Christian Dietrich Meier Zender (born June 23, 1970), best known as Christian Meier, is a

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actor and singer in Latin America, the US Hispanic market, and around the Spanish speaking world.

Biography

Meier was born in

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, the youngest of four siblings. He is the son of

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, and Antonio Meier, a Peruvian politician who in 2006 was elected mayor of the Lima district of San Isidro. He has two older sisters and one older brother: Sibylle Meier Zender, Karina Meier Zender, and Antonio Meier Zender. Raised in the Roman Catholic faith, Christian Meier studied at the Miraflores Maristas School, a

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congregation school. After finishing high school he studied Graphic Design graduating in early 1992.

Career

Musician

In 1987, he formed the popular Peruvian alternative-rock band

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with

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, Patricio Suárez Vértiz and

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. Between the 1980s and early 1990s, he was the keyboardist of the band, and also did some singing. A few years later the band broke up and some of its members pursued a solo career. In 1996, Meier released an album, ''No Me Acuerdo Quién Fui'', which produced the singles, "tus huellas entre la mías", and "Carreteras Mojadas" ("Wet Highways") that got the first positions in almost all radio station charts in Peru. the album went double platinum. In 1997 began the production of his second album, ''Primero en Mojarme'', with Manuel Garrido-Lecca, a well known musical producer that he worked with in Arena Hash. In 2002, he produced ''Once Noches'', probably the album that brought him the most accolades. It contained the singles "Alguien" and "Novia de nadie" a duet featuring Spanish singer

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Acting

Meier has acted and starred in both soap operas and movies. His success has brought him fame in

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n countries, in the US, Spanish speaking media, and around the Spanish speaking world. He also has his line of perfumes and appeared in commercials.

Personal life

He married Peruvian actress Marisol Aguirre in 1995. They met during the filming of the

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"Gorrión". They separated in October 2007, finalizing their divorce in November 2008."Christian Meier ya está divorciado"
''People en Español'', July 8, 2008 (article in Spanish). They have three children together.

Discography

With
Arena Hash Arena Hash was a Peruvian rock band. The band originated from the early "Paranoia", a band formed at Maria Reina School, a Peruvian school in 1984. Arena Hash became famous in 1988 with their local hit "Cuando La Cama Me Da Vueltas". Members Thes ...

* ''

'' (1988) * '' Ah Ah Ah'' (1991) * '' El Archivo De Arena Hash'' (1995)

Solo career

* ''

No Me Acuerdo Quien Fuí ''No Me Acuerdo Quien Fuí'' (English: "I Don't Remember Who I Was") is the debut studio album by Peruvian singer-songwriter Christian Meier Christian Dietrich Meier Zender (born June 23, 1970), best known as Christian Meier, is a Peruvian ac ...

'' (1996) * ''

Primero En Mojarme Primero (in English also called Primus, ', or in Italian '' or Spanish ''Primera'')'', is a 16th-century gambling card game of which the earliest reference dates back to 1526. Primero is closely related to the game of primo visto (a.k.a. prima-v ...

'' (1999) * '' Once Noches'' (2002) * '' Nada Ha Cambiado'' (2016)

Filmography

Film roles

MX MM PREMIOS FENIX ESCENARIO (23043591609)

Television roles

References

External links

Listen to the songs of Christian Meier on Spotify
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meier, Christian 1970 births Living people 20th-century Peruvian male actors 21st-century Peruvian male actors Peruvian expatriates in Colombia Peruvian expatriates in the United States Peruvian people of German descent Peruvian people of Swiss descent Peruvian male film actors 20th-century Peruvian male singers Peruvian male telenovela actors Male actors from Lima Singers from Lima 21st-century Peruvian male singers