Juan Soler
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Juan Soler Valls Quiroga (born January 19, 1966) is an Argentine actor
and former rugby
player and model
. He is married to Argentine actress Magdalena "Maki" Moguilevsky with whom he has two daughters.
to Juan Valls and Quequi Quiroga, who are of Catalan
and Galician decent. He has three siblings: Facundo, Maria Jose, and Maria Ines.
As a teenager he played rugby union
and became part of the Argentine national team
. He later became a model and started acting in plays in Argentina.
On December 20, 2003 he married actress Maki. He owns a restaurant called El Che Loco in Mexico City
. He has three daughters: Valentina, from a previous relationship, was born in 1991 and lives in Argentina, second daughter Mia was born on December 18, 2004, and his third daughter, Azùl, was born on February 20, 2007. Mia has a condition called Situs Inversus
. In March 2005, Maki lost a pregnancy of three months.
and the play Juego de sociedad he decided to move to Mexico. There, he obtained small roles in two telenovela
s with Televisa
and in 1996 he starred in Cañaveral de pasiones
which became the most successful production of that year. He then joined the cast of Verónica Castro
's telenovela Pueblo chico, infierno grande
, and the Mexican production of the play P.S. Your Cat Is Dead
as Eddie, touring Mexico and the United States
. He also appeared in the Peru
vian telenovela María Emilia: Querida. He returned to Mexico in 2000 and has made five telenovelas as of 2005, including Locura de Amor
and Bajo La Misma Piel
, both of which co-starred Laisha Wilkins
. Juan Soler appeared in the telenovela Apuesta por un Amor
with Patricia Manterola
in 2004, and it garnered him a best actor nomination. In 2006, he appeared in the popular Televisa hit La fea más bella
.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and former rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
player and model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
. He is married to Argentine actress Magdalena "Maki" Moguilevsky with whom he has two daughters.
Personal life
Soler was born in San Miguel de Tucumán, ArgentinaArgentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
to Juan Valls and Quequi Quiroga, who are of Catalan
Catalan people
The Catalans or Catalonians are the people from, or with origins in, Catalonia that form a historical nationality in Spain. The inhabitants of the adjacent portion of southern France are sometimes included in this definition...
and Galician decent. He has three siblings: Facundo, Maria Jose, and Maria Ines.
As a teenager he played rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
and became part of the Argentine national team
Argentina national rugby union team
The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...
. He later became a model and started acting in plays in Argentina.
On December 20, 2003 he married actress Maki. He owns a restaurant called El Che Loco in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. He has three daughters: Valentina, from a previous relationship, was born in 1991 and lives in Argentina, second daughter Mia was born on December 18, 2004, and his third daughter, Azùl, was born on February 20, 2007. Mia has a condition called Situs Inversus
Situs inversus
Situs inversus is a congenital condition in which the major visceral organs are reversed or mirrored from their normal positions. The normal arrangement is known as situs solitus...
. In March 2005, Maki lost a pregnancy of three months.
Career
In 1994, after participating in the TV show Montaña RusaMontaña Rusa
Montaña Rusa is a roller coaster at La Feria Chapultepec Magico in Mexico City, Mexico. In 1993, it was renamed Serpiente de Fuego but later it was changed back to Montaña Rusa....
and the play Juego de sociedad he decided to move to Mexico. There, he obtained small roles in two telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s with Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
and in 1996 he starred in Cañaveral de pasiones
Cañaveral de Pasiones
Cañaveral de pasiones is a Mexican telenovela, originally airing in 1996, and produced by Humberto Zurita and Christian Bach.-Plot:...
which became the most successful production of that year. He then joined the cast of Verónica Castro
Verónica Castro
Verónica Castro is a Mexican actress, singer and television host. She is the mother of singer Cristian Castro and filmmaker Michelle Sáinz Castro and the sister of actress Beatriz Castro,and telenovela producer José Alberto Castro....
's telenovela Pueblo chico, infierno grande
Pueblo chico, infierno grande
Pueblo chico, infierno grande is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced and broadcast by Televisa in 1997. Pueblo chico, infierno grande is a historical telenovela set in the Pre-Mexican Revolution period. It also aired on Univision in the United States...
, and the Mexican production of the play P.S. Your Cat Is Dead
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead is a novel by James Kirkwood, Jr., original published in 1972, adapted from his play. The book and play were later adapted to film.-Synopsis:...
as Eddie, touring Mexico and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He also appeared in the Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian telenovela María Emilia: Querida. He returned to Mexico in 2000 and has made five telenovelas as of 2005, including Locura de Amor
Locura de amor
Locura de amor is a 1948 Spanish historical drama film directed by Juan de Orduña.The movie is based on the play La Locura de Amor written in 1855 by Manuel Tamayo y Baus around the figure of Queen Joanna of Castile; who attracted authors, composers, and artists of the romanticist movement, due to...
and Bajo La Misma Piel
Bajo la misma piel
Bajo la misma piel, or Under the same skin, was a Mexican television series produced by Televisa starting in 2003. It is an original telenovela from Martha Carrillo and Cristina García...
, both of which co-starred Laisha Wilkins
Laisha Wilkins
Laisha Wilkins Pérez is a Mexican actress and talk show hostess, born in Mexico City, Mexico.- Biography :She is the daughter of Televisa producer Federico Wilkins and Susana Perez...
