Chang Sung Kim is a Korean-Argentine actor. He works in the 2012 telenovela ''

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'' and has received the

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for his work in Graduados.

Biography

Chang Sung Kim (Korean:김창성) moved from South Korea to Buenos Aires with his family at the age of 7, without knowledge of the

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. He studied

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, and got the Black belt rank. Married to the actress Clarisa Waldman, he gave up his job of weaving at the age of 35, and began an acting career as well, as he saw that she enjoyed doing it. Chang Sung Kim studied in the theater school of Raúl Serrano. He worked in TV series as ''

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'' and ''

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'', and films as '' Pompeya'', '' Viudas'' and '' Mi primera boda''. He worked in the 2012 telenovela ''

'' as Walter Mao, the assistant of the owner of a firm played by

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. This is his first steady job in a television series, as he had only worked as a supporting role so far. He pointed that, unlike his previous plays, his character in ''Graduados'' avoids the usual stereotypes of Asian people, such as the perceived lack of language fluency. His character, albeit Asian, includes several Argentine customs; Sung feels Argentine himself, despite lacking citizenship. The writers initially envisioned a character similar to

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from ''

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''; Sung thought that the idea would not work and provided his own ideas to outline the character. As his character would be a dog in the

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, he included traits of a dog in it, such as the loyalty; and although he never worked with Leyrado he admires his work. An episode of the series included a parody of the "

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" dance by the South Korean rapper

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. He received a Tato Bores award for his work in the telenovela, as new actor. He has signed to work in the 2013 comedy that Underground productions will produce at the end of ''Graduados''.

Works

Television

Films

Awards

References

External links

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Cine Nacional.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Chang Sung 1960 births Argentine people of Korean descent Argentine male film actors Argentine male television actors Living people Argentine male karateka South Korean emigrants to Argentina Male actors of Korean descent