Gonzalo Peña (born June 3, 1989) is a Spanish

television actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...

. He is best known for his roles in

telenovelas A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include ''teleserye'' (P ...

such as ''

La malquerida ''La malquerida'' (The Unloved Woman) is a Mexican telenovela created for Televisa by Ximena Suárez and produced by José Alberto Castro, based on the 1913 Spanish play titled '' The Unloved Woman'' by Jacinto Benavente. The series originally ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

Despertar contigo ''Despertar contigo'' (English title: ''Waking up with you'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Pedro Damián for Televisa. It is a free version of the Colombian telenovela ''Pobre Pablo''. The series originally aired from August 8, 2016 to Ja ...

''. Also by the commercial for television "Trivago", which had much repercussion through the social networks.

Career

Born in the capital of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Peña studied theater at the

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, then continued his studies in

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and later entered the

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. Peña began his career in television in the telenovela of

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, ''

'' premieres in 2014. In 2015 participated in the telenovela ''

Antes muerta que Lichita ''Antes muerta que Lichita'', (English title: ''Anything but Plain'')(More literally, ''I'd Rather be Dead Than Lichita'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Rosy Ocampo for Televisa. Plot Lichita (Maite Perroni) has been working at Iconika A ...

'' production of

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. In 2016 he entered the cast of the telenovela ''

'', in that same year was made known through the commercial "Trivago.com". also was part of the main cast of ''

'' as the main villain of the story. In 2017 he cast for the telenovela ''

Enamorándome de Ramón ''Enamorándome de Ramón'' is a Mexican telenovela produced by Lucero Suárez for Televisa. It is based on the Venezuelan telenovela written by Doris Seguí, '' Tomasa Tequiero'' produced in 2009. Filming began on December 1, 2016, at Televisa ...

'', where he was chosen and shares credits with Esmeralda Pimentel and José Ron.

Legal issues

At the beginning of March 2021, Mexican actress Daniela Berriel accused Peña of being an accomplice to

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, stating that "the actor was present at the time of the rape, but he did not try to arrest the aggressor or do anything to defend her." As a result of this situation, Peña was temporarily suspended from filming of the telenovela, '' ¿Qué le pasa a mi familia?'', whose transmission had begun on February 22, 2021. Subsequently, on March 22, 2021, the actor was announced fired from the show by the producer

Juan Osorio Juan Manuel Osorio Ortiz (born June 24, 1957, in Toluca de Lerdo, Mexico) is a Mexican telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "tel ...

, and was replaced by

Fernando Noriega Fernando Noriega (born June 18, 1979), is a Mexican television actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media su ...

to play his character. In June 2021, the actor gave a statement, which coincides with that of Daniela Berriel and his whereabouts are currently unknown.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pena, Gonzalo 1989 births Spanish male telenovela actors Living people