Ariel López Padilla (born August 12, 1962 in

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...

, Jalisco, Mexico) is a Mexican actor. He is best known for his acting in many

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such as Gata Salvaje, Pecados Ajenos, Inocente de ti. Ariel Lopez works for most famous telenovelas productions principally for

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and Venevision, but also has some credits in

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and

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. He lives in

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When young, he showed an interest for acting. Dunia Zaldívar, his aunt and who already counted with some years as an actress, shared with him acting techniques, selected literature, examples and other guides that introduced him formally and with a lot of affection to this art. He studied the career of performance arts at the

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and participated in several productions where he quickly became distinguished, especially in comic papers. Later he was hired as a dancer by the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (I.N.B.A.) in Mexico City. He has taken courses and workshops in Mexico, Cuba, France, Germany, United States and the former

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, where he auditioned for the

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in the capital, Moscow. He gave up at I.N.B.A. as a dancer to participate in the production of

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The Musical. He enrolled to Televisa's

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. Ariel was discovered by Eugenio Cobo, CEA's Principal, allowing him to have his first sporadic but constant appearances in multiple TV shows and eventually to take his first main papers in soap operas like ''La Pícara Soñadora'' (Dir. Raquel Parot, Prod. Valentin Pimstein) y ''De frente al sol'' (Dir. Miguel Corcega, Prod. Carla Estrada). His jump to the fame came with the soap opera '' Corazón salvaje'', the third adaptation to the TV screen of the novel written by '' Caridad Bravo Adams'', directed by Alberto Cortez and produced by José Rendón.

Personal life

Ariel currently lives in Cuernavaca. He is married to a show business executive. He was previously married to Mariana Levy who died from a heart attack after a failed armed robbery attempt in Mexico City. With Mariana he had the opportunity to become father of a girl: María (born on March 28, 1996).

Filmography

Selected works: * Los Ricos Tambien Lloran (2022) ... Efraín Torres * La Bandida (TV series) (2019).... Dr Avila * Nada personal (2017) .... Ricardo Trejo * Rosario Tijeras (2016) .... Camilio Echegaray * Voltea pa' que te enamores (2014) .... Aurelio Botel * Secretos de familia (2013) .... Vicente Quiroz * Los Rey (2012) .... Guillermo Rey San Vicente "Memo" * A Corazón Abierto (2012) .... * Huérfanas (2011) .... Cesar Davola * Quiéreme tonto (2010) .... Lázaro Cruz * Pecados ajenos (2008) .... Rogelio Mercenario * Bajo las riendas del amor (2007) .... Joaquin Corcuera * Tierra de pasiones (2006) .... Javier Ortigoza *

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(2005) .... Libardo * Soñar no cuesta nada (2005) .... Jonás Reyes * Inocente de ti (2004) .... Licenciado Gómez Riveroll * Ángel Rebelde (2004) .... Ernesto Lezama, Rómulo Lezama * Gata Salvaje (2002) .... Patricio Rivera * Secreto de amor (2001) .... Dr. Ricardo Sandoval * Carita de ángel (2000) .... Adrián * Alma rebelde (1999) .... Damian Montoro *

Soñadoras ''Soñadoras'' is a Mexican telenovela produced and created by Emilio Larrosa with Rocio Taboada and Braulio Pedraza for Televisa in 1998. Plot Psychologist Fernanda, grieving the murder of her fiancé and her father's paralysis from a shooti ...

(1998) .... Enrique Bernal * Te sigo amando (1996) .... Doctor *

Leonela ''Leonela'' is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Delia Fiallo and produced by Radio Caracas Televisión in 1983. The telenovela was divided into two parts: the first part ''Leonela'' had 55 episodes and the second part titled ''Miedo al amor'' w ...

(1997) .... Damián * Pobre niña rica (1995) .... Julio *

María la del Barrio ''María la del Barrio'' (Literal translation, Lit: ''Maria From the Hood''/English title: ''Humble Maria'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa in 1995. The series is a remake of ''Los ricos también lloran'' ...

(1995) .... Dr. Daniel Ordonez * Caminos cruzados (1994) .... César Augusto * Prisionera de amor (1994) * Corazón salvaje (1993) .... Andrés Alcázar y Valle * Clarisa (1993) .... Gaston * Televiteatros (1993) * De frente al sol (1992) * La Pícara Soñadora (1991)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Padilla, Ariel Lopez 1962 births Living people Mexican male telenovela actors Male actors from Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexican emigrants to the United States