Facundo Arana
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Jorge Facundo Arana Tagle (born March 31, 1972 in Buenos Aires
) is an Argentine
actor
. He has participated in more than twenty telenovelas.
Arana began performing in Argentine telenovelas in 1992, playing smaller parts. Arana is also a music
ian, having studied the saxophone
. While he struggled to get bigger acting jobs at Telefe
, he met a street musician and the two became friends, with Arana performing on the Buenos Aires streets for many months. In 1995, his acting career took off after he was castin the hit telenovela Perla Negra (Black Pearl), alongside Andrea Del Boca
. In 1996, he acted in another telenovela, named Sueltos (Loose).
His participation in Montaña Rusa, Otra Vuelta (Lets go for Another Round on the Rollercoaster) a teenager-oriented telenovela, paved the way for Arana to be chosen as Alejo in Chiquititas
(Tiny Angels). He played the lead in the fourth season of the popular show; this proved to be the highest-rated season in the show's seven-year run. At the same time, he worked with the well known Argentine actor Gastón Pauls
in a play named El Rafa.
After Chiquititas, Arana was cast in the 1999 telenovela Muñeca Brava
, where he appeared alongside Natalia Oreiro
. Airing on Telefe, Muñeca Brava became a huge hit and was sold worldwide, with success in over 50 countries and territories. The success of the show consolidated his status as a leading man. In 2000, Arana and Malena Solda played a romantic couple in Buenos Vecinos (Good Neighbors). Later, he starred in the 2001 series Yago, Pasión Morena (Yago, Dark Passion), with actress Gianella Neyra
. Arana filmed his first movie, La Fuga
(The Escape), in 2001. He also reprised his role as Alejo for the Chiquititas feature film. Both movies did well at the box office.
After four years in Telefe, Arana moved to Canal 13
, where he had an important role in the successful police show 099 Central. In 2004, he starred as the title character in Padre Coraje
, for which he received numerous awards, including a Martin Fierro de Oro. In 2006, he reunited with Natalia Oreiro for another Pol-ka/Canal 13 production, Sos mi vida
, which was the year's highest-rated television program in Argentina.
In 2008, he returned to Telefe for the thriller soap Vidas robadas
for which he also received many awards.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
) is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
actor
Acting
Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....
. He has participated in more than twenty telenovelas.
Biography
Facundo Arana was first taken to an acting class by a friend at the age of fifteen. Soon after, he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. Arana received treatment for much of 1989 and underwent regular testing until 1994, when he was finally declared cancer-free.Arana began performing in Argentine telenovelas in 1992, playing smaller parts. Arana is also a music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
ian, having studied the saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
. While he struggled to get bigger acting jobs at Telefe
Telefe
Televisión Federal S.A., best known as Telefe and later as TLF, is an Argentine television network. Formerly known as Canal Once , a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when and News Corporation took over the channel...
, he met a street musician and the two became friends, with Arana performing on the Buenos Aires streets for many months. In 1995, his acting career took off after he was castin the hit telenovela Perla Negra (Black Pearl), alongside Andrea Del Boca
Andrea Del Boca
Andrea Del Boca is an Argentine telenovela actress.- Biography :Del Boca made her debut as a four-year-old in a television show hosted by Teresa Blasco...
. In 1996, he acted in another telenovela, named Sueltos (Loose).
His participation in Montaña Rusa, Otra Vuelta (Lets go for Another Round on the Rollercoaster) a teenager-oriented telenovela, paved the way for Arana to be chosen as Alejo in Chiquititas
Chiquititas
Chiquititas was a successful children's musical telenovela from Argentina. Created and produced by Cris Morena and her daughter Romina Yan, it aired on Telefé from 1995 until 2001 .There were two spin-offs: Rincón de Luz, aired in 2003 on Canal 9 and a 2006 season which aired in...
