Croatian Chilean
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Chileno-croatas are an important ethnic group in Chile
; they are citizens of Chile who were either born in Europe or are Chileans of Croatian descent deriving their Croatian
ethnicity from one or both parents. Chile has one of the largest communities of ethnic Croats outside the Balkan Peninsula
and it is one of the most significant Croatian communities – second only to Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina
. They are one of the main examples of successful assimilation of a non-Spanish-speaking European ethnic group into Chilean society. Many successful entrepreneurs, scientists, artists and prominent politicians holding the highest offices in the country have been of Croatian descent.
The oppression
of the Croatian people and the denial of an internationally recognised nation was the principal factor leading them to embark on a constant migration
to Chile. At first they were recognised and officially registered as former citizens of the countries or empires from which they had fled. For example, until 1915 they were recognised as Austrians
, and since then to 1990 as Yugoslavians. Since 1990, and in accordance to the establishment of the new internationally recognised Republic of Croatia, Chilean Croats have reasserted their cultural and ethnic identity.
The Croatian community first established itself in two provinces situated in the extreme ends of Chile
: Antofagasta
, in the Atacama desert of the north and Punta Arenas in the Patagonia
n region in the south. The massive arrival of Croats in Chile began in 1864 and the migration grew steadily until 1956 – reaching a number of more than 60,000. In the early part of this 1864-1956 era more Croats settled in Argentina than in Chile. For example, in Argentina the number reached 120,000, but only about 57% of these Croats remained in Argentina. Some of these returned to Europe or moved and settled in Chile where Croats had a more rapid and successful assimilation
, which lead to a significant increase in the Chilean-Croat population in periods when there was no migration of Croats from Europe to the Americas.
It is officially accepted that there are up to 380,000 Chileans of Croatian descent (who clearly identify themselves as Chilean-Croats). Even though the number may be much higher with some demographic analysts estimating a figure of 750,000.
. It was the first newspaper of the Croatian immigrants in Latin America
. The Croatian immigrants in Chile conducted extensive journalistic work since 1902, which includes more than 50 newspapers, publications and newsletters.
The Dalmatian coast, with its thousands of islands of white rock covered with vineyards, pine forests and olive trees, is similar to the geographical conditions of Chile. Most families have a relative or descendant in Chile
. Chile's name, unlike other parts of the world where it is almost unknown, is loved and admired by many Dalmatians as a second home.
and the capital of the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region
, Chile
. It has a population of over 146,000 inhabitants (2008). The city has its roots among the population origin of the European colonists (Croatian and Spanish) that populated the area in the mid-nineteenth century. There are also descendants of people from other countries (i.e. German, English
, Italian, Swiss
and others).
Croatian immigration in Punta Arenas was a crucial development in the region of Magallanes
and the city in particular. Currently, you can see this influence in the names of shops and many buildings. According to some references, 50% of the population of Punta Arenas are descendants of Croats
.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
; they are citizens of Chile who were either born in Europe or are Chileans of Croatian descent deriving their Croatian
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
ethnicity from one or both parents. Chile has one of the largest communities of ethnic Croats outside the Balkan Peninsula
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
and it is one of the most significant Croatian communities – second only to Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. They are one of the main examples of successful assimilation of a non-Spanish-speaking European ethnic group into Chilean society. Many successful entrepreneurs, scientists, artists and prominent politicians holding the highest offices in the country have been of Croatian descent.
History
Oppression
Oppression is the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. It can also be defined as an act or instance of oppressing, the state of being oppressed, and the feeling of being heavily burdened, mentally or physically, by troubles, adverse conditions, and...
of the Croatian people and the denial of an internationally recognised nation was the principal factor leading them to embark on a constant migration
Human migration
Human migration is physical movement by humans from one area to another, sometimes over long distances or in large groups. Historically this movement was nomadic, often causing significant conflict with the indigenous population and their displacement or cultural assimilation. Only a few nomadic...
to Chile. At first they were recognised and officially registered as former citizens of the countries or empires from which they had fled. For example, until 1915 they were recognised as Austrians
Austrians
Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....
, and since then to 1990 as Yugoslavians. Since 1990, and in accordance to the establishment of the new internationally recognised Republic of Croatia, Chilean Croats have reasserted their cultural and ethnic identity.
