Fernando Colunga

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Colunga and the second or maternal family name is Olivares.
Fernando Colunga
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Born
Fernando Colunga Olivares

(1966-03-03) March 3, 1966 (age 55)
Mexico City, Mexico
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present
Parent(s)
  • Fernando Colunga, Sr.
  • Margarita Olivares
Websitewww.colungateam.com

Fernando Colunga Olivares (pronounced [feɾˈnando koˈluŋɡa oliˈβaɾes]) (born 3 March 1966) is a Mexican actor best known for his work in Mexican telenovelas. He received his drama education at Centro de Educación Artística de Televisa (CEA).

Early life[]

Born in Mexico City, Colunga is the only son of engineers, Fernando Colunga and Margarita Olivares. He earned a degree in civil engineering and operated a hardware store after graduation. He has also worked as an auto dealer, clerk, and bartender.[citation needed]

Career[]

Colunga worked as an actor in 1988, when he debuted twice as Eduardo Yañez's stuntman in the soap opera Dulce Desafío. After that, he decided to start his acting career and enrolled in the Centro de Educación Artística de Televisa in 1990. In his early career, he was known to many audiences for his role in the Mexican version of Sesame Street. Colunga also starred in other shows, such as The Web, Marked Time, and All Of It.

He starred in telenovelas, including Cenizas y Diamantes, Madres Egoístas and Maria Mercedes. Carla Estrada offered him a role in the soap opera, Más Allá del Puente, together with Maria Sorté in 1993-1994. After this telenovela, Colunga played a role in Marimar. In 1994, the film Kiss Me On The Mouth featuring Colunga and Paulina Rubio, was shown in the cinema. In 1995, Colunga played the role of Lieutenant Raul Gutierrez in Alondra, a period novel produced by Carla Estrada. He acted alongside Veronica Merchant, Gonzalo Vega, Ernesto Laguardia, Marga Lopez, Ana Colchero, Juan Manuel Bernal, Beatriz Sheridan, and Eric del Castillo.

In 1995-1996, Colunga got his first starring role with Thalía in the telenovela, Maria la del Barrio, giving life to Luis Fernando de la Vega. With this telenovela, Colunga began to be known internationally.

He later starred in Esmeralda (1997) with Leticia Calderon, seen in countries as disparate as Indonesia and the Czech Republic. After the success of Esmeralda, he made a foray into theater with Original Sin Not where he starred with Chantal Andere, as Jenny and Bill, in an unhappy marriage in the process of destruction. His next show was in 1998, La Usurpadora, with Venezuelan actress Gabriela Spanic, Juan Pablo Gamboa, Chantal Andere, Alejandro Ruiz, Enrique Lizalde and Dominika Paleta. He played Carlos Daniel Bracho, a man who knows that the usurper, Paulina, has replaced his wife Paola, and is being blackmailed for it.

His next telenovela were Nunce Te Olvidare (1999) by Edith Gonzalez and Abrazame Muy Fuerte (2000) with Aracely Arambula, Victoria Ruffo, Cesar Evora and Nailea Norvind. After this, he spent time away from telenovelas to study acting and production. He also played a role in Navidad Sin Fin in 2001. In 2003, he worked in Amor Real with Adela Noriega; a production of Carla Estrada, where he played Manuel Fuentes Guerra, the bastard son of a rich landowner. He starred alongside Mauricio Islas and Helena Rojo. In 2003, he won the TVyNovelas Award for Best Actor. After Amor Real, Colunga took some time from TV acting and concentrated on theater. Along with César Evora, he adapted screenplays and launched Death Trap.

After spending several months touring with his work, Colunga returned to television with the telenovela of Carla Estrada, Alborada (2005) and Passion (2007). He shared the stage with actors like Valentino Lanús, Daniela Romo, Mariana Garza, Luis Roberto Guzmán, Vanessa Guzman, Arturo Peniche, Irán Castillo, Susana González, Sebastián Rulli, and Daniela Castro.

