Uruguayan Chileans

Uruguayan Chileans (Spanish: Uruguayos Chilenos) are people born in Uruguay who live in Chile, or Chilean-born people of Uruguayan descent.

Overview
Many Uruguayan-born people live in Chile, for a number of reasons. Both countries share the Spanish language; the historical origins of both nations is common (part of the Spanish Empire until the early 19th century); Chile has a bigger, more diverse economy, which attracted Uruguayans in search of opportunities; the relative geographical vicinity (Southern Cone) also helps.

Modern estimates put the figure of Uruguayans in Chile at over 9,000.

Uruguayan residents in Chile have their own institutions, for instance, the Consultative Council in Santiago.

Notable people

 * Past
 * Elio García-Austt (1919-2005), neuroscientist
 * José Gervasio Viera Rodríguez (1948–1990), singer
 * Present
 * Carlos Aguiar, footballer
 * Guillermo Amoedo, film director
 * Carlos Canzani, musician
 * Diego Guastavino, footballer
 * Irina Karamanos, anthropologist, partner of President Gabriel Boric
 * Fernando Kliche, actor
 * Walter Kliche, actor
 * Laura Prieto, model and actress
 * Jael Ünger, actress