Felipe Colombo

Felipe Colombo Eguía[lower-alpha 1] (born January 8, 1983, in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico) is a Mexican-Argentine actor, singer and songwriter. He was part of the pop-rock band Erreway together with Camila Bordonaba, Benjamín Rojas and Luisana Lopilato.

Felipe Colombo
Felipe Colombo in 2016.
Born
Felipe Colombo Eguía

(1983-01-08) January 8, 1983
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Argentina
OccupationActor, singer and songwriter
Years active1989–present
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 12 in)
Partner(s)Luisana Lopilato (2002–2004)
Cecilia Bonelli (2005–2006)
Cecilia Coronado (2007–present)
ChildrenAurora Colombo (b. 2009)
Parent(s)Juan Carlos Colombo and Patricia Eguía
RelativesSol Colombo Eguía (Sister)

Biography

Felipe Colombo Eguía was born to Argentine actor, Juan Carlos Colombo and Mexican actress, Patricia Eguía on January 8, 1983. He was born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico. He has an older sister called Sol. Felipe studied primary at escuela Hermino Almendro. He started high school at CIE Sur in Mexico and finished in Argentina at José Martí and San Francisco schools.

Career

Acting career

Colombo made his television debut in the 1992 Televisa soap opera El abuelo y yo, co-starring Ludwika Paleta and Gael García Bernal, and made his film debut the same year with a performance in Sonata de luna.[1]

Colombo then co-starred with Angélica María in the 1994 soap opera Agujetas de color de rosa, which was successful across Latin America and especially among Hispanic audiences in the United States. He appeared as Carlitos in the 1995 film Cilantro y perejil (Cilantro & Parsley), and in 1996 had a role in an episode of Mujer, casos de la vida real, a show hosted by legendary Mexican actress Silvia Pinal. In 1999 he acted alongside Anahí in the 1999 tele-novela Ángeles sin paraíso.

Chiquititas México (1998)

In 1998 Colombo captured the role of Julio in the Mexican version of Chiquititas, originally an Argentine production.

Chiquititas (1999–2001)

After the Mexican version flopped, Chiquititas author Cris Morena decided to give him a role in the original version, where he soon became one of the most popular actors. While performing in Chiquititas, Colombo worked for the first time alongside Benjamín Rojas, Luisana Lopilato and Camila Bordonaba, which would later on become part of another one of Colombo's highlights of his career as an entertainer. In 2001, Colombo reprised his character inChiquititas' for the big screen version, Chiquititas: Rincón de luz.

Rebelde Way and Erreway (2002–2007)

Colombo secured the role of Manuel Aguirre in Rebelde Way in 2002. The show was nominated for the 2002 Martín Fierro Award for Best Telenovela. He starred alongside Benjamín Rojas, Luisana Lopilato and Camila Bordonaba. The four had previously worked together in Chiquititas and went on to form the band Erreway.

The band released three hit albums — Señales in 2002, Tiempo in 2003 and Memoria in 2004, had three successful tours Erreway en Grand Rex, Nuestro Tiempo and Gira 2004 and released a film in 2004, 4 Caminos. The film was based on their Rebelde Way characters: Manuel, Pablo, Mía and Marizza. The band split up soon after the release of their film and final album.

However, Camila Bordonaba, Benjamín Rojas and Felipe Colombo reunited in 2006 and released the compilation of the greatest hits, El Disco de Rebelde Way. Colombo and Bordonaba visited Spain during the promotional tour of the compilation. In 2007 Lopilato left Erreway, and the remaining three released a live hits collection Erreway presenta su caja recopilatoria, held a short tour in Spain, and confirmed the release of the band's fourth album, Vuelvo.

Recent and future projects (2004–present)

After his acclaimed role in Rebelde Way, Colombo appeared as Miki in another production of Cris Morena, the 2004—2005 telenovela Floricienta. He also got a lot of attention playing the lead in the theatrical version of The Graduate, alongside Nacha Guevara. In 2006, Colombo portrayed deceased Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain in the stage play No te preocupes ojos azules. He also portrayed Pastor in 2006 hit television drama Doble Vida and appeared in one episode of Amor Mío.

In 2007 Colombo captured the role of Lucho Fierro on Martín Fierro Awards—nominated television comedy Son de Fierro. He worked alongside Camila Bordonaba for the sixth time in his career. He was seen in two films in 2008 Fantasma de Buenos Aires and Solos en la ciudad, alongside his Rebelde Way co-star Sabrina Garciarena.

In 2011–2012, his role is Bernardo Berlanga in Herederos de una venganza and 2012 he made Host TV debut in La vuelta al mundo together with the actress Isabel Macedo.

In 2013, he was part of the miniseries Inconsistente colectivo.

In 2014, he returned to television to play Fidel in Mis amigos de siempre.

In 2016, he starred in the play Cardenio.

Musical career

During the development of Rebelde Way, Felipe Colombo and his co-stars: Luisana Lopilato, Benjamín Rojas and Camila Bordonaba have become the members of the band Erreway. They immediately reached worldwide popularity, especially in Latin America, Spain, Europe and Israel. All their studio albums, Señales (2002), Tiempo (2003) and Memoria, reached Platinum certification. The band broke up at the end of 2004 and reunited again in 2006 except Luisana Lopilato to tour Spain. In 2007, they did a concert in Valencia for Sunny Happy Day and received the Platinum Record for the 80,000 copies sold of his album Erreway, el disco de Rebelde way. In 2010, he formed a new band, La Miss Tijuana with his friend Camila Bordonaba and Erreway's vocal coach, Willie Lorenzo. In 2013, he formed a new band, Roco with his friend Benjamín Rojas and Erreway's vocal coach, Willie Lorenzo.

