Ernesto Laguardia (; born October 5, 1959) is a Mexican actor known for his performances in Mexican

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Biography

Laguardia was born in

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and started as a model while he was in elementary school. His enthusiasm eventually led him to important temporary contracts with Mexican and international companies. He also participated as a dancer in the television show '' Sabado del Rock''. Before getting his degree in Business Administration, he searched for job opportunities on radio stations. He started as messenger and in a few months he became a news reporter. During the two following years, he interviewed many famous people, including

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, and

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. Ernesto graduated from Business Administration ITAM (

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), he also studied Economy but only graduated with a degree in business. Although he has a university title his passion was always acting. Although Laguardia made his acting debut in ''

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'' (1984) directed by

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, it was three years before he got his first starring role in a telenovela; since then he has appeared in 17 telenovelas so far, including ''

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'' starring

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and

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; ''

Mi Querida Isabel ''Mi querida Isabel'' (English: ''My dear Isabel'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa. This telenovela is a remake of the 1975 Mexican telenovela '' Paloma'', original story by Marissa Garrido. It premiered o ...

''; '' Alondra''; ''

Lazos de Amor ''Lazos de amor'' (English title: ''Τies of love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa in 1995. It stars Lucero (entertainer), Lucero and Luis José Santander. Plot The series centers around María Guadalupe, María ...

''; '' Desencuentro''; ''

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''; ''

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''; ''

Amigas y Rivales ''Amigas y rivales'' (English: ''Friends and Rivals'') is a Mexican juvenile telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa in 2001. On Monday, February 26, 2001, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting ''Amigas y rivales'' weekdays at 7:0 ...

''; ''

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'' and ''

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''. He has also appeared in movies such as ''

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'', '' Ladrones de tumbas'', '' Aquí Espantan'', '' Maria Metralla'', '' Cambio del Destino'', '' Novia que te vea'', ''

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'', and '' De noche vienes, Esmeralda''. He also studied Direction and Production at the University of New York, where he received a Masters on these subjects. Since 1996 he has been developing projects through his companies Foro 3 S.C and Producciones Ernesto Laguardia. While he lived in New York City he studied acting in

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with the famous

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. He joined ''Hoy'' program as Star magazine and was in the soap ''

'', produced by Carla Estrada, he played Cristobal in Estrada's Alborada. In 2008 Ernesto returned to ''Hoy'' and had a small role in the telenovela

Fuego en la sangre ''Fuego en la sangre'' (Translated to "Fire in the Blood", but in English called ''Burning for Revenge'') is a Mexican telenovela that began transmissions on January 21, 2008, through Mexico's Canal de las Estrellas network. Starring Adela Norieg ...

. In 2012, Laguardia played Romulo Ancira, the main villain of the soap opera ''

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''.

Filmography

Films

Television

External links

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