Fabián Ríos (born July 5, 1980) is a Colombian actor and model. He is best known for his appearance in ''

Sin senos no hay paraíso ''Sin senos no hay paraíso'' (Without Breasts There Is No Paradise) is a RTI Colombia–Telemundo telenovela remake and loose adaptation of the original Colombian series '' Sin tetas no hay paraíso''. The series is based on investigative ...

'' (2008) and ''

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'' (2016-2019). He also starred in ''

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'' (2015).

Early life

Ríos was born in

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, Santander,

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. From a very young age, he left his village in pursuit of his dream. Upon arriving in

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, he began his acting studies and quickly fell into modeling, then various contracts that enabled him to support himself and family.

Career

Ríos gradually became involved in the field of television and took part in several programs from the city's regional channel. Some time later, he moved to

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to attend the country's most prestigious acting schools and begin to join the jet set. He acted in a young love story called '' Siete Veces Amada'' in 2002, and thanks to this interpretation was nominated Best Young Actor Premios TV y Novelas - Colombia. The following year, he played the villain in ''

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'', and has frequently been cast as a villain in telenovelas. In 2005, Rios starred in ''

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'' as 'Antonio Vaquero'. For RCN, in 2007 he once again played the villain in the Colombian version of ''

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'', then joined the cast of Zona Rosa. In 2008, he joined the cast of ''

Sin Senos no hay Paraíso ''Sin senos no hay paraíso'' (Without Breasts There Is No Paradise) is a RTI Colombia–Telemundo telenovela remake and loose adaptation of the original Colombian series '' Sin tetas no hay paraíso''. The series is based on investigative ...

'' for

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with

Carmen Villalobos Carmen Villalobos (born Yorley del Carmen Villalobos Barrios on July 13, 1983) is a Colombian actress and model. Career She is best known for her character Catalina Santana in the telenovela '' Sin senos no hay paraíso'' based on the book by G ...

and

Catherine Siachoque María Alexandra Catherine Siachoque Gaete (born 21 January 1972) is a Colombian actress best known for her (mostly villainess) roles in numerous telenovelas. Early life Siachoque was born in Bogota, Colombia. Career Siachoque has appeared i ...

, playing Albeiro. The third-season premieres in June on Telemundo In 2009, he was hired by RCN to star in '' Doña Bella'' with

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and

Stephanie Cayo Stephanie Cristina Cayo Sanguinetti (born April 8, 1988) is a Peruvian actress, singer and songwriter. Early life When she was 10 years old, she appeared in Peruvian telenovela ''Travesuras del Corazón''. She later appeared as a primary char ...

. In 2010, he signed an exclusivity contract with

to be the main antagonist of the U.S. telenovela '' El Fantasma de Elena'' with

Elizabeth Gutiérrez Elizabeth Gutiérrez Nevárez is an American actress and model of Mexican descent. She is best known for playing the leading roles in the telenovelas '' El Rostro de Analía'' and '' El fantasma de Elena''. Background Gutiérrez was born in L ...

Segundo Cernadas Pedro Cernadas (born March 20, 1972, in Viedma, Río Negro, Argentina), better known as Segundo Cernadas, is an Argentine actor and politician. He was influenced by a show business insider to change his screen name to "Segundo", the name of hi ...

, and

Ana Layevska Anna Serhiivna Layevska (; born January 10, 1984), known as Ana Layevska, is a Ukrainians, Ukrainian-Mexicans, Mexican actress and singer. Early life Born in Kyiv, Ukraine, Ana is the only child of violinist Serhii Laievskyi and actress Inna Ra ...

In 2011, he acted in '' Los Herederos Del Monte'' with

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and Mario Cimarro, and in '' Mi Corazón Insiste'' with

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and

. He was also part of the jury panel in the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2012 on Telemundo Puerto Rico. In 2012, he acted in ''

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'' in the role of Willy del Castillo, with Ximena Duque,

Aylín Mújica Aylín Mújica Ricard more commonly known as Aylín Mújica ( born November 24, 1974) is a Cuban actress, model, and ballet dancer who lives in Miami, Florida, United States. Career Aylín began at the age of 8 years old. She studied folk dan ...

Adriana Fonseca Adriana Fonseca (; born Adriana Fonseca Castellanos March 16, 1979) is a Mexican actress and dancer. She is best known for her roles in Televisa's telenovelas like '' La usurpadora'' as Veronica Soriano (1998), '' Rosalinda'' as Lucy Pérez Rome ...

and

José Luis Reséndez José Luis Reséndez Santos (born October 14, 1978 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico) is a Mexican actor and model. He won the national male pageant El Modelo México and represented his country in Mister World 2003, held in London, England, where ...

. This role gained him 2 awards at the '' Premios Tu Mundo 2012'': Best Couple and Best Kiss with actress '' Ximena Duque''. In 2013, he play again a villain role in '' Dama y Obrero'', with his ''El Fantasma de Elena'' and ''Mi Corazón Insiste'' co-star

, and his ''Los Herederos Del Monte'' and ''Corazón Valiente'' co-star

. In 2014, he appear in the second season of the show Top Chef Estrellas. In 2014, he play again a villain role in ''

'' with his ''Corazón Valiente'' special participation co-star Sonya Smith.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rios, Fabian 1980 births Living people Colombian male telenovela actors Colombian male models