Fernando Colunga

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Biography

Fernando Colunga was born on the 3rd of March 1966 in Mexico City, Mexico. His father is Don Fernando Colunga and his mother Dona Margarita Olivares. Fernando Colunga from the time that was a little boy wanted to be an actor. Fernando graduated from the University of Mexico as civil engineer. But after advice from a friend, Fernando went to the studios of Televisa, the best studios for the well-known and successful in telenovelas. Fernando started his career as a stand-in. A producer noticed his great acting talent and from then the excellent acting career of Fernando begun. His first participation in the television was with the telenovela _"María Mercedes" _ in which Fernando played a surprise role of an "ugly" and poor man. Fernando Colunga is arguably the best Mexican actor and the most famous at the same time . He is the only actor that has filmed 5 very successful telenovelas successively . Fernando is beloved both in Mexico and the rest of the world. With all his roles, Fernando has proven that he isn't only a very handsome man, but a great actor too. Fernando Colunga is also an excellent, decent man with moral values in his life. He always keeps his personal life away from the press, while his dream is to be married once in his lifetime, like his beloved parents.

  • Primary profession
  • Actor·stunts
  • Country
  • Mexico
  • Nationality
  • Mexican
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 03 March 1966
  • Place of birth
  • Mexico City
  • Education
  • Centro de Educación Artística
  • Knows language
  • Spanish language

Movies

TV

Books

Trivia

Has practised martial arts since he was 9 years old.

Has his own auto-parts bussines.

Worked as a stuntman in some soap operas.

Majored in Civil Engineering.

Got his drama education at CEA (Centro de Educacin Artstica de Televisa)

Practices scuba diving in the Caribean Seas.

Former barman.

Rides motorcycles in his free time.

(February 2006) Colunga starred in the telenovela "Amor Real," and is currently starring in the hit Mexican telenovela "Alborada," seen in the U.S. on Univision.

(April 2010) Fimling "La duena de tu amor" with Lucero and Gabriela Spanic.

(February 2005) Appearing in a play Trampa de Muerte (Drama/Comedy) with actor Cesar Evorar - Mexico City

As of February 2008, starring in the Televisa novela, "Pasin," which is shown on Univision in the U.S.

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