Facundo Gómez Bruera (born April 29, 1978), best known
mononymously
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as Facundo, is a Mexican TV host among Mexican teenagers.
Biography
Facundo started his career at the Mexican TV network
TeleHit together with his good friend
Diego
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, hosting a show called
Depasónico, where, besides presenting videos, the two conducted interviews and visited nightclubs.
In April 2002 Gómez launched a new show called
Toma Libre
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Places
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* Toma Department, a department in Nayala province
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* Tōma, Hokkaidō, Japan, a town
**Tōma Station, its railway station
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, where
Changoleon becomes famous.
Facundo also took part in Mexico's ''
Big Brother VIP'' where he finished in second place. His fans called him "the uncrowned king".
In 2004 he hosted a new show
Incógnito which had a similar format to that of Toma Libre. It was transmitted by Televisa's
Canal 5.
In 2023 Facundo became a brand ambassador for Mexican online gaming brand PlayUZU, and in 2024 became the first known Mexican influencer to launch his own online slot game.
References
Mexican television personalities
Mexican male television actors
Mexican male comedians
Mexican people of Argentine descent
Male actors from Mexico City
Comedians from Mexico City
1978 births
Living people
Big Brother (franchise) contestants
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