(Tiny Angels). He played the lead in the fourth season of the popular show; this proved to be the highest-rated season in the show's seven-year run. At the same time, he worked with the well known Argentine actor Gastón Pauls
Gastón Pauls
Gaston Pauls is an Argentina actor, TV host and producer. He started his career on television as a host of a videoclip show before starring in the teen soap opera Montaña Rusa, where he met Nancy Duplaa whom he dated for a few years...
in a play named El Rafa.
After Chiquititas, Arana was cast in the 1999 telenovela Muñeca Brava
Muñeca brava
Muñeca Brava is an award-winning Argentine telenovela, produced by Telefe in 1998 - 1999. The television series was broadcast in more than 80 countries over the world, enjoying high ratings....
, where he appeared alongside Natalia Oreiro
Natalia Oreiro
Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias is a Latin Grammy-nominated Uruguayan singer, actress and fashion designer of Galician ancestry, who developed most of her career in Argentina. Oreiro began her career in soap operas. Since 2008 she has switched to work primarily in films...
. Airing on Telefe, Muñeca Brava became a huge hit and was sold worldwide, with success in over 50 countries and territories. The success of the show consolidated his status as a leading man. In 2000, Arana and Malena Solda played a romantic couple in Buenos Vecinos (Good Neighbors). Later, he starred in the 2001 series Yago, Pasión Morena (Yago, Dark Passion), with actress Gianella Neyra
Gianella Neyra
Gianella Neyra Magagna , is a Peruvian actress and model.-Career:Neyra began acting at the age of seven and, while a girl, attended the Lee Strasberg studio in New York City...
. Arana filmed his first movie, La Fuga
La Fuga
La Fuga is an Argentine 2001 film directed by Eduardo Mignogna.The picture stars Mignogna's friend and frequent collaborator, Ricardo Darin, as well as Miguel Angel Sola, Gerardo Romano, Patricio Contreras, Ines Estevez, Alejandro Awada and Norma Aleandro.-Plot:In the summer of 1928, seven inmates...
(The Escape), in 2001. He also reprised his role as Alejo for the Chiquititas feature film. Both movies did well at the box office.
After four years in Telefe, Arana moved to Canal 13
Canal 13 (Argentina)
El Trece is an Argentine television network and the flagship station of the same network, located in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires.- Foundation :...
, where he had an important role in the successful police show 099 Central. In 2004, he starred as the title character in Padre Coraje
Padre Coraje
Padre Coraje is a Spanish language television drama from Argentina. Its theme song is performed by Paz Martinez.- Plot :When Coraje, a young idealist, sets out on a journey to La Cruz, his life is forever changed. Coraje and his friends come across Father John, a priest who has been assaulted by...
, for which he received numerous awards, including a Martin Fierro de Oro. In 2006, he reunited with Natalia Oreiro for another Pol-ka/Canal 13 production, Sos mi vida
Sos mi vida
Sos mi Vida is a 2006 Argentine romantic comedy TV series, starred by Facundo Arana and Natalia Oreiro, directed by Rodolfo Antúnez and Jorge Bechara and broadcast by Canal 13. It began broadcasting on January 16, 2006 and ending January 9, 2007, and during its broadcast averaged 26.9 points...
, which was the year's highest-rated television program in Argentina.
In 2008, he returned to Telefe for the thriller soap Vidas robadas
Vidas robadas
Vidas Robadas was a dramatic telenovela that aired on Telefe since 3 March 2008 to October 29 of that year, with a final broadcast performed at the Opera Theater, and its 134 episodes averaged about 16.0 rtg. It was directed by Miguel Colom...
for which he also received many awards.
