Antonio Manuel Croissier (born August 22, 1961), known professionally as Antonio Farré, is a Spanish
actor
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,
voice-over artist
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, and
television host
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.
Early life
Antonio Farré was born in
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. In 1974, he and his family moved to
Mexico
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.
Career
Farré has worked in Mexican Soap Operas such as ''
Chispita'', ''La Fiera'', ''
Rosa Salvaje'', ''Cicatrices del Alma'' and television shows such as ''Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real'' with Silvia Pinal. In Mexico, he also worked in several films including ''Silencio Mortal'' with Sergio Goyri, and “Trampa Mortal” with and Felicia Mercado. In the
United States
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, he worked in numerous projects such the film ''Inside Edge'', as well as the television series ''
Baywatch
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'' starring
David Hasselhoff
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. Farré also appeared in
NBC
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’s Soap Opera ''
Days of Our Lives
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''.
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''El y Ella''
From 1995 to 1998, he was the co-host of the daytime talk show ''
El y Ella'' alongside
Gigi Graciette
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Early life and career
Graciet ...
, which aired on
Telemundo
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. The show came to be known as one of the highest-rated television shows of the network. Both Farré and Graciette left the show in 1998 and were replaced by Sofia Webber and Guillermo Quintanilla until the show's cancellation in 2001.
Other work
Farré currently has his own production company, A.F. Productions, where he directs and produces commercials, infomercials, and Music Videos for the Hispanic Market.
References
External links
Official website(currently under maintenance)
Official Facebook pageOfficial Twitter pageAntonio Farréat the
Internet Movie Database
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Living people
1961 births
People from Las Palmas
American television talk show hosts
Spanish emigrants to the United States