Miguel de León
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Miguel Angel de León Lopez (born February 22, 1962) is a Venezuelan actor. He is better known simply as Miguel de León.
Miguel Angel de León Lopez has acted mainly in telenovela
s. This has allowed him to gain international fame across Latin America, where that type of shows is popular, specially among Hispanic
women. He is also known to Hispanic aundiences in the United States.
He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and graduated from the Colegio Universitario de Caracas with a degree in business administration. Continuing with his studies, de León also joined the Taller Universitario de Teatro Macanillas. After graduating from that school, de León became a staff member at Radio Caracas Television, where he studied acting further.
His acting debut came in a 1988 film, Señora Bolero (Ms. Bolero
). Later that year, he participated in his first telenovela, Sueño Contigo (I Dream of You). He was soon signed to a multi-year contract by Radio Caracas Television. Other films de León has acted in include a Venezuela
n version of Batman
, and El Cristo de las Violetas (Jesus of the Violets).
In 1989, de León played "Leonardo" in La Revancha (The Rematch), a major Venevision hit. He acted in four other telenovelas before his first appearance at a major international hit, 1993's Kassandra
, where he played "Ernesto Rangel", acting alongside Puerto Rican
actor Osvaldo Ríos
, among others.
During the middle 1990s, de León married another Venezuelan telenovela star, Gaby Spanic. He had been previously married to Nubia Quilarte.
After Kassandra, de León made three more telenovelas before he and his wife decided to accept offers by Mexico
's Televisa
. The couple then moved to Mexico City
. 1998's Gotita de Amor
(Small Drop of Love) marked de León's debut in Mexican telenovelas. He acted alongside Laura Flores
, Julio Alemán
, Raul Araiza Jr., Niurka Marcos
, Adriana Fonseca
, Andrea Lagunes and Daniela Luján
, among others, in that telenovela. Next, he and his wife starred together in La Usurpadora
, which also became a major international hit. Around that time, de León obtained Mexican citizenship, which he later gave up after returning to Venezuela.
2000s Carita de Angel (Angel Face), gave de León an opportunity to act alongside acting legends Libertad Lamarque
and Silvia Pinal
. In 2001, de León acted in an episode of the well known series, Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real
(Women, Real Life Stories).
Around that time, his wife left Mexico to film a telenovela in Colombia
alongside actor José Ángel Llamas
. Rumors of anadulterous relationship between his wife and Llamas surfaced, and the couple eventually divorced. In 2002, de León returned to Venezuela. His last Mexican telenovela was recorded before he left; ¡Vivan los niños!;; put de León with child star Andrea Legarreta and with Juan Ferrara
.
Miguel de León has filmed three other telenovelas after returning to Venezuela. He was signed by Venevision
to work for that channel.
Miguel Angel de León Lopez has acted mainly in 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. This has allowed him to gain international fame across Latin America, where that type of shows is popular, specially among Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
women. He is also known to Hispanic aundiences in the United States.
He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and graduated from the Colegio Universitario de Caracas with a degree in business administration. Continuing with his studies, de León also joined the Taller Universitario de Teatro Macanillas. After graduating from that school, de León became a staff member at Radio Caracas Television, where he studied acting further.
His acting debut came in a 1988 film, Señora Bolero (Ms. Bolero
Bolero
Bolero is a form of slow-tempo Latin music and its associated dance and song. There are Spanish and Cuban forms which are both significant and which have separate origins.The term is also used for some art music...
). Later that year, he participated in his first telenovela, Sueño Contigo (I Dream of You). He was soon signed to a multi-year contract by Radio Caracas Television. Other films de León has acted in include a Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n version of Batman
Batman
Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
, and El Cristo de las Violetas (Jesus of the Violets).
In 1989, de León played "Leonardo" in La Revancha (The Rematch), a major Venevision hit. He acted in four other telenovelas before his first appearance at a major international hit, 1993's Kassandra
Kassandra (TV series)
Kassandra was a Venezuelan telenovela, written by Delia Fiallo and directed by Grazio D'Angelo and Olegario Barrera, involving a gypsy maiden marrying into a rich family. She does not realize, however, that she is the granddaughter of the man in the house...
