Christian Meier

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Christian Meier

Christian Meier at Teatro Peruano Japonés, 20 July 2012.
Born Christian Dietrich Meier Zender
(1970-06-23) June 23, 1970
Lima, Peru
Occupation Actor and Singer
Height 6' 3"190 cm
Spouse(s) Marisol Aguirre (m. 1995; div. 2008)
Children 3

Christian Dietrich Meier Zender (born June 23, 1970 in Lima) is a well-known Peruvian actor and singer in Latin America, the US Hispanic market, and around the Spanish speaking world.

Biography

Christian Dietrich Meier Zender was born in Lima, Peru, the youngest of four children. He is the son of Gladys Zender, Miss Universe 1957, and Antonio Meier.

Personal life

He married Peruvian actress Marisol Aguirre in 1995. They met during the filming of the soap opera "Gorrión".They separated in October 2007, finalizing their divorce in November 2008.[1] They have three children together. He was in a relationship with American actress Genesis Rodriguez.

Career

Musician

In 1987, he formed the popular Peruvian alternative-rock band Arena Hash with Pedro Suárez Vértiz, Patricio Suárez Vértiz and Arturo Pomar. Between the 1980s and early 1990's, he was the keyboardist of the band, and also did some singing. A few years later the band broke up and some of its members pursued a solo career.

In 1996 Meier released an album, No Me Acuerdo Quién Fui, which produced the singles, "tus huellas entre la mías" and "Carreteras Mojadas" (Wet Highways) that got the first positions in almost all radio station charts in Peru. the album went double platinum. In 1997 began the production of his second album Primero en Mojarme, with Manuel Garrido-Lecca, a well known musical producer that he worked with in Arena Hash. In 2002 Christian produced Once Noches, probably the album that brought him the most accolades. It contained the singles "Alguien" and "Novia de nadie" a duet featuring Spanish singer Mikel Erentxun.

Acting

Christian has acted and starred in both soap operas and movies. His success has brought him fame in Latin American countries, in the US, Spanish speaking media, and around the Spanish speaking world.He also has his line of perfumes and appeared in commercials.

Movies

  • 2010: "Mar de fondo" as Jorge
  • 2008: Valentino y el Clan del Can as Valentino (A Voice)
  • 2005: La mujer de mi hermano as Ignacio
  • 2004: Un Marciano Llamado Deseo as Jorge
  • 2000: Ciudad de M as Pacho
  • 1998: No se lo digas a nadie as Gonzalo
  • 1994: Watchers III as The Outsider

Television

  • 2013: Cosita Linda as Diego Luján
  • 2013: "Cumbia Ninja" as Willy
  • 2012: "Lynch" (2012) as Emilio Triana
  • 2011: "Primera dama" (2011) as Leonardo Santander
  • 2010: Alguien Te Mira as Rodrigo Quintana
  • 2008: Doña Bárbara (2008/2009) as Santos Luzardo
  • 2007: Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa as Don Diego de la Vega / Zorro
  • 2005: La Tormenta (2005/6) as Santos Torrealba/Santiago Guanipa
  • 2004: Luna, la heredera as Mauricio García
  • 2003: Luciana y Nicolás as Nicolás Echevarría
  • 2001: Amores querer con alevosía as Pablo Herreros
  • 2001: Lo que es el amor as Efrén Villarreal
  • 1999: Isabella, mujer enamorada as Fernando de Alvear
  • 1999: Me muero por ti as Alfonso Hidalgo
  • 1998: Luz María como Gustavo Gonzálvez
  • 1997: Escándalo as Álvaro Dupont
  • 1996: La Noche as Daniel Brenner
  • 1996: Obsesión as Jimmy Martel/Jano
  • 1995: Malicia as Francisco
  • 1994: Gorrión as Gabriel Maidana

References

  1. ↑ peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/articles/0,22490,1821056,00.html "Christian Meier ya está divorciado", People en Español, July 8, 2008 (article in Spanish).

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