Iván Sánchez (born November 19, 1974) is a Spanish actor, model and film producer.
Life and career
Sánchez was born in
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
on November 19, 1974.
After his time as a model, Sánchez started acting in 2002 in his home country doing cinema, television, and theater.
[ His first starring role was in the 2005 television series, ''El auténtico Rodrigo Leal'' as Rodrigo Leal. That series was a satire of ''Big Brother'' and similar reality shows. His big break came a year later when he was offered the role of Dr. Raul Lara in the series '']Hospital Central
''Hospital Central'' ("Central Hospital"; previously ''Línea Roja'') is a Spanish television series that follows the professional and personal lives of the staff of the fictitious Hospital Central in Madrid. New episodes are shown by Telecinco ...
''. Sánchez also acted in movies including ''Besos de gato'' (2003).
In March 2011, Sánchez left ''Hospital Central
''Hospital Central'' ("Central Hospital"; previously ''Línea Roja'') is a Spanish television series that follows the professional and personal lives of the staff of the fictitious Hospital Central in Madrid. New episodes are shown by Telecinco ...
'' to join '' La Reina del Sur'' and later for the second season of ''Hispania, la leyenda''.
In 2013, he starred as the antagonist opposite William Levy and Ximena Navarrete
Jimena "Ximena" Navarrete Rosete (; born February 22, 1988) is a Mexican actress, TV host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2010. She was previously named as Nuestra Belleza México 2009. She became the second Miss Univers ...
in Televisa's ''La tempestad
''La tempestad'' (International translation: ''The Tempest'', dubbed ''The Storm'' by Univision) is a 2013 Mexican telenovela produced by Salvador Mejía Alejandre for Televisa. It is loosely based on the Colombian telenovela ''La Tormenta'', pr ...
''. This was his first telenovela in Mexico. A year later, he appeared as a special guest on the second season of the series Crossing Lines
''Crossing Lines'' is an internationally co-produced crime drama television series created and executive produced by Edward Allen Bernero and Rola Bauer. The series premiered on June 9, 2013, at the Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo. ...
where he played the reporter Mateo Cruz.
In 2015, Sánchez acted in ''Señorita Polvora''. He landed another protagonist telenovela role in, '' Lo imperdonable'' beating out Jencarlos Canela
Jencarlos Canela (born April 21, 1988) is a Cuban-American actor and singer. Canela starred in the telenovela '' Mi corazón insiste en Lola Volcán'', and two other telenovelas.
In September 2013, he began a new project called "Scan Me" on his ...
for the role. He acted opposite Ana Brenda Contreras
Ana Brenda Contreras Pérez (born 24 December 1986), also known as Ana Breco, is a Mexican actress.
From 2010 to 2011, she played Aurora Alcázar in the telenovela ''Teresa''. From 2018 to 2019, Contreras starred as Cristal Jennings in The CW' ...
.
Personal life
Starting in 2005, Sánchez was in a longtime relationship with his ''Hospital General'' co-star Elia Galera. They had two daughters, before ending their relationship in 2011. They reconciled in 2013 and married in 2014. It was revealed in 2016 that he and Galera had separated again.[
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Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
Web site
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1974 births
Male actors from the Community of Madrid
Spanish male film actors
Spanish male telenovela actors
Spanish male television actors
Spanish male models
Spanish emigrants to Mexico
Living people