Gonzalo Peña (born June 3, 1989) is a Spanish

television actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. He is best known for his roles in

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such as '' La malquerida'', '' El hotel de los secretos'' and ''

Despertar contigo ''Despertar contigo'' (English title: ''Waking up with you'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Pedro Damián for Televisa. It is a free version of the Colombian telenovela ''Pobre Pablo''. The series originally aired from August 8, 2016 to Ja ...

''. He was also featured in a television commercial for the travel booking company

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Career

Born in the capital of the

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Palma de Mallorca Palma (, ; ), also known as Palma de Mallorca (officially between 1983 and 1988, 2006–2008, and 2012–2016), is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is ...

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, Peña studied theater at the

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, then continued his studies in

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and later entered the

Centro de Educación Artística The Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) is an Drama school, entertainment educational institution in Mexico run by that country's major media conglomerate, Televisa. Located at Televisa San Ángel, the company's facilities in the San Ángel nei ...

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. Peña began his career in television in the telenovela of

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, '' La malquerida'' premieres in 2014. In 2015 participated in the telenovela '' Antes muerta que Lichita'' production of Rosy Ocampo. In 2016 he entered the cast of the telenovela '' El hotel de los secretos''. In that same year he was made known through the commercial "Trivago.com". He was also part of the main cast of ''

'' as the main villain of the story. In 2017 he auditioned for the telenovela ''

Enamorándome de Ramón ''Enamorándome de Ramón'' is a Mexican telenovela produced by Lucero Suárez for Televisa. It is based on the Venezuelan telenovela written by Doris Seguí, ''Tomasa Tequiero'' produced in 2009. Filming began on December 1, 2016, at Televisa Sa ...

'', where he was chosen and shares credits with

Esmeralda Pimentel Esmeralda Pimentel (née Maria Esmeralda Pimentel on September 8, 1989) is a Mexican actress and model. She began her media career in 2009, appearing in commercials and television promotions. After participating in Nuestra Belleza México, wh ...

and

José Ron Édgar José Ron Vásquez (born August 6, 1981), is a Mexican television actor best known for his roles in telenovelas such as '' Juro que te amo'', '' Los exitosos Pérez'', ''La que no podía amar'', '' La mujer del Vendaval'' and '' Muchac ...

. At the beginning of March 2021, Mexican actress Daniela Berriel accused Peña of being an accomplice to

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, stating that "the actor was present at the time of the rape, but he did not try to arrest the aggressor or do anything to defend her." Peña was temporarily suspended from filming of the telenovela, '' ¿Qué le pasa a mi familia?''. Subsequently, on March 22, 2021, the actor was announced fired from the show by the producer

Juan Osorio Juan Manuel Osorio Ortiz (born June 24, 1957, in Toluca de Lerdo, Mexico) is a Mexican telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "tele ...

, and was replaced by Fernando Noriega to play his character.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pena, Gonzalo 1989 births Spanish male telenovela actors Living people Actors from Palma de Mallorca