Jorge Alberto Martinez (born March 31, 1977), known as Jorge Alberti, is a Puerto Rican

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who has starred in many

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 ...

, most recently in ''

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''.

Acting career

Jorge Alberti portrayed the role of Roberto on the former NBC daytime drama ''

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'' for three years and had a small role in

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's '' Che'' starring

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. From 2007 to 2008 he starred in ''Lola'', the number one prime time television series in

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on Canal 13. In 2007, Jorge Alberti signed on with Hollywood Talent Manager Ruben Malaret of Malaret Entertainment for exclusive representation worldwide and obtained a protagonist role in the Mexican telenovela, '' Vuélveme A Querer'', in 2009. In February 2008 Alberti was honored at the world-famous "Viña Del Mar Festival" he was crowned as the "Rey" (King) of the festival by the International Press whom attends the Festival every year. In 2011, he returned to Mexico to participate in ''

Emperatriz Emperatriz may refer to: * Emperatriz (Mexican TV series) ''Emperatriz'' is a Mexican telenovela produced by Fides Velasco for Azteca. It stars Gabriela Spanic as the title character, while Bernie Paz as the male lead. Other casts include Serg ...

''. A year after Emperatriz ended, he portrayed a villain in ''

La Otra Cara del Alma ''La otra cara del alma'' is a Mexican telenovela that premiered on Azteca Trece on 12 November 2012, and concluded on 10 May 2013. The telenovela is created by Laura Sosa, based on the 1985 Mexican telenovela written by Luis Reyes de la Maza, e ...

''. From late 2013 to early 2014 he portrayed Franco Santoyo on the Azteca produced telenovela ''

''.

Personal life

Alberti married Karla Parrilla in December 2008. In 2010, Parrilla gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter named Isabella.

Filmography

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Official site
Living people People from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican male telenovela actors Puerto Rican expatriates in Chile Expatriate actors in Chile American male soap opera actors American male television actors 1977 births {{US-tv-actor-1970s-stub

Acting career

Personal life

Filmography

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