Pamela Jiles
Official portrait, 2018
Member of the
Chamber of Deputies of Chile
Assumed office
11 March 2018
Preceded byDistrict established
Constituency12th District
Personal details
Born (1960-11-30) 30 November 1960 (age 63)
Santiago, Chile
Political partyHumanist Party
RelativesElena Caffarena (grandmother)
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile

Pamela Jiles Moreno[a] (born 30 November 1960) is a Chilean journalist and politician, currently serving as a member of the Chamber of Deputies, representing District 12 of the Santiago Metropolitan Region.[1]

Throughout her career, Jiles has gained attention for her confrontational personality. She has gained the nickname "Abuela" (Grandma).[2]

Biography

Jiles studied journalism at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[3] She began working as journalist in the 1980s on several magazines against Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, such as Solidaridad, Apsi and Análisis.

In the 1990s, Jiles began working in Informe Especial (Special Report), an investigative journalism program of Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN). While at TVN, she worked at programs such as Mujeres al borde de..., Siempre Lunes, Unas y otras, Contigo en verano (1997) and En debate (2001).[3]

Jiles left TVN in 2001, and began working as celebrity critic in Vértigo (Canal 13) in 2004, where she – along with José Miguel Villouta and Gloria Simonetti – coined the term "opinólogo" (opinologist), to name those who talk about celebrities on television.[4]

In 2005, Jiles started to work at TVO, where she conducted Pamela Chile. That year, she appeared in television commercials for Tomás Hirsch's presidential candidacy. Shortly after that, on 14 November, TVO fired her for "unethical conduct."[5] Between 2006 and 2008, Jiles worked as panelist in Sálvese Quien Pueda in Chilevisión.[citation needed]

In February 2009, Jiles announced her presidential candidacy in The Clinic, a left-leaning satirical Chilean magazine, using "Somos millones los Jiles" (We are millions of Jiles – in Spanish the similar-sounding giles means idiots) as her slogan.[6][7] In July 2009, Alejandro Navarro, the Broad Social Movement candidate, announced his presidential candidacy in company of Jiles; this was interpreted to mean that Jiles withdrew her candidacy, but she later denied it on her website.[8] However, shortly after that she stepped out of the presidential race and instead ran for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies on Navarro's list of candidates, without success.[9]

In November 2017, representing the Humanist Party in conjunction with the political coalition "Frente Amplio", Jiles won the Chamber of Deputies elections on her respective district (District 12) along with another six candidates, including Camila Vallejo.[10]

In July 2020, after the approval of a government project in which citizens would be allowed to withdraw up to 10% of their privately-held retirement savings, Jiles celebrated by running through congress with her arms spread out behind her, imitating the move of many characters of the Japanese anime Naruto.[11][12]

She's the granddaughter of politician, lawyer and feminist activist Elena Caffarena.

Bibliography

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiles and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.

References

  1. ^ "Pamela Jiles Moreno – Reseñas Biográficas". www.bcn.cl/. 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ^ Dote, Sebastián (24 March 2021). "El cruce entre Heraldo Muñoz y Pamela Jiles: "La abuela está engañando a sus nietitos"". El Dinamo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Yo, Pamela". La Nación. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  4. ^ Figueroa, Nicolás (24 December 2017). "¿Sabes cómo nacieron los opinólogos en la televisión chilena?". Teletrece (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  5. ^ "TVO despidió a Pamela Jiles por aparición en franja política". Radio Cooperativa. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012.
  6. ^ "La candidatura va en serio: "Pamela Jiles Presidenta"". El Clarín. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  7. ^ Moletto, Andrea (23 June 2009). "Pamela Jiles: una candidatura sin plata, sin pactos y sin destino" (in Spanish). Chile: TodosChile.cl. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
    Quote: No les costó encontrar el slogan: Somos millones los Jiles. (It wasn't hard for them to find the slogan: We are millions, the idiots.)
  8. ^ Jiles Presidenta (30 July 2009). "Pamela desmiente bajada de candidatura". Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  9. ^ "Elección de Diputados 1989–2013 – Resultados por distrito y comuna" (in Spanish). Servel. Retrieved 22 April 2021 – via Tableau Software.
  10. ^ "Elecciones parlamentarias: Estos son los diputados electos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  11. ^ Laing, Aislinn (16 July 2020). "Pink-caped Chilean deputy brings lawmakers to their feet to celebrate coronavirus bill". Reuters. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  12. ^ Quinteros, Paulo (15 July 2020). "Hokage Jiles: La diputada celebró la aprobación del proyecto del 10% corriendo a lo Naruto". La Tercera. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  13. ^ "UNC May 2005 Receipts". University Libraries. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007.
  14. ^ "Pamela Jiles: "Tengo ganas de convertirme en una escritora"". Radio Cooperativa. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012.
  15. ^ "Confesiones Sexuales De Hombres Chilenos". Librería Antártica. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  16. ^ "Me siento acogida en el mundo de los cagaos". La Nación. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.

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