Manuel Landeta (born José Manuel Goenaga Jassan on October 5, 1958) is a Mexican singer and actor of

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. His two sons Imanol and Jordi Landeta are also actors and singers.

Career

Manuel Landeta started his acting career at the age of 26 in the telenovela ''La pasión de Isabela'' ("Isabela's passion"). The following year he was part of the cast in '' Juana Iris'' another telenovela on

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. In 1986 he obtained his first starring role in ''

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'', as the character of the same name in a story that takes place in

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. He also participated in the plays '' José el soñador'' (1998) and '' Loco por tí'' (2000). In 2001 he recorded an album titled ''Mírame'' and in 2004 he made his first two films. , he participated in '' Bailando por México'' (the Mexican version of ''

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''). He is part of the cast of the erotic show '' Sólo para mujeres'' and of the play ''Anita la huerfanita'' (the Mexican version of '' Annie'') with

Ana Layevska Anna Sergeyevna Layevska ( uk, Анна Сергіївна Лаєвська, Anna Serhiyivna Layevsʹka, russian: Анна Сергеевна Лаевская, Anna Sergeyevna Layevskaya; born January 10, 1982), known as Ana Layevska, is a Mexic ...

. He also dances and takes off his clothes on the erotic show called Solo Para Mujeres. He is a Mexican sex symbol.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Landeta, Manuel 1958 births Living people Mexican male film actors Mexican male stage actors Mexican male telenovela actors Mexican people of Basque descent Mexican people of Lebanese descent