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Daniel Elbittar Villegas (born April 30, 1979) is a Venezuelan actor, model and singer, best known for his work in both Venezuelan and Mexican
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s.


Career


Acting career

Elbittar, began his career as an actor in 1998 in the Venezuelan telenovela produced by
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''Así es la vida'', in 1999 he starred in the telenovela ''La calle de los sueños''. After a year away from television, in 2001 he participated in ''
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'' with Maritza Bustamante. He had roles in several telenovelas later such as '' Engañada'', '' Negra consentida'' and ''
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''. He has also appeared in several episodes of the series ''
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'', ''Lotería'' and ''Seguro y urgente''. In 2007 he made his last telenovela in Venezuela for
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, titled '' Camaleona''. Which had problems during its transmission due to the problems of the closing of the channel. In 2008 he moved from Miami to Mexico to sign a contract with network
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. His first production at TV Azteca was the telenovela '' Tengo todo excepto a ti''. He later participated in several other telenovelas from the network such as '' Vidas robadas'', '' Pecadora'', '' La mujer de Judas'' and in the reality show ''La Isla''. In 2013 he debuted on American television in ''Find Me My Man'', the show was broadcast on
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on the NBC Universal Network. In 2014 he starred in the telenovela '' Siempre tuya Acapulco'', which was his last production for
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. While residing in Mexico he was part of the stage production of ''Mentiras, el musical'', Ebittar later confirmed that his contract with
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had ended on good terms. In 2015 he returned to Venezuela to start work on the production of the telenovela ''
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''. The telenovela premiered in June 2016, being the most viewed production of
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in the 9 pm time slot. In 2017 he began working with
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, debuting in the telenovelas '' La Fan''. His most recent project at the network being ''
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'' with whom he shares credits with Venezuelan actress Sheryl Rubio.


Musical career

Elbittar began his career as a singer in the Venevisión series ''La calle de los sueños'', prior to this, the band Calle Ciega considered adding him as a band member but Elbittar rejected the offer. Elbittar later played some songs for the telenovela ''
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''. Following this work Elbittar took a hiatus from his music career for several years. In 2014 he signed a contract with Sony Music Mexico and Azteca Records to launch his album ''Quiero decirte'' which was produced by José Miguel Velásquez; the album was promoted with a tour taking place across Mexico, the United States,
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, the
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,
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and
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. The first single from the album, titled "Quiero decirte", was part of the main theme of the telenovela '' Siempre Tuya Acapulco''. Three songs from the album were written by
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and the rest by José Miguel Velásquez. In 2016, he released his single "Y estoy vivo" produced in Mexico by Juan Carlos Moguel, a single that was part of the telenovela ''
Entre tu amor y mi amor ''Entre tu amor y mi amor'' (English: ''Separated by Love'') is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Carlos Pérez for Venevisión. It premiered on June 15, 2016, with the final episode airing on November 28, 2016. The series stars Rosmeri Marval a ...
''.


Personal life

Elbittar has been married since 2014 to Venezuelan actress Sabrina Seara, with whom he has a son, born in 2016.


Filmography


Discography


Studio albums


Singles


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elbittar, Daniel 1979 births Living people Venezuelan male models Venezuelan male telenovela actors Male actors from Caracas 20th-century Venezuelan male actors 21st-century Venezuelan male actors 21st-century Venezuelan male singers Singers from Caracas