Mexican soap operas and series are full of heartthrobs and divas that draw sighs from a large part of the public every time they appear on the small screen, but few people question whether those actors were really born in Mexico. And the truth is that several artists who star in Mexican television productions are, in fact, Argentines. They decided to try their luck in Aztec lands, and they ended up winning: not only did they have the chance to give life to very successful characters, but they also ended up winning a legion of fans.
In this post, the awesome.club presents a list of Argentine artists who conquered their space among the Mexican stars.
1. Sebastian Rulli
Early in his career, Sebastián Rulli worked as a model in Europe, the United States and Mexico. In the latter country, he had the opportunity to act, which led him to enroll in the Art Education Center of the Televisa broadcaster. The first time he appeared acting on TV was in a minor role in the soap opera. First love: a thousand per hour, in the year 2000. Since then, he has gained more and more popularity, having worked in many other TV productions. the last one was Daddy to all mother, 2018, in which he played one of the main roles.
2. Patricio Borghetti
Patricio arrived in Mexico in the 1990s, but before that he had already worked on Argentine television shows. His first appearance on Mexican screens was in DKDA: Dreams of Youth, musical soap opera. Today, he is the host of the program Bring on the joy, alongside other famous Mexicans.
3. Saul Lisazo
Saul was born in Buenos Aires. He started his career as a football player, but an injury forced him to leave the fields. That’s when he started working as a model and later as an actor in Mexico. The artist was cast in several soap operas, especially for villain roles. In 2019, he played Roberto Mendoza in remake Betty the Ugly in NY.
4. Rene Strickler
Born in the Argentine province of Cordoba, in 1987 he arrived in Mexico to stay. Before becoming an actor, he worked as a model, but his mentor, Sergio Jiménez, encouraged him to try his luck on the recording set. From then on, he joined the cast of numerous soap operas, and last year he was in single with hijasin the role of Juve del Paso.
5. Juan Soler
His first professional steps were as a rugby player in his hometown of Tucumán, Argentina. Later, he worked as a model, but ended up investing in the performing arts. In the 1990s, he traveled to Mexico to work with the Televisa network, but later migrated to competitor Telemundo. He currently makes a cameo in the series Ruby.
6. Fernando del Solar
He has lived in Mexico since he was very young, working as an actor and presenter of several television programs, having also acted in some films. In 2019, he returned to the role of show host all a showsharing the scene with other celebrities.
7. Cecilia Galliano
Víctor Trujillo invited her to appear as Aphrodite during televisa broadcasts during the 2004 Olympic Games. Before that, Cecilia was a model in her native Argentina. After establishing roots in Mexico, she got the chance to present several programs and to act in telenovelas. Today, it can be seen in Saturday🇧🇷
8. Diego Olivera
He started acting when he was very young. Born in Argentina, he made several appearances on the small screen until TV Azteca cast him to star in Montecristo🇧🇷 From then on, the actor would not stop appearing in several telenovela roles. He was villain, heartthrob, secondary and protagonist, being very remembered for the work developed in the soap opera. Y mañana will be another day🇧🇷
9. Monica Ayos
Daughter of artist parents, Mónica Ayos has built a solid trajectory in both television and cinema. In 2011, she was hired by Televisa to play a villainous role in the remake of Crystal🇧🇷 She is also the wife of actor Diego Olivera, with whom she has worked on several soap operas.
10. Santiago Ramundo
Santiago is a singer, actor and lawyer, but he really prefers to work on recording sets. From a very young age, he participates in different television programs and plays. In 2016, he played the role of Luca de la Colina in Sueno de Amor, and has continued to act on Mexican television since then. Recently, for example, the artist made a cameo in the telenovela Doctors, lifeline🇧🇷
11. Rodrigo Guirao Díaz
Before fame, he worked in roles as an electrician and waiter. Later, she entered the modeling profession. At the same time, she played small roles in soap operas aimed at young audiences. Her career includes a stint in Italy, where she had the opportunity to act in two series. In 2019, Televisa hired the boy to join the cast of Ruby🇧🇷
12. Alejandro Gibeli
Initially, he was a soccer player, but soon realized that he liked to act in teledramaturgy more. The actor started out by participating in Argentine youth soap operas, but it didn’t take long for him to be cast in more important roles, both on television and in theater. In 2019, for example, he received an invitation to be part of the cast of The House of Flowersa Mexican series that is available in the Netflix catalog.
13. Horacio Pancheri
The heartthrob moved to Mexico in 2012, and soon began studying performing arts. Already formed, debuted in the telenovela The color of the passion🇧🇷 Years later, he would make his first protagonist, this time in the production A Path to Destiny🇧🇷 and today continues to develop his career.
14. Madrigal Sun
Trained in the best theater and dance schools, Sol Madrigal ended up conquering the Mexicans. She worked as a presenter on Come on joyand later signed a contract to act in the soap opera Doña Flor and her husbands, based on the work of Jorge Amado. In the plot, Sol lives the role of Cassandra.
15. Michel Brown
Her debut in TV shows took place in an Argentine production aimed at young people. After that, she made small appearances in soap operas, but it was in Mexico that her career took off. Despite having worked in other Latin American countries, it was on Mexican TV that she gained greater recognition. In 2019, she played a major role in the historical series Hernánlike Pedro de Alvarado, the conquering villain.
16. Gaston Ricaud
In 2009, he began his career on Mexican television playing Josefo in The successful Pérez, production partially recorded in Argentina. At the time, she worked side by side with first-rate stars such as Verónica Castro.
17. Ivan Espeche
Another Argentine actor who acted in the soap opera The successful Pérez🇧🇷 In his native country, he was chosen to play protagonists alongside great actresses, such as Romina Gaetani and Araceli González, both in theater and cinema.
18. Christian Bach
Daughter of the prima ballerina of the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, she decided to study law. However, the artistic vein spoke louder, and it didn’t take long for Christian to start appearing in Argentine soap operas. When she graduated from law school, she moved to Mexico, working as an actress. Her first role was alongside another Argentine, Libertad Lamarque, in the production Soledad🇧🇷 The last production in which he acted was the impostergiving life to the villain Raquel Altamira.
19. Mariana Karr
Mariana Karr’s artistic career began in her country of birth, Argentina. There, she was considered the “fatal woman” of the screens. In 1994, she decided to settle in Mexican lands, where she worked with great TV drama divas. One of his last roles in soap operas was in the period production The Woman of the Galerecorded in 2012.
Did you know that all the actors and actresses on our list were Argentinian? Have you ever seen a production with one of them in the cast? Are you in the habit of watching Mexican soap operas? Comment!
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