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Edgar Ramirez Arellano is a Venezuelan actor, born in the city of San Cristobal (Tachira State, southwest Venezuela). He is the son of Soday Arellano, an attorney, and Filiberto Ramírez, a military officer.
Being the son of a soldier and living abroad with his family, he learned several languages, like English, German, Italian and French, as well as his mother tongue, Spanish. He studied Journalism (Comunicación Social) at the Andres Bello Catholic University, in Caracas. He began exploring his acting vocation, playing on several school made films.
He was recognized as an actor after portraying "Cacique" in the popular venezuelan soap opera "Cosita Rica", aired through 2003 and 2004, lasting over 270 episodes. His debut as an international Hollywood actor was playing Choco, Domino Harvery's love interest in Tony Scott's Domino.
His next major feature film was Vantage Point directed by Pete Travis. In this high-budgeted Sony Pictures political thriller, Ramírez joined an all-star international cast including Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, William Hurt, Forest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega and Ayelet Zurer. Ramírez plays Javier, an ex-special forces soldier forced to kidnap the American President. Later on he starred in the title role of Alberto Arvelo's Cyrano Fernández, based on the French play Cyrano de Bergerac.
Ramírez also appears in La Hora Cero (The Magic Hour) (Venezuela), a short film directed by Guillermo Arriaga, the acclaimed screenwriter of Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel (Mexico); Plan B, directed by Alejandro García Wiederman (Venezuela); Yotama se va volando (Yotama Flies Away), directed by Luis Armando Roche (Venezuela/France); and Punto y Raya (Step Forward), directed by Elia Schneider (a Venezuela, Spain, Chile and Uruguay co-production), submitted by Venezuela for Oscar consideration for 2004 Best Foreign Film, in which he played the role of Pedro, a Colombian soldier.- Art Department
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Fernando Carrillo was born on 6 January 1970 in Caracas, Venezuela. He is an actor and producer, known for María Isabel (1997), Las llaves de la independencia (2005) and Rosalinda (1999). He was previously married to Catherine Fulop.- Actor
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Winston Vallenilla was born on 22 September 1973 in Caracas, Venezuela. He is an actor and writer, known for La dama y el vigilante (2019), Mujer con pantalones (2005) and Llovizna (1997). He has been married to Marlene De Andrade since 29 March 2008. They have one child.- Actor
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Carlos Montilla was born on 21 August 1965 in Caracas, Venezuela. He is an actor and producer, known for Samland (2021), Spark (2016) and The Boatman (2015).- Actor
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Roque Valero was born on 31 January 1974 in Caracas, Venezuela. He is an actor, known for A Dot and a Line (2004), Ciudad bendita (2006) and Sabor a ti (2004).- Actor
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Guillermo Dávila was born on 18 March 1955. He is an actor and composer, known for La revancha (1989), La generación Halley (1986) and La mujer prohibida (1991).- Aroldo Betancourt was born on 13 September 1959. He is an actor, known for El país de las mujeres (1998), Fray Martin de Porres (2007) and Para verte mejor (2017).
- Yanis Chimaras was born on 1 August 1955 in Caracas, Venezuela. He was an actor, known for Amantes de Luna Llena (2000), Amaneció de golpe (1998) and Más que amor, frenesí (2001). He died on 24 April 2007 in Caracas, Venezuela.
- Víctor Cámara was born on 10 June 1959 in Caracas, Venezuela. He is an actor, known for In the Name of Love (2008), Rosangelica (1993) and El país de las mujeres (1998). He has been married to Ivette Planchard since 14 February 1977. They have two children.
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Daniel Alvarado was born on 12 August 1949 in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela. He was an actor, known for Nude with Oranges (1996), La revancha (1989) and Amantes de Luna Llena (2000). He was married to Emma Rabbe and Carmen Julia Álvarez. He died on 8 July 2020 in Caracas, Venezuela.- Jean Carlo Simancas was born on 17 July 1949 in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela. He is an actor, known for Sangre azul (1979), La revancha (1989) and Niña mimada (1998).
