Guillermo Eduardo Capetillo de Flores (born 30 April 1958) is a Mexican actor, singer and matador.
Family
Capetillo was born in
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...
, and is a member of the
Capetillo family. His father (Manuel Capetillo, Sr.) (1926-2009) and his brother, actor Manuel Capetillo, Jr. are also matadors, his brother
Eduardo Capetillo is a singer and actor. He was married to
television presenter Tania Amezcua Riquenes from 2006 to 2009.
Guillermo acquired notoriety on the worldwide famous
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...
''
Los Ricos También Lloran
''Los ricos también lloran'' ("The Rich Also Cry") is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme ''Aprendí a Llorar'' ("I learned to cry"), a song ...
'' (1979), where he played the role of
Verónica Castro
Verónica Castro (), full name Verónica Judith Sáinz Castro (born 19 October 1952), is a Mexican actress, singer, producer, former model and presenter.
She started her career as a television actress, where she met comedian Manuel Valdés, fa ...
's son. He also acted with Castro in ''
Rosa Salvaje'' (in which he played Castro's lover Ricardo and brother in law Rogelio) and ''
Pueblo chico, infierno grande
''Pueblo chico, infierno grande'' (English: ''Small town, big hell'') is a Mexican historical telenovela set in the Pre-Mexican Revolution period, produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa in 1997. From Monday, January 6, 1997 until Friday, Au ...
''.
Telenovelas
Films
*''Si Nos Dejan'' (1999)
*''
Quisiera Ser Hombre'' (1988)
*''La Mafia Tiembla'' (1986)
*''Ases del Contrabando'' (1985)
*''El Hijo de Pedro Navaja'' (1985)
*''
Novia, Esposa y Amante'' (1981)
Albums
* ''Una vez más el amor'' (1987)
* ''Mujer'' (1982)
External links
Guillermo Capetilloat the
Telenovela database.
1958 births
Living people
Male actors from Mexico City
Mexican bullfighters
Mexican male film actors
Mexican male telenovela actors
Mexican people of Spanish descent
Singers from Mexico City
20th-century Mexican male singers
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