Daniela Vega

Daniela Vega is a Chilean actress, operatic singer, writer, and producer. Her leading role in A Fantastic Woman (2017) brought her international recognition, with the film becoming the first Chilean production to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. She also made history as the first transgender woman to present at the Academy Awards. In 2018, Time magazine included her in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Daniela has worked across Spanish-, English-, and Italian-language productions, with notable roles in the series Tales of the City (USA), The Power (UK), La Jauría (Chile), Once Upon a Time… Happily Never After (Spain), and La Rebelión (Mexico). Her film work includes Technoboys (Mexico), Futura (Italy), La Visita, and Run Over (Chile). She has also worked as a producer and was part of the documentary Peace, Peace, Now, Now.