Luis Fernando Allende Arenas (born November 10, 1952) is a Mexican singer, actor, painter, film producer, and film director.
Early life
Allende was born in Mexico. His father is Mexican, and his mother is from Cuba. Allende's grandfather on his father's side was Puerto Rican. Both grandparents on his mother side are from Spain.
By the late 1960s, Allende had ventured into
Spanish-language soap operas as well as photo soap operas (magazine soap operas widely produced during the 1970s in many Latin American countries). His matinee idol looks helped Allende become a teen idol across Latin America.
Career
During the early 1980s, Allende moved to Hollywood, and had respectable success in the "movie capital of the world" landing major roles in important productions.
During the 1981–1982 television season, Allende had a recurring role on the prime time TV series ''Flamingo Road'' as Julio Sánchez. Allende also became the host of the Spanish version of the television singing contest ''
Star Search
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'' ''(Buscando Estrellas)''.
He has directed and produced his own movies and mini series. He was a steady judge of the popular Puerto Rican reality show ''
Objetivo Fama
''Objetivo Fama'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''OF'', Spanish for ''Target: Fame'') is a Puerto Rican singing talent contest that aired for over six years on WLII, the Univision outlet in Puerto Rico; and on Telefutura in the mainland United Stat ...
'', and hosted his own television variety show called: ''Entre Amigos'' (Among Friends).
He owns El Dorado Studios, a TV and motion picture facility in Dorado, Puerto Rico. He has been working on a multicultural theme sitcom made in Puerto Rico called "Qué familia más normal" on TuTv, with actors from Mexico and Puerto Rico.
In December 2007, he was the host for ''
Miss World 2007
Miss World 2007, the 57th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 1 December 2007 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China. It was hosted by Fernando Allende and Angela Chow. Zhang Zilin of China won the crown and succeeded ...
'' in Sanya, China, with
Angela Chow
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Her family moved to Canada when she ...
. He repeated as host in
Miss World 2017
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and
Miss World 2018
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.
Allende stars in "Mexican Dynasties," a reality show filmed in Mexico City about three influential and affluent families in Mexico and which premiered on Bravo in March 2019.
Filmography
Telenovelas
* ''
Muchacha italiana viene a casarse'' (2014-2015) - Sergio Ángeles
* ''
La Mujer Del Vendaval
''La mujer del Vendaval'' (English title: ''The Lady from Vendaval'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Mapat L. de Zatarain for Televisa. It is a remake of the Venezuelan telenovela '' Un esposo para Estela''. On November 12, 2012, Canal de ...
'' (2012-2013) as Luciano
* ''
Esperanza del Corazón
''Esperanza del corazón'' (English title: ''Hoping Heart'') is a Spanish-language Mexican telenovela produced by Luis de Llano Macedo for Televisa. It aired on Canal de las Estrellas from July 18, 2011 to February 3, 2012. It is a merger of ''Agu ...
'' (2011) as Orlando Duarte
* ''
Sortilegio
Sortilegio (literally "Sortilege", "Love Spell" in English-speaking markets) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada, in her final telenovela for Televisa in 2009. and stars Jacqueline Bracamontes and William Levy as main protagonists, ...
'' (2009) as Antonio
* ''
Besos prohibidos'' (1999) as José Luis
* ''
Maria Bonita'' (1995)as José Santos/Damar Santoyo
* ''
Sangre de lobos
Sangre may refer to:
* Sangre, a fictional Earth-like planet in the science fiction novel ''The Men in the Jungle'' by Norman Spinrad
* Sangre (comics), the de facto leader of the Marvel Comics supervillain group Children of the Vault
*''Sangre (fi ...
'' (1991)
* ''
Amor de nadie'' as Guillermo (1990)
* ''Grecia'' as Fernando (1987)
* ''
Tiempo de amar
Menudo is a Puerto Rican boy band that was formed in Puerto Rico by producer Edgardo Díaz. Referred to as the "Most Iconic Latino Pop Music Band", Menudo has been ranked as one of the Biggest Boy Bands of All Time by several publications, inclu ...
'' (1987)
* ''
Corazón salvaje'' (1977)as Renato
* ''
El milagro de vivir
''El milagro de vivir'' is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisión Independiente de México in 1975.
Cast
*Angélica María as Aura Velasco
*Fernando Allende as Fred
*Ana Martín as Jenny Gordon
*Lilia Prado as Estela ...
'' (1975)
* ''
Ana del aire
''Ana del aire'' is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Canal de las Estrellas in 1974. Starring Angélica María and Fernando Allende.
Plot
Ana is a flight attendant who lives with Andrea, who believes it is his mother who i ...
'' as Gerardo (1974)
*
El amor tiene cara de mujer (1971)
TV series
* ''
Como dice el dicho
Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label=Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como.
Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps has m ...
