Introduction & Purpose: Depression is a recurring disorder in old age, in Chile warns a high prevalence in people over 60 (Sandoval et al. 2016) Depression in older Chileans tends to be more frequent in women, in indigenous, in widowers, in who live alone and in with some disability. These dimensions, along with social support and loneliness will be analyzed in your association with depression. On the basis of the following questions: what social networks inhibit depressive symptoms? Which the weight of the feeling of loneliness in older Chileans depression? Methods: The study was quantitative and transversal, the sample consists of 800 elderly people living in north and south of Chile. The questionnaire was applied via personal interview by professionals from the fields of social work and psychology, during the months of August to October 2017. The measures used were: Geriatric Depression Scale (Brink et al. 1982), Loneliness Scale (De Jong Gierveld & Van Tilburg, 2006), Barthel Index (Mahoney & Barthel, 1965) and Perceived Social Support Questionnaire (Gracia et al. 2002). Hierarchical regression analysis is used. Results: The results show that the predictors of depression are: age (older, more depression), being indigenous, live alone, have some degree of dependence (avd) and feel alone. However, different sources of social support analyzed, only social support from childen is associated with less depression Conclusion: Currently gerontology is interested in reduce and intervention to preventing to the loneliness and insolation (Gardiner et al., 2018). Chile is no exception, the various changes in social and family structures; they show a new configuration of networks of support in old age and the tendency to live alone, not to have children, etc.. But there is another area that should be expanded in theorical and empirical: diversity aging, as it is the case of the ethnic minorities (native indigenous). These issues will be deepened in your debate.