Maximiliano Ricardo de la Cruz Reffino (born March 11, 1976) is a Uruguayan television host, actor and comedian.

Personal life

Maximiliano Ricardo de la Cruz Reffino was born on March 11, 1976, the son of Hada Helena Reffino and Argentine Uruguayan actor, comedian, presenter and producer

Cacho de la Cruz Arturo de la Cruz Feliciani, better known for his stage name Cacho de la Cruz (Buenos Aires, 8 May 1937) is an Argentine-born television presenter, humorist and entertainer who developed almost all his career in Uruguay. Son of Moroccan and Ital ...

. He has two children: Candelaria (born 2001) and Santino (born 2017).

Career

He began his career in the media in the early 1990s presenting ''El Club de las Tortugas Ninja'' on

Teledoce Teledoce Televisora Color, also known as Canal 12 is a Uruguayan free-to-air television network, located in the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo. It is owned by Grupo Disco. Television transmissions commenced in 1962. History It was the third a ...

with Paola Bianco. Then they both hosted ''Maxidibujos'' on National Television, and ''Maxanimados'' again on Teledoce, which brought them national recognition. At the age of 18 he joined the comedy show ''Plop!'', which was a spin-off of the well-known show ''Telecataplúm''. In 2001 he joined the cast of ''

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'', remaining in it until it went off the air in 2008. In the 2000s, he hosted other successful programs aired on Teledoce, such as ''Telemental'', and the Uruguayan version of ''El casting de la Tele'' with

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and filmed at the Ideas del Sur studios in

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. In 2013 De la Cruz presented the comedy show ''Sinvergüenza'', which featured comedians Luis Orpi and Luciana Acuña. For his performance in this show he won the award for Best Male Television Presenter at the 20th Iris Awards, held on September 17, 2014, at the

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. In 2014 De la Cruz presented the talent show ''Yo me llamo'', whose panel of judges was composed of Roberto Musso, Lea Bensasson and Omar Varela. In 2015 he presented its second season and participated in ''Me Resbala'', the Uruguayan version of the French format '' Vendredi, tout est permis avec Arthur.'' In 2017, he played Damo Gómez in ''

Quiero vivir a tu lado ''Quiero vivir a tu lado'' ( es, I want to live by your side) is a 2017 Argentine comedy, aired by El Trece. Plot The series is starred by two neighbor families, the Justo and the Romano. Tomás Justo is a former tennis player, with a conflictiv ...

'', a soap opera broadcast on

El Trece Channel 13 (known by its current brand name El Trece, stylized as eltrece) is an Argentine free-to-air television network and the flagship station of the network of the same name, located in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires. It is owned by ...

. In 2020, he returned to television to host the game show ''Trato Hecho'', the local version of ''

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''. At first, he presented the spin-off featuring celebrities, but after

Sebastián Abreu Washington Sebastián Abreu Gallo (; born 17 October 1976) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Peruvian club Universidad César Vallejo. He is best known for his record of app ...

resigned from hosting the original format, De la Cruz took over it until 2021. Since 2020, he has also been part of the cast of the male version of the comedy show ''La culpa es de Colón''. In 2021, he began hosting the revival of ''100 Uruguayos Dicen'', and in 2022 the singing contest '' ¿Quién es la Máscara?'', an adaptation of the South Korean format ''

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''. In August 2022 it was announced that he would leave ''100 Uruguayos Dicen'' and that starting with the season to be released in September he would be replaced by Christian Font. In May 2023, De La Cruz was confirmed as a celebrity participant for ''Bailando 2023''.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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