Lux Pascal
Lux Balmaceda Pascal (born June 4, 1992) is an American and Chilean actress and transgender activist. She is known for her roles in the Chilean television series Veinteañero a los 40 and Juana Brava and the Chilean drama film The Prince.
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| Born | Lucas Balmaceda Pascal June 4, 1992 |
| Education | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (BA) Juilliard School (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Partner | José Antonio Raffo (2011–present) |
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Lux Balmaceda Pascal (born June 4, 1992)[1] is an American and Chilean actress and transgender activist.[2][3] She is known for her roles in the Chilean television series Veinteañero a los 40 and Juana Brava and the Chilean drama film The Prince.
Early and personal life
[edit]Lux was born in California as Lucas Balmaceda[2] to Chilean exiles Verónica Pascal Ureta (1953–2000), a child psychologist, and José Balmaceda Riera (born 1948), a reproductive endocrinologist.[4][5] Pascal's paternal grandmother, Juanita Riera Bauzá was the sister of Fernando Riera, a professional association football player and coach.[6] The youngest of four siblings, Pascal is the sister of producer Javiera Balmaceda, actor Pedro Pascal and Nicolás Balmaceda Pascal, a doctor.[7][2][8][9]
The seventh great-granddaughter of Mateo de Toro Zambrano, Pascal is related to the aristocratic Alessandri, Allende, and Balmaceda family.[6][10][11] Pascal is the great-niece of Laura Allende, a politician and sister of Salvador Allende, President of Chile, and is the second cousin of Denise Pascal, a Socialist Party politician, and Andrés Pascal Allende, a sociologist, former Secretary General of the Movement of the Revolutionary Left and prominent member of the Chilean Resistance and Solidarity Movement.[12][13]
When she was three years old, her family returned to Chile[14] where she attended Saint George's College. In 2010, Lux began studying theater at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[14] In May 2023, she graduated from Juilliard School with an MFA in acting.[15][16][17]
In February 2021, Lux publicly announced that she is a transgender woman and changed her name to reflect her maternal surname.[3] She has been in a relationship with actor José Antonio Raffo since 2011.[18]
Career
[edit]In 2014, during her fourth year of studying theater, Lux made her stage debut in Pablo Rotemberg's play La noche obstinada.[19] That same year, she landed her first television role on Canal 13's series Los 80, where she played "Axel Miller".[20] In 2015, she co-starred in the TVN soap opera Juana Brava, and the following year, she acted in the soap opera Veinteañero a los 40 on Canal 13. Lux made her film debut in 2016 in Prueba de actitud, directed by Fabrizio Copano and Augusto Matte.
In 2017, Lux appeared in an international series for the first time, playing the role of Elias in the third season of the Netflix series Narcos, alongside her brother Pedro.[21]
In 2019, Lux participated in three Chilean film productions: No quiero ser tu hermano, directed by Sebastián Badilla, Ella es Cristina, directed by Gonzalo Maza, and The Prince, directed by Sebastián Muñoz.
She landed her first leading role in a film in Miss Carbón,[22] released in 2025.
Theater
[edit]- 2014: La noche obstinada
- 2017: Tebas Land
- 2019: Kassandra
- 2025: Richard II [23]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- 2011: Baby Shower
- 2016: Prueba de actitud
- 2019: No quiero ser tu hermano
- 2019: Ella es Cristina
- 2019: El príncipe
- 2024: Bust (short film)
- 2024: Queen of Coal
- 2027: Cry to Heaven
Television
[edit]- 2014: Los 80
- 2015: Veinteañero a los 40
- 2015: Juana Brava
- 2017: Narcos
- 2017: 12 días que estremecieron Chile
- 2018: Santiago Paranormal
- 2019: Héroes invisibles
- 2019–20: La jauría
- 2026: The Beauty
References
[edit]- ^ Salas, Maria José (November 4, 2015). "La película de los hermanos". La Tercera (in Spanish). Chile. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Lucas Balmaceda, el hermano del chileno de Game of Thrones que llegó a remecer Los 80". t13.cl (in Spanish). November 12, 2014. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ a b "Pedro Pascal Sweetly Supports His Sister Lux After She Comes Out as a Trans Woman: 'Mi Corazón'". People. February 9, 2021. Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ Dodge, Mary; Geis, Gilbert (2003). "José Balmaceda, M.D.". Stealing Dreams: A Fertility Clinic Scandal. Boston: Northeastern University Press. pp. 137–154. ISBN 1-55553-585-2. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ Romney, Lee (1995-11-30). "Fertility Doctor Who Fled U.S. Is Welcomed in Chile : Medicine: Patients flock to Jose Balmaceda, formerly of UC Irvine. But his arrival may add to scrutiny of his field". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ a b Contreras, Emilio (15 June 2021). "Pariente de un "padre de la patria" y una leyenda de La Roja: el árbol genealógico de Pedro Pascal". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 December 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ^ Maglio, Tony (2025-06-03). "Nicole Clemens Hired to Head Amazon MGM's International Originals". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ^ "Javiera Balmaceda, Responsable de los éxitos de Prime Video Latinoamérica, Canadá y Australia". ¡HOLA! Américas (in Spanish). September 28, 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ Mora, Francisca (October 18, 2024). "Quién es Javiera Balmaceda, la exitosa directora de Prime Video y hermana de Pedro Pascal". El Dínamo (in Spanish). Providencia, Santiago. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ Ito, Robert (March 28, 2014). "A Lethal Prince, Even if a Bit Clumsy: Pedro Pascal Becomes Red Viper on 'Game of Thrones'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ^ Koblin, John (February 3, 2017). "Pedro Pascal: Making It at 41". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 29, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ Centro de Investigación y Documentación, Universidad Finis Terrae (2023). "Registro de autoridad : Andrés Pascal Allende (1943 - )". Archivo CIDOC (in Spanish). Providencia: Universidad Finis Terrae. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Pedro Pascal, en su punto". La Tercera. September 1, 2017. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Hirane, Josefina. "La película de los hermanos". paula.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-08-11.
- ^ Villa, Bernardita (9 February 2021). "Ya no es Lucas Balmaceda: estrella de "Los 80" revela que es trans y ahora se llama Lux Pascal". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Chile. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Lux Pascal at The Juilliard School". www.juilliard.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ Bowman, Sabienna (2023-05-20). "Pedro Pascal and His Brother, Nicolás Balmaceda, Attend Sister Lux's Graduation From Juilliard". POPSUGAR Celebrity. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ Meganoticias (2021-03-12). "José Antonio Raffo y su pololeo con la actriz trans Lux Pascal: "Soy un eterno enamorado"". meganoticias.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ^ Arzola, Catalina Cabello (25 July 2014). "Lucas Balmaceda, la promesa actoral: "Me ponen incómodo los conservadores"". LaSegunda.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "Lucas Balmaceda, el hermano del chileno de Game of Thrones que llegó a remecer Los 80". Tele 13 (in Spanish). 12 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "Actor de "Los 80" se suma a la tercera temporada de "Narcos"". www.ar13.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ Sisí Sánchez, Alberto (4 June 2025). "Lux Pascal: "Podríamos no ser tan terriblemente capitalistas y aceptar que mi humanidad no restringe la de ninguna otra persona"". Vogue.
- ^ Rodriguez, Mathew. "Michael Urie and Lux Pascal Turn Richard II Into a "Fabulous" Queer '80s Affair". them. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
External links
[edit]- Lux Pascal at IMDb
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