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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 and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of ...
, and is a member of the
Capetillo family Capetillo is a Mexican family with a long tradition in bullfighting. Among the most famous members are: * Manuel Capetillo, a matador * Guillermo Capetillo, a singer/actor and bullfighter and son of Manuel * Eduardo Capetillo, a singer/actor and ...
. 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 A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces, hosts television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. Nowadays, it is common for people who garner ...
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, f ...
'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''.


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 Capetillo
at 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 {{mexico-actor-stub