Eduardo Kuno Becker Paz (born January 14, 1978) professionally known as Kuno Becker, is a Mexican actor and film director who has worked in

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s, Mexican and

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. He is best known for his portrayal of Ruben Berrizabal in ''

Soñadoras ''Soñadoras'' is a Mexican telenovela produced and created by Emilio Larrosa with Rocio Taboada and Braulio Pedraza for Televisa in 1998. Plot Psychologist Fernanda, grieving the murder of her fiancé and her father's paralysis from a shooti ...

'', and Santiago Muñez in the football film '' Goal!'' and its sequels. He also starred as Drew Ramos on the American drama series ''

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''.

Early years

After obtaining a

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, he traveled to Europe and began his studies at the

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in the city of

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, Austria, where he spent several years taking

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lessons with

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. He is a grandnephew of legendary Mexican actress

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Career

At seventeen Kuno made the decision to set aside his career as a violinist, in order to pursue what he now considers his greatest passion, acting. He auditioned with more than 3,200 candidates and was accepted as a student at the

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(CEA) of

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. At the age of nineteen, after two years of drama studies, he obtained his first role in the

''Para toda la vida'' (1996). The next year, he participated in the music video "Corazón" by

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, the

'' Pueblo chico, infierno grande'' (with

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and directed by

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), ''El Alma no Tiene Color'' (directed by Juan Osorio) '' Desencuentro'' (directed by Ernesto Alonso), ''Rencor Apasionado'' (directed by

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), '' Camila'' (directed by Angelli Nesma) and ''

'' his first lead and breakthrough role. In April 2000 Becker concluded shooting the telenovela ''

Mujeres Engañadas ''Mujeres engañadas'' (English: ''Deceived Women'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa in 1999-2000. The telenovela tells the story of four couples who live in the same apartment building. On Monday, October 25, 199 ...

''. In addition to his work in television, Becker has participated in a couple theater productions. His latest theater production was in 2008 when he starred in and produced the critically acclaimed '' The Pillowman'' written by

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. He appeared in the 1997 film '' La Primera Noche''. In 2002 Becker starred in the film '' La Hija del caníbal'' alongside the Argentine actress

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. He later starred opposite

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and

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in the drama-thriller '' Imagining Argentina''. Becker also starred in the historical Kazakhstani epic ''

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'', filmed in 2004. The production took two years to make and it hit screens in 2006. In 2005, he starred in ''ESL: English as a Second Language'' with

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and Soledad St. Hilaire. He also landed the lead role of Santiago Munez in the

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football feature films '' Goal!'' in 2005 and '' Goal! 2: Living the Dream...'' in 2007, which became the most well-known football films in the world. He also appeared briefly in '' Goal III: Taking on the World'' in 2009. Becker also provided his voice to

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in the Latin American Spanish dubbing of the ''Cars'' film series. His most recent film projects today are '' El día de la unión'', '' Ánima'', '' 108 Costuras'', ''Spoken Word'', ''La Ultima Muerte'', ''Cabeza de Buda'' and '' Panic 5 Bravo''. He worked on his debut screenplay for the Mexican film ''Espacio Interior'', which is based on the

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. He also portrayed Esteban Navarro, a recurring antagonist, in the tenth season of '' CSI: Miami''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theater

Music

Awards

*2000 TVyNovelas Award for Best Young Lead Actor - "

Mujeres engañadas ''Mujeres engañadas'' (English: ''Deceived Women'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa in 1999-2000. The telenovela tells the story of four couples who live in the same apartment building. On Monday, October 25, 199 ...

" *2000 TVyNovelas Award for Best Male Revelation - "

" *

2007 Premios Juventud The 4th Annual Premios Juventud (Youth Awards) were broadcast by Univision on July 19, 2007. Arraivals * Aarón Díaz * Alacranes Musical * Alejandro Fernández * Alfonso Herrera * Anahí * Ana Layevska * Angélica Vale * Aventura * Belinda * ...

- "Can He Act or What?" Award for "

Goal! (film) ''Goal!'' (also known as ''Goal! The Dream Begins'') is a 2005 British sports drama film directed by Danny Cannon from a screenplay by Mike Jefferies, Adrian Butchart, Dick Clement, and Ian La Frenais. It is the first installment in the Goal! ( ...

" (nominated) * 2008 Premios Juventud - "Can He Act or What?" Award for " Sex and Breakfast" (nominated) * 2010 Premios Juventud - "Can He Act or What?" Award for "From Mexico With Love" (nominated) *2018 Arieles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Becker, Kuno 1978 births Living people Mexican expatriates in the United Kingdom Mexican male film actors Mexican male stage actors Mexican male telenovela actors Mexican people of German descent Mexican violinists Mexican male violinists Male actors from Mexico City 21st-century violinists 21st-century Mexican male musicians