Carlos Guillermo Haydon Otamendi (born March 25, 1976) is a
Venezuelan actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
and
model
A model is an informative representation of an object, person or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin ''modulus'', a measure.
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known for his role in
telenovelas
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include ''teleserye'' (P ...
. He is the nephew of
Marcel Granier
Marcel Granier Haydon (born July 4, 1941) is a Venezuelan businessperson. He is the President and CEO of Empresas 1BC and the General Director of Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV), which until becoming a cable TV-channel on May 27, 2007, was the ...
, CEO and Chairman of
RCTV.
Biography
Before venturing into acting, Carlos studied Advertising and Marketing at the Instituto Nuevas Profesiones. He started his acting career by working as a model in fashion shows and appearing in commercials while studying acting. He got an opportunity to study with acclaimed acting coach Nelson Ortega at Luz Columba,
RCTV's acting school.
In 2010, he starred as the protagonist in the telenovela
Salvador de Mujeres
Salvador de Mujeres ''(Salvador:A Knockout Lover)'' is a 2010 Venezuelan telenovela produced by Venevisión. The telenovela was entirely shot in Colombia
Carlos Guillermo Haydon and Alejandra Sandoval star as the main protagonists with Ruddy Rodr ...
where he played a boxer and gigolo.
Personal life
In 2002, Carlos began a relationship with fellow actress
Eileen Abad. On 30 November 2007, they were officially married at Santa Ana de la Lagunita Church. In 2011, the couple welcomed their first child, a son named Christopher.
However, the couple began divorce proceedings in January 2013 citing irreconcilable differences and Carlos' ongoing relationship with his co-star in the telenovela
Dulce Amargo
''Dulce Amargo'' (Bittersweet) is a Venezuelan telenovela produced and aired on Televen in co-production with Mexican channel Cadena Tres and distributed internationally by Telemundo. It is a remake of the Chilean telenovela ''Los treinta'', whi ...
, Roxana Díaz.
Eileen Abad y Carlos Guillermo Haydon se divorcian por “incompatibilidad de caracteres”
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Telenovelas
References
External links
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Living people
Venezuelan male models
Venezuelan male telenovela actors
RCTV personalities
1976 births