Ari Telch (born May 7, 1962) is a Mexican actor best known for his work in
telenovelas
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and the stage.
Early life and career
Ari Telch Benforado was born to a
Jewish
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family and started acting career with the role of a Jewish boy in ''El violinista en el tejado'' (''
Fiddler on the Roof
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'') with Manolo Fábregas. His next play was ''Yankee'' in 1983, produced by
Sabina Berman, also of Jewish origin. In ''Barnum'' (1986), the play about one of the founders of the
Barnum and Bailey circus he rode a
monocycle of two meters high. In 1988, he obtained a role in ''Interés social'', a play written by
Luis Eduardo Reyes who obtained the
National Theater Award for the story. A year later in ''Loco amor'' ("''
Fool for Love''" by
Sam Shepard
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) with
Angélica Aragón.
First telenovela with Televisa
In 1989, he participated in his first
telenovela
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called ''Dos vidas'' ("Two lives") with
Televisa
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In April ...
. For his role he received a ''Best new actor award'' by both
TVyNovelas
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and Eres magazines. In 1990, he made ''Flor y Canela'' on television and on stage ''Vamos a contar mentiras'' with
Silvia Pinal
Silvia Pinal Hidalgo (12September 193128November 2024) was a Mexican actress. She began her career in theatre before venturing into cinema in 1949. She became one of the greatest female stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and, with her p ...
and ''
Querida aquí espantan
Querida may refer to:
*Carmen Querida, Venezuelan telenovela on Radio Caracas Televisión
*Querida, Colorado, ghost town in Custer County, Colorado, United States
*''Querida Enemiga'', a telenovela distributed by Televisa
*"Querida", a song by Jua ...
'' of
Joaquin Bissner.
The following year he joined the cast of ''
Muchachitas'', with a role that would give him fame and recognition earning a ''Best actor'' award by ''Eres'' magazine. Next year, he obtained the starring role in the stage version of ''
La tarea'' in which he appeared fully nude with
María Rojo the co-star of the film version. In spite of public protests the show was sold out and toured the country and obtained the award for ''Best actor''. The same year he participated in ''
El Contrabajo'' of
Patrick Süskind
Patrick Süskind (; born 26 March 1949) is a German writer and screenwriter, known best for his novel '' Perfume: The Story of a Murderer'', first published in 1985.
Early life
Süskind was born in Ambach, Bavaria. His father was writer and jour ...
adapted by
Nathán Grinberg, who also wrote the music. For this play he obtained the award by the
Asociación de Críticos Profesionales de Teatro (ACPT) and the ''Best actor'' award in the
Festival Internacional de las Artes in
Costa Rica
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. He made 2,500 presentations with this play in Mexico, the
United States
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and Costa Rica. In 1993, he participated in the comedy ''
Una pareja con ángel
Una and UNA may refer to:
People
* Una (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
Arts and entertainment
* ''Una'' (film), a 2016 drama
* ''Una'', a 1981 novel by Momo Kapor
* '' The Una'', a woman's rights ...
'' by
Eduardo Palomo with 200 sold out presentations in the theater Xola in Mexico City. In the same year he also appeared in film with the production ''
Novia que te vea''.
Next year, he returned to Televisa with ''
Imperio de cristal'' with
María Rubio and the real-life couple
Rebecca Jones and
Alejandro Camacho. In 1995, he appeared in ''Cuatro Equis'' a play for which he wrote the original idea. The play made 800 presentations and gave him another ''Best actor'' award by the ACPT and ''
El Heraldo de México
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History Original ''El Heraldo de México''
...
''. In 1996 he participated in ''La antorcha encendida'' with Televisa.
In 1997, he started his production company
Telch Producciones, and its members are: Ari Telch, actor/director,
Verónica Telch,
executive producer
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,
Nathan Grinberg, theatre director,
José Manuel Bernal, public relations,
Juan Christian Ortega, television producer,
Norberto Garcia, technical manager,
Luis Eduardo Reyes, consulting services, and
Mauricio Pichardo, writer. Telch Producciones has, since then, produced several plays in Mexico. Telenovela producer
Epigmenio Ibarra then invited him to star in
TV Azteca
Televisión Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V., commonly known as TV Azteca, is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate owned by Grupo Salinas. It is the second-largest mass media company in Mexico after Televisa. It primarily competes with Televisa as well as so ...
's ''
Mirada de Mujer'' (1997) with Angélica Aragón. A telenovela that would become a success in Mexico,
Spain
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,
Brazil
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,
El Salvador
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,
Venezuela
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,
Puerto Rico
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and the
United States
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. Because of this production, Telch and Aragón were featured on
Time magazine
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and were awarded a recognition by the government of Puerto Rico.
In 1999, he hosted the show ''Chiquitos pero picosos'' on TV Azteca featuring, among other guests,
Vicente Fox
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the
President of Mexico
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. With his production company and in collaboration with
Argos Comunicación he presented the sit-com ''Amor a las carreras''. In 2001, he also presented the stand-up comedy ''
El hermano incómodo'' co-starring with
Leny Zundel. In 2003, his production company presented ''
Contratiempo'' on stage in which he co-starred with
Roxana Castellanos. He obtained for this play another ''Best actor'' award by the ACPT and Castellanos a ''Best new actress'', and for
Mauricio Pichardo ''Best script''.
