Osvaldo Ríos
Encyclopedia
Osvaldo Ríos born Osvaldo Ríos Alonso on October 25, 1960 in Carolina
, Puerto Rico
, is a Puerto Rican actor
, model
, singer, and guitar
ist, of Armenian descent, who is best known for his roles in telenovelas. He has appeared in several soap operas, including Abrazame muy Fuerte
, Kassandra
and the 1996 version of La Viuda de Blanco
.
In 2007, Ríos played Don Alejandro de la Vega in the Colombia
n telenovela
: Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa
. He plays the role of Santiago in the telenovela El Juramento on Telemundo. Osvaldo is also a famous Latin American singer.
He has been married to three women, actress Sully Diaz
, journalist Carmen Dominicci
and to Geraldine Fernández. He has three sons: Giuliano, Osvaldo, and Alessandro.
He was selected to be the International Godfather of the 2010 National Puerto Rican Parade (by its fans and committee), a major event held annually in New York City. However, because of his history of domestic violence, this sparked a major controversy with Puerto Rican community leaders. Many were calling for a boycott of the parade unless he was disinvited from the event. In an open letter to the media Rios asked for the community's support in this matter. He eventually resigned to his invitation in hopes that the event would go on peacefully how, in his words, it was originally intended to be.
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Carolina is a city located in the northern part of Puerto Rico, bordering the Atlantic Ocean; it lies north of Gurabo and Juncos; east of Trujillo Alto and San Juan; and west of Canóvanas and Loíza. Carolina is spread over 12 wards plus Carolina Pueblo...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, is a Puerto Rican actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, singer, and guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist, of Armenian descent, who is best known for his roles in telenovelas. He has appeared in several soap operas, including Abrazame muy Fuerte
Abrázame Muy Fuerte
Abrázame muy fuerte is a Mexican telenovela that aired in 2000–2001, under the production of Salvador Mejia and with Aracely Arámbula and Fernando Colunga as the protagonists.-Plot:...
, Kassandra
Kassandra (TV series)
Kassandra was a Venezuelan telenovela, written by Delia Fiallo and directed by Grazio D'Angelo and Olegario Barrera, involving a gypsy maiden marrying into a rich family. She does not realize, however, that she is the granddaughter of the man in the house...
and the 1996 version of La Viuda de Blanco
La Viuda de Blanco
La Viuda de Blanco is a 1996 Colombian telenovela hit which starred Osvaldo Ríos, María Helena Doehring, Jorge Enrique Abello, and Yolandita Monge. Its remake, titled the same, premiered on July 24, 2006 on Telemundo. Both versions were produced by Telemundo Studios Miami...
.
In 2007, Ríos played Don Alejandro de la Vega in the Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
: Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa
Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa
Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa is a Spanish-language telenovela based on Johnston McCulley's characters. Telemundo aired it from February 12 to July 23, 2007. This limited-run serial shows the masked crusader as a hero torn between his fight for justice and his love for a beautiful woman...
. He plays the role of Santiago in the telenovela El Juramento on Telemundo. Osvaldo is also a famous Latin American singer.
He has been married to three women, actress Sully Diaz
Sully Diaz
Sully Diaz is an American actress and singer born to Christian, Puerto Rican parents. Sully's career started in Puerto Rican television with her first starring role as Coralito in the "novela" called "Coralito"...
, journalist Carmen Dominicci
Carmen Dominicci
Carmen Lourdes Dominicci Ramos is a news anchor, television reporter and PSA representative.-Career:...
and to Geraldine Fernández. He has three sons: Giuliano, Osvaldo, and Alessandro.
He was selected to be the International Godfather of the 2010 National Puerto Rican Parade (by its fans and committee), a major event held annually in New York City. However, because of his history of domestic violence, this sparked a major controversy with Puerto Rican community leaders. Many were calling for a boycott of the parade unless he was disinvited from the event. In an open letter to the media Rios asked for the community's support in this matter. He eventually resigned to his invitation in hopes that the event would go on peacefully how, in his words, it was originally intended to be.
Actor
- 2010: Triunfo del Amor - Osvaldo Sandoval
- 2009: Corazon SalvajeCorazón salvajeCorazón salvaje was a novel written by prolific Mexican writer Caridad Bravo Adams and published in 1957 after it had been adapted to the screen the previous year....
- Juan de Dios San Roman - 2008: El juramentoEl JuramentoEl Juramento is the title of a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. It was a limited-run series that debuted in the US on June 30, 2008. It was based on Caridad Bravo Adams's story La Mentira , previously adapted for television in 1965 and...
.... Santiago de Landeros - 2007: Zorro: La Espada y la RosaZorro: La Espada y la RosaZorro: La Espada y la Rosa is a Spanish-language telenovela based on Johnston McCulley's characters. Telemundo aired it from February 12 to July 23, 2007. This limited-run serial shows the masked crusader as a hero torn between his fight for justice and his love for a beautiful woman...
.... Alejandro de la Vega - 2006: DecisionesDecisionesDecisiones is a Telemundo-produced Spanish-language television anthology of steamy melodramas about passion and sex in the modern world. The hour-long series features impassioned people thrust into amorous adventures and pushed to their breaking points...
El regreso del soldado (2006) TV episode - 2004: Ángel rebeldeAngel RebeldeÁngel Rebelde was a 2003 Miami, Florida-based telenovela produced by Fonovideo Productions which aired first on Venevisión in Venezuela.- Plot :...
.... Alejandro Valderrama - 2002: Gata salvajeGata SalvajeGata Salvaje was a telenovela which aired first on Venevisión in Venezuela on May 16, 2002 and some days later was released on the Spanish station Univision from mid-summer of 2002 until May 2003, and later aired in Mexico on El Canal De Las Estrellas from January 2003 to December 2003...
.... Silvano Santana Castro - 2002: Más allá del límite .... Andrés 'El Indio' Solís
- 2002: Plaza vacante
- 2000: Abrázame muy fuerteAbrázame Muy FuerteAbrázame muy fuerte is a Mexican telenovela that aired in 2000–2001, under the production of Salvador Mejia and with Aracely Arámbula and Fernando Colunga as the protagonists.-Plot:...
.... Diego Hernandez - 2001: Bento Cego
- 2000: Trucuta Trucuta .... Bueno Que Está
- 2000: RauzánRauzanRauzan is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
.... Sebastian de Mendoza - 1996: La Viuda de BlancoLa Viuda de BlancoLa Viuda de Blanco is a 1996 Colombian telenovela hit which starred Osvaldo Ríos, María Helena Doehring, Jorge Enrique Abello, and Yolandita Monge. Its remake, titled the same, premiered on July 24, 2006 on Telemundo. Both versions were produced by Telemundo Studios Miami...
.... Diego Blanco Albarracín - 1993: Tres destinos .... Juan Carlos
- 1992: KassandraKassandra (TV series)Kassandra was a Venezuelan telenovela, written by Delia Fiallo and directed by Grazio D'Angelo and Olegario Barrera, involving a gypsy maiden marrying into a rich family. She does not realize, however, that she is the granddaughter of the man in the house...
.... Ignacio Contreras / Luis David Contreras - 1990: Amor de nadie
- 1990: Chona, la puerca asesina .... Alejandro
External links
- Personal Site (Spanish)
- Osvaldo Rios Site (Spanish)