Gustavo Cárdenas Ávila, also known as Jan (born April 30, 1974 in

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, Guanajuato, Mexico) is a Mexican pop singer and actor, who had success as a pop-ballad singer in the 1990s and later became a screen and stage actor.

Early life

His parents are Gustavo Cardenas and Aurora Avila. He has an older sister named Aurora.

Career

He started his career in 1997 when he was discovered by Raul Velasco and was given the opportunity to sing in the dominical show ''

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''. Jan recorded his first album in 1997, simply named also "

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", it contained the pop-ballad Chiara, which became a strong hit in the same year on the charts in Ibero-America, although the theme did not have a promotional video; the single was presented on

for the world. The song talks about a loved one who died due to terminal disease. Soon he was given the opportunity to act in the soap opera ''

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''. He also participated in '' Dkda'', '' Mi destino eres tu'', '' La intrusa'', '' navidad sin fin'', '' Niña Amada Mía'', '' Amarte es mi Pecado'', '' Rubí'', ''

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'', '' Alborada'', ''Peregrina'', and '' Heridas de Amor''. Recently (2007) ''

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'' as Patricio with

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and

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. Also he has participated as host for

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in several occasions, '' Desfile de las Rosas 2001'', '' Primer Festival del Mariachi'', '' Premios Juventud 2006'', and several appearances in ''

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''. And with Televisa he hosted '' Celebremos Mexico: hecho en mexico''.

Television

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(2013) *

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(2012).... Ponce *

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Destilando amor ''Destilando Amor'' (English: ''Distilling Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nicandro Díaz González for Televisa in 2007. It is a remake of the 1994 Colombian telenovela '' Café, con aroma de mujer''. On Monday, January 22, 2007, C ...

(2007).... Patricio Iturbe * Heridas de Amor (2006).... Luciano Sartori * Alborada (2005).... Santiago de Corsa * Peregrina (2005).... Él mismo *

(2004).... Dr. Felipe Calzada * Rubí (2004).... Marco * Amarte es mi pecado (2004).... Roberto Peña * Niña amada mía (2003).... Mauricio Barocio *

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: ...

(2001).... Julio * Navidad sin fin (2001) (mini).... Rodito * La intrusa (2001).... Johnny * Mi destino eres tú (2000).... Fernando Rivadeniera del Encino * DKDA: Sueños de juventud (1999-2000).... Rodrigo Arias *

(1998-1999).... Gerardo Rinalde

References

External links

Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cardenas Avila, Gustavo 1974 births Living people Male actors from Guanajuato Singers from Guanajuato People from Celaya 20th-century Mexican male actors 21st-century Mexican male actors 21st-century Mexican singers 21st-century Mexican male singers