She had the opportunity to visit Hollywood, the cradle of the American film industry, an experience that would influence her later career.

[1][2] She had sentimental relationships with writer Manuel Rojas and the literary critic Raúl Silva Castro [es], but never married or had children.

[2] In 1939 she replaced Délano as director of Ecran, giving it her seal as a magazine dedicated to film on feminine and literary subjects.

[4] Between 1961 and 1963 she lived in the United States, and on her return she worked for a long time as a film commentator for the newspaper El Mercurio.

She later appeared on Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN),[2] where she became known for her cinematic critiques on the news program 60 Minutos.