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Orlando Urdaneta was born on 24 October 1950 in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela. Orlando is an actor and writer, known for Carlito's Way (1993), Cuando quiero llorar no lloro (1973) and El país de las mujeres (1998).- Actor
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Miguel Ángel Landa was born on 4 November 1938 in Caracas, Venezuela. He is an actor and producer, known for Bienvenidos (1989), Él y Ella (1971) and El esposo de Anaís (1980).- Actor
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Luis Gerónimo Abreu was born on 7 September 1972 in Caracas, Venezuela. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Emerald Heart (2014), Bolívar: Una lucha admirable (2019) and El país de las mujeres (1998). He has been married to Claudia La Gatta since 9 April 2010.- Actor
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Albi De Abreu is a well-known Latin American actor who has worked in markets such as Mexico, Colombia, Spain and Venezuela. He is an American resident, a Portuguese and a Venezuelan citizen. He speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese and dominates several Latin accents. In addition to that, Albi De Abreu has already directed, produced and written two short films. He is currently developing a series for TV and his first feature film as a director.- Actor
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Emilio Lovera was born on 31 August 1961 in Caracas, Venezuela. He is an actor and writer, known for Radio Rochela (1959), Papita, maní, tostón (2013) and De oro puro (1993).- Actor
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Benjamin Rausseo was born on 26 January 1961 in Venezuela. He is an actor and director, known for Er Conde Jones (2011), Er Conde Bond 007 y Pico (2012) and Er Conde Suelto In Hollywood (2014).- Actor
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- Joselo was born on 27 September 1936 in Barbacoas, Aragua, Venezuela. He was an actor, known for Radio Rochela (1959), Un extraño en la casa (1968) and Operación carambola (1968). He was married to Mary Soliani. He died on 5 January 2013 in Caracas, Venezuela.
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Franklin Vírgüez was born on 1 October 1953 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. He is an actor and manager, known for Simon (2023), Hay amores que matan (2000) and Por estas calles (1992). He has been married to Dulce Terán since 1994. They have one child.- José Luis Rodríguez is known for The Sea Inside (2004), Una familia de diez (2007) and Take My Eyes (2003).
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Napoleon Bravo was born on 13 November 1947 in Caracas, Venezuela. He is an actor and producer, known for Mily (1973), La imagen (1975) and ¡Qué locura! (2003).- Teodoro Petkoff was born on 3 January 1932 in Maracaibo, Venezuela. He died on 31 October 2018 in Caracas, Venezuela.
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- Roberto Lamarca was born on 14 October 1959 in Corato, Puglia, Italy. He was an actor, known for El país de las mujeres (1998), 13 segundos (2007) and Contra viento y marea (1997). He was married to Caridad Canelón. He died on 22 February 2017 in Caracas, Venezuela.
- Nicolás Maduro Moros is a Venezuelan politician and president of Venezuela since 2013, with his presidency under dispute since 2019.Maduro was born on 23 November 1962 in Caracas, Venezuela, into a working-class family. His father, Nicolás Maduro García, who was a prominent trade union leader, died in a motor vehicle accident on 22 April 1989. His mother, Teresa DE Jesús Moros, was born in Cúcuta, a Colombian border town at the boundary with Venezuela. He was born into a leftist family and "militant dreamer of the Movimiento Electoral Del Pueblo (MEP)". Maduro was raised in Calle 14, a street in Los Jardines, El Valle, a working-class neighborhood on the western outskirts of Caracas. The only male of four siblings, he had "three sisters, María Teresa, Josefina, and Anita".
- Leopoldo López is known for Bombón: El Perro (2004).
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Ricardo Montaner was born on 8 September 1957 in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a music artist and composer, known for Heridas de amor (2006), Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) and Inés Duarte, secretaria (1991). He has been married to Marlene Rodríguez Miranda since 26 August 2004. They have three children. He was previously married to Ana Vaz.- Actor
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Jorge Reyes was born on 14 February 1907 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor and writer, known for Los tres mosqueteros (1942), Naná (1944) and La liga de las canciones (1941). He died on 29 March 1985 in Mexico City, Mexico.- Composer
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Servando Primera was born on 27 August 1980 in Baruta, Venezuela. He is a composer and actor, known for Impractical Jokers: The Movie (2020), Blast Beat (2020) and Todo por tu amor (1996). He is married to Patricia Fernandez. They have two children.- Actor
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Florentino Primera was born on 31 August 1981 in Caracas, Venezuela. He is an actor, known for Todo por tu amor (1996), Muchacho Solitario (1999) and Salserín (1997).- Additional Crew
Miguel Ángel García is known for All About My Mother (1999).- Roberto Messutti was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He is known for Las Brujas (2005), Llovizna (1997) and La viuda joven (2011).
