Luis Alberto López Ayala (born May 3, 1975, in Mexico City) is a Mexican actor.

Biography

Valentino's parents are Margarita and Luis Alberto. Valentino is the second of four siblings, and is also the only male. He began his career as a model, and later enrolled in

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's CEA (

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). It was then when

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producer Carla Estrada invited him to participate in some episodes of ''

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'' (1997), alongside Adela Noriega. He later received roles in '' Amor Gitano'' (1999), ''

La casa en la playa ''La casa en la playa'' (''The Beach House'') is a Mexican telenovela produced in 2000. It stars Cynthia Klitbo, Sergio Goyri, Marga López, Blanca Guerra, José Carlos Ruiz, Mariana Levy, David Ostrosky, Mario Cimarro, Yadhira Carrillo, ...

'' (2000) and

Pedro Damián Pedro Muñoz Romero (born 29 November 1952), known as Pedro Damián, is a Mexican television producer, actor, director and executive producer of popular teen telenovelas. His works include '' Clase 406, Lola, Érase Una Vez, Mis XV,'' ''Rebe ...

's '' Primer amor... a mil por hora'' (2000), where he played Imanol Jáuregui Tasso, alongside

Ana Layevska Anna Serhiivna Layevska (; born January 10, 1984), known as Ana Layevska, is a Ukrainians, Ukrainian-Mexicans, Mexican actress and singer. Early life Born in Kyiv, Ukraine, Ana is the only child of violinist Serhii Laievskyi and actress Inna Ra ...

Anahí Anahí Giovanna Puente Portilla (born 14 May 1983), known Mononymous person, mononymously as Anahí, is a Mexican singer, songwriter and actress. In 1986, she started her acting career when she was cast on ''Chiquilladas''. After working on man ...

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, and Sebastián Rulli. His charisma and acting style placed him among the favorites. Soon after, Valentino participated in the telenovela ''

El juego de la vida ''El juego de la vida'' (English: ''The game of life'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Roberto Gómez Fernández and Giselle González Salgado for Televisa. It premiered on November 12, 2001 and ended on June 28, 2002. Sara Maldonado an ...

'' (2001), where embodied Juan Carlos Domínguez, a coach of girls'

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. Around that time, he began dating Jacqueline Bracamontes. He also acted in ''

Amar Otra Vez ''Amar otra vez'' ''(Loving again)'' is a Mexican telenovela produced by Lucero Suárez for Televisa in 2004. Starring Irán Castillo and Valentino Lanús with Rafael Amaya, Margarita Magaña, Roberto Ballesteros and Vanessa Guzman, in addit ...

'' (2003) and '' Inocente de Ti'' (2004) as Julio Alberto Castillo Linares, opposite

Camila Sodi Camila Ía González Sodi (; born 14 May 1986) is a Mexican singer, actress and model. She is the niece of the singer and actress Thalía and a member of the Sodi family. Family life Camila Ía González Sodi was born in Mexico City, Mexico ...

, and

Karla Monroig Karla Monroig (; born March 5, 1979, in Guayama, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican actress, model and television host. Early years Karla Monroig was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico, located on the southern coastal valley region of the island of Puert ...

. He also appeared in '' Alborada'' (2005) as Martín Alvarado. He had the lead role in the

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'' with Karyme Lozano. He is a professional photographer and passionate traveler, who will exhibit his work of over 15 years in Madrid at the end of 2011. He is also a producer of various TV shows and movies. His last venture is called "

Artesanos ''Artesanos'' is a 2011 Spanish documentary film. It was selected by African Film Festival of Cordoba - FCAT. Synopsis The craftsmen in the Marrakesh medina speak of the loss of values and the disappearance of the traditional way of life, whil ...

", a promising film by creator Santiago Pando, a famous mystic, well known for having been the brain behind the successful political campaign that placed

Vicente Fox Vicente Fox Quesada (; born 2 July 1942) is a Mexican businessman and politician who served as the 62nd president of Mexico from 2000 to 2006. After campaigning as a Right-wing populism, right-wing populist, Fox was elected president on the Nat ...

as the first Mexican President to win over 80 years of the ruling party PRI.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lanus, Valentino 1975 births Living people Mexican male telenovela actors Mexican male models Male actors from Mexico City Models from Mexico City