Juan Ferrara (born Juan Félix Gutiérrez Puerta; November 8, 1943) is a Mexican actor.

Family

Juan is a son of

Ofelia Guilmáin Ofelia Guilmáin (November 17, 1921 – January 14, 2005) was a Spaniard-Mexican actress of telenovelas, stage and the cinema of Mexico. She is also the mother of actors Juan Ferrara and Lucía Guilmáin. Two of her grandchildren, sons of Ferrar ...

and brother of

Lucía Guilmáin Lucía Gutiérrez Puerta, known by her stage name Lucía Guilmáin (January 5, 1938 – February 15, 2021), was a Mexican actress. Biography Her career was between 1965 and 2016 She worked in theater, movies, and television. Guilmáin was k ...

y Esther Guilmáin. He was once married to the Mexican actress,

Helena Rojo María Elena Enríquez Ruiz (born August 18, 1944), known as Helena Rojo, is a Mexican actress and model. Biography Born in Mexico City, Mexico, she began her career as a model in the 1961. Toward the end of the decade, she studied drama with ren ...

. He has two sons, actors

Juan Carlos Bonet ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish language, Spanish and Manx language, Manx versions of ''John (given name), John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronoun ...

and Mauricio Bonet, with his first wife,

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Biography

Ferrara demonstrated an interest in acting since he was a young child. But it wasn't until he was 22 that he booked his first job as an actor. He changed his name to Juan Ferrara before playing a small role in the 1965 movie, " Tajimara". In 1966, he got his first major movie role, as Sonny in '' Los Angeles de Puebla''. Ferrara by then had graduated from

Televisa Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...

's renowned acting school, and producers decided to cast him as a star in his own telenovela, ''

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''. The novela became a hit across Mexico and

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. In 1970, he starred in two successful novelas, '' Yesenia'' and '' La Gata''. In 1978, Ferrara was in ''Viviana'', another extremely successful novela. He portrayed Julio Montesinos. In 1982 Ferrara then went on to star in ''

Gabriel y Gabriela ''Gabriel y Gabriela'' is a Mexican telenovela produced by Patricia Lozano for Televisa in 1982. It starred by Ana Martín, Jorge Rivero, Jorge Martínez de Hoyos and Liliana Abud. Plot The first part of the story takes place in 60's. It's the lo ...

'', though it was not as successful as his previous ventures. 1983 proved to be an important career year for Ferrara, as he established himself as an actor in

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as well. Hired by Canal 2, he filmed '' Laura Guzman, Culpable!'', a soap opera that became one of Puerto Rico's most seen

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ever. Due to the novela's overwhelming popularity in Puerto Rico, the network decided to bring Ferrara back in 1985, to film a telenovela called '' Tanairi''. Ferrara starred alongside

Von Marie Mendez Von Marie Mendez (born September 8, 1950) is a Puerto Rican actress and restaurateur. Alongside such others as Iris Chacon, Millie Aviles, Sully Diaz, Giselle Blondet, Ivonne Goderich, Marilyn Pupo and others, she is remembered as one of the le ...

in this soap opera.

Television

Awards and nominations

Films

*'' Tajimara'' (1965) *'' Tirando a Gol'' (1965) (''Trying to Score'') *'' La Muerte es Puntual'' (1965) (''Death is Always on Time'') *'' La Valentina'' (1966) *'' Los Angeles de Puebla'' (1966) (''

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's Angels'') as Sonny *''

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'' (1967) (as Florencio) *'' Esclava del Deseo'' (1968) (''Slave of Desire'') *''

No hay Cruces en el Mar No (and variant writings) may refer to one of these articles: English language * ''Yes'' and ''no'' (responses) * A determiner in noun phrases Alphanumeric symbols * No (kana), a letter/syllable in Japanese script * No symbol, displayed � ...

'' (1968) (''There are no Crosses at Sea'') *''Corona de Lagrimas'', (1968) '' Crown of Tears'' *''

5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa ''5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa'' ("5 Chocolate and 1 Strawberry Icecreams") is a 1968 Mexican comedy film. The story involves a student at a convent who undergoes a radical transformation after consuming strange "mushrooms". External links * ...

'') (1968) (''5 Chocolate ones and a Strawberry One'') *''

El Club de los Suicidas EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American p ...

'' (1968) (''The Suicidal Ones Club'') *''

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'' (1970) (''Mom's Problems'') *''Mision Cumplida'' (1970) (''Mission Accomplished'') *'' La montaña sagrada'' (1973) (''The Holy Mountain'') *'' El Manantial del Molagro'' (1974) (''Miracle Falls'') *'' Ven Conmigo'' (1975) (''Come With Me'') as Guillermo * ''De Todos Modos, Juan te Llamas!'' (1978) (''Your Name is Still Juan!'') *'' Noche de Juerga'' (1979) (''Party Night'') *''

Misterio ''Misterio'' (''Mystery'') is a 1980 Mexican thriller film, directed and written by Marcela Fernández Violante. The film stars Juan Ferrara, as a TV star who blurs reality with the plot of the soap opera he is shooting. Helena Rojo plays Sandra, ...

'' (1980) *'' Dos y Dos, Cinco'' (1980) (''Two Plus Two:Five'') *''Mentiras'' (1986) (''Lies'') as Alvaro Ibanez *''Fuera de la ley'' (1998) *''Cuando las cosas suceden'' (2007) as De La Rosa

References

External links

almalatina.net's page on Ferrara
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferrara, Juan 1943 births Best Actor Ariel Award winners Living people Mexican male film actors Mexican male telenovela actors Mexican people of Spanish descent