. Juan Soler appeared in the telenovela Apuesta por un Amor
Apuesta por un Amor
Apuesta por un Amor was a Mexican soap opera starring Patricia Manterola and Juan Soler.- Plot :Julia Montaño is the daughter of Don Julio Montaño, a wealthy landowner in the Yucatán Peninsula...
with Patricia Manterola
Patricia Manterola
Patricia Manterola is a Mexican singer, actress, model, and fashion designer born in Mexico City.-Background:...
in 2004, and it garnered him a best actor nomination. In 2006, he appeared in the popular Televisa hit La fea más bella
La fea más bella
La Fea Más Bella is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. It is the second Mexican version of the popular Colombian telenovela: Betty la fea...
.
Mexico
- Cuando Me EnamoroCuando Me Enamoro (Telenovela)Cuando me enamoro, se detiene el tiempo is a Mexican Spanish-language telenovela produced by Carlos Moreno Laguillo and Televisa. It is a remake of the 1998 Televisa telenovela La mentira....
(2010) as Jeronimo Linares [ protagonista ] - Palabra de MujerPalabra de MujerPalabra De Mujer ' is a telenovela remake of El Amor Tiene Cara De Mujer ' was made by Televisa, starring Edith González, Yadhira Carrillo, Ludwika Paleta, and Lidia Ávila...
(2007/08) as Martín Castellanos [ protagonista ] - La fea más bellaLa fea más bellaLa Fea Más Bella is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. It is the second Mexican version of the popular Colombian telenovela: Betty la fea...
(2006/07) as Aldo Domensain [ co-protagonista 2nd part ] - Apuesta por un AmorApuesta por un AmorApuesta por un Amor was a Mexican soap opera starring Patricia Manterola and Juan Soler.- Plot :Julia Montaño is the daughter of Don Julio Montaño, a wealthy landowner in the Yucatán Peninsula...
(2004/05) as Gabriel Duran [ protagonista ] - Bajo la misma pielBajo la misma pielBajo la misma piel, or Under the same skin, was a Mexican television series produced by Televisa starting in 2003. It is an original telenovela from Martha Carrillo and Cristina García...
(2003) as Alejandro [ protagonista ] - La OtraLa OtraLa Otra is a Mexican telenovela that was produced by Televisa and aired on El Canal de las Estrellas from 20 May through 20 September 2002. It aired on Univision in the United States from October 14, 2002 through February 28, 2003...
(2002)as Álvaro [ protagonista ] - Sin pecado concebido (2001) as Octavio [ co-protagonista 2nd part ]
- Carita de ángelCarita de ÁngelCarita de Angel was a child telenovela produced in Mexico by Televisa in 2000 produced by Nicandro Díaz. It is a remake of the telenovela Papa Corazon, which also was adapted for World toy. It starred Lisette Morelos Miguel de León and stellar participation Daniela Aedo as Dulce Maria...
(2000/01) as Marcos [ actuacuon especial ] - Locura de amorLocura de amorLocura de amor is a 1948 Spanish historical drama film directed by Juan de Orduña.The movie is based on the play La Locura de Amor written in 1855 by Manuel Tamayo y Baus around the figure of Queen Joanna of Castile; who attracted authors, composers, and artists of the romanticist movement, due to...
(2000) as Enrique Gallardo [ protagonista ] - ÁngelaAngela (telenovela)Angela is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by Televisa and broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas in 1998. The series was first debuted on May 17, 1999 on Univision in the United States, replacing that year's hit La Mentira, and ended on September 9, 1999, being replaced by Tres Mujeres...
(1998/99) as Mariano [ protagonista ] - Pueblo chico, infierno grandePueblo chico, infierno grandePueblo chico, infierno grande is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced and broadcast by Televisa in 1997. Pueblo chico, infierno grande is a historical telenovela set in the Pre-Mexican Revolution period. It also aired on Univision in the United States...
(1997) as Genaro Onchi [ co-protagonista ] - Cañaveral de pasionesCañaveral de PasionesCañaveral de pasiones is a Mexican telenovela, originally airing in 1996, and produced by Humberto Zurita and Christian Bach.-Plot:...
(1996) as Pablo [ protagonista ] - Acapulco, cuerpo y alma (1995/96) as Humberto [ co-protagonista 2nd part ]
- Bajo un mismo rostro (1995) as Marcelo [ actuacuon estelar ]
Primetime series
- ¿Y ahora qué hago? (2007) as Juan [ guest ]
- Amor míoAmor MíoAmor Mío is a Spanish language comedy telecomedy, produced in Argentina by Telefe and for Mexico by Televisa. This romantic comedy features Abril Juárez and Marcos Sinclair, two singles who are forced to share an apartment in Buenos Aires even though they cannot stand each other...
(2006) as Pablo [ guest ] - La Hora pico (2007) [ various characters ]
Theater
- Me fascina mi vecina (2000)
- P.D. Tu gato ha muerto ("P.S. Your Cat Is DeadP.S. Your Cat Is DeadP.S. Your Cat Is Dead is a novel by James Kirkwood, Jr., original published in 1972, adapted from his play. The book and play were later adapted to film.-Synopsis:...
", 1999) - Bajo las sábanas (1997)
- Juego de sociedad (1993–1994)
External links
- Juan Soler at the Telenovela database
- Juan Soler at esmas.comEsmas.comesmas.com is the portal of Televisa, the largest Mexican television network and the world's largest producer of Spanish language media....