Lionel Rodrigo de la Serna (; born 18 April 1976) is an Argentine actor. He is known for playing

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in the 2004

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'' The Motorcycle Diaries'' and Palermo in the

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series ''

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''. His role in ''

'' as Martín Berrote (Palermo) is widely regarded as one of the best characters in the show by the fans.

Career

De la Serna started his career in several smaller productions like '' Same Love, Same Rain'' and '' Nuts for Love''. In 2000, he portrayed Ricardo Riganti in the Canal 7 series '' Okupas'', now considered an Argentine

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. In 2004 starred in the

''The Motorcycle Diaries'' for which he won a Silver Condor award for best actor, an

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for "Best Debut Performance" and earned him a nomination for a

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. He played the role of

, the travelling companion of

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during their 8-month long journey through South America. Over the years he has starred in several Argentine

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such as ''El Puntero'', ''Tiempos Compulsivos'', ''Sol Negro'' and '' Contra las cuerdas'', for which he was nominated and received several

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, an Argentine radio and television award. In recent years he played a leading role in the historical film ''Revolución: El Cruce de los Andes'' focusing on José de San Martin and the

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, '' Chiamatemi Francesco'' (''Call Me Francis''), an Italian biographical film about

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, and the 2018

comedy film ''

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''. He also starred in ''Camino a la paz'' (''Path to Peace'') and '' Cien años de perdón'', which were both released internationally and de la Serna receiving a nomination for Best New Actor at the 31st Goya Awards for ''Cien años de perdón''. In 2019 he gained prominence by joining the cast of the successful Spanish television show

for its third part as the character Palermo. He resumed his role in part 4 which was released on

in April 2020. De la Serna also starred in a few theatre productions in Argentina including Lluvia Constante for which he won a Premio Florencio and most recently ''El Farmer'' in the Teatro La Comedia in Buenos Aires in 2019. He is part of the music group ''El Yotivenco'', which formed in 2005.

Personal life

De la Serna dated actress

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from 1999 to 2010, whom he had one child. From 2016 to 2021, he dated journalist Ludmila Romero, with whom he had two children.Rodrigo de la Serna se separó de su pareja Ludmila Romero
La Voz.

Filmography

References

External links

* * 1976 births 20th-century Argentine male actors 21st-century Argentine male actors Argentine male film actors Argentine male television actors Living people Male actors from Buenos Aires {{Argentina-actor-stub