'' (2014) as Roberto
* ''
Superboy
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'' (1989) as club owner
* ''
Miami Vice
''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs, two M ...
'' (1986) as Tico Arriola
* ''
Hunter'' (1985)as Moreno
* ''
The Hitchhiker'' (1985) as Victor
* ''
Murder, She Wrote'' (1985) as Miguel Santana
* ''
Master of the Game'' (1984) as George Mellis
* ''
Hart to Hart
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'' (1983) as Fernando
* ''
Flamingo Road'' (1981–1982) as Julio Sánchez
* ''
The Phoenix'' (1981) as Diego DeVarga
Movies
* ''
Maria
Maria may refer to:
People
* Mary, mother of Jesus
* Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages
Place names Extraterrestrial
* 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877
* Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, ...
'' (2010)
* ''
El Cimarrón'' (2006)
* ''
Slayer_(film)
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'' (2006) as Luis
* ''
Siempre te amaré
''Siempre te amaré'' (English: ''I will always love you'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa that premiered on Canal de Las Estrellas on January 24, 2000 and ended on July 28, 2000. It was adapted from the 1975 tele ...
'' (2004) as Lead
* ''
Naked Lies'' (1998) as Damian Medina
* ''
Angely smerti'' (1993)
* ''
Stalingrad'' (1989) as a Captain Ruben Ruiz Ibarruri, Hero of Soviet Union and a great hero of Battle of Stalingrad, son of Spanish Communist Leader Dolores Ibarruri
* ''
Beverly Hills Brats
''Beverly Hills Brats'' is a 1989 American comedy film. Directed by Jim Sotos, the film starred Peter Billingsley, Martin Sheen, Burt Young, Terry Moore, George Kirby, Ruby Keeler (in her final film) and Whoopi Goldberg in a cameo role.
Plot ...
'' (1989) as Roberto
* ''
Un Hombre y una mujer con suerte'' (1988)
* ''
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory'' (1987) as Alamonte
* ''
Murder in Three Acts
''Murder in Three Acts'' is a 1986 British-American made-for-television mystery film produced by Warner Bros. Television, featuring Peter Ustinov as Agatha Christie's Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Directed by Gary Nelson, it co-starred J ...
'' (1986) as Ricardo Montoya
* ''
Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker(s) or The Heart Breaker(s) may refer to:
Film and television
*''The Heart Breakers'', a 1916 film starring Andrew Arbuckle
*''The Heart Breaker'', a 1925 film directed by Benjamin Stoloff
* ''Heartbreaker'' (1983 film), an American f ...
'' (1983) as Beto
* ''
Johnny Chicano'' (1981)
* ''
El Lobo negro'' (1981)
* ''
Duelo a muerte
Duelo is a Mexican norteño band from Roma, Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million resid ...
'' (1981) as Carlos Aceves/El Lobo Negro
* ''
Con la muerte en ancas'' (1980) as Casey Kelly
* ''
El Contrabando del paso'' (1980)
* ''
El hombre de los hongos
''El hombre de los hongos'' (English: ''The Man of the Mushrooms'') is a 1976 Mexican drama film based on the novel of the same name by Sergio Galindo.
Synopsis
The story unfolds in a family of rich landowners from the colonial era, which owns ...
'' (1980) as Sebastián
* ''
Frontera'' (1980) as Fernando
* ''
Verano salvaje'' (1980)
* ''
La Venganza del lobo negro'' (1980)
* ''
The Streets of L.A.'' (1979) as Ramon ''"Gallo"'' Zamora
* ''
La Ilegal'' (1979)
* ''
Te quiero'' (1979)
* ''
La Guera Rodriguez'' (1978)
* ''
La Coquito
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on Figure 8 ( ...
'' as Julio (1977)
* ''
¿Y ahora qué, señor fiscal?'' (1977)
* ''
La Virgen de Guadalupe
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
'' (1976) as Juan Diego
* ''
El Pacto'' (1976) as Sergio
* ''
Negro es un bello color'' (1974) as Mario
* ''
El Desconocido'' (1974)
* ''
El Primer amor'' (1974)
* ''
El Amor tiene cara de mujer'' (1973)
* ''
Mecánica nacional'' (1972)
* ''
María'' (1972) as Efraín
* ''
Para servir a usted
Para, or PARA, may refer to:
Businesses and organizations
* Paramount Global, traded as PARA on the Nasdaq stock exchange
* Para Group, the former name of CT Corp
* Para Rubber, now Skellerup, a New Zealand manufacturer
* Para USA, formerly Par ...
'' (1971)
External links
*
Official Website
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1952 births
Living people
20th-century Mexican male actors
21st-century Mexican male actors
Male actors from Mexico City
Mexican expatriates in Puerto Rico
Mexican male film actors
Mexican male telenovela actors
Mexican people of Cuban descent
Mexican people of Puerto Rican descent
Mexican people of Spanish descent