José Guillermo Cortines (born December 5, 1973) is a Dominican actor and singer who is involved in films,

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, musical theatre and television. He lives in Dominican Republic and is best known for his role as Mauricio Montiel in

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's "

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" and for his role as Osvaldo Guerra in

Más Sabe el Diablo ''Más Sabe el Diablo'' (Literally "The Devil Knows More", "Falling Angel" in English-speaking markets) is a successful Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States–based television network Telemundo. This melodrama features lov ...

. He was also the host of the Miss Dominican Republic 2002 and

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beauty pageants. He played a role in the movie La Fiesta del Chivo.

Biography

Jose Guillermo studied in

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at Colegio San Judas Tadeo, and at "Centro de Enseñanza El Buen Pastor". He graduated from Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU) in 1996 having specialized in Graphic Design and Publicity. He took singing lessons with Frank Ceara, María Remolá and Nadia Niccola.

Career

He started his artistic career playing guitar in Rock bands. In the early 1990s, he entered television as host on programs such as, "Sin la Muela en Vivo" broadcast by "Mango TV" channel owned by

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and he also hosted "Cocoloco Internacional", "Boulevard 37", "Bureo Café" and more. He played in the popular TV miniseries, "Hasta que la Muerte nos Separe", "Cuando llama el Amor", "El Planeta" and "Apartamento 402" for Mariasela Alvarez's weekly program, "Esta Noche Mariasela". He also appeared in ''Paraíso'' which aired in Spain. In 1997, his roles in the theater earned him popularity. Under the direction of producer Nuryn Sanlley, he played the role of Tony Manero on

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, "LP Mision Disponible", and

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. In 1999, he worked in the musicals Los Tres Mosqueteros and La Pinky, Grease. In 2003 he worked with producer Amaury Sánchez, in "Sonido para una Imagen" and in 2005 in "Disco Forever". Other plays in which he appeared are ''La Bella y la Bestia'', "Los Piratas de Barba Negra" and "Una Fiesta Inolvidable". In 2008 he played Marius Pontmercy in "Los Miserables". He played the character Osvaldo Guerra in Telemundo's Más Sabe El Diablo. He received an award for his role in ''Tropico'' with José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma", from the Magazine Carteles in Miami. This novela was transmitted by Antena Latina in the Dominican Republic and by

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in the United States.

Films

In 2006 he had a role in the Dominican film, "Tres al Rescate". He played Antonio de la Maza in the film La Fiesta del Chivo based on the

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Mario Vargas Llosa Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa (28 March 1936 – 13 April 2025) was a Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist and politician. Vargas Llosa was one of the most significant Latin American novelists and essayists a ...

. In 2004 he worked in "Negocios son Negocios" and "Los Locos También Piensan".

Present

In 2009 Cortines worked on the telenovela,

playing the role of Mauricio Montiel – the older brother of Daniel and Adrianita's uncle. He played the role of the attorney, Osvaldo Guerra in "Más Sabe el Diablo" and the leading role in "Amores de luna" as Javier Arenas for Telemundo. In 2012 he was elected by Luz García's ''Noche de Luz'' programme as a "Summer's Hot Body". He was also on the cast of "Sacrificio de Mujer" on Venevisión, playing Marcos Castillo and in "Eva Luna" for Univisión as Bruno Lombardi. In 2013 he participated in the telenovela "

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" on

, starring

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and Juan Soler, with Maritza Rodriguez and

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playing the antagonists, the young couple in the telenovela: Gabriel Coronel and

Kimberly Dos Ramos Kimberly Dos Ramos de Sousa (born April 15, 1992) is a Venezuelan actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Matilda Román in Nickelodeon's '' Grachi''. She started her career in commercials and promotions for the Venezuelan television st ...

. The telenovela also includes stars such as Roberto Manrique and Ana Carolina Grajales. José Guillermo is currently working as TV host in the nightly show ''Chévere Nights'' alongside Milagros Germán.

Family

His parents are José Rafael Cortines Cajarvilles and María Evelina Dominguez de Cortines. He has been married since 2006 to Dominican actress and presenter Dominique Bonnelly. He has two daughters: the first named Marah (b. 2001) from a previous relationship and the second Amelie (b. 2018) with his current wife, Dominique.

Filmography

References

External links

About Cortines
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cortines 1973 births Living people Actors from Santo Domingo Musicians from Santo Domingo Dominican Republic male film actors Dominican Republic male telenovela actors Dominican Republic male television actors Dominican Republic people of Spanish descent White Dominicans Beauty pageant hosts