Luis Silva Irarrázaval

Luis Silva Irarrázaval (born in Santiago, March 24, 1978) is a Chilean lawyer, academic and Constitutional Council member.[1] In the 2023 Chilean Constitutional Council election held on May 7, 2023, he was elected with a total of 706,286 votes, 17.96% of the votes in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. He was the most voted person in the election.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Silva and the second or maternal family name is Irarrázaval.
Luis Silva
Member of the Constitutional Convention
Assumed office
7 June 2023
Constituency7th Circumscription
Personal details
Born (1978-03-24) 24 March 1978
Santiago, Chile
Political partyRepublican Party
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

He is the son of the lawyer Luis Alejandro Silva Valdés and the journalist Soledad Irarrázaval Alfonso.[2][3] He is the oldest of seven siblings[4] among which is the director and screenwriter Sebastián Silva.[5]

Silva is known in social media as "Profe Silva".[6]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2006 Opus Dei, una cruzada silenciosa Himself Documentary [7]

References
  1. Chernin, Andrew (May 8, 2023). "Luis Silva: el profesor Opus Dei que se convirtió en la primera mayoría de la elección". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  2. "Luis Silva Irarrázaval: la "estrella" republicana del Consejo Constitucional". El Mostrador (in Spanish). May 8, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  3. López, María José (May 13, 2023). "Luis Alejandro Silva: "Para Chile Vamos hoy dialogar es llegar a acuerdo. Para mí no"". Dfmas.df.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  4. Bravo, Diego (May 8, 2023). "'Peligro nacional': la advertencia de Sebastián Silva por su hermano Luis en elección de consejeros constitucionales". ADN Radio Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  5. Cabello, Catalina (April 23, 2014). "El talentoso clan Silva en "Crystal Fairy": Cómo Sebastián los convirtió en artistas". La Segunda (in Spanish). Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  6. Vargas Morales, Felipe (May 7, 2023). "Luis Silva, el rostro de la fuerte irrupción de Republicanos: El perfil del "profesor" que encabeza el conteo en la RM". Emol. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  7. Cordero, Herman. "Viralizan antiguo video de Luis Silva donde habla de su vínculo con el Opus Dei y que no va al cine". Pagina 7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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