Arnoldo Sergio Santaella Sendel (born November 4, 1966) is a Mexican actor, known for playing

antagonist An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the main enemy or rival of the protagonist and is often depicted as a villain.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. He won the

TVyNovelas Award for Best Antagonist Actor Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Records * Most awarded actor: Enrique Rocha, 4 times. * Most nominated actors: Enrique Rocha and Alejandro Camacho with 6 nominations. * Most nominated actor (never winner ...

in 2008 for his role as Aarón Montalvo Iturbe in ''

Destilando Amor ''Destilando amor'' (English: ''Distilling Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nicandro Díaz González for Televisa in 2007. It is the remake of the 1994 Colombian telenovela '' Café con aroma de mujer''. On Monday, January 22, 2007, Ca ...

''.

Early life

Career

1990s

Sendel made his television debut in 1990, appearing in telenovelas, including ''

Mi pequeña Soledad ''Mi pequeña Soledad'' (''My little Soledad'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Verónica Castro for Televisa in 1990. Verónica Castro starred as protagonist, while Rosa María Bianchi, Salvador Pineda, July Furlong and Roberto Balleste ...

'' in 1990 as Gustavo and ''

Alcanzar una estrella II ''Alcanzar una estrella II'' (English title: ''To reach a star II'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Luis de Llano Macedo for Televisa in 1991. It is the sequel to ''Alcanzar una estrella''. Sasha Sokol, Ricky Martin, Angélica Rivera, Erik ...

'' in 1991. In 1992, he had a supporting role in ''

Muchachitas ''Muchachitas'' (English title: ''Girls'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa in 1991. The telenovela was also shown on Univisión in the early 1990s. It stars Alejandro Camacho, Cecilia Tijerina, Tiaré Scanda, ...

'' as Pedro. Later in 1993, he got his second supporting role in '' Dos mujeres, un camino''. Also in 1993, he participated in the film '' Zapatos viejos'', with

Gloria Trevi Gloria de los Ángeles Treviño Ruiz (born February 15, 1968), known professionally as Gloria Trevi, is a Mexican singer, songwriter and actress. She is known for her emotional lyrics, performances, and lasting influence on Latin music, being ...

. His first role as an antagonist was in the 1999 telenovela ''

Tres mujeres ''Tres mujeres'' (English title: ''Three women'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Roberto Hernández Vázquez for Televisa in 1999-2000. When it came out it was such a success that they added 3x the normal amount of chapters. There are 280 Ch ...

''.

2000s

Sendel continued to portray antagonistic roles in other telenovelas, including ''

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'', '' La intrusa'' and ''

La Otra ''La otra'' (English: ''The Other Woman'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa in 2002. It aired on Canal de las Estrellas from May 20 to September 20, 2002. The telenovela stars Juan Soler, Yadhira Carrillo, Ja ...

''. Sendel provided his voice to Diego in the Latin American Spanish dub of the 2002 film ''

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''. Although he was originally contracted to voice for the character again in the film's 2006 sequel, he left the project when the producers would not meet his financial demands. He had his first protagonist role in 2004 with ''

Amarte es mi Pecado ''Amarte es mi pecado'' (International title: ''My Love, My Sin'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa in 2004. The series stars Yadhira Carrillo, Sergio Sendel, Alessandra Rosaldo, Sylvia Pasquel, Alexis Ayala and ...

'', alongside

Yadhira Carrillo Yadhira Carrillo Villalobos (born May 12, 1973) is a Mexican actress, model and beauty queen. Early career Yadhira Carrillo was chosen Nuestra Belleza Aguascalientes in 1994, the state qualifier for the national Nuestra Belleza México, to det ...

and

Alessandra Rosaldo Alessandra Rosaldo (born Alejandra Sánchez Barrero; September 11, 1971) is a Mexican actress, singer and dancer. In 2006, she was the winner of the first prize in Televisa Network's, later broadcast in Univision ''Bailando por un Sueño Bail ...

. He marked his second protagonist role in 2005 in

Salvador Mejía Salvador Mejía Alejandre (born February 12, 1961, in Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico) is a Mexican producer and director. Personal life He is married with fellow producer Nathalie Lartilleux, his former associate producer on his first telenov ...

's production '' La esposa virgen'', alongside

Jorge Salinas Jorge Salinas Pérez (born July 27, 1968) is a Mexican television and film actor, best known for his leading roles in telenovelas. Career Salinas then enrolled at Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) in 1990 and after finishing his studies, he ...

Adela Noriega Adela Amalia Noriega Méndez (; born 24 October 1969) is a retired Mexican actress. She came to prominence after starring in teen-oriented coming-of-age telenovelas in the 1980s, ''Quinceañera'' (1987–1988) and ''Dulce desafío'' (1988–1989 ...

and

Natalia Esperón Natalia Esperón (born Natalia del Carmen Esperón Alcocer; November 14, 1974) is a Mexican actress and former model. Personal life In 1995, Esperón married José Bastón; the next year she gave birth to daughter Natalia. In 2003 she gave bir ...

