Roberto Ballesteros

Roberto Ballesteros (born March 22, 1959) is a Peruvian actor.^[1] Although he was born in Lima, Ballesteros is widely known for his work in Mexican telenovela and films, leading many of his fans to believe that he is actually Mexican.^[2]

In the United States and Puerto Rico, Ballesteros is sometimes seen working on Univision.^[3]

Career

Ballesteros has played a variety of roles during his career, including romantic antagonists and leads. He is usually cast as a villain or as a drug dealer in Mexican action films, but has occasionally played heroes, cops and other roles as well.

Apart from several soap operas, including Rosa Salvaje opposite Veronica Castro, Ballesteros has also been in films such as:

• El Dia de Los Albaniles 3, 1987^[4]
• Los Verduleros 2, 1987^[5]
• El Dia de Los Albaniles 4, 1990^[6]
• Keiko En Peligro, 1990^[7]
• Alarido del Terror, 1991^[8]
• Mujer de Cabaret, 1991^[9]
• Retén, 1991^[10]
• Persecución Infernal, 1992^[11]
• El Trono del Infierno, 1994^[12]
• Fuerza Maldita, 1995^[13]
• Las Nueve Caras del Miedo, 1995^[14]
• Secuestro, 1995^[15]
• Venganza Mortal, 1995^[16]
• El Destazador, 1996^[17]
• El Regreso de la Bestia, 1998^[18]
• La Lobo del Aňo, 1999^[19]
• Los 6 Mandamientos de la Risa, 1999^[20]
• El Seňor de Sinaloa, 2000^[21]
• Sangre de Cholo, 2009^[22]
• Los Siete, 2010^[23]

Ballesteros has also acted in mini-series such as Navidad sin Fin, Maria Isabel, Cañaveral de Pasiones, María Mercedes, Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real, Simplemente María, Quinceañera and others.^[24] He has shared acting credits with other Mexican television and film stars like Castro, Thalia Sodi, Mario Almada, Sebastian Ligalde, Eduardo Palomo, Victoria Ruffo, Jorge Luke and Alfonso Zayas.

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