Luis E. Reyes also received a nomination for ''Best director''. The same year he returned to television with the sequel to ''Mirada de Mujer'' while touring the country with ''Contratiempo'' with more than 500 presentations. In 2005, he was part of the cast of the telenovela ''La otra mitad del sol'' and was touring with ''contratiempo''.
Telch has a daughter with his former wife, actress
Ninel Conde, whose name is Sofía (Ari and this daughter share their birthday date). In 2001, he married
Brazil
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ian model
Marcia Da Cruz with whom he also has a daughter (Paulina).
He was studying to be a Dentist along with his 2 best friends David Ornelas (father of
Carolina &
Saul Ornelas) & Carlos Oynik, but he left it to be an actor.
Before marrying
Ninel Conde, he dated
Kate del Castillo.
, Ari Telch is part of the cast of the telenovela ''
Pasión Morena'' and he returned to the theater to play ''
El contrabajo'' of
Patrick Süskind
Patrick Süskind (; born 26 March 1949) is a German writer and screenwriter, known best for his novel '' Perfume: The Story of a Murderer'', first published in 1985.
Early life
Süskind was born in Ambach, Bavaria. His father was writer and jour ...
directed by his brother
Nathan Grinberg.
Telch celebrates his 25th anniversary as an actor.
Telch suffers from
bipolar disorder
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.
Stage
* ''El Chófer y la Señora Daisy ("
Driving Miss Daisy
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", ''2012-2013'')''
* ''
El contrabajo'' (''The Double Bass'', 2009–2010)
* ''
Ella en mi cabeza'' (2006)
* ''
Contratiempo'' (2003)
* '' ¿Por qué no te quedas a desayunar?
* ''
Cuatro Equis'' (1995)
* ''
Una pareja con ángel
Una and UNA may refer to:
People
* Una (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
Arts and entertainment
* ''Una'' (film), a 2016 drama
* ''Una'', a 1981 novel by Momo Kapor
* '' The Una'', a woman's rights ...
'' (1993)
* ''
El contrabajo'' (1992)
* ''
La tarea'' (1992)
* ''
Querida aquí espantan
Querida may refer to:
*Carmen Querida, Venezuelan telenovela on Radio Caracas Televisión
*Querida, Colorado, ghost town in Custer County, Colorado, United States
*''Querida Enemiga'', a telenovela distributed by Televisa
*"Querida", a song by Jua ...
'' (1990)
* ''
Vamos a contar mentiras'' (1990)
* ''Loco amor'' ("''
Fool for Love''", 1989)
* ''
Interés social'' (1988)
* ''
Barnum'' (1987)
* ''
Yankee
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'' (1983)
* ''El violinista en el tejado'' ("''
Fiddler in the Roof''", 1976)
Films
* ''
Unhappily Ever After'' (2023) as Doctor Orozco
* ''
Demasiado amor'' (2002) as Carlos
* ''
El método
''The Method'' () is a 2005 thriller film directed by Marcelo Piñeyro and based on the 2003 play ''El mètode Grönholm'' by Jordi Galceran.
It stars Eduardo Noriega, Najwa Nimri, Eduard Fernández, Pablo Echarri, Ernesto Alterio, Natalia ...
'' (1999) as Rabbit-Man
* ''
Novia que te vea '' (1994) as Jacobo
* ''
Moon Spell'' (short, 1987)
TV shows
* ''
Amor a las carreras'' as Ricardo (1999)
* ''
Chiquitos pero picosos'' (1999) as Host (1999)
* ''
Hora Marcada'' (1986)
* ''
Cachún cachún ra ra!'' (1981) as David (1985–1987)
Telenovelas
* ''
La bella y las bestias'' (2018) as Armando Quintero
* ''
A Corazón Abierto'' (2012)
* ''
Bajo el alma'' (2011)
* ''
Pasión Morena'' (2009) as Llamita
* ''
Mientras Haya Vida '' (2007) as Ignacio
* ''
La Otra mitad del sol '' (2005) as Patricio Camacho
* ''
Mirada de mujer: El regreso'' (2003) as Alejandro Salas
* ''
El amor de mi vida'' (1998) as Jorge
* ''
La antorcha encendida'' (1997) as Luis de Foncerrada
* ''
Mirada de mujer'' (1997) as Alejandro Salas
* ''
Imperio de Cristal'' (1995)
* ''
Encuentro inesperado'' (1993)
* ''
María Mercedes'' (1992) as Carlos Urbina
* ''
Muchachitas'' (1991) as Joaquín
* ''
La fuerza del amor'' (1990)
* ''
Flor y canela'' (1989) as Tomas
* ''
Dos vidas'' (1988)
* ''
Rosa salvaje'' (1987) as Jorge
* ''
Cicatrices del alma'' (1986) as Samuel
References
External links
Official site of
Ari Telch Dmente Teatro
Biography by
Rocío Heredia
Ari Telchthe
Telenovela database
*
Profile on
Azteca América
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1962 births
Living people
Mexican Jews
Mexican male film actors
Mexican male stage actors
Mexican male telenovela actors
People with bipolar disorder
Male actors from Mexico City
20th-century Mexican male actors
21st-century Mexican male actors