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Rafael Sánchez Navarro

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Rafael Sánchez Navarro (born 1958) is a Spanish-Mexican actor. He is the son of Manolo Fábregas, an actor from Spain who established himself in Mexico.

Biography

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Navarro grew up in a family of actors. Seeing his relatives on television, film studios, and interviews [citation needed], he was introduced to the world of show business early on.

Following his father's footsteps, at the age of twenty-two, Sanchez Navarro played a supporting role in the 1980 telenovela Secretos de Confesion (Secrets to Confess). He did not work in telenovelas again until 1982's Por Amor (For Love). In 1983, he acted in Manana es Primavera (Tomorrow it Will Be Spring), Cuarteto Para el fin del Tiempo (A Quartet Until the End), Bodas de Odio (Hate Wedding), and Cazador de Demonios (Demon Hunter). [citation needed]

He played Orson, a feature character, in 1988's El Pecado de Oyuki (Oyuki's Sin). [citation needed]

He participated in only one episode of 1989's Cita con la Muerte (Date with Death). Afterwards, he acted in small roles in three more soap operas[which?], before playing Adolfo Degollado in 1991's El Teatro del Horror (Horror Theatre). He followed that up by playing Rodolfo Olmedo in 1992's Lo Blanco y lo Negro (Black and White), and Renato in 1993's Valentina, another telenovela. [citation needed]

Sanchez Navarro rose to fame after playing Santiago Ugalde, a criminal millionaire and show business representative, in 1994's Volver a Empezar, alongside actors Yuri (who played Santiago's girlfriend), Chayanne, Eduardo Changerotti, and Guillermo García Cantú. [citation needed]

Volver A Empezar released a soundtrack CD, where Chayanne, Yuri and Changerotti sang. The soap opera gave Sanchez Navarro popularity in more countries such as Argentina, Puerto Rico, the United States, Israel, and Russia. [citation needed]

After finding success, Sanchez Navarro was moved to Televisa's rival, TV Azteca. He became one of that network's first bonafide celebrities when he signed a contract with the channel. Towards the end of 1994, he recorded Peor es Nada, which was also seen in Hong Kong with the name Better Than Nothing.[citation needed]

Filmography

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List of appearances in television series and specials
Year Title Role Notes
1980 Secreto de confesión Television debut
1982 Por amor
1982 Mañana es primavera
1983 Bodas de odio
1985 Juana Iris Cristóbal
1986 El engaño Rodrigo
1988 El pecado de Oyuki Orson
1989 Lo blanco y lo negro Roberto Olmedo
1989 Hora marcada Luis Episode: "No estoy jugando"
1991 Milagro y magia Carlos Andrade
1993 Valentina Renato Saldívar
1994 Volver a empezar Santiago Ugalde
1996 Te dejaré de amar Juan Santos Elizalde
1997 La chacala Joaquín García
1998 Amor infiel Miguel Ángel Castañeda
2002 Por tí
2003 Dos chicos de cuidado en la ciudad Felipe Medina Páez / Mephisto Páez
2006 Ángel, las alas del amor Fernando Blanco
2008 Tengo todo excepto a ti Ernesto
2009 Pobre Diabla Horacio Rodríguez
2011 Emperatriz Manuel León
2012 Los Rey Atilio Herrán
2013 Vivir a destiempo Martín Campos
2014 Siempre tuya Acapulco Armando Balmaceda
2015 Caminos de Guanajuato Javier Zamora
2016 Dios Inc. Salvador Pereyra 12 episodes
2016–17 La candidata Alonso
2016–17 La Doña Jaime Aguirre
2018 Enemigo Intimo Borges

References

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  • Rafael Sánchez Navarro at IMDb
  • New York Times – Rafael Sanchez Navarro filmography
  • "Rafael Sánchez Navarro". MUBI. Retrieved 30 March 2023.