The Croatian community first established itself in two provinces situated in the extreme ends of Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
: Antofagasta
Antofagasta
Antofagasta is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. According to the 2002 census, the city has a population of 296,905...
, in the Atacama desert of the north and Punta Arenas in the Patagonia
Patagonia
Patagonia is a region located in Argentina and Chile, integrating the southernmost section of the Andes mountains to the southwest towards the Pacific ocean and from the east of the cordillera to the valleys it follows south through Colorado River towards Carmen de Patagones in the Atlantic Ocean...
n region in the south. The massive arrival of Croats in Chile began in 1864 and the migration grew steadily until 1956 – reaching a number of more than 60,000. In the early part of this 1864-1956 era more Croats settled in Argentina than in Chile. For example, in Argentina the number reached 120,000, but only about 57% of these Croats remained in Argentina. Some of these returned to Europe or moved and settled in Chile where Croats had a more rapid and successful assimilation
Cultural assimilation
Cultural assimilation is a socio-political response to demographic multi-ethnicity that supports or promotes the assimilation of ethnic minorities into the dominant culture. The term assimilation is often used with regard to immigrants and various ethnic groups who have settled in a new land. New...
, which lead to a significant increase in the Chilean-Croat population in periods when there was no migration of Croats from Europe to the Americas.
It is officially accepted that there are up to 380,000 Chileans of Croatian descent (who clearly identify themselves as Chilean-Croats). Even though the number may be much higher with some demographic analysts estimating a figure of 750,000.
Dalmatian-Croatian in Chile
The first issue of the publication Sloboda was published in March 1902, in AntofagastaAntofagasta
Antofagasta is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. According to the 2002 census, the city has a population of 296,905...
. It was the first newspaper of the Croatian immigrants in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. The Croatian immigrants in Chile conducted extensive journalistic work since 1902, which includes more than 50 newspapers, publications and newsletters.
The Dalmatian coast, with its thousands of islands of white rock covered with vineyards, pine forests and olive trees, is similar to the geographical conditions of Chile. Most families have a relative or descendant in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. Chile's name, unlike other parts of the world where it is almost unknown, is loved and admired by many Dalmatians as a second home.
Punta Arenas, City of the "Croatian" Pacific
Punta Arenas is the most prominent settlement on the Strait of MagellanStrait of Magellan
The Strait of Magellan comprises a navigable sea route immediately south of mainland South America and north of Tierra del Fuego...
and the capital of the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region
Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region
The XII Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. It has a population of over 146,000 inhabitants (2008). The city has its roots among the population origin of the European colonists (Croatian and Spanish) that populated the area in the mid-nineteenth century. There are also descendants of people from other countries (i.e. German, English
English Chilean
English Chileans English descendants in Chile are estimated to number between 350,000 and 420,000 people, although over 700,000 Chileans may have British origin ....
, Italian, Swiss
Swiss Chilean
There are currently 5,000 Swiss citizens residing in Chile and 90,000 with Swiss descendants.- Immigration :The number of Swiss in Chile is minor, despite having a relatively large number of members. This is because their linguistic and cultural characteristics are commonly confused with Germans,...
and others).
Croatian immigration in Punta Arenas was a crucial development in the region of Magallanes
Magallanes
-Chile:* Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region** Magallanes Province, within this region** Punta Arenas or Magallanes, the main city in the region and province-Philippines:* Magallanes, Agusan del Norte* Magallanes, Cavite* Magallanes, Sorsogon...
and the city in particular. Currently, you can see this influence in the names of shops and many buildings. According to some references, 50% of the population of Punta Arenas are descendants of Croats
Croatian diaspora
Croatian diaspora refers to the Croatian communities that have formed outside Croatia.Estimates on its size are only approximate because of incomplete statistical records and naturalization, but estimates suggest that the Croatian diaspora numbers between a third and a half of the total number of...
.
Political figures
- Alejandro JadresicAlejandro JadresicAlejandro Jadresic Marinovic is a Chilean industrial engineer, economist and an academic. He served as Minister of Energy under the government of Eduardo Frei....
