Luciano Daniel Castro (born 16 March 1975) is an Argentine actor. He has worked as the lead actor in several successful telenovelas, such as ''

Valientes ''Valientes'' (in Spanish, "''The braves''") is a telenovela from Argentina, aired by Canal 13 at the prime time and produced by Pol-Ka. Main actors are Luciano Castro, Julieta Díaz and Arnaldo André, and it is one of the most successful TV prog ...

'', ''

Herederos de una venganza ''Herederos de una venganza'' (International Title: ''Legacy of Revenge'') is a 2011 Argentine telenovela aired by Channel 13 in the prime time. The characters inhabit a small fictional village named Vidisterra. The cast includes Luciano Castro, ...

'' and ''

Sos mi hombre ''Sos mi hombre'' ( es, You are the one) is an Argentine telenovela, which aired on El Trece in 2012-2013. It starred Luciano Castro and Celeste Cid. Premise The two telenovelas made by Pol-Ka at the beginning of 2012, '' Lobo'' and the second s ...

''.

Biography

He was born in the Buenos Aires, Argentina neighborhood of

Villa del Parque Villa del Parque is a '' barrio'' (neighbourhood) or district within the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its name translates as Village of the Park and was derived from its earliest beginnings, when several haciendas were all that existed, alongsi ...

. His father was goalkeeper of

Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires. The ...

. He also as an archer made the inferiors in Club Parque and in Asociación Atlético Argentinos Juniors until the Seventh Division and became pre-selected of the Argentine U20 Team.

Career

Luciano Castro first worked in television in the game show '' Jugate Conmigo'' when he was aged 18, in the sketches and games, and singing songs like "Bella" and "Mía". He was initially known simply as "Luciano". He won the golden "Jugate Conmigo" award in the program. He was the lead actor of the 2007 telenovela ''

Lalola ''Lalola'' was an Argentine television comedy show that aired from 28 August 2007 to 29 April 2008. It was broadcast by TV channel América 2. It starred Carla Peterson and Luciano Castro as protagonists. The show won nine Martín Fierro Awards f ...

'', along with Carla Peterson. He received the

Martín Fierro Award Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austral ...

to the best actor, and the telenovela got the majority of awards, including the golden one. The next year he was the lead actor of '' Amanda O'', along with

Natalia Oreiro Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias (; born 19 May 1977) is a Uruguayan actress, singer, songwriter, model, television presenter and fashion designer. Oreiro began her career in telenovelas. Since 2008 she has switched to work primarily in films. O ...

. This telenovela was made for internet, and summaries of it were aired weekly on television. Luciano Castro, Mariano Martínez and

Gonzalo Heredia Gonzalo Ezequiel Heredia (born March 12, 1982 in Munro, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine actor. Personal life Since 2010, Gonzalo Heredia is in a relationship with the actress, Brenda Gandini whom he met in the recordings of ''Malpari ...

were the lead actors of the 2009 telenovela ''

'', that became the most successful telenovela of

Pol-ka Pol-ka Producciones is a television and film production company in Buenos Aires, Argentina, commonly referred to as Pol-ka. The company was launched in 1994 and is owned by Adrián Suar, Fernando Blanco and Artear (Clarín Group). The first te ...

with an average of 27.3 rating points. Initially, Castro did not like the idea, but producer

Adrián Suar Adrián Kirzner Schwartz (born March 25, 1968), better known as Adrián Suar, is an Argentine actor, media producer and businessman who is the program director of Canal 13. Early life Adrián Suar born in Queens, New York City, on March 25 ...

convinced him to work in the telenovela. The format of three lead actors and three lead actresses was similar to the one used in the Colombian ''

Pasión De Gavilanes ''Pasión de Gavilanes'' (international title: ''Hidden Passion'') is a Colombian telenovela written by Julio Jiménez. It is produced by RTI Colombia in conjunction with the Telemundo network and with the participation of Caracol TV company. Th ...

''. He worked in the 2011 telenovela ''

'', with the actress

Romina Gaetani Romina Gaetani (born April 15, 1977) is an Argentine actress, TV host and singer. Biography Romina Gaetani was born on April 15, 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her mother is Maria Flamini and her father was the producer Carlos Hugo Gaetani, w ...

. This telenovela was shot in a filming set in Pilar. ''Lobo'', a 2012 telenovela starred by Gonzalo Heredia, was cancelled after a short time because of its low ratings. Luciano Castro was called to make a new telenovela to replace it, ''

''. He was reluctant to do that, as he is a friend of Heredia and had other projects, but his contract gave priority to the works with Pol-Ka. Since September 2022, Castro began to star in the series ''El buen retiro'', produced by Kuarzo Entertainment Argentina and in which he made his first frontal nude where he showed his genitals.

Personal life

In 2002, his first son, Mateo was born. He was in a relationship with the radio host Elizabeth Vernaci for 4 years. Since 2010 he was in a relationship with Sabrina Rojas, with whom he had his daughter, Esperanza Castro, born on June 15, 2013 and his son, Fausto Castro, born on January 7, 2015.

Filmography

Television

Theater

Movies

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Castro, Luciano Argentine male actors Living people People from Buenos Aires 1975 births