Mauricio Islas
| Mauricio Islas | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Juan Mauricio Islas Ilescas August 16, 1973 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992 - present |
| Notable work |
El manantial Amor real Prisionera Amores de Mercado Pecados Ajenos Cielo Rojo |
| Website | |
| mauricioislasonline.com | |
Mauricio Islas (born Juan Mauricio Islas Ilescas; 16 August 1973) is a Mexican television and film actor. He is best known for his work in telenovelas.
Biography
Early life
Born in Mexico City, Mexico, Islas is the son of businessman, Juan Islas, and Rosalinda Ilescas, and the youngest of two brothers.
Career
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. He 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 telenovelas, La Loba and Cielo Rojo.
Personal life
On November 29, 2001, he married Venezuelan singer, Patricia Villasaña. They had a daughter, Camila, born on May 3, 2002. They divorced in 2006 after Islas' underage sex scandal with 16 year old Prisionera co-star, Génesis Rodríguez.[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]
Filmography
| Telenovelas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Destino | Sebastian Montesinos | |
| 2012 | La Mujer de Judas | Simon Castellanos | |
| 2012 | A Corazón Abierto | Special appearance | |
| 2011 | Cielo Rojo | Andrés Rentería | |
| 2010 | La Loba | Emiliano Alcazar | First telenovela for 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 Felipe Santamaría |
Sol de Oro for Best Antagonist[6] Califa de Oro for Best Antagonist[7] Nominated - TVyNovelas Award for Best Male Antagonist |
| 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 |
References
- ↑ "Regresó por la puerta grande" (in Spanish). Zetatijuana.com. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Mauricio Islas" (in Spanish). Esmas.com. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Biography of Mauricio Islas". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Ya nació el hijo de Mauricio Islas" (in Spanish). TvNotas. February 25, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Premios Fama 2008" (in Spanish). Fama.com. October 30, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ↑ "Enamorados de Amor Real" (in Spanish). Univision.com. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Arrasa 'Amor Real' con premios" (in Spanish). Terra.com.mx. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ↑ "TVyNovelas for Best Lead Actor for El Manantial" (in Spanish). YouTube. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Premio Bravo" (in Spanish). Orizabaenred.com.mx. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ↑ "Mauricio Islas" (in Spanish). Todotnv.com. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
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