Diego Ignacio Trujillo Dangond (born June 30, 1960) is a Colombian film and television actor. He is best known for playing Walter Blanco in the
Colombian remake of ''
Breaking Bad'' called ''
Metástasis''.
Life and career
Trujillo studied at the
Gimnasio Moderno school in Bogotá, where he occasionally did theatre as a hobby. After graduating, he decided to study architecture at the
Pilot University of Colombia
The Universidad Piloto de Colombia, is a private, national, coeducational research university, located primarily in Bogotá, Colombia. It offers academic programs in undergraduate, specializations, masters and doctorates. Its president is Patr ...
, and worked in that profession for twelve years.
In television he has had a long history and since 1993 has acted in many
telenovela
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'' ...
s.
His film career began in 2000 with his work in
Taylor Hackford
Taylor Edwin Hackford (born December 31, 1944) is an American film director and former president of the Directors Guild of America. He won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for '' Teenage Father'' (1979). Hackford went on to direct ...
's film ''
Proof of Life
''Proof of Life'' is a 2000 American action thriller film directed and produced by Taylor Hackford. The title refers to a phrase commonly used to indicate proof that a kidnap victim is still alive. The film's screenplay was written by Tony Gilr ...
'', starring
Meg Ryan
Meg Ryan (born Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra; November 19, 1961) is an American actress. She began her acting career in 1981 when she made her acting debut in the drama film ''Rich and Famous''. She later joined the cast of the CBS soap oper ...
and
Russell Crowe, in which he was cast because of his excellent command of English.
In 2013, Trujillo was cast as
Walter Blanco in the Spanish-language remake of ''
Breaking Bad'' entitled ''
Metástasis''.
Filmography
TV
* ''De pies a cabeza'' (1993)
* ''La maldición del paraíso'' (1993)
* ''Tiempos difíciles'' (1995)
* ''Mascarada'' (1995)
* ''Perro amor'' (1998)
* ''El fiscal'' (1999)
* ''Por qué diablos'' (1999)
* ''Brujeres'' (2000)
* ''
Pobre Pablo
''Pobre Pablo'', is a Colombian telenovela created by Juan Carlos Pérez for RCN Televisión. Starring by Roberto Cano and Carolina Acevedo. It was the most-watched telenovela of Colombia during the two years that lasted into the air.
Plot
Pabl ...
'' (2001)
* ''La costeña y el cachaco'' (2003) - Simon (El Italiano)
* ''
Todos quieren con Marilyn
''Todos quieren con Marilyn'' is a Colombian telenovela original by Juan Carlos Perez Florez and produced by RCN Televisión. It stars Scarlet Ortiz as the titular character.
Cast Main
* Scarlet Ortiz as Marilyn
* Jorge Reyes as Juan Ignaci ...
'' (2004)
* ''
Protagonistas de Novela
''Protagonistas...'' aka ''Protagonistas de Novela'', ''Protagonistas de la Música'', ''Protagonistas de la Fama'' is a Spanish reality television franchise. It broadcasts in Spanish speaking countries in Latin America and Latin communities in t ...
3 "El juicio final"'' (2004)
* ''
Los Reyes'' (2005) - Emilio Iriarte De las Casas
* ''Amas de casa desesperadas'' (2006–2008)
* ''Tiempo final'' (Fox) (2007)
* ''Infieles anónimos'' (2007)
* ''El poder del diez'' (2008) - Presentador
* ''El Capo'' (Colombia) (2009)
* ''
A corazón abierto'' (2010)
* ''
La Pola (telenovela)
''La Pola'' is a Colombian drama telenovela based on historical facts and directed by Sergio Cabrera for RCN Televisión. The series tells the political and loving life of Policarpa Salavarrieta, a woman who became one of the most important figur ...
'' (2010) - Domingo García
* ''¿Dónde Carajos esta Umaña?'' (2012) - Patricio Umaña
* ''
Metástasis'' (2014) - Walter Blanco
Movies
* ''Prueba de vida'' (2000)
* ''Tres hombres tres mujeres'' (2003)
* ''Cuando rompen las olas'' (2005)
* ''El trato'' (2005)
* ''Martillo'' (2005)
* ''Dios los junta y ellos se separan'' (2006)
* ''Pócima'' (2008) - Tomas Herrera
* ''Riverside'' (2009)
Theater
* ''En carne propia'' (1996)
* ''Muelle oeste'' (2001)
* ''La noche árabe'' (2006)
* ''Cita a ciegas'' (2007)
* ''¡Qué desgracia tan infinita!'' (2009) Stand up comedy
* ''El crédito'' (2016)
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trujillo, Diego
Living people
1960 births
Male actors from Bogotá
Colombian male film actors
Colombian male telenovela actors
Colombian male television actors
20th-century Colombian male actors
21st-century Colombian male actors