- Chilean Minister of Energy - Baldo Prokurica - lawyer, Deputy and Chilean Sentator
- Carlos Mladinic - Chilean Minister
- Carolina Goic - Chilean deputy
- Cedomil Lausic GlasinovicCedomil Lausic GlasinovicCedomil Lausic Glasinovic was a Chilean agronomist and prominent member of the Marxist-Leninist MIR organisation in Chile.Lausic Glasinovic was born in the southern city of Punta Arenas in the Magallanes region of Chile in 1946...
- MIRRevolutionary Left Movement (Chile)Revolutionary Left Movement is a Chilean political party and former left-wing guerrilla organization founded on October 12, 1965...
activist, Executed 1975 - Drago Vinko Gojanovic - Chilean communistCommunist Party of ChileThe Communist Party of Chile is a Chilean political party inspired by the thoughts of Karl Marx and Lenin. It was founded in 1922, as the continuation of the Socialist Workers Party, and in 1934 it established its youth wing, the Communist Youth of Chile .In the last legislative elections in Chile...
, Executed 1973 - Edmundo Pérez ZujovicEdmundo Pérez ZujovicEdmundo Pérez Zujovic was a Chilean politician of the Christian Democrat Party. He was minister of the Interior, Public Works and Finance under the government of President Eduardo Frei Montalva ....
- PDCChristian Democrat Party of ChileThe Christian Democratic Party is a political party in Chile and governs as part of the Coalition of Parties for Democracy coalition. In the 2009 election it won 19 congress seats and 9 senate seats....
, Minister of Finance, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Public Works. Assassinated 1971 - Eduardo Larach Petrovich - Chilean communistCommunist Party of ChileThe Communist Party of Chile is a Chilean political party inspired by the thoughts of Karl Marx and Lenin. It was founded in 1922, as the continuation of the Socialist Workers Party, and in 1934 it established its youth wing, the Communist Youth of Chile .In the last legislative elections in Chile...
, Forced disappearanceForced disappearanceIn international human rights law, a forced disappearance occurs when a person is secretly abducted or imprisoned by a state or political organization or by a third party with the authorization, support, or acquiescence of a state or political organization, followed by a refusal to acknowledge the...
1974 - Edwin Van Yurick - MIRRevolutionary Left Movement (Chile)Revolutionary Left Movement is a Chilean political party and former left-wing guerrilla organization founded on October 12, 1965...
activist, Executed 1974 - Esteban Ivovic Matulíc - lawyer, economist; Chilean diplomat, ambassador to Yugoslavia, UN delegate
- Horacio Marinkovic - Chilean communistCommunist Party of ChileThe Communist Party of Chile is a Chilean political party inspired by the thoughts of Karl Marx and Lenin. It was founded in 1922, as the continuation of the Socialist Workers Party, and in 1934 it established its youth wing, the Communist Youth of Chile .In the last legislative elections in Chile...
, Forced disappearanceForced disappearanceIn international human rights law, a forced disappearance occurs when a person is secretly abducted or imprisoned by a state or political organization or by a third party with the authorization, support, or acquiescence of a state or political organization, followed by a refusal to acknowledge the... - Igor GarafulicIgor GarafulicIgor Garafulic Olivares is a Chilean economist, academic, and former intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region under the 2006 - 2010 administration of president Michelle Bachelet.-Education:...
- politician - Ingrid AntonijevicIngrid AntonijevicIngrid Antonijevic Hahn is a Chilean economist, entrepreneur, academic and former Minister of Economy, Development and Reconstruction for only two months, in the first cabinet of socialist president Michelle Bachelet...
- Chilean Minister of EconomyMinistry of Economy, Development and Reconstruction (Chile)The Ministry for the Economy, Development and Tourism is a Chilean state ministry in charge of planning and executing the flow of policies and projects of the Chilean government. The ministry aims to generate feasible and sustainable economic development, with stable progressive equality in the... - Jorge Jordan Domic physician, Chilean communistCommunist Party of ChileThe Communist Party of Chile is a Chilean political party inspired by the thoughts of Karl Marx and Lenin. It was founded in 1922, as the continuation of the Socialist Workers Party, and in 1934 it established its youth wing, the Communist Youth of Chile .In the last legislative elections in Chile...
