Cristián de la Fuente
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| Cristián de la Fuente | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 10, 1974 Santiago, Chile |
| Spouse(s) | Angélica Castro |
Cristián de la Fuente Sabarots (born 10 March 1974) is a Chilean model and actor, currently working in the United States.
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[edit] Biography
De la Fuente was born in Santiago, Chile, South America as the only child of chemist Hugo de la Fuente (died 1996) and Adriana Sabarots, a housewife.
On 5 January 2002, de la Fuente married Chilean model and actress Angélica Castro. They have a daughter, Laura.
De la Fuente is fluent in both English and Spanish, carries a pilot's license, and is an officer in the Reserves for the Chilean Air Force.
[edit] Career
De la Fuente was spotted by a talent scout during his sophomore year as a civil engineering major at Santiago's Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and won a contest as Chile's next Super Teen. Beginning with small network roles in prime time, he quickly went on to star in four prime time dramas including Eclipse de Luna and the highly acclaimed televised theatrical production of La Tía de Carlos. He starred in Chile's number-one rated variety program Venga Conmigo (Come With Me), the comedy Mi Tío y Yo (My Uncle and Me) and the MTV-style music and dance program Generación 2000 (Generation 2000).
In 1998, de la Fuente was contracted by Sony and Telemundo for a drama series remake of Starsky and Hutch called Reyes y Rey. The weekly hour format did not catch on with Hispanic viewers and it was soon cancelled. He was a guest star on Pensacola: Wings of Gold. He has also appeared regularly on CSI: Miami and Family Law. He has starred opposite Sylvester Stallone in Driven, in John Carpenter's Vampires: Los Muertos with Jon Bon Jovi, as well as the independent thriller Minimal Knowledge.
De la Fuente's hosting credits include MGM's Road to the Oscars for Latin America and the Walt Disney World Christmas Parade. He has also presented at the Latin Billboard Awards, The World Music Awards, and the Alma Awards.
In 2004, de la Fuente hosted alongside Kate del Castillo the first annual Premios Juventud on the Univision television network. In 2005, he starred in the Venevisión's Miami-made telenovela Soñar No Cuesta Nada, starring alongside Mexican actresses Karyme Lozano and Laura Zapata. It was a huge hit in the daytime slot on Univisión. It ran about 191 episodes and 9 months on air. Also on Univisión there were talks for him to host a night time talk show, but no more word of that has been mentioned. He also had a recurring role as Aaron in the CBS sitcom The Class.
Since 17 March 2008, de la Fuente has appeared as a contestant on the sixth season of ABC's Dancing With the Stars. He suffered a ruptured tendon in his left arm bicep on the 28 April 2008 episode of Dancing with the Stars. The following week, performing with his injured arm, he and dance partner Cheryl Burke led the field. He was eliminated on May 20, 2008 in 3rd place. He is scheduled for surgery immediately following the series finale. He's currently appearing in the USA show In Plain Sight.
[edit] Dancing with the Stars Performances
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-cha-cha/ "Bang Bang" | 7 | 7 | 7 | N/A |
| 2 | Quickstep/ "Americano" | 7 | 6 | 7 | Last to be Safe |
| 3 | Jive/ "Don't Stop Me Now" | 8 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 4 | Paso Doble/ "La Virgen de la Macarena" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 5 | Rumba/ "If You're Not the One" | 7 | 8 | 8 | Bottom Two |
| 6 | Foxtrot/ "Come Fly with Me" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 7 | Viennese Waltz/ "I'll Make Love to You" Samba/ "Sobe Son" |
8 7 |
8 7 |
9 7 |
Safe |
| 8 | Tango/ "Beat It" Mambo/ "Saca Tu Mujer" |
10 10 |
9 9 |
10 10 |
Safe |
| 9 Semi-finals |
Viennese Waltz/ "Satellite" Samba/ "Sweetheart From Venezuela" |
9 10 |
9 9 |
9 10 |
Last to be Safe |
| 10 Finals |
Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Dancing on the Ceiling" Freestyle/ "Suavemente" |
8 9 |
9 8 |
9 9 |
Third Place |
[edit] Selected works
- Venga Conmigo 1993-2000
- Soltero a la medida (1994)
- Champaña (1994) - Tadeo Mc Millan
- El Amor esta de moda (1995) - Lucas Correa
- Marrón Glacé, el regreso (1996) - Blas
- Eclipse de luna (1997) - Román Celis
- Reyes y Rey (1998) - Alex 'Rey' Reyes
- Pensacola: Wings of Gold (1999) - 1 episode
- Family Law (2000) - Andres Diaz
- Driven (2001) - Memo Moreno
- CSI: Miami (2002) - Sam Belmontes
- Vampires: Los Muertos (2002) - Father Rodrigo
- Basic (2003) - Castro
- Infidelity (2004) (Lifetime) Miguel
- Soñar no cuesta nada (2005) - Felipe
- The Class (2006) - Aaron
- Psych (American Duos) - Zapato
- Ugly Betty (2007) - Rodrigo
- Dancing with the Stars - Himself
- In Plain Sight (2008) - Rafael Ramirez
