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Diego Olivera (born February 7, 1968) is an Argentine actor known for his work in
telenovelas 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 (film and television), drama genres around the w ...
in Argentina and Mexico.


Career

Olivera began his acting career at the age of 12 in the play ''Street Scene'' at the Teatro San Martín. He studied theater with Alejandra Boero, Carlos Gandolfo, and Héctor Bidonde. He gained recognition as a teenager for his role as Darío in the Argentine television series ''Montaña'' ''rusa''. Expanding his career, Olivera participated in musical theater productions such as ''La Bella y la Bestia'' and ''101 dálmatas''. He also acted in children’s productions, including ''Tom Sawyer'' and ''Cantame un'' ''cuento''. Over the years, he played various roles in television dramas and telenovelas. In 2006, while working on ''La Ley del Amor'' for
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, he was cast in ''Montecristo'' in Mexico, produced by
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. His performance was well received in Argentina. He later starred in ''Vivir por ti'' in Mexico City and returned to Argentina to play the antagonist Lautaro Ledesma in ''Herencia de amor''. Olivera continued his career in Mexico, playing Father Juan Pablo in ''
Triunfo del amor ''Triunfo del amor'' (English title: ''Triumph of Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Salvador Mejía Alejandre for Televisa. It is a remake of the 1998 telenovela '' El privilegio de amar'', which itself is a remake of the 1985 Venezue ...
'' and the main antagonist José Luis Falcón in '' Mentir para vivir''. The latter concluded after 101 episodes due to low ratings. He has since appeared in numerous Mexican telenovelas, often portraying antagonists. In film, he appeared in ''Los'' ''guantes mágicos'' and ''Ningún'' ''amor es perfecto''.


Personal life

Olivera is the brother of actor Federico Olivera. He is married to actress
Mónica Ayos Mónica Ayos is an Argentine actress. Biography Mónica Ayos Crámer was born in Buenos Aires. She is the daughter of the dancers Víctor Ayos and Mónica Crámer. As her parents frequently left the country on dance tours, she lived with her gra ...
, with whom he has a daughter, Victoria. He is also the stepfather of Ayos’s son, Federico, from a previous marriage.


Filmography


Theater

* ''Street Scene'' * ''Tom Sawyer'' * ''La Bella y la Bestia'' * ''101 dálmatas'' * ''Confesiones'' * ''Bingo''


Television

* '' 90 60 90 Modelos'' * ''Alta Comedia'' * '' Ricos y famosos'' * '' Montaña rusa'' * ''Mi Cuñado'' * ''Un Millón'' * ''Dr. Amor'' * ''La Feve Petite'' * ''Felipe'' * '' Floricienta'' * '' Amarte así'' * '' Se dice amor'' * ''
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'' – Santiago Díaz Herrera * '' Vivir por ti'' * '' Herencia de amor'' – Lautaro Ledesma * ''
Alguien que me quiera ''Alguien que me quiera'' (English: ''Someone to love me'') is an Argentina, Argentine serie tv produced by Pol-ka and broadcast by El Trece from February 1 to November 15, 2010. Cast * Osvaldo Laport as Rodolfo Rivera * Andrea Del Boca as Rocà ...
'' – Bautista * ''
Triunfo del Amor ''Triunfo del amor'' (English title: ''Triumph of Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Salvador Mejía Alejandre for Televisa. It is a remake of the 1998 telenovela '' El privilegio de amar'', which itself is a remake of the 1985 Venezue ...
'' – Father Juan Pablo Iturbide Montejo (2010-2011) * '' Amorcito Corazón'' – Fernando Lobo Carvajal (2011-2012) * '' Mentir para Vivir'' – José Luis Falcón / Francisco Castro / Sandro Carvajal (2013) * '' Hasta el fin del mundo'' – Armando Romero (2014-2015) * '' Lo imperdonable'' – Jeronimo del Villar (2015) * '' Corazón que miente'' – Leonardo del Rio (2016) * '' Nuestra Belleza Latina 2016'' – Celebrity guest * '' Mujeres de negro'' – Patricio Bernal (2016) * '' En tierras salvajes'' – Anibal Otero Rivelles (2017) * '' Y mañana será otro día'' – Camilo Sarmiento Bedolla (2018) * '' Vencer el pasado'' – Lucio Tinoco (2021) * ''
Corazón guerrero ''Corazón guerrero'' (English title: ''Daring Heart'') is a Mexican telenovela that aired on Las Estrellas from 28 March 2022 to 9 September 2022. The series is produced by Salvador Mejía for TelevisaUnivision. It is an adaptation of the Argent ...
'' – Augusto Ruiz Montalvo (2022) * '' Nadie como tú'' – José María Figueroa Arce (2023) * '' Sed de venganza'' – Eugenio Beltrán


Film

* '' The Magic Gloves'' – Luis (directed by Martín Rejtman) * ''Ningún'' ''amor es perfecto'' – with Patricia Sosa


Awards and nominations


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Olivera, Diego 1968 births Living people Argentine male stage actors Argentine male telenovela actors Male actors from Buenos Aires Argentine emigrants to Mexico