Luis Gerónimo Abreu Ascanio (born 7 September 1972 in

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) is a

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known for his performance in

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Biography

Luis Gerónimo Abreu was born in

on 7 September 1972 to Luis Abreu, an actor and theater director and Haydée Ascanio, television and film screenwriter and producer. He began his acting career at an early age through the influence of his parents that were in the performing arts. His mother took him to several of her film sets, thereby exposing Luis to the world of acting. His first acting job was at the age of 5 years in the

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film ''Bodas de papel'' alongside

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and Marina Baura. He started his television career with his participation in the

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telenovela

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starring Eduardo Serrano. After this, he dedicated his time in participating in small roles in television miniseries and forming part of production crews and management. Later, he returned to telenovelas in 2001 by landing a role in Leoandro Padrón's telenovela Amantes de Luna Llena. This served as a platform for the start of his international career. He got a starring role in a Peruvian telenovela titled ''Éxtasis''. Afterwards, he returned to Venezuela to participate in a movie titled ''Plan B'' and to enter the cast of telenovela

Cosita Rica ''Cosita rica'' is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Leonardo Padrón and produced by Venevisión between 2003 and 2004. Fabiola Colmenares and Rafael Novoa starred as the main protagonists, while Chiquinquirá Delgado, Carlos Cruz and Nohely ...

produced by Venevisión in 2003 which became a hit that year. He then travelled to Mexico to participate in the TV Azteca telenovela La hija del jardinero. From Mexico, he moved to Colombia to play a role in

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's telenovela

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in 2005. He returned to Venezuela to star in several

telenovelas such as

Ciudad Bendita ''Ciudad Bendita'' is a Venezuelan telenovela produced and broadcast by Venevisión and distributed internationally by Venevisión International. The telenovela is an original story written by Leonardo Padrón. Marisa Román and Roque Valero s ...

in 2006, Arroz con Leche in 2007 and La vida entera in 2008. He obtained another starring role in 2009 in the telenovela Un Esposo para Estela alongside

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. The telenovela was very successful in Venezuela where it maintained high broadcast ratings. In 2011, he was cast as the protagonist in Martin Hahn's mystery telenovela alongside former beauty queen and

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winner

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La viuda joven ''La viuda joven'' (English title: ''The Young Widow''), is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Martín Hahn and produced by Venevisión in 2011. Mariángel Ruiz and Luis Gerónimo Abreu as the protagonists while Verónica Schneider, Astrid Car ...

. The telenovela became a major hit that year. In 2014, he was cast as the main protagonist of Venevisión's telenovela

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alongside Irene Esser,

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and Jorge Reyes.

Personal life

On 17 April 2010, Luis married his girlfriend, actress and model Claudia La Gata. Their wedding was televised live on the television show Super sábado sensacional. On January 17, the couple welcomed their first child, a son whom they named Salvador Abreu La Gatta.

Filmography

Film roles

Television roles

Theater

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