Personal life
Arana's longtime partner is Maria Susini. Together, they have a daughter, India Arana (born 2008) and twin boys, Yaco and Moro, born in 2010.Filmography
| Films | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes and Awards |
| 2001 | La Fuga La Fuga La Fuga is an Argentine 2001 film directed by Eduardo Mignogna.The picture stars Mignogna's friend and frequent collaborator, Ricardo Darin, as well as Miguel Angel Sola, Gerardo Romano, Patricio Contreras, Ines Estevez, Alejandro Awada and Norma Aleandro.-Plot:In the summer of 1928, seven inmates... |
Victor Gans | |
| 2001 | Chiquititas Rincón de Luz | Alejo | |
| 2007 | Tocar el cielo | Santiago | |
| 2010 | El agua del fin del mundo | Martín | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes and Awards |
| 1993 | Canto Rodado | Ramiro | |
| 1993 | La flaca escopeta | Facundo | |
| 1994 | Alta comedia | ||
| 1994 | Marco el candidato | Willy Cassirone | |
| 1995 | Perla Negra | Leonardo Bastidas | |
| 1995 | Montaña Rusa, Otra vuelta | Willy | |
| 1996 | Sueltos | Ignacio | |
| 1996 | Zingara Zingara * The Bohemian Girl , an operetta by Michael W. Balfe* La zingara , an opera semiseria in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti* "La zingara " , a song by Giuseppe Verdi... |
Rodolfo "Rudy" Moretti | |
| 1997 | El Rafa | ||
| 1997 | Chiquititas Chiquititas Chiquititas was a successful children's musical telenovela from Argentina. Created and produced by Cris Morena and her daughter Romina Yan, it aired on Telefé from 1995 until 2001 .There were two spin-offs: Rincón de Luz, aired in 2003 on Canal 9 and a 2006 season which aired in... |
Alejo/Manuel Méndez Ayala | Protagonist Protagonist A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify... |
| 1998 | Muñeca Brava Muñeca brava Muñeca Brava is an award-winning Argentine telenovela, produced by Telefe in 1998 - 1999. The television series was broadcast in more than 80 countries over the world, enjoying high ratings.... |
Ivo Di Carlo | Viva 2000 Israel – Best Actor |
| 1999 | Buenos Vecinos | Diego Pinillos | |
| 2001 | Tiempo Final | Pablo | Participation |
| 2001 | Yago, pasión morena | Yago Valdez | Martin Fierro – Best Actor |
| 2002 | 099 Central | Tomás Ledesma | Martin Fierro – Best Actor |
| 2004 | Padre Coraje Padre Coraje Padre Coraje is a Spanish language television drama from Argentina. Its theme song is performed by Paz Martinez.- Plot :When Coraje, a young idealist, sets out on a journey to La Cruz, his life is forever changed. Coraje and his friends come across Father John, a priest who has been assaulted by... |
Coraje/Padre Juan. | Martin Fierro – Best Actor Festival y Mercado de la Telenovela Iberoamericana(FyMTI) -Best Actor
|
| 2006 | Sos Mi Vida Sos mi vida Sos mi Vida is a 2006 Argentine romantic comedy TV series, starred by Facundo Arana and Natalia Oreiro, directed by Rodolfo Antúnez and Jorge Bechara and broadcast by Canal 13. It began broadcasting on January 16, 2006 and ending January 9, 2007, and during its broadcast averaged 26.9 points... |
Martín Quesada | Martin Fierro – Best Comedy Actor |
| 2008 | Vidas Robadas Vidas robadas Vidas Robadas was a dramatic telenovela that aired on Telefe since 3 March 2008 to October 29 of that year, with a final broadcast performed at the Opera Theater, and its 134 episodes averaged about 16.0 rtg. It was directed by Miguel Colom... |
Bautista Amaya | Nominated – Martin Fierro – Best Actor and Seoul International Drama Awards-Best actor
|
| 2011 | Cuando me sonreis | Gastón Murfi | |
Theater
| Theater | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes and Awards |
| 1998 | Chiquititas en el teatro | Adaptation of the tv-series | |
| 2005 | Visitando al Sr. Green | Ross Gardiner | ACE award -Male Revelation Florencio Sánchez award-Male Revelation |
| 2008 | Codicia | Richard Roma | |
| 2009 | Poder... se puede | Muller | José María Vilches Award |