María Maluenda

María Maluenda
Deputy of the Republic of Chile
In office
11 March 1990  11 March 1994
Succeeded byMaría Antonieta Saa
Constituency17th District, Conchalí, Huechuraba, and Renca
Provisional President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
In office
11 March 1990  11 March 1990
Succeeded byJosé Antonio Viera-Gallo
Deputy of the Republic of Chile
In office
1965–1969
Constituency7th Departmental Grouping "Santiago", 1st District
Personal details
Born
María Adela Maluenda Campos

(1920-03-06)6 March 1920
Santiago, Chile
Died29 August 2011(2011-08-29) (aged 91)
Santiago, Chile
Resting placeParque del Recuerdo
Political party
SpouseRoberto Parada (1946–1986)
Children
  • José Manuel Parada
  • María Soledad Parada
Alma materUniversity of Chile
OccupationActress, politician

María Adela Maluenda Campos (6 March 1920 – 29 August 2011) was a Chilean actress and politician. She was a militant of the Communist Party and the Party for Democracy, and a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1965 to 1969 and 1990 to 1994.

She was an active defender of human rights during the Chilean military dictatorship, especially after the death of her son, the sociologist José Manuel Parada Maluenda in the Caso Degollados (Degollados Case).