Rafael Amaya
José Rafael Amaya Núñez (born 28 February 1977) is a Mexican actor, born in Hermosillo, Mexico.[1] He is best known for his character Aurelio Casillas in the Telemundo series El Señor de los Cielos.[2]
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| Born | José Rafael Amaya Núñez 28 February 1977 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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Biography
Amaya was born in Hermosillo, Mexico, but when he was five years old, his family moved to Tecate, Baja California where he grew up.[1] In his adolescence, he took theater and music classes. Upon entering college, he moved to San Diego, California to study but left school before graduating.[1] After leaving college, he returned to Mexico to try his luck with a music group,[3] the Palapa Band, which did not prosper. Amaya decided to enroll in the Centro de Educación Artística of Televisa,[3] attempting to enter the world of music with another group, Garibaldi, with which he recorded two albums.[3]
Career
Beginnings and notable roles (2000–2010)
After leaving his short musical career, in 2000, his first acting role was on the telenovela La casa en la playa, where he played Romualdo; after gaining attention in the role, he received offers for roles in other productions.[4] In 2001, he was cast in the role of Cástulo in Sin pecado concebido. In 2002, he was given his first lead role in the telenovela Salomé,[4] where he plays José Julián, one of Salomé's three sons,[4] a role that solidifies him as a bonafide actor and earns him two nominations, one for the El Heraldo de México and another for the TVyNovelas Awards.[4] In that same year, he is called to be part of the cast of Las vías del amor.[4] In 2003, he again secures a leading role in the telenovela Amar otra vez with Irán Castillo and Valentino Lanús.[4] His film debut comes in 2004 with the film Desnudos,[4] in which he shares credits with Karyme Lozano and Isabel Madow.[4] In 2006, he goes to Miami, United States to film Las dos caras de Ana with his ex-partner Ana Layevska.[5] In that same year, he returns to the cinema co-starring with Ana de la Reguera and Gabriela Platas in the controversial film Así del precipicio.[6] In February 2008, he began filming 24 cuadros de terror, where for the first time in his career, he played a serial killer.[7] In that same year he filmed the romantic comedy film Amor letra por letra with Plutarco Haza and Silvia Navarro,[8] which premiered in August of that year.[8] He also participated in the film Me gustas tú,[4] a film that pays homage to the late comedian Germán Valdés,[4] which also stars Carmen Salinas and Luis Felipe Tovar.[4] That year proved to be a busy one with much activity having also appeared in the series Mujeres asesinas and Sexo y otros secretos. At the end of that same year, he began filming the feature film North,[1] a thriller about immigrants who were robbed of their organs and then trafficked.[1] He also appeared in the video clip of Enrique Iglesias song, "Lloro Por Ti".[1]
In 2009 he ventured further into the film industry.[1] The frantic activity continued in 2010 playing Julián García Correa, a doctor with a mental disorder, in the telenovela of Telemundo Alguien te mira. This production was the first time in which Amaya played a villain in a telenovela.[9] In 2011 he had a brief role in the very successful telenovela La Reina del Sur, playing the role of “El Guero,” who was the love interest of Kate del Castillo’s character and was the foundation on which the role of Aurelio Casillas in “Senor de Los Cielos” was based (both characters were pilots who had their own fleets of planes which were used to transport drugs for Mexico's most notorious cartels).[10] In that same year, he traveled to Spain to participate in two series Hospital Central and Doctor Mateo and in the film La piel azul.[11]
Mainstream and critical success (2013–present)
After his trip to Spain, he was absent from the acting world for a year and a half.[12] In 2013 he joined the cast of the television film of Hallmark Channel, entitled Meddling Mom,[12] which had begun filming 2012,[12] and where he played Pablo.[12] In that same year, he was selected by Telemundo to play Aurelio Casillas a famous drug trafficker in the super series El Señor de los Cielos, which is based on the life of Amado Carrillo Fuentes.[13] Thanks to his performance he won as Favorite Lead Actor at the 2014 Premios Tu Mundo. Since first taking on this career-making role, he has won the prize three times consecutively in all the awards galas of Premios Tu Mundo.[14] In 2014, he appeared in the short film Kiss of Vengeance,[15] and in the film based on the life of the actor Cantinflas.[16] He also participated in two episodes in the series Señora Acero as Aurelio Casillas.[17] In 2015 he got his first lead role in a film, entitled Oro y polvo.[18]
In 2016 he also had a guest role (and cameo appearance) in the American series Queen of the South,[19] which was an adaptation of the telenovela La Reina del Sur,[19] where he also played Aurelio Casillas.[19] In December of that same year, he again played Aurelio in the spin-off of the series El Señor de los Cielos, entitled El Chema.[20]
Personal life
Amaya was in a relationship with actress Ana Layevska, whom he met in 2006 while working on the telenovela Las dos caras de Ana.[21] In 2007, they made their relationship official[22] and both actors committed to getting married, but in 2010 Amaya ended his relationship with Layevska.[23][22] In 2010, after ending his relationship with Layevska, he confirmed his relationship with the actress Angélica Celaya,[21] whom he met in the telenovela Alguien te mira. In 2014, they got engaged, but ended their relationship in 2015.[21][24]
[35] In 2023, Amaya officially confirmed his relationship with Maritza Ramos, a finance and business major. '''Maritza Ramos''' ,Mexican-American who is the actor's manager. "Rafa fell in love with her some time after they worked together," Rafael Amaya met Ramos two and a half years ago when she began to manage the finances of his businesses. Time made the Mexican fall in love with her. "He is very proud of Maritza."
And it is not for less, Ramos has a master's degree in business administration and international law and a degree in accounting and finance, she also served as director of finance for a government agency. "She is a very intelligent woman and he admires her a lot," says the source.
