[READ ALSO: Being trans and living in Chile: 10 things you need to know] Despite not defining herself as an activist, the actress has not changed her name or gender on her identity card. She said she won't do so until everyone can, until there is a gender identity law in Chile, which has already passed the Chamber of Deputies.

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Vega recounted that she always dreamed of being an actress and walking the red carpet. When she was 15, her parents asked her how she felt, if she was a lesbian, and Daniela told them, "I feel like a girl." Her parents took two days off at the beach to think about it, and upon their return, they gave her a makeup kit. It's a gesture that still touches her deeply and doesn't prevent her from seeing that, in general, there is still much to be done regarding the rights of transgender people.

A path to the red carpet

The actress began her career in theater. In 2014, she appeared in the music video for the song “María” by Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist Manuel García, and that same year she made her film debut in “La visita,” a film directed by Mauricio López Fernández. But her big international breakthrough came with Lelio.

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The film garnered awards at the Berlin International Film Festival, including the Teddy Award, given to the best LGBT-themed film and presented by an independent jury. At the Oscars, in the Best Foreign Language Film category, "A Perfect Woman" competed against "The Insult" (Lebanon), "Loveless" (Russia), "On Body and Soul" (Hungary), and "The Square" (Sweden). Here you can see the movie trailer: ]]>