Saúl Gustavo Lisazo Oscoidi (; born June 1, 1956 in

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) is an Argentine

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and ex-

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Biography

Saúl Gustavo Lisazo Oscoidi is one of 6 siblings: Maria, Fernanda, Araceli, Alejandro, Mauricio, and Vanina. One event in his childhood that marked him was the death of his father when he only was 12 years old. Soccer is one of his passions; he started playing soccer with his father when he was a little boy and it grew to be his favorite sport and one that would take him to other countries around the world. In Spain, he met who would become the woman of his life, former model Mónica Viedma, whom he married. The pair has two kids, Paula, who was born on June 4, 1999 and Martin, born on November 11, 2003. He played in Sarmiento for 10 years. He also played in

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and KV Mechelen in

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; and in Juventus from

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. Saúl had to leave the sport but he tried to play in

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until an injury in his knee forced him to leave it completely. In 1983, he decided to become a model. In 1988, he started studying dramatic arts in Spain, at the academy of the Argentine actress Cristina Rotta. After two and a half years of preparation he had his first opportunity, in the movie "El Regreso a la Isla del Tesoro". During the early 1990s, Saúl flew to

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, where he was the image of a very important liquor company which brought him international fame. Meanwhile, he acted in theater shows like "La Fierecilla Domada", "Tartufo," and others. His first

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break came in 1990, when Mexican actress

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insisted that he be her partner in her new novela, " Amor de Nadie", which became a major hit across Latin America. After that he started in other telenovelas, such as "

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", and " La Jaula de Oro", among others.Mundo ejecutivo - Volumes 273-275 -2002 Page 95 "Por su parte, Saúl Lisazo, quien continúa con sus éxitos en las telenovelas de la televisora de Emilio Azcárraga Jean y muestra que es un hábil inversionista, nos expresó: "Le diré que una noche que estuve en el restaurante me encontré con ..." He also was in productions such as Tenias que ser Tu,

Prisionera de Amor ''Prisionera de amor'' (English title: ''Prisoner of love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Pedro Damián for Televisa in 1994. Maribel Guardia and Saúl Lisazo starred as protagonists, while Julieta Egurrola, Lorena Meritano, Rosario Gálv ...

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

Telemundo Website

Official "Tierra de Pasiones" Website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lisazo, Saul 1956 births Living people Argentine male telenovela actors Argentine people of Basque descent Argentine emigrants to Mexico Naturalized citizens of Mexico