, Executed - Jose Espinosa Santic - MIRRevolutionary Left Movement (Chile)Revolutionary Left Movement is a Chilean political party and former left-wing guerrilla organization founded on October 12, 1965...
activist, Chilean Air Force corporal, Executed 1973 - Juan Garafulic Dubravcic - psychiatrist, novelist, Chilean Minister of Health
- Martin Zilic Hrepic - Physician, Chilean Minister of Education
- Mateo Mihovilovic - politician
- Milenko Vilicic Karnincic - Deputy
- Nenad Todorovic Sertic - MIRRevolutionary Left Movement (Chile)Revolutionary Left Movement is a Chilean political party and former left-wing guerrilla organization founded on October 12, 1965...
, Executed 1973 - Néstor Kirchner OstoićNéstor KirchnerNéstor Carlos Kirchner was an Argentine politician who served as the 54th President of Argentina from 25 May 2003 until 10 December 2007. Previously, he was Governor of Santa Cruz Province since 10 December 1991. He briefly served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations ...
- Former President of ArgentinaPresident of ArgentinaThe President of the Argentine Nation , usually known as the President of Argentina, is the head of state of Argentina. Under the national Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.Through Argentine history, the...
, descent of a Chilean-Croat (his mother) - Pedro VuskovicPedro VuskovicPedro Vuskovic Bravo was a Chilean economist of Croatian descent, political figure, minister and author of the economic plan implemented by Salvador Allende during his government.-Life:...
- Chilean Minister of EconomyMinistry of Economy, Development and Reconstruction (Chile)The Ministry for the Economy, Development and Tourism is a Chilean state ministry in charge of planning and executing the flow of policies and projects of the Chilean government. The ministry aims to generate feasible and sustainable economic development, with stable progressive equality in the... - Radomiro TomicRadomiro TomicRadomiro Tomic Romero was a Chilean politician of Croatian origin. He was one of the most prominent leaders of that country's Christian Democrat Party....
- Chilean Deputy, Senator and Ambassador - Romy Schmidt CrnosijaRomy SchmidtRomy María Schmidt Crnosija is a lawyer, academic, researcher and Chilean politician. She was Minister of National Assets of President Michelle Bachelet from the March 11, 2006 until January 6, 2010....
- lawyer, Chilean minister - Sergio Espejo Yaksic - Chilean Minister of Transport and Telecommunications
- Sergio VuskovicSergio VuskovicSergio Vuskovic Rojo is a Chilean politician, professor and writer. He was the mayor of Valparaíso from 1970 to 1973....
- politician, professor and writer - Vicente Merino BielichVicente MerinoVice Admiral Vicente Merino Bielich was a Chilean naval officer and political figure.The son of Navy Captain Vicente Merino Jarpa, he was acting president of Chile between August 3 and 13, 1946....
- vice-President of Chile (1946), Navy Commander - Wladimiro Mimica - former journalist and sports correspondent, current Mayor of Punta Arenas
- Yerko Ljubetic - politician
- Zarko Luksic - politician
Clergymen
- Alejandro Goic KarmelicAlejandro Goic KarmelicAlejandro Goic Karmelic is a Chilean bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He is currently the bishop of the Diocese of Rancagua and President of the Chilean Conference of Bishops...
- Tomislav Koljatic Maroevic
- Vladimiro Boric Crnosija
Academic and scientists
- Alexander Galetovic - economist
- Antonio Carkovic - academic
- Antonio Rendic - Physician, philanthropist and poet
- Cedomil Goic - academic, leading authority on Chilean literature, author
- Claudio Pavlic - lawyer, law professor, leading Chilean public defender
- Davor Harasic - lawyer, academic
- Eric GolesEric GolesEric Antonio Goles Chacc is a Chilean mathematician and computer scientist of Croatian descent. He studied civil engineering at the University of Chile before taking two doctorates at the University of Grenoble in France...
- mathematician and author - Ernesto LivacicErnesto LivacicErnesto Andrés Livacic Gazzano was a prominent Chilean academic and author who published more than 50 books on literature and on the field of education....
