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Sebastián Oscar Rulli ( or , born 6 July 1975) is an
actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l ...
and model. Born in Argentina, he has spent most of his professional career in Mexico, becoming a dual Argentine and Mexican citizen.


Biography

Rulli was born in
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the Capital city, capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata ...
, the oldest of three children. He studied Business Administration in his native
Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, t ...
; however, after completing his studies, he decided to travel to Europe and try his luck in the world of modeling. When moving to
Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...
, he entered the Centro de Educación Artística, where he received further training as an actor, although he had already taken acting classes with several teachers in Argentina,
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and
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.


Career

Between 1995 and 1998 the actor began to venture into some telenovelas in Argentina, and later decided to settle in
Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...
to study acting at the Centro de Educación Artística de Televisa. His debut on screen was in the year 2000 in the telenovela '' Primer amor, a mil por hora'', followed by '' Sin pecado concebido'', and '' Clase 406'', both melodramas began to position him as one of the most sought after actors. In 2004, the actor starred in the telenovela '' Rubí'', alongside actress
Bárbara Mori Bárbara Mori Ochoa () (born 2 February 1978) is a Uruguayan-born Mexican actress, model, producer and writer. She is known for playing the main character in the 2004 telenovela '' Rubí,'' one of the most successful telenovelas of all time. Sin ...
, a role that would catapult him to international success. During the following years, Rulli continued working uninterruptedly in telenovelas such as '' Contra viento y marea'', '' Mundo de fieras'', and '' Pasión''. In addition to telenovelas, Rulli has participated in TV series as '' Mujer, casos de la vida real'', '' Alegrijes y rebujos'', ''
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'', and '' Amor mío''. In 2008 he starred in the telenovela '' Un gancho al corazón'' based on the Argentine telenovela titled '' Sos mi vida'', with Danna García. The following year he appeared in two episodes of the telenovela '' Cuando me enamoro'', and he starred the telenovela ''
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'', with Angelique Boyer, thanks to his performance in this telenovela he received two awards as Best Actor in the
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and the Bravo Awards. In 2012 he was the co-star of the telenovela produced by
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entitled '' Amores verdaderos'', an adaptation of the Argentine telenovela produced in 2005 entitled ''Amor en custodia''. Two years after ''Teresa'', he returned to work with Angelique Boyer, in the telenovela ''
Lo que la vida me robó ''Lo que la vida me robó'' (English title: ''What Life Took From Me'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa, broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as Las Estrellas). The series originally aired ...
''. This telenovela made him win as Best Lead Actor at the
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. Two years later, he returned to star along with Boyer the telenovela '' Tres veces Ana'', which made him return to win in TVyNovelas Awards as Best Actor. In 2019, Rulli appeared naked showing his buttocks in photos on the beach. Garbage on the beach could also appear in the images. In this way he tried to raise awareness among his followers about environmental pollution. In April 2022, he was rumored to star in the
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franchise, as the titular character.


Personal life

Rulli was married to Cecilia Galliano from 2008 to 2011, and with her he had his first child, Santiago. He has been in a relationship with actress Angelique Boyer since 2014.


Filmography


Film


Television


Awards and nominations


TVyNovelas Awards


New York Latin ACE Awards New York Latin ACE Awards are given annually to honor achievement in Latino cinema, television, radio and theatre by an organization of New York-based Hispanic journalists and correspondents. ACE is an acronym for ''Asociación de Cronistas de ...


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Premios Bravo


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rulli, Sebastian 1975 births Living people Male actors from Buenos Aires Argentine male telenovela actors Argentine male models 20th-century Argentine male actors 21st-century Argentine male actors Argentine emigrants to Mexico Naturalized citizens of Mexico Mexican male telenovela actors Mexican people of Argentine descent