Personal life

From 2002 to 2004, Felipe Colombo was in a relationship with his co–star the actress, Luisana Lopilato. From 2005 to 2006, Felipe Colombo was in a relationship with the model, Cecilia Bonelli. Since 2007, Felipe Colombo has been in a relationship with Cecilia Coronado, a costume designer whom he met in the recordings of Son de Fierro. On November 3, 2009, the couple's first child, a girl, was born whom, they called Aurora Colombo. Felipe has a very close relationship with his former colleagues from Erreway, Camila Bordonaba and Benjamín Rojas who are also his daughter's godparents.

Filmography

Theater

Year Title Character Director Theater
1989 Entre todos si se puede
El abuelo y yo Felipín
Momo
Eduardo II
Los ladrones del tiempo
1992 Ángeles sin paraíso Andrés Cifuentes
1999–2001 Chiquititas Felipe Mejía Cris Morena Teatro Gran Rex
2002 Rebelde Way Manuel Aguirre Cris Morena Teatro Gran Rex
2002–2007 Erreway Himself Cris Morena
2005 El graduado Benjamín Braddock Felipe Fernández del Paso Teatro Metropolitan Sura
2006 No te preocupes ojos azules Kurt Cobain Manuel Ibáñez Ciudad Cultural Konex
2008 Yepeto
2009 El alivio
2010 No confíes en mí Marcos
2011–2012 Noches de reyes Sebastián Jorge Azurmendi Teatro El Cubo
2012 La mujer del domingo Brain Daniel Suárez Marzal Teatro Apolo
2014 La nota mágica
2018 Desesperados
2019-present Sex, viví tu experiencia José María Muscari and Matías Napp Gorriti Art Center

Television

Year Title Character Channel
1991–1992 El abuelo y yo Felipín Las Estrellas
1992–1993 Ángeles sin paraíso Andrés Cifuentes Las Estrellas
1994–1995 Agujetas de color de rosa Luisito Dávila Televisa
1996 Mujer, casos de la vida real Boy Televisa
1998 Chiquititas Julián Álvarez Pacheco Azteca 7
1999–2001 Chiquititas Felipe Mejía Telefe
2002–2003 Rebelde Way Manuel Aguirre Canal 9/América TV
2003 Rincón de Luz Himself with the Erreway group Canal 9
2004 Floricienta Miguel "Micky" Rojas Guerra Canal 13
2005 Doble vida Pastor Saravia América TV
2005 Amor mío Ignacio "Nachito" Fuentes Televisa
2006 Mujeres asesinas Daniel/Leo Canal 13
2007–2008 Son de Fierro Luis "Lucho" Fierro Canal 13
2008–2009 Por amor a vos Facundo Agüero Canal 13
2009 Enseñame a vivir Cristóbal Amadeo Linares Canal 13
2011–2012 Herederos de una venganza Bernardo Berlanga Canal 13
2012–2013 Sos mi hombre Máximo Duarte Canal 13
2013 Inconsciente colectivo Álvaro Goldstein TV Pública
2013–2014 Mis amigos de siempre Fidel Ríos Canal 13
2018–2019 Mi hermano es un clon Luciano Canal 13
2019 Millennials Leonardo Heredia Net TV

Movies

Year Movie Character Director
1995 Cilantro y perejil Carlitos Rafael Montero
1998 El paje Nicolás Eduardo Soto-Falcón
2001 Chiquititas: Rincón de luz Felipe Mejía José Luis Massa
2004 Erreway: 4 caminos Manuel Aguirre Ezequiel Crupnicoff
2006 Cara de queso Gustavo Ariel Winograd
2007 Cañitas Emmanuel Julio César Estrada
2008 Fantasma de Buenos Aires Guillermo Grillo
2009 Carmilla
2010 Matar a Videla Dante Nicolás Capelli
2011 Solos en la ciudad Santiago Diego Corsini

Television programs

Year Program Channel Notes
1999–2000 Sábado Bus Telefe Guest
1999–2001 Videomatch Telefe Guest
1999–2001 Susana Gimenéz Telefe Guest
2000–2001 Almorzando con Mirtha Legrand Canal 13 Guest
2001 Maru a la tarde Telefe Guest
2002 Videomatch Telefe Guest
2003 Intrusos América TV Guest
2003 Almorzando con Mirtha Legrand Canal 13 Guest
2003 Media Mañana Canal 9 Guest
2004 Videomatch Telefe Guest
2012 La vuelta al mundo Canal 13 Host
2013 Pura Química ESPN+ Guest
2012 Antes que sea Tarde América TV Guest
2013 AM, antes del mediodía Telefe Guest
2013 Fans en Vivo FWTV Guest
2014 Gracias por venir, gracias por estar Telefe Guest
2015 Tu cara me suena (Season 3) Telefe Participant
2016 Cómo anillo al dedo Canal 13 Participant
2017 Fans en Vivo FWTV Guest
2017 Pampita Online KZO Guest
2019 Cortá por Lozano Telefe Guest
2019 Bailando 2019 Canal 13 Participant
2019 Pasapalabra Canal 13 Guest
2019 Almorzando con Mirtha Legrand Canal 13 Guest
2020 El muro infernal Telefe Participant
2020 Pasapalabra Canal 13 Guest
2020 Pampita Online Net TV Guest

Discography

Soundtrack albums

Erreway

La Miss Tijuana

  • 2010 — Sólo Me Salva Amar
  • 2010 — Vuelvo
  • 2011 — Deja que llueva
  • 2011 — 3 iguanas

Roco

  • 2013 — Pasarán años
  • 2013 — Como baila la novia
  • 2013 — Gira
  • 2013 — Quien se ha tomado todo el vino
  • 2013 — Tornado

Notes

  1. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Colombo and the second or maternal family name is Eguía.

References

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