- academic, author - Francisco Brzovic - professor, novelist
- Francisco Pammer - known as the physicianPhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
of the poor, naturalistNaturalistNaturalist may refer to:* Practitioner of natural history* Conservationist* Advocate of naturalism * Naturalist , autobiography-See also:* The American Naturalist, periodical* Naturalism... - Luka Bonacic-Doric - historian, author, journalist
- María Dora Martinic - lawyer, academic
- Mateo Martinic - academic, National Award winning historian, founded Institute of Patagonia
- Matko Koljatic - academic (marketing)
- Patricia Stambuk - academic, journalist
- Raimundo Kupareo - leading scholar on the philosophy of art and axiology, vice-rector of the University of Chile, author
- Sergio Lausic - academic, historian and geographer
- Sergio VodanovicSergio VodanovicSergio Vodanović was a lawyer, journalist, dramatist and television writer from Chile of Croatian ancestry. His works were critical of corruption and social structures.He studied theater at Columbia and Yale Universities...
- lawyer, dramatist, journalist - Zlatko Brncic - member of the Chilean Academy of Science, leading geneticist
Fine arts
- Andrés Garafulic Yankovic - architect of Basilica de la Virgen de Lourdes of Santiago, Clínica Santa María
- Domingo Mihovilovic Rajcevic - actor, academic, Founded the Experimental Theatre of the University of Chile
- Lily Garafulic Yankovic - famous sculptor and professor of fine arts
- Luis Advis VitaglichLuis AdvisLuis Advis Vitaglich was a Chilean professor of philosophy, and a noted composer of traditional and New Chilean music. He was officially recognized as a Fundamental Figure of Chilean Music in 2003.-Biography:...
- composer, philosophy academic, Santa María de Iquique - Nieves Jankovic Garafulic - thespian, expressionist painter, pioneer of Chilean cinematography
- Roko Matjasic Martinic - founder of Valparaiso School of Fine Arts
Writers
- Amalia Rendic - famous writer of children's literature
- Andrés Morales MilohnicAndrés MoralesJuan Andrés Morales Milohnic is a poet and Chilean writer. He won the Pablo Neruda National Prize in 2001, and was born in Santiago, Chile in 1962. He has a Ph. D. in literature...
- poet, author, academic, Prize Pablo Neruda 2001 - Antonio Rendic - physician, academic and lyrical poet
- Antonio Skármeta VranicicAntonio SkármetaAntonio Skármeta is a Chilean writer, born November 7, 1940 in Antofagasta, Chile. He was born to Croatian immigrants from the Adriatic island of Brač, region of Dalmatia....
- author, novelist - Arturo Givovich - author, novelist
- Desenka Vukasovic - Chilean poet
- Dinka Ilic - writer and poet
- Josefa Turina - fiction writer
- Juan Mihovilovic - author
- Lenka Franulic - journalist, author, the annual Lenka Fraunlic Award for the best journalist of the year was named in her honour
- Ramón Díaz Eterovic - author, novelist
- Roque Esteban ScarpaRoque Esteban ScarpaRoque Esteban Scarpa Straboni was a Chilean writer, literary critic and scholar. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1980. He was of Croatian and Italian descent....
- poet, author, academic - Simón Eterovic - journalist and short story writer
Sportspeople
- Alejandro Vrsalovic - footballer
- Jaime Lopresti TravanicJaime LoprestiJaime Lopresti Travanic is a former Chilean football defender. He last played for the Edmonton Aviators of the A-League. Before that he played in his native Chile for teams Unión Española, and Colo-Colo. He played one match for the Chilean national team. He was born in Vancouver, Canada.-External...
- footballer - Johnnathan Tafra - canoeist, 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
- Juan Ostoic - basketballer, 1952 Summer Olympics1952 Summer OlympicsThe 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
, 1956 Summer Olympics1956 Summer OlympicsThe 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations... - Lukas Tudor BakulicLukas TudorLukas Nicolás Tudor Bakulic is a retired Chilean footballer of Croat descent. He played as a forward during his career. He played for the U-20 side at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile and was a member of the senior squad at the 1989 Copa América...
- footballer - Marko BiskupovicMarko BiskupovicMarko Andrés Biskupović Venturino , is a Chilean footballer of Croatian descent who plays as Defender for Universidad Católica in Chile's Primera División.-External links:*...
