Fernando Colunga
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Fernando Colunga | |
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| Born | Fernando Colunga Olivares Template:March 3,1966 (44) Mexico City, Mexico |
Fernando Colunga (born Fernando Colunga Olivares; 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, Esmeralda, Abrazame muy Fuerte, Alborada, Mañana Es Para Siempre and most recently Soy Tu Duena.
Biography
Fernando Colunga was born on March 3, 1966 Mexico City, Mexico, the 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 Desafío. 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 Thalia. 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.
Television
- 2010: Soy Tu Dueña - "José Miguel Montesinos"
- 2008: Mañana Es Para Siempre - "Eduardo Juarez / Franco Santoro (super santoro)
- 2007: Pasión 2007/2008 - "Ricardo de Salamanca / Ricardo Lopez de Carvajal
- 2007: Ladrón que Roba a Ladrón (To Rob a Thief) MOVIE - "Alejandro Toledo"
- 2005: Alborada 2005/2006 - "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 Rodriguez Coder"
- 1999: Nunca te Olvidare - "Luis Gustavo Uribe del Valle"
- 1998: La Usurpadora - "Carlos Daniel Bracho"
- 1997: Esmeralda -"José Armando Peñarreal De Velasco"
- 1995: Alondra - "Raul Gutierrez"
- 1995: Besame en la Boca MOVIE - "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
Trivia
 | This article contains a list of miscellaneous information. (February 2008) |
- Has practiced martial arts since he was 41 year old
- Has his own auto-parts business.
- Worked as a stuntman in some soap operas.
- Majored in Civil Engineering.
- Got his drama education at CEA (Centro de Educación Artística de Televisa)
- Practices scuba diving in the Caribbean Sea.
- Former batman.
- Rides motorcycles in his free time.
- Fernando worked with Thalía 3 times as the supporting role of Marimar, Maria Mercedes and Maria la del Barrio.
- Knows how to use a bow and arrow
- Knows Ray Vega "gracias por la letra Randy"
- Featured in Ana Bárbara's music video Loca