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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, and U.S. cinema. He is best known for his portrayal of Ruben Berrizabal in ''

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'', and Santiago Muñez in the football film '' Goal!'' and its sequels and The

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into

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in ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. 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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Acting 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). He later participated in 1997, in the music video Corazón by

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, the

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'' (with

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and directed by

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), ''El Alma no Tiene Color'' (directed by

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) '' Desencuentro'' (directed by

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), ''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 ''

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''. 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 "

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" written by

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. In cinema he provided the voice of Cale, Tobias and

for the Spanish-dubbing of animated films ''

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'', ''

The 3 Wise Men ''Los Reyes Magos'' (''The 3 Wise Men'' in the United States) is a 2003 Spanish animated film. It tells the story of the visit of the Magi to the baby Jesus and the wrath of Herod. The film was directed by Antonio Navarro, who was nominated fo ...

'' an
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He also appeared in the 1997 film ''

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''. In 2002 Becker starred in the film ''

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'' (''Lucía, Lucía'') opposite the

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actress

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. Later he starred opposite

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and Oscar winner

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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. He also starred in ESL: English as a Second Language with

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and Soledad St. Hilaire released in 2005. 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 movies in the world. He also appeared briefly in '' Goal III: Taking on the World'' in 2009. His most recent film projects today are '' El día de la unión'', '' Ánima'', ''

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'', ''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 earthquake that hit Mexico in 1985. He also portrayed Esteban Navarro, a recurring antagonist, in the tenth season of ''

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''.https://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/110020.html He had 3 movies as director, writer an producer "Panic 5 Bravo", "El día de la unión" and Ánima. "El día de la unión" was nominated to 3 Arieles (Mexican academy awards)

Filmography

Theater

Film

Television

Music

Honours

*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 These men won the TVyNovelas Award for executing the best performance by a man in his debut telenovela. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Records * Most nominated actors: Rafael Sánchez Navarro with 2 nominations. ...

- "

" * 2007 Premios Juventud - "Can He Act or What?" Award for "

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" (nominated) *

2008 Premios Juventud The 5th Annual Premios Juventud (Youth Awards) were broadcast by Univision on July 17, 2008.

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

Sex and Breakfast ''Sex and Breakfast'' is a 2007 independent dark comedy film starring Macaulay Culkin, Eliza Dushku, Alexis Dziena and Kuno Becker. Shooting took place in September 2006. The film opened in Los Angeles November 30, 2007, and was released on DVD on ...

" (nominated) *

2010 Premios Juventud The 7th Annual Premios Juventud (Youth Awards) were broadcast by Univision on July 15, 2010. Performers Presenters * Anahí * Víctor Manuelle * María Fernanda Yépez * Fedro * Dulce María * Amelia Vega * Marlon Moreno * Eugenio Siller * ...

- "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 Male violinists Male actors from Mexico City 21st-century violinists 21st-century male musicians