- footballer - Maximiliano Garafulic - basketballer, 1956 Summer Olympics1956 Summer OlympicsThe 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
, Melbourne - Milovan MirosevicMilovan MirosevicMilovan Petar Mirošević Albornoz is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for the Chilean Primera División side Universidad Católica as an Attacking midfielder.-Club carrer:...
- footballer - Neven Ilic - President of COCH - Chilean Olympic Comiteé
- Nicolás PericNicolás PericNicolás Peric , is a Chilean goalkeeper of Croatian origin who currently plays for Cobreloa. His nickname is Loco .-Chile:...
- goalkeeper - Nicolas Rajcevic - swimmer
- Sebastián Karl Siminic - footballer
- Yerko Darlic - footballer
Television/Media personalities
- Antonio Vodanovic - television presenter
- Carolina Arregui VuskovicCarolina ArreguiMaría Carolina Arregui Vuskovic is a Chilean television actress of Croatian and Basque descent. Although she never attended drama school, Arregui is considered to be one of Chile's most popular and gifted actresses....
- actress - Carolina Fadic - actress
- Carolina Mestrovic - singer, model
- Davor Gjuranovic - sports journalist / reporter
- Jessica EterovicJéssica EterovicJéssica Miroslava Eterovic Pozas was Chilean delegate for Miss World in 1993.She is married to television producer Eduardo Dominguez.Jessica Miroslava is of Croat origin.-References:*...
- model - Juan Pablo Matulic - model
- Julio Milostich - actor
- María Eliana Yutronic - model
- Manuela Martelli SalamovichManuela MartelliManuela Abril Martelli Salamovich is a film and television actress best known for her roles in the films B-Happy and Machuca....
- actress - Marko Fabjanovic - model
- Martín Cárcamo PapicMartín CárcamoMartín Andrés Cárcamo Papic is a Chilean television presenter and actor and was the host of Pasiones and El Último Pasajero....
- television presenter - Mauricio PesuticMauricio PesuticMauricio Pesutic is a Chilean Actor with a very long trajectory in soap operas. He usually plays dark and malevolent characters...
- actor - Paulina MladinicPaulina MladinicPaulina Mladinic Zorzano was the Chilean delegate for Miss World in 1997. Paulina is of Croatian and Basque descent.-References:*...
- Miss World Chile - Pedro Pavlovic - journalist and sports correspondent
- Santiago Pavlovic - journalist and war correspondent
- Savka Pollack Tomasevic - TV hostess, Miss Chile
- Tonka TomicicTonka TomicicTonka Tomicic Petric is a Chilean model and television presenter of Croat origin.-Career:She first came to public attention as the Chilean representative to the 1995 Miss World pageant. Soon after she was invited to the program Pase lo que Pase of TVN as a fashion commentator...
- television presenter, model - Vesna Bocic - image adviser
- Visnja Milohnic Roje - Queen of Spring in 1952, medical doctor
- Yasna Kusanovic - actress
Business people
- Andrónico LuksicAndrónico LuksicAntonio Andrónico Luksic Abaroa was a Chilean businessman of Croatian origin and founder of the Luksic Group...
- business magnate - Ivo Medovic - businessman
- Leandro Antonijevic Bezmalinovic - businessman
Other notable Chilean croats
- Domingo Yurac - Chilean Supreme Court Justice
- Iván MorovicIván MorovicIván Eduardo Morović Fernández is a Chilean chess player and an International Grandmaster of Croatian origin. He often has been the best Latin American chess player....
- Chess International Grandmaster - Juan Briones Glasinovic - singer, lead vocalist of La Noche
- Koko StambukKoko StambukCristián Stambuk better known by his stage name Koko, is a Chilean singer-songwriter and producer, known for being the singer of the band Glup! and producing artists like Kudai, Luis Fonsi, Reik and Denise Rosenthal amog others.-Career:Koko began his career on 1996 being the lead man and...
- Chilean musician - Leonor Oyarzún IvanovicLeonor OyarzúnLeonor Oyarzún Ivanovic was First Lady of Chile and is the wife of former President Patricio Aylwin.She was born in 1922, daughter of Manuel Oyarzún Lorca and Ana Ivanovic Roccatagliata...
- First Lady of Chile - Milan Ivelic - curator of the National Art Gallery, Santiago, Chile