Mauricio Islas | |
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Born | Juan Mauricio Islas Ilescas August 16, 1973 Mexico City, Mexico |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1992 - present |
Notable works | El manantial Amor real Prisionera Amores de Mercado Pecados Ajenos Cielo Rojo |
Website | |
www.mauricioislasonline.com |
Mauricio Islas (born Juan Mauricio Islas Ilescas on 16 August 1973) is a Mexican television and film actor. He is best known for his work in telenovelas.
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Born in Mexico City, Mexico, Islas is the son of businessman Juan Islas and Rosalinda Ilescas and the youngest of two brothers.
After working in various telenovelas, Islas made his protagonist debut in Preciosa alongside Irán Castillo in 1998.[1][2]
From then on he continued working mainly as a leading actor, but occasionally playing villains, as in his 2000 participation in Primer amor... a mil por hora where he interpreted the malicious Demián and in 2006 Amores de Mercado starring as the evil Fernando Leyra.
In 2001 he starred in El manantial alongside Adela Noriega and won a TVyNovelas Award for his performance. In 2003 he starred in the acclaimed historical telenovela Amor real, interpreting the army soldier Adolfo Solis.
In 2004 he signed a contract with Telemundo and starred in Prisionera, Amores de Mercado, Pecados Ajenos and other successful productions of the network.
He returned to Mexico in 2010 and starred in Azteca's telenovela La Loba. His most recent telenovela is Cielo Rojo from 2011.
On November 29, 2001, he married Venezuelan singer Patricia Villasaña. They had a daughter, Camila, born on May 3, 2002. They divorced in 2006.[3]
He has a son, Emiliano, with his current partner, Paloma Quezada. The baby was born on February 24, 2011 in El Paso, Texas.[4]
Telenovelas | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2011 | Cielo Rojo | Andrés Rentería | |
2010 | La Loba | Emiliano Alcazar | Azteca |
2007-2008 | Pecados Ajenos | Adrián Torres | Award Fama for Best Actor[5] |
2006 | Amores de Mercado | Antonio Álamo | |
2005 | Decisiones | Fabricio Salas | |
2005 | Los Plateados | Gabriel Campuzano | |
2004 | Prisionera | Daniel Moncada | Telemundo |
2003 | Amor real | Adolfo Solís | Sol de Oro for Best Antagonist[6] Califa de Oro for Best Antagonist[7] |
2001 | El manantial | Alejandro Ramírez Insunza | TVyNovelas Award for Best Lead Actor[8] El Heraldo Award for Best Television Actor Bravo Award for Best Lead Actor[9] |
2000 | Primer amor... a mil por hora | Demian Ventura | Nominated - TVyNovelas Award for Best Male Antagonist Eres Award for Best Antagonist[10] |
2000 | Mi destino eres tú | Ramiro Galindo Suárez | |
1999 | DKDA: Sueños de juventud | Mauricio | |
1999 | Amor gitano | Renzo | |
1998 | Preciosa | Luis Fernando | Nominated - TVyNovelas Award for Best Young Lead Actor |
1997 | Mi pequeña traviesa | Juan Felipe | |
1997 | Mi querida Isabel | Marcos | |
1996 | Canción de amor | Edgar | |
1995 | Pobre niña rica | David | |
1994 | Volver a empezar | Freddy Landeros | |
1992 | Mágica juventud | Alfredo | |
1992 | Carrusel de las Américas | N/A | Televisa |
Films | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2011 | Viento en contra | Matías Parga | |
2010 | El secreto | Maurice de Gavrillac | |
2009 | El cártel | Santos | |
2006 | Ambiciona | Raúl | |
2005 | Don de Dios | N/A | |
2002 | Punto y aparte | Sergio | |
2001 | Primer amor... tres años después | Demián Ventura Camargo | TV movie |