, where he played "Ernesto Rangel", acting alongside Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
actor Osvaldo Ríos
Osvaldo Ríos
Osvaldo Ríos born Osvaldo Ríos Alonso on October 25, 1960 in Carolina, Puerto Rico, is a Puerto Rican actor, model, singer, and guitarist, of Armenian descent, who is best known for his roles in telenovelas...
, among others.
During the middle 1990s, de León married another Venezuelan telenovela star, Gaby Spanic. He had been previously married to Nubia Quilarte.
After Kassandra, de León made three more telenovelas before he and his wife decided to accept offers by Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
's 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...
. The couple then moved to 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...
. 1998's Gotita de Amor
Gotita de amor
Chabelita was a Mexican drama previously being broadcast in ABS-CBN, starring Laura Flores and Álex Ibarra Also main Starring Andrea Lagunes in her first lead role as the protagonist Chabelita.-Production crew:...
(Small Drop of Love) marked de León's debut in Mexican telenovelas. He acted alongside Laura Flores
Laura Flores
Laura Flores is a Mexican actress, hostess and singer, born in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico.- Biography:...
, Julio Alemán
Julio Alemán
- Biography :After studying to be an Engineer Agronomist, he turned to show business. His first movie was El Zarco in 1957. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was the MC of the Mexican version of the Italian children's puppet show Topo Gigio....
, Raul Araiza Jr., Niurka Marcos
Niurka Marcos
Niurka Marcos is a Cuban-born Mexican singer, dancer, actress, and erotic model. She is known professionally simply as Niurka.-Personal life:...
, Adriana Fonseca
Adriana Fonseca
Adriana Fonseca Castellanos is a Mexican actress.- Biography :Adriana started her acting career performing in a local television show. At the age of 16 she was accepted in C.E.A. in Mexico...
, Andrea Lagunes and Daniela Luján
Daniela Luján
Daniela Luján is a Mexican pop singer and actress.-Biography:Born on April 5, 1988 to Miguel Barrios Luján and Amalia Rodríguez Gómez, she is the youngest of three daughters....
, among others, in that telenovela. Next, he and his wife starred together in La Usurpadora
La usurpadora
La Usurpadora is a Mexican romantic drama telenovela produced by Salvador Mejia Alejandre and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from February 9, 1998 to July 24, 1998. It starred Gabriela Spanic and Fernando Colunga. This was one of the last telenovelas to feature Libertad Lamarque,...
, which also became a major international hit. Around that time, de León obtained Mexican citizenship, which he later gave up after returning to Venezuela.
2000s Carita de Angel (Angel Face), gave de León an opportunity to act alongside acting legends Libertad Lamarque
Libertad Lamarque
Libertad Lamarque was an Argentine-Mexican actress and singer. Originally from Argentina, she reached fame throughout Latin America while living in Mexico and working in Mexican cinema.-Career:...
and Silvia Pinal
Silvia Pinal
Silvia Pinal is a Mexican actress, who had roles in several of Luis Buñuel's movies such as El ángel exterminador and Viridiana...
. In 2001, de León acted in an episode of the well known series, Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real
Mujer, casos de la vida real
Mujer, casos de la vida real is a television show produced by Hispanic television Televisa for Canal de las Estrellas. The show first aired after the Mexican earthquake of 1985 as a method to assist victims of the natural disaster...
(Women, Real Life Stories).
Around that time, his wife left Mexico to film a telenovela in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
alongside actor José Ángel Llamas
Jose Angel Llamas
José Ángel Llamas Olmos is a Mexican actor best known for his roles of Rudolfo in Amor descarado. His striking good looks make him quite the heart throb among his many fans....
