identity Patricio Contreras - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/patricio-contreras - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** patricio-contreras - **IMDb ID:** nm0176536 - **TMDB ID:** 71408 - **Wikidata ID:** Q7145940 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricio_Contreras, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7145940, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176536/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/71408 Actor. Born 15 December 1947 in Santiago, Chile. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 15 December 1947, Santiago, Chile - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricio_Contreras, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7145940, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176536/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/71408 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Official Story*](https://film.one/film/the-official-story.md) (81) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Patricio Contreras is a Chilean-Argentine actor of film, television and stage. Born in Santiago, Chile, he emigrated to Argentina after the 1973 coup d'état and developed his career there. He is known for his role as Professor Benítez in the Oscar-winning *The Official Story* (1985), for which he received a Silver Condor award. Other notable film credits include *Made in Argentina* (1987), for which he won a Havana Film Festival Best Actor award, *Old Gringo* (1989), *Of Love and Shadows* (1994) and *Sex with Love* (2003). He has also appeared in later projects such as *Apache: The Life of Carlos Tevez* (2019) and *Pacto de Fuga* (2020). Contreras trained in theatre in Chile and has maintained an active stage career in Argentina, including a notable production of *Waiting for Godot*. He was married to Argentine actress Leonor Manso. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Official Story* (1985), Fi1m 81, as Benítez — [page](https://film.one/film/the-official-story.md) ## Complete filmography (69) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Clouds* (2025), as Rivera - *Before the Body* (2025), Actor - *A Silent Death* (2025), as Viejo Menossi - *Las nubes* (2024), as Rivera - *Inmortal* (2021), Actor - *Oldsters* (2020), series, as Julián Rodríguez - *Pacto de Fuga* (2020), as Rodolfo Ternicier - *Apache: The Life of Carlos Tevez* (2019), series, as Chacho - *Last Round* (2018), as Leiva - *Alicia* (2018), as Julio - *Dry Martina* (2018), as Nacho - *Broken Panties* (2018), as Alfonso - *Spider Thieves* (2017), as Eugenio - *Operación México, un pacto de amor* (2016), as Jauregui - *Estocolmo* (2016), series, Actor - *Tríada* (2016), as Padre De Matias - *Resurrection* (2016), as Quispe - *Familia moderna* (2015), series, as José Luis 'Pepe' Gallo - *Surviving the 70's* (2015), Actor - *Historias de Diván* (2013), series, as Dr. Julio Larrañaga - *The Passion of Michelangelo* (2013), as Father Ruíz-Tagle - *El decimo infierno* (2012), as Alfredo - *Sal* (2012), as Víctor - *12 días que estremecieron Chile* (2011), series, as Carlos - *El elegido* (2011), series, as Alfredo Bilbao - *Palabra por palabra* (2008), as Sargento Medina - *Vidas robadas* (2008), series, as Juan Miguez - *Kill Them All* (2007), as Jiménez - *El salto de Christian* (2007), as Carmen's Husband - *Fiestapatria* (2007), as Ernesto - *Che, la eterna mirada* (2005), as Voz en off - *Killer Women* (2005), series, Actor - *Dad must be crazy!* (2005), as Don Pablo - *Tiempo final* (2004), series, Actor - *El cuento del tío* (2004), series, Actor - *Cachimba* (2004), as Perico Retamal - *El seductor* (2004), as Abraham - *Sun City* (2003), as Walter - *Sex with Love* (2003), as Jorge - *Nowhere* (2002), as Daniel Hernández - *Three Saturday Nights* (2002), Original Story - *Nocturno* (2001), Actor - *The Escape* (2001), as Eusebio Duval - *Ilusiones (compartidas)* (2000), series, as Basilio de la Torre y Quirós - *Invocación* (2000), Actor - *El día menos pensado* (1999), series, as Teacher Gregorio, Diógenes - *Sleepwalker* (1998), as Santos, Chief of Security - *Asesinato a distancia* (1998), as Daniel Hernández - *Sin querer* (1997), as Armado - *S.O.S Gulubú* (1996), Actor - *Sotto Voce* (1996), as Gustavo Deganis - *The Eyes of the Scissors* (1995), as Capitán Artaza - *Of Love and Shadows* (1994), as Mario - *Banderas, the Tyrant* (1993), as Zacarías - *The Frontier* (1991), as Ramiro Orellana - *La última siembra* (1991), Actor - *Después de la tormenta* (1991), as Santos - *Old Gringo* (1989), as Col. Frutos Garcia - *Made in Argentina* (1987), as El negro - cuñado - *Gerónima* (1986), Actor - *The Official Story* (1985), as Benítez — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-official-story.md) - *Cuarteles de invierno* (1984), as Morocho - *Funny Dirty Little War* (1983), as Soldier - *De la misteriosa Buenos Aires* (1981), as (Episodio "El hambre") - *Pleasure cruise* (1980), Actor - *The Lion's Share* (1978), as Peón - *What's Autumn?* (1977), Actor - *No toquen a la nena* (1976), as Peon - *Dracula must be Killed* (1968), as Arthur ## Gallery - ![Buenos Aires, 15 de Febrero de 2017.- El actor Patricio Contreras en la presentación oficial de la temporada 2017 del Teatro Cervantes. Foto: Kaloian Santos Cab](https://film.one/media/person/3924820/gallery-a30299211b04.jpg) Buenos Aires, 15 de Febrero de 2017.- El actor Patricio Contreras en la presentación oficial de la temporada 2017 del Teatro Cervantes. 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