Bio
Carmen Aguirre is a Canadian actress, playwright and author best known for her starring role as Alcina Albeniz in the mystery drama television series Endgame, in 2011.
Aguirre has an extensive background in the film and television industry. Her TV series credits include roles in V and the award-winning mini-series Tin Man.
In addition to her recurring role in the highly acclaimed Da Vinci's Inquest, Aguirre was also part of the writing team during the final season for the award winning series.
Previous television credits include guest-starring roles on The L Word and Cold Squad.
Among Aguirre's feature credits are a lead role in Quinceañera, winner of both the 2006 Grand Jury and Audience awards at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, and a principal role in Christopher Guest's award winning comedy hit Best In Show.
Born in Chile, Aguirre and her family immigrated to Vancouver, Canada as political refugees after the infamous Pinochet coup of 1973. She studied acting at Vancouver's esteemed Studio 58.
Returning to South America in 1979, the family was not allowed back into Chile and Aguirre subsequently became active in the Chilean resistance.
Her autobiographical memoir Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter was published in Canada in May 2011 by Douglas & McIntyre and also in the UK by Granta/Portobello.
An accomplished playwright and performer, Aguirre has an extensive background in theatre in Canada, Los Angeles and South America. She has written and co-written 18 plays and has been nominated for the Siminovitch Prize, the biggest award in Canadian theatre.
She is playwright in residence for Victoria, B.C.'s Belfry Theatre, where she wrote her play The Tina Modotti Project.
Aguirre also directed her play The Refugee Hotel, nominated for a 2010 Dora Mavor Moore Award, published by Talon Books.