Luis Silva Irarrázaval
Appearance
Luis Silva | |
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Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
In office 7 June 2023 – 7 November 2023 | |
Constituency | 7th Circumscription |
Personal details | |
Born | Santiago, Chile | 24 March 1978
Political party | Republican Party |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Academic |
Profession | Lawyer |
Luis Silva Irarrázaval (born in Santiago, March 24, 1978) is a Chilean lawyer, academic and former Constitutional Council member.[1] In the 2023 Chilean Constitutional Council election held on May 7, 2023, he was elected with a total of 706,286 votes, 17.96% of the votes in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. He was the most voted person in the election.[1]
He is the son of the lawyer Luis Alejandro Silva Valdés and the journalist Soledad Irarrázaval Alfonso.[2][3] He is the oldest of seven siblings[4] among which is the director and screenwriter Sebastián Silva.[5]
Silva is known in social media as "Profe Silva".[6]
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2006 | Opus Dei, una cruzada silenciosa | Himself | Documentary | [7] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Chernin, Andrew (May 8, 2023). "Luis Silva: el profesor Opus Dei que se convirtió en la primera mayoría de la elección". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "Luis Silva Irarrázaval: la "estrella" republicana del Consejo Constitucional". El Mostrador (in Spanish). May 8, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ López, María José (May 13, 2023). "Luis Alejandro Silva: "Para Chile Vamos hoy dialogar es llegar a acuerdo. Para mí no"". Dfmas.df.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ Bravo, Diego (May 8, 2023). "'Peligro nacional': la advertencia de Sebastián Silva por su hermano Luis en elección de consejeros constitucionales". ADN Radio Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ Cabello, Catalina (April 23, 2014). "El talentoso clan Silva en "Crystal Fairy": Cómo Sebastián los convirtió en artistas". La Segunda (in Spanish). Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Vargas Morales, Felipe (May 7, 2023). "Luis Silva, el rostro de la fuerte irrupción de Republicanos: El perfil del "profesor" que encabeza el conteo en la RM". Emol. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ Cordero, Herman. "Viralizan antiguo video de Luis Silva donde habla de su vínculo con el Opus Dei y que no va al cine". Pagina 7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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- 1978 births
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- Members of the Chilean Constitutional Council
- 21st-century Chilean lawyers
- Opus Dei members
- Chilean people of Basque descent
- People from Santiago Province, Chile
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- Chilean anti-communists
- Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni
- University of the Andes, Chile alumni
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