Aarón Díaz
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| Born | Aarón Díaz Spencer March 7, 1982 Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Citizenship | Mexico United States |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | aarondiazspencer |
Aarón Díaz Spencer (born March 7, 1982) is a Mexican American actor, singer, and model.
Early life[]
Aarón Díaz Spencer was born in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico to an Irish-American mother (surname Spencer) and a Mexican father (surname Díaz).[1][2] Diaz speaks English and Spanish fluently and lived for several years in Palo Alto, California. He finished high school in Palo Alto, before returning to Mexico to study at the exclusive Televisa Acting School Centro de Educación Artística (CEA).[citation needed]
Career[]
He made his acting debut in the popular teen drama Clase 406, playing the role of Kike González.[3] In 2004, he followed Clase 406 with another teen drama titled Corazones al límite co-starring Sherlyn and Sara Maldonado. He then played the role of the older Andrés Romero in the telenovela Barrera de amor starring Yadhira Carrillo. He starred along former flame Sherlyn in Mexico's own version of Grease entitled Vaselina.
Diaz signed on in 2006 with Pedro Damian, (creator of Clase 406) to be Alexander Von Ferdinand, the main male protagonist for the teen telenovela called Lola...Érase una vez, co-starring Eiza González and Grettell Valdez which premiered on February 26, 2007 on "Canal 5" in Mexico.
In 2008 he debuted as a designer and entrepreneur with the clothing brand 'Perra'.[4]
Apart from acting, Díaz is also a singer and he released his first album titled "Enamórate de mí" in June 2009. His second album self-titled "Aaron Diaz," was released in 2011.
In 2010/2011 he was the main protagonist alongside Angelique Boyer and Sebastián Rulli in the latest version of the telenovela Teresa, playing the role of Mariano.
In 2010 he released a 2011 calendar with exclusive, artistic, and original photos of himself.[5] The success of the first calendar caused him to release a 2012 version in December 2011.[6]
In November 2011, Díaz made his debut in an American television show in the ABC series Pan Am,[7] playing the role of Miguel, a dashing, charming, and wealthy entrepreneur in the episode 'Unscheduled Departure'.
For the first time in his career, Díaz starred in an antagonist role in the telenovela, El Talismán,[8] where he played the role of Antonio Negrete, alongside Blanca Soto and Rafael Novoa.
In 2016, Díaz was cast in the ABC thriller series Quantico in the recurring role of CIA recruit, León Velez.[9]
Personal life[]
Díaz was in a relationship with Sherlyn from 2002 to 2006.
In 2007, he began dating actress Kate del Castillo, and they were married on August 29, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A religious ceremony was later held in the Episcopal Church in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico on September 5 of the same year.[10] They announced their separation in July 2011 and were later divorced.
Díaz began dating his El Talismán co-star Lola Ponce in 2012. They have two daughters: Erin (born February 2013) and Regina (born August 2014) and got married in 2015, in a private ceremony held in Morocco.
Filmography[]
Films[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Amor xtremo | Sebastián | Film debut |
| 2012 | Marcelo | Marcelo | |
| 2019 | No Manches Frida 2 | Mario | |
| 2021 | Habit | Priest |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | El juego de la vida | Unknown role | 1 episode |
| 2002–2003 | Clase 406 | Kike González | Lead role |
| 2004 | Corazones al límite | Braulio Vallardes Stone | Co-lead role |
| 2005 | Barrera de amor | Andrés Romero | Recurring role |
| 2007 | Plaza Sésamo | Doctor | "Visita al doctor" (Season 10, Episode 14) |
| 2007–2008 | Lola, érase una vez | Alexander Von Ferdinand | Lead role |
| 2008 | Terminales | Unknown role |
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| 2010 | Dinoshark | Luis | Television film |
| 2010–2011 | Teresa | Mariano Sánchez Suárez | Lead role; 152 episodes |
| 2011 | Pan Am | Miguel | "Unscheduled Departure" (Season 1, Episode 8) |
| 2012 | El Talismán | Antonio Negrete | Lead role |
| 2013 | Rosario | Esteban Martínez | Co-lead role |
| 2013–2014 | Santa Diabla | Santiago Cano | Lead role |
| 2014 | Los miserables | César Mondragón Bianchi | 16 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Tierra de reyes | Arturo Gallardo | Lead role |
| 2016–2017 | Quantico | León Velez | Recurring role |
| 2019 | Betty en NY | Ricardo Calderón | Lead role |
Theater[]
Discography[]
- Santa diabla – a duet with Carlos Ponce – (homonymous soap opera theme) (2013).[12]
- Aaron Diaz (2011) Self Titled Album
- No puedo dejar de amarte y Teresa (Soap Opera Teresa topics)(2010).
- Enamórate de mí (2009).
- Magico – a duet with Eiza Gonzalez – (Lola Erase Una Vez Soundtrack)
- Clase 406
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated works | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Premios People en Español | Best Male Lead in a Telenovela | Teresa | Nominated |
| Best Couple (with Angelique Boyer) | ||||
| 2013 | Premios People en Español | Best Male Lead in a Telenovela | Santa Diabla | |
| Best Couple (with Gaby Espino) | ||||
| 2014 | Premios Tu Mundo | Favorite Lead Actor | ||
| The Perfect Couple (with Gaby Espino) | ||||
| ¡Qué Papacito! | ||||
| 2015 | Miami Life Awards[13][14] | Best Male Lead in a Telenovela | Tierra de reyes | |
| Premios Tu Mundo[15][16] | Favorite Lead Actor | |||
| The Perfect Couple (with Ana Lorena Sánchez) |
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Espectáculos (December 29, 2014). "Aarón Díaz :: Entretenimiento". .esmas.com. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ 'Aarón Díaz es Kike González en Clase 406' Archived September 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 'Aarón Díaz inauguró su tienda PERRA'
- ^ 'Aarón Díaz lanza su sexy calendario'
- ^ 'Aarón Díaz lanza su calendario 2012'
- ^ 'Telenovela star Aarón Díaz guest stars in Pan Am'
- ^ 'Aarón Díaz es Antonio Negrete'
- ^ "Quantico Recruits Telenovela Star Aaron Diaz for Season 2". TV Guide. July 18, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ^ 'Aaron Diaz and Kate del Castillo got married'
- ^ El Universal "Aarón Díaz en Vaselina" – actualizado agosto de 2006
- ^ "People en español "Aarón Díaz y Carlos Ponce cantan el tema de Santa diabla."[permanent dead link] – actualizado agosto 2013
- ^ "Miami Life Awards 2015". Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ "Miami Life Awards ganadores de 2015" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ^ "Kimberly Dos Ramos y Gonzalo García Vivanco máximos nominados a Premios Tu Mundo 2015" (in Spanish). July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ Telemundo Network. "Lista completa de los nominados a Premios Tu Mundo 2015". Telemundo (in Spanish). Retrieved July 23, 2015.
External links[]
- Aarón Díaz at IMDb
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