Miguel de León

Miguel Angel de León Lopez (born February 23, 1962) is a Venezuelan actor. He is better known simply as Miguel de León. He has acted mainly in telenovelas, which garnered him international fame across Latin America, where the genre is popular, particularly among women. He is also known to Hispanic audiences in the United States.[1]

Miguel De León
Miguel de León
Born
Miguel Angel De León López

(1962-02-23) February 23, 1962
Other namesMiguel Ángel De León
OccupationActor

Biography

De León 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 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 Venezuelan 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, Raúl 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 an adulterous 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! ("Long live the children") put de León with child star Andrea Legarreta and with Juan Ferrara.

  • 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 to work for that channel.

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1988AbigailRecurring role
1989La revanchaLeonardoRecurring role
1989-1990FabiolaAlejandro FuentesRecurring role
1990-1991CaribeLuis AlfredoLead role
1991Sueño contigoUnknown characterRecurring role
1992-1993KassandraErnesto RangelRecurring role
1993La millonaria FabiolaUnknown characterRecurring role
1993-1994Amor de papelDiego CorralCo-lead role
1994María CelesteSantiago AzpuruaLead role
1994Como tú, ningunaRaúl de la PeñaRecurring role
1996Sol de tentaciónJosé Armando SantalucíaLead role
1998La usurpadoraDouglas MaldonadoRecurring role
1998Gotita de amorUlises ArredondoRecurring role
1999Nunca te olvidaréDr. Leonel ValderramaRecurring role
2000-2001Carita de ángelLuciano Larios RochaLead role
2001-2002Mujer, casos de la vida realVarious rolesEpisodes: "Agonía" and "Belleza en flor"
2002¡Vivan los niños!Alonso GallardoRecurring role
2003-2004Mariana de la nocheJosé Ramón MartínezRecurring role
2004Alegrijes y rebujosAntonio DomínguezEpisodes: "La fiesta" and "El orfanato"
2004-2005Sabor a tiLeonardo LombardiLead role
2006Los QuerendonesUnknown characterRecurring role
2007Aunque mal paguenAlejandro AguerrevereLead role
2011La viuda jovenVespasiano CalderónCo-lead role
2012Mi ex me tiene ganasFranco RosasRecurring role
2013Las BandidasGaspar InfanteRecurring role
2014La virgen de la calleRogelio RivasLead antagonist
2014EscándalosCristobál"El lado oscuro" (Season 1, Episode 1)
2015Amor secretoLeonardo Ferrándiz AristizábalLead role

References

  1. "Miguel de León". teleprograma.diezminutos.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2017.
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