Leopoldo Morín Garza (born November 3, 1990), known professionally as Polo Morín, is a Mexican actor and model.

Early life and education

Morín was born in

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on November 3, 1990. He studied Economics and Business at the

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. He studied acting at CasAzul, Casa del Diezmo, and in workshops at

Career

Morín began his acting career in 2010 in the series '' La rosa de Guadalupe''. In 2011, he appeared in the episode "Cuidar el amor", playing a murderer named Osvaldo. The following year, he won a prize for best performance at the Bravo Awards 2012. In 2012, he appeared in the

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series ''Último año'', with Martín Barba, and in 2013 appeared in episode 4 of season 3 of ''

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'', called "Al mal paso". In 2013, he also played the role of a

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character in '' Gossip Girl: Acapulco''. This role attracted much comment at the time. In 2014, he was chosen by

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to play "Nando" in the telenovela, ''

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''. In 2014, he made his cinema debut with the film ''Fragmented'', directed by Douglas Elford. In 2015, he was named "Favorite Actor" at the

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. In late 2015, he was chosen again by

to participate in the telenovela '' Sueño de amor'', which premiered in

on February 22, 2016. In this telenovela, Morín played a character with

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. In 2015, he also recorded the film ''Sobre tus huellas'', which premiered in Mexico in 2016. At the end of 2016, Morin was chosen by

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to play the character of Jordi De Ovando in the telenovela ''

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''.

Personal life

In December 2016, Morín was involved in a scandal about his

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, due to photos that a

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posted on Morín's

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. Later, Morin confirmed that the photographs were real and said the following through

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: In the same broadcast he revealed that he prefers not to label his sexuality, saying that he is just a person who loves. In July 2019, he announced that he had broken up with

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Filmography

Film

Television roles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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