UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-16 AND

15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For ~~August~~March 2213, ~~2005~~2006

SUPERMERCADOS UNIMARC S.A.

(UNIMARC SUPERMARKETS, INC.)

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

Avda. Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva No.1380 - Renca

(Santiago de Chile, Santiago)

(56 2) 687 - 7000

__________________________________

Form 20-F Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to rule 12g3.2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Yes No

Form 20-F [ X ] Form 40-F [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to rule 12g3.2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Yes [ ] No [ X ]
Supermercados Unimarc S.A.

Report on Form 6-K

Table of Contents

A free English translation from Spanish of a filing by the Company with the Chilean Securities and Insurance Superintendence relating to the Essential Fact about ~~the~~an ~~Chief~~exequatur ~~Executive~~requested ~~Officer~~before of the ~~society~~Supreme Court of Chile.

A filing indicated in (1) in Spanish.

~~SANTIAGO~~Santiago, ~~August~~March ~~22,~~13th ~~2005~~2006.

Mr.

Alejandro Ferreiro Y.Yazigi

~~Securities~~Superintendente ~~and~~de ~~Insurance~~Valores ~~Superintendent~~y Seguros

~~Chilean~~Superintendencia ~~Securities~~de ~~and~~Valores ~~Insurance~~y ~~Superintendence~~Seguros

~~Present~~Presente.

Ref.: ~~Registration~~Register ~~in the Stock and Securities Registry under number~~ Number 447

~~Under~~Dear ~~my consideration~~Sir:

~~Properly~~Pursuant ~~authorized~~Law ~~and~~number as18.045: ~~per~~article ~~the~~9 ~~section ninth~~ and ~~second~~paragraph ~~clause~~2 of ~~the~~article ~~section~~10; ~~tenth of Law number 18,045,~~ and aspursuant ~~per~~ General ~~Regulation~~Bylaw number 30, ~~properly~~herewith ~~authorized~~is ~~herein~~attached ~~I come in accompanying the information of~~ certain ~~facts~~fact, ~~that~~which ~~had~~is ~~the~~ essential ~~or outstanding character~~ to ~~judgment of~~ this ~~company,~~Company regarding ~~the~~its ~~corporation and their values of public offer~~securities.

~~Sincerely~~Regards,

~~/s/~~Juan ~~Victor~~Enrique ~~Cantillano~~Barriga ~~Vergara~~Ugarte.

~~Victor~~General ~~Cantillano Vergara~~Manager.

Director
pp. Supermercados Unimarc S.A.
Copy: Santiago Stock Exchange
Valparaiso Stock Exchange
Electronic Stock of Chile
General file
ESSENTIAL FACT
SUPERMERCADOS UNIMARC S.A.

~~Pursuant~~SECURITY toREGISTRATION ~~article~~NUMBER ~~9 and 10 of Law 18,045, hereto I inform you the following essential fact of the subscribing company.~~447

InESSENTIAL Board of Director's meeting, dated August 22, 2005, it was agreed to designate Mr. Juan Enrique Barriga Ugarte as new General Manager. In that regard, it was agreed to leave vacant the Director's position that had Mr. Barriga in the Company. FACT

~~Santiago~~Pursuant articles 9 and 10 of Law 18.045, 22herewith deI ~~Agosto~~communicate deand ~~2005~~essential fact in relation with the subscribing Company.

In the Board of Director Meeting held on March 13^th 2006, it was acknowledged of the decision of Mr. Victor Hugo Cantillano, in the sense he resigned as Director of the Company. Such post will remain unseated until the next Shareholders Meeting to be held.

SANTIAGO, 13 de marzo de 2006

Senor

Alejandro Ferreiro Y.

Superintendente de Valores y Seguros

Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros

Presente

Ref.: Inscripcion Registro de Valores ~~Numero~~numero 447./

De ~~nuestra~~mi consideracion:

~~Debidamente~~En ~~facultado y en~~ virtud de lo establecido en el articulo 9noveno e inciso 2segundo del articulo 10 de la Ley 18,.045, y de conformidad a lo senalado en la Norma de Caracter General Numero 30, debidamente facultado vengo en acompanar la informacion de ciertos hechos que a criterio de esta compania reviste el caracter de esencial o relevante, respecto de la sociedad y sus valores de oferta publica.

~~Atentamente~~Sin otro particular, saluda muy atentamente a usted,

~~VICTOR~~/s/ ~~HUGO~~Juan ~~CANTILLANO~~Enrique ~~VERGARA~~Barriga Ugarte

~~DIRECTOR~~Juan Enrique Barriga Ugarte

~~c.c.~~Gerente ~~Bolsa~~General ~~de Comercio de Santiago~~

~~Bolsa~~pp. deSupermercados ~~Comercio~~Unimarc ~~de Valparaiso~~S.A.

~~Bolsa~~Inc.: Lo ~~Electronica de Chile~~citado

~~Archivo General~~c.c.: Sres. Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago

Sres. Bolsa de Comercio de Valparaiso

Sres. Bolsa Electronica de Chile

Archivo General

HECHO ESENCIAL

SUPERMERCADOS UNIMARC S.A.

De conformidad a loal ~~establecido~~articulo en9 ele ~~articulo~~inciso 9segundo ydel articulo 10 de la Ley 18,045, comunico el siguiente hecho esencial respecto de la sociedad.:

En ~~Sesion~~sesion de ~~Directorio~~directorio de fecha 2213 de ~~Agosto~~marzo ~~de 2005~~2006, se ~~acordo~~tomo ~~designar~~conocimiento ~~como~~de ~~nuevo~~la ~~Gerente~~renuncia ~~General,~~presentada apor don ~~Juan~~Victor ~~Enrique~~Hugo ~~Barriga~~Cantillano ~~Ugarte.~~Vergara, ~~Para~~al ~~tal~~cargo ~~efecto,~~de sedirector ~~acordo~~de ~~dejar~~la sociedad, quedando actualmente vacante eldicho cargo, dehasta ~~director~~la ~~que~~proxima ~~tenia~~Junta elOrdinaria ~~senor~~de ~~Barriga~~Accionistas.

/s/ Juan Enrique Barriga Ugarte

Juan Enrique Barriga Ugarte

Gerente General

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