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Jencarlos Canela (born April 21, 1988) is an American actor and singer. Canela starred in the
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''
Mi corazón insiste en Lola Volcán ''Mi corazón insiste en Lola Volcán'' (''My Heart Beats for Lola Volcan'') is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. Telemundo aired the serial from May 23 to November 28, 2011, at 8pm c ...
'', and two other telenovelas. In September 2013, he began a new project called "Scan Me" on his official
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account with a series of
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videos showing behind the scenes clips as he and his collaborators created his new album. Canela won Artist of the Year in the 2013 awards show
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, and his song "I Love It" won the Song of the Summer award. In the 2014
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show, Canela's "I Love It" music video was nominated for Video of the Year.


Early life

Canela was born in
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,
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, to Cuban parents, Lisette and Heriberto Canela. He is the older brother of actor Jason Canela, and they also have two older siblings, Erick and Annette. Canela refused to follow his father's military footsteps and joined Disney Channel to pursue his dream of being the first Cuban Disney Singer.


Music career

At the age of 12, Canela began his musical career as the lead singer of the group "Boom Boom Pop". After two years of successful participation with the group, he decided to start his solo career in late 2002. Over the following five years, he appeared in several international events including the "Miss World" 2004 and 2005 beauty pageants, "The Latin Fiesta Festival" in Toronto, Canada, and "The CALLE OCHO Festival" in Miami. During this period, he continued his studies of music and acting at the
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(USA), from which he graduated with honors in May 2006. Ford Motor Company chose Canela as model and singer for its "Ride it Like a Ford" ad campaign where he sang a
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he'd written. This commercial was broadcast on television in the United States in 2006. Canela's first two albums were produced by Rudy Pérez at his studio in Miami Beach under the independent label Bullseye Music Entertainment. His first album "Búscame" debuted at #2 in 2009, and in 2011 his second album "Un Nuevo Día" came in at #1 during the first week it was released. In 2012, Canela, in collaboration with
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, recorded the song "Sueña" for Telemundo's coverage of the
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. It was also to be the official song of
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, but a contract dispute with Telemundo led to the song being replaced by " Don't Stop the Party" by
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. In 2012, Canela signed with Universal Music Latin Entertainment.


Acting career

Canela made his acting debut in 2007 as Alfredo Torres in the hit telenovela ''
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'', in which he collaborated with Dominican singer Cristal Marie to create the theme song for the show. He then went on to appear in ''
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'' in 2008. In 2008, he debuted as a theater actor in the critically acclaimed
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''Miami Libre'' at the Arsht center. ''Miami Libre'' narrates the dreams of a young Cuban who arrives in Miami with the intentions of being a singer, but for that to happen he will have to conquer a series of obstacles that make this work a true example of perseverance. In ''Miami Libre'', Canela acted, performed songs and danced. The play was performed in both English and Spanish. On January 16, 2009, Canela signed an exclusivity contract with
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.
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. Peopleenespanol.com. January 16, 2009.
In 2009, Canela was the protagonist as Ángel Salvador in the telenovela ''
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''.
Gaby Espino María Gabriela Espino Rugero (born November 15, 1977), better known as Gaby Espino, is a Venezuelan actress, model and presenter. She is best known for her roles in telenovelas. Early life and career Born in Maracay, Venezuela, Gaby Espino is ...
and Miguel Varoni also starred in the telenovela. In 2010, the movie ''Más Sabe el Diablo: El Primer Golpe'' was released, again with Canela,
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, and Miguel Varoni. In 2011, Canela began recording the telenovela ''
Mi corazón insiste en Lola Volcán ''Mi corazón insiste en Lola Volcán'' (''My Heart Beats for Lola Volcan'') is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. Telemundo aired the serial from May 23 to November 28, 2011, at 8pm c ...
'' with Carmen Villalobos. In the
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award show Premios Tu Mundo 2012, the telenovela won the award for Novela of the Year and Canela won the Favorite Lead Actor award. Canela reappeared in 2013 in the new
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telenovela ''
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'' with
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. In that same year, the actor won as Favorite Lead Actor for the second time at Telemundo's award show Premios Tu Mundo 2013. On December 7, 2015, Canela made his debut on English-language television starring in
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's NBC show
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. In March 2016, Canela portrayed
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in the musical special '' The Passion'' on
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. In 2020, he played Uncle Victor in the Netflix series ''
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''.


Personal life

In September 2011, Canela and
Gaby Espino María Gabriela Espino Rugero (born November 15, 1977), better known as Gaby Espino, is a Venezuelan actress, model and presenter. She is best known for her roles in telenovelas. Early life and career Born in Maracay, Venezuela, Gaby Espino is ...
(Venezuelan actress and model) did a live chat over the social networking site Twitter, where they confirmed they were in a relationship. They announced that they were expecting their first child together and their godparents would be
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and
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. Espino gave birth to their son, Nickolas Canela Espino, on February 12, 2012. On August 26, 2014, both Canela and Espino confirmed on their official Facebook pages that they were ending their relationship.


Filmography


Film


Television roles


Discography


Studio albums


Singles


Awards and nominations


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Canela, Jencarlos 1988 births Living people American male film actors American male telenovela actors American male television actors American people of Cuban descent Hispanic and Latino American male actors Universal Music Latin Entertainment artists 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American singers