María Elena Swett
Soap Opera Actress
Chilean television actress known for her roles on such telenovelas as Machos, playing Fernanda Garrido, and Hijos del Monte, playing Paula Del Monte. She also appeared in several films, including Mirageman and Rojo Intenso.
Early in her career, she appeared in a 1999 episode of a Chilean Channel 13 series called La Otra Cara del Espejo.
In 2009, she hosted a television show called La Ruta de Asia.
Her marriage to fellow television actor Felipe Braun lasted from 2006-2010. Her second brief marriage, to American writer John Bowe, resulted in a son named Santiago.
She and one-time Chilean First Lady Cecilia Bolocco both appeared on popular telenovelas (Bolocco starred in a series called Morelia).