Benjamín Alfonso
Benjamín Alfonso | |
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Born | Benjamín Alfonso 24 May 1984 San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Occupation | Actor Model Industrial designer |
Years active | 2009–present |
Benjamín Alfonso (born 24 May 1984) is an Argentinean actor, model and industrial designer. He rose to the fame in 2013, playing Axel Piñeiro in the series Señales. In 2015, he gained more popularity for its guest role in the miniseries Historia de un clan as Juani y Educando a Nina (2016) as Martin "Tincho" Massey, both aired in Telefe.
Early life[]
Alfonso was born on 22 May 1984 in San Isidro, Buenos Aires where he grew up with his six siblings. He worked in a printing Barracas and lived a while in Hawaii and Costa Rica where he took up surfing, there he worked as a gardener and bartender to pay for all his expenses.[1] In 2006, Alfonso made his first public appearance starring in a commercial for Gillette.[2]
At the age of 22, his psychologist had recommended that he should take theater lessons, after this advice he pursued the career of Industrial Engineering but went on to study Industrial Design from which he received and began to venture into his acting career debuting on the El trece series Enseñame a vivir.[3]
Career[]
He began his career as a model with the agency Multitalent Agency, making several photographic productions for different magazines and campaigns to Falabella y Herencia; among other. Then he made his debut as an actor in 2012, participating in soap operas as Dulce amor and Graduados, both aired by Telefe y en Sos mi hombre, aired by El trece.[4]
In 2013, Alfonso is persuaded by a producer with whom he played football to appear in the musical youth series aired in the TV Pública playing Axel Piñeiro an egomaniac, cynical and very competitive guy.[5] He also made the publicity of Twistos with Nicole Luis[6] and for the drink Bretaña.[7]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Daniel "Dani" | ||
Chic & Chambray | Angelo | Short film |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Network |
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2009 | Enseñame a vivir | Benjamín Buzzi | Extra | |
2010 | Hombre al agua | Himself | ||
2012 | Graduados | Hombre en el bar | Guest role | Telefe |
Sos mi hombre | El trece | |||
Dulce amor | Telefe | |||
2013-2014 | Señales | Axel Piñeiro | Main role | TV Pública |
2014 | Viudas e hijos del Rock & Roll | Facundo | 9 episodes | Telefe |
2015 | Historia de un clan | Juani | ||
2016 | Educando a Nina | Martín "Tincho" Massey | ||
2017 | Quiero vivir a tu lado | Indio Laprida | Guest role | El trece |
2018 | Las estrellas | Juan Segundo "Juanse" Faulkner | ||
La tribuna de Guido | Jurado | |||
Franco | Telefe | |||
Club de Cuervos | Netflix | |||
Bailando por un sueño 2018 | Himself | El trece | ||
Yo, Potro | Fabrizio Romani | Netflix | ||
Mi hermano es un clon | Antonio Hauser | El trece |
References[]
- ^ "Benjamín Alfonso: "No nos conocemos muy bien todavía con mi fama de galán"". Revista Ohlalá (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Benja Alfonso fanpage - Videos". Facebook (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "BENJAMÍN ALFONSO: EN LA CRESTA DE LA OLA". DMAG (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-07-12.
- ^ "Cosmopolitan Argentina Benjamín Alfonso - Cosmopolitan Argentina". Cosmo.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ "Entrevista con Benjamin Alfonso!!". Mundo TKM (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Twistos - Sapo - Ascensor (Publicidad 2013)". YouTube (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Beja Alfonso fanpage - Biografía". Facebook (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2015.
External links[]
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Argentine male actors
- Argentine male models
- People from Buenos Aires
- Bailando por un Sueño (Argentine TV series) participants