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Diego Alonso Gómez (born 10 March 1972) is an
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actor, mostly known for his roles in telenovelas. He rose to fame for his starring role as Sergio "El Pollo" in the 2000 Canal 7 series '' Okupas''.


Early life

Alonso Gómez was born in the Caballito neighbourhood of
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on 10 March 1972 to a family of Cape Verdean and Tehuelche descent. One of his earliest non-actoral jobs was as a bouncer at the Pinar de Rocha nightclub in Ramos Mejía.


Career

Alonso Gómez's first roles were in the Canal 9 ''
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s'' ''La Nena'' and ''Por siempre mujercitas''. He would later feature in minor roles in different productions at
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and
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. His breakthrough role would be as a co-star in the 2000 Canal 7 series '' Okupas'', where he played the part of Sergio "El Pollo", part of a group of
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s at an abandoned house in Downtown Buenos Aires. Alonso has stated he had to quit his side-job at an ice cream store in order to fully dedicate himself to shooting ''Okupas''. ''Okupas'' would go on to become an Argentine
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, and his performance as "El Pollo" earned him a Martín Fierro Award in 2001. After his ''Okupas'' success, in 2002, he was part of the main cast of the
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miniseries '' Tumberos'', where he played the part of Jorge Artigas "Rada", and the El Trece series '' 099 Central''. He continued to feature in secondary roles in various telenovelas and films, including '' Chronicle of an Escape'' and '' Agua'' (2006). From 2005 to 2006, he was a co-host of the El Trece investigative journalism show
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, opposite Daniel Malnatti and María Julia Oliván. From 2007 to 2010, he hosted '' Cárceles'', a docu-series run by Telefe showing the life of various people in prison. In 2008, he played a role in the Spanish-Argentine film '' Winter Visitor''. In 2016, he played the role of Fabián Suárez in the Martín Fierro-winning Telefe telenovela '' La Leona'', and in 2017 he featured in the Televisión Pública series ''
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''. He also had minor roles in the 2019 Telefe adaptation of ''
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'', '' Atrapa a un ladrón'', and the 2021 Amazon Prime biopic series '' Maradona: Blessed Dream''.


Filmography


Film


Television


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alonso Gomez, Diego 1972 births 21st-century Argentine male actors Male actors from Buenos Aires Afro-Argentine actors Argentine male actors Argentine male television actors Argentine male stage actors Argentine people of Cape Verdean descent Argentine people of Tehuelche descent Living people