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Benjamín Rojas Pessi (born April 16, 1985) is an Argentine actor and singer. He was part of the pop-rock band '' Erreway'' together with Camila Bordonaba, Felipe Colombo and Luisana Lopilato.


Acting career


Breakthrough (1998–2003)

Rojas was born in
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, and began his professional acting career in 1998, when he was 12 years old: he was cast as Yago in
Cris Morena María Cristina De Giacomi (born 23 August 1956), professionally known as Cris Morena, is an Argentina, Argentine Award-winning television producer, actress, television presenter, composer, musician, songwriter, writer, former fashion model and C ...
's production, '' Chiquititas''. His portrayed a
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–like boy who helped Jimena, played by María Jimena Piccolo, to get out of a jungle. In turn Jimena took him to the ''Rincón de Luz'' orphanage. In 1999, for its fifth season, ''Chiquititas'' got a complete makeover and renewed its story completely. Rojas continued on the show but playing a new character, Bautista Arce. He reprised the role in ''Chiquititas'' feature film '' Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz''. In 2002, he renewed his contract with the Cris Morena Group and was cast for the role of Pablo Bustamante in the Martín Fierro Award—nominated hit television series ''
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''. Along with former ''Chiquititas'' fellows Camila Bordonaba, Felipe Colombo and Luisana Lopilato, he formed a music band, named Erreway, which sold more than 10 million compact disc units worldwide. In 2004, Rojas reprised his role of Pablo Bustamante in '' Erreway: 4 Caminos'', a ''Rebelde Way'' spin–off film.


Stardom (2004–present)

In 2004, Rojas starred in the El Trece series '' Floricienta'', his third consecutive project with the Cris Morena Group in the span of seven years. He starred the series as Franco Fritzenwalden for two seasons, alongside Florencia Bertotti and Juan Gil Navarro. Rojas also reprised his character in the theatre version of ''Floricienta''. In 2006, he once again worked with
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on television series '' Alma Pirata'', opposite Luisana Lopilato, Mariano Martínez and Elsa Pinilla. Rojas also recorded several songs for '' Alma Pirata'' soundtrack album. Throughout 2007 and 2009, Rojas had several guest appearances in the television series '' Casi Ángeles''. In 2008, he appeared in two films, ''Kluge'' alongside
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, and ''La leyenda'' alongside Pablo Rago. These were his first projects done independently from the Cris Morena Group. In 2008, Rojas signed a contract with the Cris Morena Group and the Disney Channel Latin America for a new television sitcom, '' Jake & Blake'', his first project in English. The series, based on the story of ''
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'', went on to reach a worldwide success. Rojas signed up for two television series in 2011, Venezuelan series ''Amigos y Rivales'' and Argentine series ''Cuando me sonreís'', opposite Facundo Arana and Mariana Espósito.


Musical career

During the development of ''
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'', Rojas and his co-stars: Luisana Lopilato, Felipe Colombo and Camila Bordonaba have become the members of the band Erreway. They immediately reached worldwide popularity, especially in Latin America, Spain, Europe and Israel. All their studio albums, '' Señales'' (2002), '' Tiempo'' (2003) and ''
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'', reached
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. The band was partially inactive from 2005 to 2007, when they reunited as a trio, without Lopilato. They released '' Erreway presenta su caja recopilatoria'', the greatest hits compilation, in 2007, and a new album '' Vuelvo'' was announced. However, ''Vuelvo'' has never been released. In 2010, Bordonaba and Colombo began their independent musical project, La Miss Tijuana, marking the final split of Erreway. Rojas has recorded several soundtrack albums for his television series. This includes five ''Chiquititas'' soundtrack albums, released from 1998 to 2001. He also had songs in the '' Floricienta'' soundtrack album. Rojas also recorded a soundtrack album for '' Alma Pirata'' in 2006 and appeared in 2007 soundtrack album of '' Casi Ángeles''. In 2010, Rojas released the soundtrack album for his television series '' Jake & Blake''.


Personal and media life

Rojas was born in
La Plata La Plata () is the capital city of Buenos Aires province, Argentina. According to the 2022 Argentina census, census, the La Plata Partido, Partido has a population of 772,618 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 938,287 inhabit ...
, as the youngest of four children of Juan Carlos Rojas and Rosalinda Pessi. He has two brothers, Carlos María and Juan Luis, and a sister, Milagros. Rojas attended the Gimnasia La Plata and played for its rugby team. However, he quit his sports career due to his role in '' Chiquititas''. Rojas is a fan of
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soccer and a passionate supporter of
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...
. He is fluent in Spanish and English, which he studied for six months in New York City as the preparation for the television series '' Jake & Blake'', which was shot in English. In 1998, Benjamín Rojas was in a relationship with his co-star the actress, Camila Bordonaba at the time they were both cast for '' Chiquititas'' and ''
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''. From 2005 to 2008, Benjamín Rojas was in a relationship with the actress and model, María Del Cerro with whom he was engaged. Since 2011, Benjamín Rojas has been in a relationship with Martina Sánchez Acosta, a television producer. On December 21, 2018, the couple's first child was born; a girl they named Rita.


Filmography


Television


Theater


Movies


Discography


Soundtrack albums

* 1998 — '' Chiquititas Vol. 4'' * 1999 — '' Chiquititas Vol. 5'' * 2000 — '' Chiquititas Vol. 6'' * 2001 — '' Chiquititas Vol. 7'' * 2001 — '' Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz'' * 2004 — '' Floricienta'' * 2005 — '' Floricienta'' * 2007 — '' Floricienta'' * 2006 — '' Alma Pirata'' * 2010 — '' Jake & Blake''


Erreway

* 2002 — '' Señales'' * 2002 — '' Erreway en Grand Rex'' * 2003 — '' Tiempo'' * 2003 — ''Nuestro Tiempo'' * 2004 — ''Nuestro Tiempo'' * 2004 — ''
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'' * 2004 — ''Gira 2004'' * 2006 — '' El Disco de Rebelde Way'' * 2006 — '' Erreway en Concierto'' * 2007 — '' Erreway presenta su caja recopilatoria'' * 2007 — ''Erreway en España'' * 2020 — ''Vuelvo''


Roco

* 2013 — ''Pasarán años'' * 2013 — ''Como baila la novia'' * 2013 — ''Gira'' * 2013 — ''Quien se ha tomado todo el vino'' * 2013 — ''Tornado''


Singles

* 2017 — ''Polarizado''


Awards and nominations


Notes


References


External links

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