- Wilfredo Cisneros was born on 7 January 1960 in Cuba. He is an actor, known for Jericho (1991), Alondra (1989) and Taita Boves (2010).
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Antonio Cuevas is known for The Zero Hour (2010), Hotel Houffer (2024) and Muerte Suspendida (2015).- Actor
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Antonio Delli is a Venezuelan actor of Italian and Colombian descent. with an outstanding career in film, theater, television, voice dubbing and locution. He ventured into the theater in 1987. He began his theater studies at the National Theater Workshop of the Rajatabla Foundation, an academy in which he trained for three years. Later, he belonged to the National Youth Theater of Venezuela. He has worked with the most important theater groups in the country, among which are, La Fundación Rajatabla; Xiomara Moreno Productions; The Theater of the Countergame; The Actoral 80 group; Skena; The Chimera Theater; The National Theater Company; The Emerging Theater Group; MJM Productions; Kaizer Soze Transatlantic Theater and Opera. His talent has been reflected in short and feature films, supported by excellent directors, among whom stand out in films such as Miranda, by Diego Rísquez and Una abuela virgen, by Olegario Barrera; in addition to other writers such as Román Chalbaud; Raúl Prieto; Luis Alberto Lamata; Alexander Giner; Aleksander Szabunia; Pedro Camacho and William Morales.- Actor
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Pedro Durán was born on 9 September 1947 in San José de Guanipa, Anzoátegui, Venezuela. He is an actor, known for Navy Seals (1990), La inolvidable (1996) and Estefanía (1979). He has been married to Maribel González since 10 October 1985. They have five children.- Actor
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Dimas González is known for De repente, la película (2011), El pasajero (2008) and Aventures Caraïbes (1996).- Actor
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Héctor Manrique is known for La mujer sin rostro (1984), Cyrano Fernández (2007) and La mujer perfecta (2010).- Daniel Rodriguez is known for Orlando Vargas (2005) and Mi ex me tiene ganas (2012).
- Vantroy Sánchez is known for Papita, maní, tostón (2013), Taita Boves (2010) and Papita 2da Base (2017).
- Carlos Enrique Almirante is a Cuban actor with an outstanding career in television, film and theater.
He studied acting at the National School of Arts (ENA) and the Higher Institute of Arts (ISA). And throughout his career we have been able to see him in the lead roles in over thirty films. In addition to starring in the popular Netflix series, "Four Seasons in Havana", winner of the Platinum Award for Best Cast. Almirante has also been nominated for a Platinum Award for his leading role in the film "Fatima", a story about a transgender person, and which was his most daring character so far.
Recently, we have seen him acting in English in the American movie "Coyote Cage" (Amazon Prime), where he plays the leader of a cartel, and also in the romantic comedy "A Royal Makeover". - Daniel Rodríguez Cegarra is known for Bolivar, Man of Difficulties (2013), Escándalos: Todo es real excepto sus nombres (2014) and Entintada (2012).
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Francisco Denis is known for Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018), Narcos (2015) and Narcos: Mexico (2018).- Actor
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Miguel Ferrari is known for My Straight Son (2012), The Night of the Two Moons (2018) and Todo lo que sube (2008).- Rafael Gil is known for Libertador Morales, el justiciero (2009), Operación Orión (2018) and El chico que miente (2011).
- Robny Piñango is known for Bolivar, Man of Difficulties (2013).
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José Luis Useche is known for Happy Birthday Mr. President, La viuda joven (2011) and La inolvidable (1996).- Gilberto Correa is known for De fiesta con Venevision (1969), Laura y Virginia (1977) and Festival Internacional de la Orquídea (1982).
- Eduardo Serrano was born on 30 November 1942 in Caracas, Venezuela. He is an actor, known for Tosca, la verdadera historia (2001), Cumbres borrascosas (1976) and Isla de brujas (1974). He has been married to Jaidy Velázquez since 1995. They have two children. He was previously married to Carmen Julia Álvarez and Mirtha Pérez.
