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Ex-mother-in-law of Carolina Marzán.

Grandmother of actress Carolina Arredondo Marzán.

Mother of Claudio Arredondo, with César Arredondo.

Her mother was a theater and opera dressmaker.

She was also an active defender of labor rights in the performing arts.

In 2013 she received the Chilean Cinema Award for her career in film from the Chilean Film Festival and in 2016 she received the Diploma of Honor from the Chilean Embassy in Sweden.

In 2011 she received the Apes Award for her artistic career.

In 1976, she experienced one of her greatest theatrical triumphs: her performance in La familia de Marta Mardones, by Fernando Cuadra . Her role achieved great artistic recognition and she received the Chilena Consolidada Award for Best Actress.

In 2019, the board of directors of the Sidarte Theater renamed one of its rooms "Room No. 2 Gabriela Medina", in commemoration of the national day of Chilean theater.

She is the grandmother of the also actress and Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage, Carolina Arredondo .

She made her professional debut in the play Pan caliente (Hot Bread) by María Asunción Requena , joining the cast of the Teknos group at the State Technical University Theater.

Her fascination with the theater began when she was six or seven years old, thanks to the fact that her mother, a haute couture designer who works for opera and theater actresses , received free tickets to theater performances, which the girl also attended.

Her performance in Caiozzi's film earned her the Best Supporting Actress award in 2000, awarded by the Association of Entertainment Journalists (APES).

Her mother disapproved of her daughter studying something that offered so little stability, and convinced her to study at the Normal School No. 2 in Santiago, where she earned a degree as an elementary school teacher.

Gabriela Medina was a Chilean actress and teacher, recognized for her numerous roles in Chilean soap operas, films, and stage plays.