. Rumors of anadulterous relationship between his wife and Llamas surfaced, and the couple eventually divorced. In 2002, de León returned to Venezuela. His last Mexican telenovela was recorded before he left; ¡Vivan los niños!;; put de León with child star Andrea Legarreta and with Juan Ferrara
Juan Ferrara
Juan Ferrara is a famous Mexican telenovela and film actor,- Family :Juan is a son of the well known actress Ofelia Guilmáin and brother of Lucía Guilmáin y Esther Guilmáin. He was once married to the famous Mexican actress, Helena Rojo...
.
- 2003 - Alegrijes y Rebujos (Mexico)
- 2004 - Mariana de la Noche (Mexico)
Miguel de León has filmed three other telenovelas after returning to Venezuela. He was signed by Venevision
Venevisión
Venevisión is one of Venezuela's largest television networks and a Venezuelan cable and terrestrial television network, which is owned and presided over by Gustavo Cisneros...
to work for that channel.
- 2004 - Sabor a Tí (Venezuela)
- 2006 - Los Querendones (Venezuela)
- 2007 - Aunque mal paguen (Venezuela)
Telenovela
- Sueño contigo (1987)
- La millonaria (1987)
- Señora (1988)
- AbigailAbigail (telenovela)Abigail was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by Elizabeth Alezard, Alberto Gómez, Mariana Luján, Amparo Montalva, and María Helena Portas and directed by Tito Rojas...
(RCTV,1988) - FabiolaFabiola (telenovela)Fabiola was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venevisión. This telenovela lasted 164 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International.-Synopsis:...
(Venevision,1989) - La RevanchaLa RevanchaLa Revancha was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venevisión. This telenovela lasted 247 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International.-Synopsis:...
(Venevision,1989) - CaribeCaribeCaribe may refer to:* Caribe , a computer worm designed for mobile phones* Caribe , a Venezuelan telenovela* Caribe , a 1975 television series produced by Quinn Martin...
(RCTV,1990) - KassandraKassandra (TV series)Kassandra was a Venezuelan telenovela, written by Delia Fiallo and directed by Grazio D'Angelo and Olegario Barrera, involving a gypsy maiden marrying into a rich family. She does not realize, however, that she is the granddaughter of the man in the house...
(RCTV,1992) - Amor De Papel (Venevision,1993)
- Maria CelesteMaria CelesteSister Maria Celeste , born Virginia Gamba, was the daughter of the famous Italian scientist Galileo Galilei and Marina Gamba. She was the eldest of three siblings, with a sister Livia and a brother Vincenzio...
(Venevision,1994) - Como tú, ningunaComo Tu, NingunaComo Tu, Ninguna was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venevisión. This telenovela lasted 281 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International...
(Venevision,1995) - Sol de TentacionSol de TentacionSol de Tentacion was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venevisión. This telenovela lasted 168 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International.-Synopsis:...
(Venevision,1997) - La UsurpadoraLa usurpadoraLa Usurpadora is a Mexican romantic drama telenovela produced by Salvador Mejia Alejandre and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from February 9, 1998 to July 24, 1998. It starred Gabriela Spanic and Fernando Colunga. This was one of the last telenovelas to feature Libertad Lamarque,...
(Televisa,1998) - Gotita De AmorGotita de amorChabelita was a Mexican drama previously being broadcast in ABS-CBN, starring Laura Flores and Álex Ibarra Also main Starring Andrea Lagunes in her first lead role as the protagonist Chabelita.-Production crew:...
(Televisa,1998) - Nunca, Te Olivarde (Televisa,1999)
- Carita De AngelCarita 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...
(TelevisaTelevisaTelevisa 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...
,2000) - Mariana de la NocheMariana de la nocheMariana de la Noche is a Mexican telenovela from 2003. Written by Delia Fiallo and produced by Salvador Mejia, it starred Angélica Rivera, Jorge Salinas, Alejandra Barros and César Évora.- Plot :...
(Televisa, 2003) - Sabor A Ti (VenevisionVenevisiónVenevisión is one of Venezuela's largest television networks and a Venezuelan cable and terrestrial television network, which is owned and presided over by Gustavo Cisneros...
2004) - Los Querendones (2006)
- Aunque mal paguen (2007) - Alejandro Aguerrevere