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Actor, writer and director. Native of Venezuela. A recurring character in CW's DYNASTY. Also known for his tour-de-force performance in Golden Globe Official Entry for Foreign Language Film 2018 "Tamara", Best Actor in Milan Film Fest, Fine Arts Film Fest. Dominican Republic and Yale University Latin American Film Festival. Awarded as best actor for his performances "Caracas, Love onto Death", "Un sueño en el abismo" and "Desnudo con Naranjas". As a director on stage he's created the most successful shows of the last decade in Venezuelan Theater. Recently he directed the original versions of Broadway plays like "HIGH" and "Chicago, the musical". As an author he's been in the top best-selling lists in Latin America for his series of essays "Sexo Sentido" (The Sex Sense) in which he based the TV Series "The Sex Sense" (writer and director) now in production.- Actor
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Gustavo Rodríguez was born on 19 February 1947 in Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar, Venezuela. He was an actor and producer, known for Estefanía (1979), El país de las mujeres (1998) and Contra viento y marea (1997). He was married to Gabriela Rodríguez. He died on 2 April 2014 in Caracas, Venezuela.- Carlos Cruz is known for Guantanamera (1995), Le retour d'Arsène Lupin (1989) and La bella del Alhambra (1989).
- Alexander Milic was born on 13 April 1947. He was an actor, known for Jericho (1991), Black River (1990) and Caribe (1990). He died on 5 March 1995 in Caracas, Venezuela.
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Venezuelan Mexican actor Jean Paul Leroux, has starred and participated in dozens of movies, series, plays and soap operas. He starred in the controversial Venezuelan film "Secuestro Express" (Dir. Jonathan Jakubowickz - Miramax * Box Office Record in Venezuela), as well as starred and produced "Las Caras del Diablo" (Dir. Carlos Malavé), with which he was awarded as Best Leading Actor in the "Premio al Cine Venezolano 2010".
Currently based in Mexico City due his roles in the main cast of successful series such as: Netflix's "El Dragón" where he plays Trejo. He can also be seen as Galvan in the 3rd season of HBO's award-winning "Mr. Ávila" (International Emmy® award-winning - best non-English speaking starring series) and in the new STAR+ & The Walt Disney Company series "El Mantequilla ".
He is also recognized for his work in some of the most successful Mexican productions for the US such as "Enemigo Íntimo I, II" (as Angel Cordero) and "Falsa Identidad I, II" (as Alex Mendez) both Telemundo productions, along with "La Piloto 1" (as Lic. Vergara) produced by Univision.
Jean Paul has a recognized career in Colombia, where he played Reznik in the Science Fiction series "2091" produced by FOX, the first futuristic series filmed in Spanish. He also starred in three Colombian movies: "Amor en el Aire", "Amores Peligrosos" and "La Vida era en serio", as well as important characters in several Latin American series such as "Lynch" (MovieCity) and "Tiempo Final" (FOX), and the 2nd season of "A Corazón Abierto" (remake of Grey's Anatomy).- Jesus Cervo was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He is known for Trapos íntimos (2002), El Don (2006) and Cortos Interruptus (2011).
- Roberto Moll was born on 19 July 1948 in Lima, Peru. He is an actor, known for La soberana (2001), Hay amores que matan (2000) and Carmín (1984). He was previously married to Carmencita Padrón.
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Asdrúbal Meléndez is known for Yotama se va volando (2003), Nazca (1995) and Amaneció de golpe (1998).- Flavio Caballero was born on 6 October 1958 in Cartagena, Colombia. He is an actor, known for Aventurera (1988), Amores de fin de siglo (1995) and El Rostro de Analía (2008).
- Arturo Calderón was born on 8 February 1928 in Boconó, Trujillo, Venezuela. He was an actor, known for La trepadora (1975), Sonia (1978) and Estefanía (1979). He died on 24 August 1989 in Caracas, Venezuela.
- Ramón Hinojosa was born on 11 August 1937 in El Naipe, Carabobo, Venezuela. He is an actor, known for La mujer prohibida (1991), Más que amor, frenesí (2001) and La boda (1982).
- Juan Carlos Alarcón was born on 27 October 1971 in Mérida, Venezuela. He is an actor, known for La última palabra, Viva la Pepa (2000) and La inolvidable (1996).
- Rafael Briceño was born on 18 July 1921 in Ejido, Venezuela. He was an actor, known for Sacrificio (1967), Muñequita (1980) and Estefanía (1979). He died on 22 June 2001 in Caracas, Venezuela.