Rodrigo Nehme (born ''Rodrigo Vázquez Nehme''; 22 August 1982 in

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) is a Mexican actor known for his performance in the Mexican

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Rebelde ''Rebelde'' (English: ''Rebel'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Pedro Damián for Televisa, broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as Las Estrellas). It is a remake of the Argentine telenovela, ''Rebelde Way'', adapted for t ...

'' as Nico Huber. Rodrigo Nehme was born to a Mexican father, Jorge Vázquez Fernández Leal, and a Mexican mother of Lebanese descent, Monica Nehme El Azar. He was brought up in

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along with his older sister, where he studied in the American School Foundation of Guadalajar

(not to be confused with the

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in Mexico City). Later on he lived in

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, He then returned to

where he discovered his true passion, acting. He started modeling at 16 years old doing commercials for TV. During that time, he was asked to host the cooking section of a TV program, and then he studied at the " Centro de Educación Artística

(Artistic Education Center) in Mexico City. Nehme got his break by playing Nico, a Jewish teenager, in ''Rebelde'', a highly successful Mexican series. He has also participated in several other programs produced by Televisa

He is currently the CBO for Grupo Onc

Filmography

*''El Club'' (2002) TV series, Host, Televisa *''

'' (2004–06) TV series, Televisa *''Celebremos México: Hecho en México'' (2005) TV program, Host, Televisa *'' Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real'' (2006) TV series, Televisa *''Che-k-T-esto'' (2006) TV series, Host, Televisa *'' Cheetah Girls 2'' (2006), TV movie, uncredited performer *''AMD'' (2006) TV series, Televisa *''Las Vecinas'' (2006) TV series, Jorvi Entertainment/USA *''Mujer, La Serie'' (2007) TV miniseries, Televisa *''

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'' (2007) TV series, Telemundo/RTI *''Estilos'' (2007) TV program, RCN/Colombia *''

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'' (2007) TV series, ABC/Televisa *''Maria de Todos Los Angeles'' (2008) TV series, Televisa

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* 1982 births Living people Mexican male television actors Mexican male telenovela actors Mexican people of Lebanese descent Male actors from Mexico City Male actors from Guadalajara, Jalisco 21st-century Mexican male actors {{mexico-actor-stub