Fernando Colunga - Biography

Biography

Born on March 3, in Mexico City, he was an only child of Don Fernando Colunga and Margarita Olivares. he Initiated studies of civil engineering, had a hardware store, car dealership was worked as a clerk and barman. "I always had the urge to be an actor, but did not get directly to Televisa", began film acting until 1988 worked twice Eduardo Yáñez in the novel Sweet challenge. From there choose to continue in acting and enrolled in the Center for Arts Education (CEA) of Televisa in 1990. At the outset, his face became popular in many homes thanks to having a role in the Mexican version of the famous children's program Sesame Street. Appeared in other shows like "The web", "marked time" and "All of it."

He had appearances on soap operas like "Ashes and Diamonds", "selfish Mothers" and "Maria Mercedes".

Carla Estrada offered her a role in the soap opera Beyond the bridge with Maria Sorte in 1993-1994. "Fernando is a very studious person and delivered professionally, demanding of himself" believes Carla Estrada (People Magazine).

After this show, he had a role in Marimar in 1994 portraying Adrian Rosales. By that year, Fernando was released in the cinema with the film "Kiss me on the mouth" with Paulina Rubio and 1995 plays the character of Lieutenant Raúl Gutiérrez in Alondra, a period novel produced by Carla Estrada, and teaming with actress Veronica Merchant and sharing credits with actors like Gonzalo Vega, Ernesto Laguardia, Marga Lopez, Ana Colchero, Juan Manuel Bernal, Beatriz Sheridan, Eric del Castillo, among others. In 1995 - 1996 Fernando got his first starring role alongside Thalia in the telenovela maginifica María la del barrio enlivening Luis Fernando de la Vega.

With this telenovela, Fernando became known in many countries. Later starred Emerald with Leticia Calderon, After the success of Emerald in 1997, Fernando makes a foray into the theater with "Original Sin not" where she starred opposite Chantal Andere; starred as Jenny and Bill, an unhappy marriage in the destruction process.

His next show was in 1998, The usurper with Venezuelan actress Gabriela Spanic and actors he had worked before and Juan Pablo Gamboa, Chantal Andere, Alejandro Ruiz, Enrique Lizalde and Dominika Paleta, among others. In this novel gives life to Carlos Daniel Bracho, a man who knows that the usurper, Paulina has replaced his wife Paola is under blackmail it. "I liked playing him because he is quite different from me, but we seem that we are not sexist. But I think more things and demand that others be respectful to me, because I am with them. Carlos Daniel has a weak character and that's not my case. " In an overview Fernando says "I hardly had time to rest between a novel and another, but I accepted it gladly returned to work with friends and I liked the story. Addition best was meeting someone as lovely as Gabriela Spanic. We understood so well that I think we are a great couple. Besides my character is not your typical leading man, is very innovative "(Soap Opera Magazine). Fernando managed to change a bit the image of the telenovela, "Yeah, I got that the protagonist of the telenovela will use beard and mustache and the costumes were something more casual. This had never occurred, because the leading men always have to be impeccable; I've got that, without appearing too casual, my character has a different picture, more youthful "(Soap Opera Magazine).

Fernando made the telenovela Never forget (1999), next to Edith Gonzalez. Also participated in A Christmas Carol and made the telenovela, Abrazame (2000) sharing scenes with Aracely Arambula, Victoria Ruffo, César Évora and Nailea Norvind. After this role, he spent some time away from the soaps, took time to study acting and production. He also did a role in "Christmas without end" in 2001.

In 2003 worked on Real Love, producing Carla Estrada, which plays Manuel Fuentes Guerra, the bastard son of a wealthy landowner. This telenovela starred with Adela Noriega, who played Matilde Peñalver Resource War, who was the wife of Manuel Fuentes Guerra. He also starred opposite Mauricio Islas. Thanks to Manuel Fuentes Guerra, he won another award in 2003 for best actor TVyNovelas.

After Real Love, Fernando took a timeout after which reverted back to a genre that loves the theater. Along with César Evora, adapted script and launched "Death Trap". "My biggest challenge in making this project, is that people have a good time, you enjoy my work and see a different performance, they see things that surprise you, it's worth paying a ticket to see an actor" (The Century Torreón).

After spending several months touring with his work, in the 2005, Fernando returns to television with the soap opera Carla Estrada, Alborada, a history of time set in Mexico in the 18th century. Fernando's partner in this case, Lucero, sharing the stage with actors like Valentino Lanús, Daniela Romo, Mariana Garza, Luis Roberto Guzman, Vanessa Guzman, Arturo Peniche, Iran Castillo and a long list of actors. This gave him the award for Best Actor.

In 2007 returns to star in a soap opera time, Passion, which is also produced by Carla Estrada. This time shares scenes with Susana Gonzalez, Sebastián Rulli and Daniela Castro

In 2008 he worked on the soap Tomorrow Is Forever sharing credits with Silvia Navarro of protagonist and Lucero as the villain of the story. Also participating Rogelio Guerra, Guillermo Capetillo, Dominika Paleta and Maria Rojo, among others. This telenovela is produced by Nicandro Diaz, in which he plays 'Eduardo Juarez', a man who, for his revenge against 'Barbara Greco (Lucero) changes its name to 'Franco Santoro

In 2010 he starred in the telenovela "soy tu duena" produced by Nicandro Diaz and where he shares credit with Lucero and Gabriela Spanic.

In 2012, Juan Osorio convened to star as Porque el amor manda with Blanca Soto and Erick Elias and Claudia Alvarez as antagonists.