In 2008, he worked on the telenovela Manana Es Para Siempre sharing credits with Silvia Navarro and Lucero. This telenovela is produced by Nicando Diaz, in which he plays Eduardo Juarez, a man who, for his revenge against Barbara Greco (Lucero) changes his name to Franco Santoro. In 2010, he was the star of the telenovela Soy Tu Dueña produced by Nicandro Diaz; he shared credit with Lucero, Gabriela Spanic, and Jacqueline Andere.

In 2012, he starred in Porque el Amor Manda with Blanca Soto, Erick Elias, and Claudia Alvarez, debuting in the genre of telenovela with a comic touch. Porque el Amor Manda is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan Osorio. It was an adaptation of the 2011 Secretary. This starred Colunga and Blanca Soto, with Erick Elias and Claudia Alvarez, who play the main antagonists of the story.

In 2015, he worked on the telenovela Pasión y Poder sharing credits with Jorge Salinas and Susana González.

Filmography[]

Films[]

Year Title Role Country
1988 La guerrera vengadora Unknown role [1]

 Mexico

1995 Bésame En La Boca Arturo [2]

 Mexico

2007 Ladrón que roba a ladrón Alejandro Toledo [3]

 United States

2008 The Wackness Jason  United States
2009 Wild About Harry (2009 film) Danny  Canada
2015 The Wedding Ringer Jose  United States
2015 Ladrones Alejandro Toledo [4]

 United States

Television performances[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1988 La Telaraña Unknown role {{
1988 Dulce desafío Unknown
1990 Cenizas y Diamantes Unknown role
1991 Alcanzar Una Estrella II Unknown role
Madres Egoístas Jorge
1992 María Mercedes Chicho
1993 Más Allá del Puente Valerio
1994 Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real Unknown role Episode: "Te olvidaré"
Marimar Adrián Rosales
1995 María la del Barrio Luis Fernando de la Vega Protagonist
Alondra Raúl Gutiérrez
1997 Esmeralda José Armando Peñarreal De Velasco Protagonist
1998 La Usurpadora Carlos Daniel Bracho Protagonist
Más Allá de la Usurpadora Television film Protagonist
1999 Cuento de Navidad Jaime Rodríguez Coder
Nunca Te Olvidaré Luis Gustavo Uribe Del Valle Protagonist
2000 Abrázame muy fuerte Carlos Manuel Rivero Protagonist
2001 Navidad sin fin Pedro
2002 XHDRbZ José Episode: "Una de lobos"
2003 Amor real Manuel Fuentes Guerra Protagonist
2005/06 Alborada Luis Manrique y Arellano Protagonist
2007–2008 Pasión Ricardo de Salamanca y Almonte/"El Antillano" Protagonist
2008–2009 Mañana es para siempre Eduardo Juárez Cruz / Franco Santoro Protagonist [5]
2010 Soy tu dueña José Miguel Montesinos Protagonist [6]
2012–2013 Porque el amor manda Jesús García Protagonist [7]
2015–2016 Pasión y Poder Eladio Gómez Luna Protagonist/Antagonist [8]

See also[]

  • TVyNovelas Award for Best Lead Actor

References[]

  1. ^ "La guerrera vengadora - Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía". imcine.gob.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  2. ^ Díaz, Por Aroa (2016-02-29). "Fernando Colunga, 50 años en 50 imágenes". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  3. ^ ""Ladrones" secuela de "Ladrón que roba a ladrón" llegará en octubre - SanDiegoRed.com". SanDiegoRed (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  4. ^ Orozco, Gisela. "Fernando Colunga y Eduardo Yáñez: 'Ladrones' con escrúpulos". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  5. ^ ""Mañana es para siempre", la telenovela de más éxito en Estados Unidos". abc (in Spanish). 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  6. ^ Univision. "¿Qué ha sido del elenco de 'Soy tu dueña' a nueve años de su estreno?". Univision (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  7. ^ ""Porque el amor manda" volverá a transmitirse por el 2". EL DEBATE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  8. ^ vertele.eldiario.es (2016-01-11). "'Pasión y poder': Fernando Colunga como villano y otras razones para darle una oportunidad". vertele (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-02.

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