Mauricio Henao Serbia (born on 16 February 1987 in Armenia, Quindío, Colombia) is a Colombian actor best known for his roles in

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s for

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Career

Henao grew up in Colombia until he turned 12 years, then moved to the United States where he studied at Cypress Creek High School. Subsequently he dedicated himself to

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ing for different local cities in both Europe and the United States, arriving to work with Nicolas Felizola,

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, Paul Joe Paris, among others. Henao has repeatedly been compared to actors like

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, and

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. After appearing in several magazines as a model. In 2009 he decided to move to

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, where he began taking acting classes and learned to modify his Colombian accent. Subsequently, in 2010 he decides to perform the casting for

' telenovela '' ¿Dónde está Elisa?'', where he played Eduardo Cáceres. Later that in the same year, he returns to work for

in the telenovela ''

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'', where he plays Michell. Although he had already excelled in two television projects, the role that made him be recognized nationally and internationally was Tony, main character of the first season of the

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series ''

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''. While filming ''Grachi'', he came up with the opportunity to work for another Telemundo telenovela entitled ''

Mi corazón insiste en Lola Volcán ''Mi corazón insiste en Lola Volcán'' (''My Heart Beats for Lola Volcan'') is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. Telemundo aired the serial from May 23 to November 28, 2011, at 8pm c ...

'', where he played Daniel Santacruz, the younger brother of

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in the telenovela. In 2012 he won his first major role in the

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teen drama series ''Último año'', where he shared credits with

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. In 2013, he obtained a special participation in the last chapters of the

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telenovela ''

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''. In 2014 he was part of the main cast in the

telenovela ''

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''. The following year he joined the cast of the series ''

Señora Acero ''Señora Acero'', also known as ''Señora Acero: La Coyote'' as of season three, is an American telenovela created by Roberto Stopello and produced by Argos Comunicación and Telemundo Studios, and distributed by Telemundo Internacional. The seri ...

'', where he played José Ángel Godoy,

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's best friend in the series. This project unlike ''Grachi'' gave him more acting recognition, and lasted three seasons as part of the regular cast.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henao, Mauricio Living people Colombian emigrants to the United States American male television actors American male telenovela actors 1987 births People from Armenia, Colombia Cypress Creek High School (Florida) alumni