Rafael Sánchez Navarro (born 1958) is a
Spanish-
Mexican actor. He is the son of
Manolo Fábregas, an actor from Spain who established himself in
Mexico
Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...
. Sanchez Navarro is also the cousin of Manuel Sánchez Navarro, who in turn is the son of Fábregas' sister, famous actress Viviana Fábregas, his aunt.
Biography
Growing up along many famous people, Sanchez Navarro was introduced to show business world early on. He got used to nights spent at the
television
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and
film studios,
interview
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s, and seeing his relatives on television much of the time, among other things.
Sanchez Navarro decided from very early in his life that he wanted to follow in his father's footsteps. At the age of twenty-two, Navarro found a job with
Televisa – playing a supporting role in the ''Secretos de Confesion'' (''Secrets to Confess'')
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ( ...
. He did not work in telenovelas again until 1982's ''Por Amor'' (''For love''). In 1983, he participated in four telenovelas, ''Manana es Primavera'', (''Tomorrow it Will be Spring''), ''Cuarteto Para el fin del Tiempo'' (''A Quartet Until the End''), ''Bodas de Odio'' (''Hate Wedding''), and ''Cazador de Demonios'' (''Demon Hunter'' as ''Jose Luis'').
He played Orson, feature character, in 1988's ''
El pecado de Oyuki
(English title: ''Oyuki's Sin'' alt. ''The Sin of Oyuki'', in Japanese ) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Lucy Orozco for Televisa in 1988. '', (''Oyuki's Sin'').
He participated in only one episode of 1989's ''Cita con la Muerte'' (''Date with Death''), and then he made small roles in three more
soap operas, before playing ''Adolfo Degollado'' in 1991's, ''El Teatro del Horror'' (''Horror Theatre''). He followed that up by playing ''Rodolfo Olmedo'' in 1992's ''Lo Blanco y lo Negro'' (''Black and White''), and ''Renato'' in 1993s ''Valentina'', another hit telenovela.
Sanchez Navarro reached
celebrity
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status when he played ''Santiago Ugalde'', a criminal millionaire and show business representative, in 1994's ''
Volver a empezar''. In ''Volver A Empezar'', he participated alongside
Yuri'' (who played ''Santiago's" girlfriend),
Chayanne
Elmer Figueroa Arce (born June 28, 1968), better known under the stage name Chayanne, is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer and actor. As a solo artist, Chayanne has released 21 albums and sold over 50 million records worldwide, making him one of ...
, Eduardo Changerotti and
Guillermo García Cantú, among others.
''Volver A Empezar'' became such a major hit, that it even spawned a soundtrack CD, where Chayanne, Yuri and Changerotti sang. The soap opera gave Sanchez Navarro fame in places such as
Argentina
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,
Puerto Rico
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, the
United States
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,
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
and
Russia
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.
Suddenly a star, Sanchez Navarro was lured by an economical offer to move to Televisa's rival, buddying
TV Azteca
TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate owned by Grupo Salinas. It is the second-largest mass media company in Mexico after Televisa. It primarily competes with Televisa as well as some local operators. It owns two nation ...
. He became one of that network's first bonafide celebrities when he signed a contract with the channel, and, towards the end of 1994, he recorded ''
Peor es Nada Peor, meaning "opening", may refer to:
*The name of a mountain peak, mentioned in Numbers , to which Balak, king of Moab led Balaam in his fourth and final attempt to induce Balaam to pronounce a curse upon the Israelites threatening to occupy his ...
'', which was also seen in Hong Kong, with the name ''Better Than Nothing''.
Filmography
, 2018
, ''
Enemigo Intimo ''
, Borges
External links
*
New York Times – Rafael Sanchez Navarro filmography
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1958 births
Living people
Mexican male telenovela actors
Spanish male telenovela actors
Mexican people of Spanish descent
Mexican people of German descent