Fernando Colunga
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| Born | Fernando Colunga Olivares March 3, 1966 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990-present |
| Parents | Fernando Colunga Margarita Olivares |
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| http://www.colungateam.com | |
Fernando Colunga (born Fernando Colunga Olivares, pronounced: [feɾˈnando koˈluŋɡa oliˈβaɾes]; March 3, 1966 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor known for his work in Mexican telenovelas.
Some of Colungas' best known television work include Maria la del Barrio with Thalía, Esmeralda with Leticia Calderón, La Usurpadora with Gabriela Spanic, Abrazame muy Fuerte with Aracely Arámbula, Amor Real with Adela Noriega, Alborada with Lucero, Pasion with Susana González, Mañana Es Para Siempre with Silvia Navarro & Lucero, Soy tu dueña with Lucero & Gabriela Spanic. Colunga received his drama education at CEA (Centro de Educación Artística de Televisa).
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[edit] Biography
Born on March 3, in Mexico City, he was an only child of Don Fernando Colunga and Margarita Olivares. He graduated from the University of Mexico as a civil engineer, but dreamed of becoming an actor. In 1988 he started out his career as a stand-in in various movies and as a stunt double in the telenovela Dulce Desafio. Around this time he also joined the cast of the children's show Plaza Sesamo and small roles in Madres Egoistas and Cenizas y diamantes. In 1992 he landed his first major role in television as Chicho in the successful Maria Mercedes alongside Thalía. Supporting roles in Mas alla del puente and Marimar soon followed, but it wasn't until he landed the role of Luis Fernando de la Vega in Maria la del Barrio that he became a household name. Since the mid 1990s he's been one of the best known leading actors in Mexican telenovelas. In 2003 he played leading role in Amor real alongside Adela Noriega.
[edit] Television
- 2010: Soy Tu Dueña - José Miguel Montesinos
- 2008: Mañana Es Para Siempre - Eduardo Juarez/Franco Santoro
- 2007: Pasión 2007/2008 - Ricardo de Salamanca Lopez de Carvajal
- 2007: Ladrón que Roba a Ladrón (To Rob a Thief) - Alejandro Toledo
- 2005: Alborada - Luis Manrique y Arellano
- 2003: Amor Real - Manuel Fuentes Guerra
- 2001: Navidad sin Fin - Pedro
- 2000: Abrazame muy Fuerte - Carlos Manuel Rivero
- 1999: Cuento de Navidad - Jaime Rodríguez Coder
- 1999: Nunca te Olvidare - Luis Gustavo Uribe del Valle
- 1998: La Usurpadora - Carlos Daniel Bracho
- 1997: Esmeralda - Dr. José Armando Peñarreal De Velasco
- 1995: Alondra - Raul Gutierrez
- 1995: Besame en la Boca - Arturo
- 1995: Esclavos de la Pasion
- 1995: Maria la del Barrio - Luis Fernando de la Vega
- 1994: Mas alla del puente - Valerio Rojas
- 1994: Marimar - Adrian Rosales
- 1993: Madres Egoistas
- 1992: Maria Mercedes - Chicho
- 1990: Cenizas y diamantes
