Juan Soler Valls Quiroga (born January 19, 1966) is an

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and former

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and

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footballer. He was married to Argentine actress Magdalena "Maki" Moguilevsky with whom he has two daughters.

Biography

Personal life

Soler was born in

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to Juan Soler Valls and Keky Quiroga. He has three siblings: Facundo, Maria Jose, and Maria Ines. As a teenager he played

and became part of the Argentina national rugby union team Los Pumas. He later became a model and started acting in plays in Argentina. On December 20, 2003, he married actress Magdalena "Maki" Moguilevsky He owns a restaurant called '' El Che Loco'' in

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. He has three daughters: Valentina, from a previous relationship, she was born in 1991 and lives in Argentina; the second daughter, Mia, was born on December 18, 2004, and his third daughter, Azùl, was born on February 20, 2007. Mia has a condition called

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. In March 2005, Maki lost a pregnancy of three months.

Career

In 1994, after participating in the

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''Montaña rusa (TV series), Montaña rusa'' and the play ''Juegos de sociedad'' he decided to move to Mexico. There, he obtained small roles in two

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s with

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and in 1996 he starred in ''

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'' which became the most successful production of that year. He then joined the cast of

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's telenovela ''

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'', and the Mexican production of the play ''

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'' as Eddie, touring Mexico and the

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. He also appeared in the

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vian telenovela '' María Emilia: Querida''. He returned to Mexico in 2000 and has made five telenovelas as of 2005, including ''

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'' and ''

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'', both of which co-starred

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. Juan Soler appeared in the telenovela ''

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'' with

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in 2004, and it garnered him a best actor nomination. In 2006, he appeared in the popular Televisa hit ''

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''.

Filmography

Theater

* ''Me fascina mi vecina'' (2000) * ''

'' (1999) * ''Bajo las sábanas'' (1997) * ''Juego de sociedad'' (1993–1994)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Soler, Juan 1966 births Living people People from San Miguel de Tucumán Argentine male stage actors Argentine male telenovela actors Argentine emigrants to Mexico Naturalized citizens of Mexico Argentine rugby union players Mexican male stage actors Mexican male film actors Argentine male models Argentina international rugby union players