Shalim Ortiz (born February 26, 1979) is a Puerto Rican actor and singer.

Personal life

Ortiz is the son of Dominican singer, actress, and host

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and Puerto Rican actor and comedian

Elín Ortiz Elín Ortiz (December 14, 1934 – June 12, 2016) was a Puerto Rican actor, comedian and producer. He died on June 12, 2016, primarily due to Alzheimer's Disease. Early years Elín Ortiz graduated from Ponce High School at the age of 16. Career ...

. Ortiz married Leslie Ann Machado in 2008. The couple welcomed a son in 2009 and later welcomed twins sons in 2016 before divorcing in 2017. Ortiz and Machado divorced in 2017 and Ortiz began dating actress Thanya López in 2018.

Television

In 2007, Ortiz starred as Miguel in the romantic, web-only series "Engaged" and also portrayed Alejandro Herrera on ''

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''. His character was killed in the penultimate episode of the second season. He guest starred in an episode of ''

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'' as Bahavian singer Nanoosh. He also is featured in the

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movie ''

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'', which first premiered January 10, 2009. Shalim has also guest-starred in mainstream series such as

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and

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. He was also part of

Maneater (2009 miniseries) ''Maneater'' is a 2009 television miniseries starring Sarah Chalke. It was directed by Timothy Busfield and written by Suzanne Martin and Gigi Levangie. This miniseries aired on Lifetime on May 30, 2009 and May 31, 2009. Cast * Sarah Chalke a ...

for

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as Pablo. in 2012 Shalim joined the cast of

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for NBC-Telemundo as engineer Frank Varela who fought for the love of Marisa, played by

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Film

Recently he has been involved in a film project that also stars

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and

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Filmography

Film

Television roles

International tour

In 2003 and 2004, Ortiz completed a world tour that included stops in Europe and in South America. He is also an advocate of the

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; his father Elin had

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. Ortiz has also become a spokesman of the ADA for the Hispanic population of the United States.

Discography

*''Shalim'' *''Cuarto sin Puerta''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ortiz, Shalim 1979 births Living people 21st-century Puerto Rican male singers Puerto Rican people of Dominican Republic descent Puerto Rican male film actors Puerto Rican male television actors Male actors from San Juan, Puerto Rico 21st-century American male actors Singers from San Juan, Puerto Rico

Personal life

Television

Film

Filmography

Film

Television roles

International tour

Discography

See also

References

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