Rafael Sánchez Navarro
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Rafael Sánchez Navarro (born in 1958) is a Spanish-Mexican actor. He is the son of Manolo Fábregas, an actor from Spain who established himself in Mexico. 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.[citation needed]
Biography
Growing up in a family of actors and seeing his relatives on television, film studios, and interviews[citation needed] , Sanchez Navarro was introduced to the world of show business early on.
Following his father's footsteps at the age of twenty-two, Sanchez Navarro played a supporting role in the Secretos de Confesion (Secrets to Confess) telenovela. 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, a feature character, in 1988's El pecado de Oyuki, (Oyuki's Sin).[citation needed]
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 1993's Valentina, another hit telenovela.[citation needed]
Sanchez Navarro reached celebrity 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, Eduardo Changerotti, and Guillermo García Cantú, among others.[citation needed]
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, Puerto Rico, the United States, Israel, and Russia.[citation needed]
After finding success, Sanchez Navarro was lured by an economical offer to move to Televisa's rival, TV Azteca. 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, which was also seen in Hong Kong, with the name Better Than Nothing.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Secreto de confesión | Television debut | |
| 1982 | Por amor | ||
| 1982 | Mañana es primavera | ||
| 1983 | Bodas de odio | ||
| 1985 | Juana Iris | Cristóbal | |
| 1986 | El engaño | Rodrigo | |
| 1988 | El pecado de Oyuki | Orson | |
| 1989 | Lo blanco y lo negro | Roberto Olmedo | |
| 1989 | Hora marcada | Luis | Episode: "No estoy jugando" |
| 1991 | Milagro y magia | Carlos Andrade | |
| 1993 | Valentina | Renato Saldívar | |
| 1994 | Volver a empezar | Santiago Ugalde | |
| 1996 | Te dejaré de amar | Juan Santos Elizalde | |
| 1997 | La chacala | Joaquín García | |
| 1998 | Amor infiel | Miguel Ángel Castañeda | |
| 2002 | Por tí | ||
| 2003 | Dos chicos de cuidado en la ciudad | Felipe Medina Páez / Mephisto Páez | |
| 2006 | Ángel, las alas del amor | Fernando Blanco | |
| 2008 | Tengo todo excepto a ti | Ernesto | |
| 2009 | Pobre Diabla | Horacio Rodríguez | |
| 2011 | Emperatriz | Manuel León | |
| 2012 | Los Rey | Atilio Herrán | |
| 2013 | Vivir a destiempo | Martín Campos | |
| 2014 | Siempre tuya Acapulco | Armando Balmaceda | |
| 2015 | Caminos de Guanajuato | Javier Zamora | |
| 2016 | Dios Inc. | Salvador Pereyra | 12 episodes |
| 2016–17 | La candidata | Alonso | |
| 2016–17 | La Doña | Jaime Aguirre | |
| 2018 | Enemigo Intimo | Borges |
External links
- Rafael Sánchez Navarro at IMDb
- "Rafael Sánchez Navarro". MUBI. Retrieved 30 March 2023.