Mauricio Henao Serbia (born on 16 February 1987 in Armenia, Quindío, Colombia) is a Colombian actor best known for his roles in

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 (film and television), drama genres around the w ...

s for

Telemundo Telemundo (; formerly NetSpan) is an American Spanish-language terrestrial television network owned by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a division of NBCUniversal, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast. It provides content ...

. More recently, Mauricio gained widespread attention for his role as Adrian Ferrer in the

Netflix Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...

hit show, '' Fake Profile''.

Career

Henao grew up in Colombia until he turned 12 years, then moved to the United States where he studied at Cypress Creek High School. Subsequently he dedicated himself to

model A model is an informative representation of an object, person, or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin , . Models can be divided in ...

ing for different local cities in both Europe and the United States, arriving to work with Nicolas Felizola,

Tommy Hilfiger Thomas Jacob Hilfiger ( ; born March 24, 1951) is an American fashion designer and the founder of Tommy Hilfiger (company), Tommy Hilfiger Corporation. After starting his career by co-founding a chain of jeans/fashion stores called People's P ...

Calvin Klein Calvin Richard Klein (born November 19, 1942) is an American fashion designer. In 1968, he launched the company that later became Calvin Klein. In addition to clothing, he has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewellery. ...

, Paul Joe Paris, among others. Henao has repeatedly been compared to actors like

James Dean James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931September 30, 1955) was an American actor. He became one of the most influential figures in Hollywood in the 1950s, despite a career that lasted only five years. His impact on cinema and popular culture was p ...

, and

Ryan Gosling Ryan Thomas Gosling ( ; born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor. His work includes both independent films and major studio features, and his accolades include a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, a ...

. After appearing in several magazines as a model. In 2009 he decided to move to Miami, United States, where he began taking acting classes and learned to modify his Colombian accent. Subsequently, in 2010 he decides to perform the casting for

' telenovela '' ¿Dónde está Elisa?'', where he played Eduardo Cáceres. Later that in the same year, he returns to work for

in the telenovela '' El fantasma de Elena'', where he plays Michell. Although he had already excelled in two television projects, the role that made him be recognized nationally and internationally was Tony, main character of the first season of the

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (nicknamed Nick) is an American pay television channel and the flagship property of the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first ca ...

teen drama In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional te ...

series ''

Grachi ''Grachi'' is a Spanish-language American fantasy television series produced by Nickelodeon Latin America created by Mariela Romero. The series stars Isabella Castillo as Grachi and Andrés Mercado as Daniel; also featuring and Kimberly Do ...

''. While filming ''Grachi'', he came up with the opportunity to work for another Telemundo telenovela entitled ''

Mi corazón insiste en Lola Volcán ''Mi corazón insiste en Lola Volcán'' (''My Heart Beats for Lola Volcan'') is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the U.S., United States–based television network Telemundo. Telemundo aired the serial from May 23 to November 28, 2011 ...

'', where he played Daniel Santacruz, the younger brother of

Jencarlos Canela Jencarlos Canela (born April 21, 1988) is a Cuban-American actor and singer. Canela starred in the telenovela '' Mi corazón insiste en Lola Volcán'', and two other telenovelas. In September 2013, he began a new project called "Scan Me" on his ...

in the telenovela. In 2012 he won his first major role in the

MTV MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...

teen drama series ''Último año'', where he shared credits with

Dulce María Dulce María Espinosa Saviñón (, born 6 December 1985), simply known as Dulce María, is a Mexican singer and actress. Dulce María began her career at age 5, participating in more than 100 TV commercials. At the age of eleven, she was part ...

. In 2013, he obtained a special participation in the last chapters of the

Televisa Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April ...

telenovela ''

La Tempestad ''La tempestad'' (International translation: ''The Tempest'', dubbed ''The Storm'' by Univision) is a 2013 Mexican telenovela produced by Salvador Mejía Alejandre for Televisa. It is loosely based on the Colombian telenovela ''La Tormenta'', pr ...

''. In 2014 he was part of the main cast in the

telenovela ''

La impostora La impostora (English: ''The Impostor''), is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by United States–based television network Telemundo Studios, Miami. It is based on the Chilean telenovela ''Cerro Alegre'', produced by Canal 13 in 1999. It s ...

''. The following year he joined the cast of the series ''

Señora Acero ''Señora Acero'', also known as ''Señora Acero: La Coyote'' as of season three, is an American telenovela created by Roberto Stopello and produced by Argos Comunicación and Telemundo Studios, and distributed by Telemundo Internacional. The ser ...

'', where he played José Ángel Godoy,

Michel Duval Michel Duval (born Michel Dussauge, February 10, 1994) is a Mexican actor, singer, songwriter, composer and model, who is best known for portraying Salvador Acero in Telemundo's '' Senora Acero''. Early life Michel Duval was born on February 10 ...

's best friend in the series. This project unlike ''Grachi'' gave him more acting recognition, and lasted three seasons as part of the regular cast. In 2023, Mauricio starred in Netflix's Fake Profile as a charming restaurateur. His performance has gained new fans around the world in the LGBTQ community.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henao, Mauricio Living people Colombian emigrants to the United States American male television actors American male telenovela actors 1987 births People from Armenia, Colombia Cypress Creek High School (Orlando, Florida) alumni