The professional connection was instantaneous, and Ramos left her government job to dedicate herself fully to Amaya's career, first as his accountant and now as his manager. "Rafael got to know her and little by little he saw how brilliant she was and what a precious and divine person and a family woman, it was what attracted him a lot." To this day, the relationship is going strong with commitment plans to marriage in the future, the couple already shares a home with their two cats and a puppy. "They both love animals," says the source. "They love their relatives, they are very attached to their family." Despite the fact that Ramos is not a lover of the spotlight, she always proudly accompanies '''Amaya'''. "They are inseparable, Rafa wants to keep their relationship sacred," added the source. "She has a great sense of humor."
Awards and nominations
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| Year | Award | Category | Works | Result |
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| 2002 | TVyNovelas Award | Best Male Revelation | Salomé | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Actor | Las dos caras de Ana | Nominated | |
| 2011 | People en Español Awards | Best Supporting Actor | La Reina del Sur | Nominated |
| Best Villain | Alguien te mira | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Premios Tu Mundo | Favorite Lead Actor | El Señor de los Cielos | Nominated |
| The Perfect Couples (with Ximena Herrera) | Nominated | |||
| People en Español Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| The Perfect Couples (with Ximena Herrera) | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | Miami Life Awards | Best Male Lead in a Telenovela | Nominated | |
| People en Español Awards[25] | Best Male Lead in a Telenovela | Nominated[25] | ||
| Best on-screen chemistry (with Fernanda Castillo) | Nominated[25] | |||
| Premios Tu Mundo[26][27][28] | Favorite Lead Actor | Won[28] | ||
| The Perfect Couples (with Fernanda Castillo) | Nominated[28] | |||
| Qué Papacito | Nominated[28] | |||
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo[29][30] | The Best Actor with Bad Luck | Won[29][30] | |
| Favorite Lead Actor: Series | Won[29][30] | |||
| The Perfect Couple (with Carmen Villalobos) | Nominated[29][30] | |||
| 2016 | Miami Life Awards[31] | Best Male Lead in a Telenovela | Nominated[32] | |
| Premios Tu Mundo[33] | Favorite Lead Actor: Series | Won[33] | ||
| The Best Actor with Bad Luck | Won[33] | |||
| The Perfect Couple (with Fernanda Castillo) | Won[33] | |||
| 2017 | 6th Your World Awards | Favorite Lead Actor | Won | |
| Produ Awards[34] | Lead Actor - Serie, Superserie or Telenovela of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Actor - Best Transmedia Use of the Year | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Castellanos, Paulina (29 March 2011). . 2.esmas.com (in Spanish). Esmas.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Rafael Amaya promueve el "Señor de los Cielos" con sexy foto". eluniversal.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b c . biografias.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Rafael Amaya, protagonista de 'El Señor de los Cielos' celebra su 40 cumpleaños". teleprograma.diezminutos.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Cómo ha cambiado Rafael Amaya hasta 'El Señor de los cielos'". teleprograma.diezminutos.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "VIDEO: El oscuro pasado de Aurelio Casillas con un hombre". debate.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Rafael Amaya espera el estreno de la película 24 cuadros de terror". informador.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Se estrenará la película Amor letra por letra la semana próxima". informador.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Un asesino entre doctores en Alguien te Mira". zocalo.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Rafael Amaya se reencuentra con "La Reina del Sur"". eluniversal.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Rafael Amaya, de 'Doctor Mateo': "Cuando me dijeron que hiciera de cura, pensé que no me había confesado en un montón de años"". sensacine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Rafael Amaya Joins Cast of Hallmark's "Meddling Mom"". entertainmentaffair.com. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "¿Rafael Amaya, el protagonista de 'El Señor de los Cielos', tiene problemas con las drogas?". teleprograma.diezminutos.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Rafael Amaya, actor de 'El Señor de los Cielos", ¿a cuánto asciende su fortuna?". mundohispanico.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Rafael Amaya se reencuentra con "La Reina del Sur", pero en inglés". efe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "¿Triunfó verdaderamente Cantinflas en Hollywood?". vanguardia.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ Fridmann, Mandy. "'El Señor de los Cielos' estará en 'Señora Acero 2' conociendo a 'La Tuti'". huffingtonpost.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Rafael Amaya promociona la película "Oro y Polvo" en República Dominicana". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b c Mangal, Mayra. "Rafael Amaya avanza lo que sucederá esta noche con su debut en Queen of the South". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Rafael Amaya habla sobre la serie El Chema (VIDEO)". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "El historial amoroso de Rafael Amaya". clase.in (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Ana Layevska termina con Rafael Amaya". peopleenespanol.com/ (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Deja Ana Layevska a Rafael Amaya en el pasado". aldiadallas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "¡Rompieron! … Rafael Amaya y su novia ya no se casan". eldiariony.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "People En Español Las Estrellas Del Año 2014: Angelique Boyer, Sebastián Rulli, William Levy y Enrique Iglesias Entre Los Ganadores [LISTA COMPLETA]". Spanish Latinos Post (in Spanish). November 14, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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- ^ a b c d "Lista de finalistas a los Premios Tu Mundo 2014" (in Spanish). Entretenimiento Terra. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ a b c d Telemundo Network. "Lista completa de los nominados a Premios Tu Mundo 2015". Telemundo (in Spanish). Retrieved July 23, 2015.
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- ^ "Nominaciones Miami Life Awards 2016". miamilifeawards.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2016.
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- ^ a b c d Oyola, Michelle. "Premios Tu Mundo 2016: Lista de Nominados y Ganadores". ahoramismo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Finalistas de PRODU Awards 2017". lahoradelanovela.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2017.
35. "Confirmado Rafael Amaya Tiene Novia". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 Feb 2023.
External links
- Rafael Amaya at IMDb