Tomás Yankelevich (born December 12, 1977) is an Argentine

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and

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. The son of Argentine producer and

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Cris Morena María Cristina De Giacomi (born 23 August 1956), professionally known as Cris Morena, is an Argentina, Argentine Award-winning television producer, actress, television presenter, composer, musician, songwriter, writer, former fashion model and C ...

and prolific former

Telefe Telefe (acronym for Televisión Federal) is a television station located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The station is owned and operated by Paramount Global through Televisión Federal S.A. Telefe is also one of Argentina's six national televisio ...

director Gustavo Yankelevich and the brother of

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Romina Yan Romina Yankelevich (5 September 1974 – 28 September 2010), better known as Romina Yan, was an Argentine actress, screenwriter, singer and dancer. She made her television debut in the program '' Jugate Conmigo'', and is most known for her port ...

Biography

Yankelevich was born in

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, on December 12, 1977. He is the son of actor Gustavo Yankelevich and actress, producer, director and musician

. His father is Jewish. His parents divorced in 1995 when he was eighteen years old.'' Clarín''
"Estoy muy orgulloso de mi apellido"
(19 June 2003) His older sister, actress

, died on September 28, 2010, at the Hospital Central de San Isidro, due to a non-traumatic

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caused by a

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Falleció Romina Yan
(29 September 2010)'' Clarín''
Murió Romina Yan, tras sufrir una descompensación en un gimnasio
(28 September 2010)

Personal life

On December 20, 2008, Yankelevich married television actress Sofía Reca.''Pronto''
'Sofía Reca y Tomás Yankelevich, a pocos días de su gran boda
(15 December 2008)''Pronto''
La luna de miel de Sofía Reca y Tomás Yankelevich
(20 December 2008) On July 24, 2010, the couple's first child was born, a boy who they named Inti Yankelevich. On February 12, 2018, the couple's second child was born, a girl who they named Mila Yankelevich.

Career

Yankelevich debuted as the producer of talents and reality show '' Popstars: Argentina'', which created

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.''El Argentino'': (23 December 2008) In 2003, Yankelevich directed film '' Vivir Intentando'', his directing debut, which starred Bandana. The film was a box office hit, as well as its following film '' Erreway: 4 Caminos'', which starred popular

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band

Erreway Erreway is an Argentina, Argentine pop music musical ensemble, group formed during the television series ''Rebelde Way'', consisting of Camila Bordonaba, Felipe Colombo, Luisana Lopilato and Benjamín Rojas. Releasing three studio albums – ''Se ...

.''MundoFanClub''
Biografía de Cris Morena
(4 June 2007) ''4 Caminos'' was directed as the spin–off film of the series ''

Rebelde Way ''Rebelde Way'' is an Argentine telenovela created and produced by Cris Morena. It was originally broadcast on El Nueve, Azul Televisión from 27 May 2002 to 10 November 2003. The soap opera has been broadcast in many countries, achieving widesp ...

'', directed by Yankelevich's mother

. In 2005, he directed and wrote the

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series '' Amor Mio'', which starred his sister

. In 2011, Yankelevich produced two series, children-oriented show ''

Super Torpe ''Supertorpe'' (Spanish for"Superclumsy") is an Argentinian slapstick comedy series targeted at children and teenagers. The show is distributed worldwide by Disney Channel and Telefe Internacional, and locally by Telefe. Candela Vetrano and Pabl ...

'' (aired in Disney Channel) with Pablo Martínez and

Candela Vetrano María Candela Vetrano Vega (born August 9, 1991, in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires, Argentina) better known as Candela Vetrano is an Argentine actress, model and fashion designer. Biography María Candela Vetrano was born on August 9, 1991, i ...

, and ''

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'', a TELEFE primetime show, with

Facundo Arana Jorge Facundo Arana Tagle (born March 31, 1972) is an Argentine actor and musician. He is the winner of various awards for television and theater in Argentina. Arana is also noted for his charity work. Biography Facundo Arana was born in Buenos ...

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and

Benjamín Rojas Benjamín Rojas Pessi (born April 16, 1985) is an Argentine actor and singer. He was part of the pop-rock band '' Erreway'' together with Camila Bordonaba, Felipe Colombo and Luisana Lopilato. Acting career Breakthrough (1998–2003) Rojas w ...

. Both shows were produced by his production company Utopia and co-produced by his father's company,

RGB Entertainment ''RGB Entertainment'' is a production company from Argentina. It was established in the year 2000. History It was created in 2000 by Gustavo Yankelevich, former Telefe director, and Victor Gonzalez, with headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentin ...

. In February 2011, Yankelevich was named the new Telefe director, following the footsteps of his father, who led Telefe from 1989 to 1999.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yankelevich, Tomas 1977 births Argentine film directors Argentine people of Bulgarian-Jewish descent Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine film producers Argentine screenwriters Argentine male screenwriters Argentine television directors Living people Writers from Buenos Aires Yankelevich family