Chapu (entertainer)

Francisco Javier Puelles Gana
Born	December 4, 1984 (1984-12-04) (age 26)  Chile
Occupation	Actor Television Personality

Francisco Javier Puelles Gana (born on December 4 of 1984) is a Chilean actor, circus worker and television personality best known as "Chapu" because of his role in Calle 7 and Circo de estrellas (Chile) being the Winner of both game shows. Also Puelles has his own circus named Universal Circus: El circo de Chapu, inaugurated in Talca, Chile.^[1]

Television

Chapu was an actor in Pasiones in 2008, in 2009 he worked in Calle 7 being the winner of the first season, and winner of the second season, he won 5 millions of pesos chilenos for each season. He was a competitor in Season 3 and 4. Puelles is one of the most popular competitors of the show.^[2] He was the winner of Circo de estrellas (Chile) in 2010.^[3]

He acted in the series Amores de Calle as Antonio in the pilot episode, later as Diego with his girlfriend Catalina Vallejos.^[4]

Puelles has two songs, Afortunado (2009) and Mejor soltero (2010).^[5]

Also Puelles has his own circus named Universal Circus: El circo de Chapu, inaugurated in Talca, Chile. In Calle 7 he did his own docu-reality. In 2010 Puelles was the winner of the Corrida Brooks in Santiago de Chile^[6]

In 2010 Puelles worked for Buenos días a todos (show host by Felipe Camiroaga and Katherine Salosny). For this job, he traveled to Las Vegas in USA with Maite Orsini.

Filmography

• Pasiones (2008)
• Calle 7 (2009–2010)
• Circo de estrellas (Chile) (2010)
• Amores de Calle (2010)
• El docu de Chapu (2010)
• Buenos días a todos (2010)
• Témpano (2011)

References

1. ^ Chapu emprendedor: Inauguró su propio circo con número mortal
2. ^ Chapu eliminated of season 4, Fans want him back in the show
3. ^ Chapu Wins Reality show "Celebrity Circus"
4. ^ Chapu and Cata
5. ^ Calle 7 make an Album
6. ^ Chapu wins Corrida Brooks

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Name	Chapu
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Date of birth	December 4, 1985
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