Christopher Alexander Luis Casillas von Uckermann (born 21 October 1986) is a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor. He started his acting career when he was only two years old in TV commercials, and became known worldwide after his roles as Diego Bustamante in the soap opera ''

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'' and Father Ramiro Ventura in the

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horror web series '' Diablero''. He was a member of the band

RBD RBD is a Mexican Latin pop group that gained popularity from Televisa's telenovela ''Rebelde''. The group achieved international success from 2004 until their separation in 2009 and sold over 15 million records worldwide, making them one of ...

from 2004 to 2009 and has been a solo artist since the band's split, having released one album, ''Somos'', in 2010, and two EPs, ''La Revolución de los Ciegos'' in 2017 and ''Sutil Universo'' in 2020.

Acting career

In 1999 he was cast in ''El diario de Daniela''. He then starred in ''

Amigos X Siempre ''Amigos x siempre'' (English title: ''Friends 4 Ever'') is a Mexican children's telenovela produced by Rosy Ocampo for Televisa that premiered on January 10, 2000 and ended on June 16, 2000. Adriana Fonseca (later replaced by Lourdes Reyes) and E ...

'' in 2000, alongside

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singer/actress

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. In 2001 he acted in and wrote the

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for the series ''

Aventuras En El Tiempo ''Aventuras en el tiempo'' (English title: ''Adventures in Time'') is a Mexican comedy drama telenovela produced by Rosy Ocampo for Televisa in 2001. On March 19, 2001, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting ''Aventuras en el tiempo'' weekd ...

''. In 2004 he was cast in ''

,'' a remake of the famed Argentinean series, ''

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''. He played Diego Bustamante, a student in the fictitious Elite Way School, with dreams of becoming a musician. The show ran from 2004–2006, totaling 440 episodes. Following the success of

, in 2007,

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released RBD: La Familia, which starred the members of

. The sitcom was based on the fictional lives of the members of

. The characters of the series were not based on the band's characters in

, but intended to be similar to the actors' real personalities. The show ran from March 14, 2007 – June 13, 2007, and only lasted 13 episodes. He starred in the hit TV series of mystery and science fiction '' Kdabra'', produced in

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. The series is filmed in Colombia at the Majestic Hotel. Already airing throughout Central and South America, eastern Europe and Japan. Series was shown in the United States on the now defunct MundoFox network, an attempt by Colombia's RCN Network and Fox International Channels which aired between 2012 and 2015. Since 2018, he is starring in the Mexican television web series ''Diablero'' as the father Ramiro Ventura.

Music career

The success of

, launched

. To date

has made 9 studio albums, including records in Spanish, Portuguese and English. They have sold over 20 million albums worldwide, and have toured across Mexico, South America, Serbia, Romania, Slovenia, the United States, and Spain. Uckermann composed "''Sueles Volver"'', for RBD's fourth Spanish language album,

Empezar Desde Cero ''Empezar Desde Cero'' (English: ''Starting From Zero'') is the fifth studio album by Mexican pop group RBD, released simultaneously in Mexico and the United States on November 20, 2007. The album contains two songs composed by two of RBD's b ...

. On 15 August 2008, RBD released a message telling fans that they had decided to split up. They went on one final tour,

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which ended in early 2009. In February 2009, Uckermann announced that he would be releasing a new song as a solo artist, produced by Rudy Maya. The song, entitled "''Light Up the World Tonight",'' was officially released on

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in March 2009. Uckermann recorded his debut solo album "SOMOS" in several cities throughout the world. The album was released November 2010 and sold well throughout the US, Mexico and Brazil. In February 2012 Uckermann released an English language single entitled "Million Dollar Man". Uckermann is currently recording his follow up solo album in Los Angeles, Mexico, New York, Stockholm, Rio de Janeiro and London and is planning a US tour in September–October 2012 in conjunction with the release of his new album. In 2017, Uckermann announced the release of a new project, an EP called ''La Revolución de los Ciegos'' ("revolution of the blind"). To promote the album, he went on tour in Brazil, and released his new songs on his YouTube channel in August.

Discography

Studio albums

* 2010: ''

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EP

* 2017: ''La Revolución De Los Ciegos'' * 2020: ''Sutil Universo''

Singles

* 2010: "Sinfonía" (music video) * 2011: "Apaga La Máquina" * 2011: "Right Now" * 2012: "Million Dollar Man" * 2013: "Sueño Surreal" * 2021: "Heal Together"

Promo singles

* 2008: "Light up the World" (live music video) * 2009: "Vivir Soñando" (music video) * 2010: "Viver Sonhando" * 2011: "Supernova" * 2011: "Nos Van a Escuchar"

Tours

* 2009: '' El Movimiento (Pocket Show)'' * 2010: '' ShowCase Kdabra'' (world tour series " Kdabra") * 2011: ''Somos World Tour'' * 2019-present: ''Sutil Universo''

Discography with RBD

External links

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