Miguel Adolfo Cubas Contreras (born December 2, 1964 in

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) is a well known Venezuelan actor.

Biography

Miguel Adolfo Cubas Contreras was born on December 2, 1964 in

. He grew up in a conservative family. Cubas wanted to become a priest and he attended a Catholic seminar school with that purpose in mind, but he left the school after two years. He has admitted that later on as a teenager, he attempted to commit suicide.

Personal life

Adolfo Cubas has a daughter who was born in 1987. Adolfo Cubas divorced in 1998. In 2005, a

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was removed that nearly ended his life. Once recovered, he had to endure criticism for having publicly thanked the former president Hugo Chávez for his help because the insurance did not cover the intervention and he could not pay for it, being Chávez the one who had him operated at the Hospital Militar Dr. Carlos Arvelo. In 2010, he had a controversy for having had a relationship with

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. On May 18, 2013 he became the godfather of a girl named Roiderlyn Martínez.

Career

Adolfo Cubas started to become involved in the entertainment world when he met and made a friendship with members of

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, a famous 1980s boy band. Cubas led Carlos Baute to become involved in Los Chamos. Cubas also became a friend of Menudo's

. From 1984 to 1987, Cubas himself became a member of Los Chamos. In 1987, Cubas made his telenovela debut, participating in '' Mi amada Beatriz''. From 1988 to 1989, he was part of the cast of the television series ''

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''. Cubas participated in two other telenovelas before he joined

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and

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in 1992's '' Cara Sucia'' one of Venevision's most famous telenovelas of all time. He shaved his head and has participated in seventeen other film productions since. Cubas participated in a Playboy Channel Latino production which was recorded in

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Filmography

Television

Movies

Television Programs

References

External links

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Adolfo Cubas in Ultimas Noticias
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cubas, Adolfo Living people RCTV personalities Venezuelan male telenovela actors 1964 births