David Fumero

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David Fumero, in a still from the opening sequence of One Life to Live.

David Fumero (born Joseph Sentielo-Fumero on December 29, 1972) is a Cuban American actor and former male fashion model discovered by Irene Marie Models when he was a high school senior.

Fumero is best known for his portrayal of Cristian Vega #2 on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, a role he has played from June 1998 through October 2003 and from November 2004 to February 2005. Fumero is dating fellow One Life to Live star Melissa Gallo . He previously dated another fellow OLTL star Erin Torpey (ex-Jessica).

When Fumero returned to OLTL in 2004, he only signed a four month contract for Dena Higley rewrote the storyline so that he was not really Cristian, but rather a surgically alter impostor who has been brainwashed into killing Tico Santi (Javier Morga). This allowed for an easier exit since the character no longer had any ties to the show. To facilitate a possible future return to OLTL, Fumero's final scenes had him learning that he was in fact Cristian Vega but months of torture had lead to him developing amnesia.

In September 2005, he returned to One Life to Live again this time for making a long-term contract with the soap.

David has a younger brother, Joel Fumero, who was also a male model. David can also be seen in the music video for Mariah Carey's 1997 Butterflysingle "Honey", as her lover towards the end of the video.