. He returned to play antagonistic roles in 2006 with the telenovela '' Heridas de amor'' as César Beltrán Campuzano. In 2007, he was the antagonist in ''

Destilando amor ''Destilando amor'' (English: ''Distilling Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nicandro Díaz González for Televisa in 2007. It is the remake of the 1994 Colombian telenovela '' Café con aroma de mujer''. On Monday, January 22, 2007, Ca ...

'', working with Eduardo Yañez and is one of his most notable performances since he was awarded the 2008 TVyNovelas Awards for Best Antagonist Actor. In 2008, Sendel and Lucero played the antagonists in the Nicandro Diaz production ''

Mañana es para siempre ''Mañana es para siempre'' (English title: ''Tomorrow Is Forever'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nicandro Díaz González for Televisa in 2008. It is an adaption of the 2007 Colombian telenovela '' Pura sangre''. It aired on Canal de las ...

'', alongside

Silvia Navarro Silvia Angélica Navarro Barba (born September 14, 1978) is a Mexicans, Mexican actor, actress. She debuted as actress in 1997, in the lead role in the telenovela ''Perla (TV series), Perla''. Since then, she continued to work for Mexican TV n ...

and

Fernando Colunga Fernando Colunga Olivares (; born 3 March 1966) is a Mexican actor known for his work in Mexican telenovelas. Colunga gained international fame for playing Luis Fernando de la Vega in the Mexican soap opera '' Maria la del Barrio''. He is also ...

2010s

In 2011, he returned to telenovelas in ''

Una familia con suerte ''Una familia con suerte'' (A Fortunate Family) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa in 2011. It is based on the Argentinean telenovela '' Los Roldán''. Arath De La Torre, Mayrín Villanueva and Luz Elena González s ...

'' as Vicente Irabien, alongside

Daniela Castro Daniela Castro (born Danielle Stefani Castro Arellano; 17 August 1969) is a Mexican actress and singer. Biography She felt an attraction for music at a very young age, and this is why she entered the Centro de Estudios Artísticos de Televisa ...

and

Mayrín Villanueva Mayrín Villanueva Ulloa (born 8 October 1970) is a Mexican actress and model. She starred as the protagonist of several telenovelas, including the 2013 telenovela '' Mentir para vivir''. Filmography Awards and nominations Notes In la ...

. In July 2013, he was confirmed to star in the Angelli Nesma production ''

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 f ...

'', together with a ensemble cast consisting of

Angelique Boyer Angelique Monique-Paulette Boyer Rousseau (born 4 July 1988), simply known as Angelique Boyer, is a Mexican actress. Among her most notable works is her participation in soap operas such as ''Rebelde'', and ''Teresa''. Early life Boyer was b ...

and Luis Roberto Guzmán. Sendel played Pedro Medina, Nadia's ( Alejandra Garcia) ambitious and cruel husband. In 2015, he was part of the main cast in '' Lo imperdonable'', a

production, working together with

Ana Brenda Contreras Ana Brenda Contreras Pérez (born 24 December 1986), also known as Ana Breco, is a Mexican actress. From 2010 to 2011, she played Aurora Alcázar in the telenovela ''Teresa''. From 2018 to 2019, Contreras starred as Cristal Jennings in The CW' ...

, Iván Sánchez and Grettel Valdéz.

2020s

In May 2020, it was announced by Telemundo that Sendel would return to acting.

Filmography

Films

Television

Accolades

Premios TVyNovelas The Premios TVyNovelas are presented annually by Televisa and the magazine TVyNovelas to honor the best Mexican television productions, including telenovelas. Instituted in 1983, the award ceremony rotates between Mexico City and Acapulco. The c ...

Premios Bravo

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''

On December 8, 2007, he received a star on the Paseo de las Luminarias alley in the

Plaza de las Estrellas Plaza de las Estrellas is a shopping center located in the northwest part of central Mexico City, inside a triangle created by the crossing of three major thoroughfares: Circuito Interior, Av. Marina Nacional, and Eje vial, Eje 2 Bahía de la Asc ...

Personal life

Sendel divorced from Marcela Rodriguez in 2012 after 16 years of marriage. He has two children, twins Elsa Valeria and Sergio Graco.Tras separarse de su esposa, Sergio Sendel confiesa: ''Sí me dolió''
TVNotas, May 7, 2013.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sendel, Sergio 1966 births Living people 20th-century Mexican male actors 21st-century Mexican male actors Mexican male film actors Mexican male telenovela actors Male actors from Mexico City