Quick Facts
TaurusBiography
Sergio Basañez Rodríguez ([ˈseɾxjo βaˈsaɲes]; born on May 4, 1970 in Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico) is a Mexican actor.
Career
Sergio started his acting career at an early age. Before he got leading roles in soap operas, he made special appearances in them, while he studied acting. Simultaneously, he also studied law and became a lawyer.
At the age 22, Basañez got his first leading role in the Televisa soap opera Sueño de Amor (1992–1993). In 1994, he moved to Miami to star in the soap opera Morelia, and in 1995, he returned to Mexico to perform a special appearance in Marisol.
Then, in 1998, his last performances for Televisa were in La usurpadora and La Mentira, as he moved to TV Azteca, in 1999, where he got the leading role of Catalina y Sebastián, with Mexican actress Silvia Navarro, followed by La calle de las novias (2000), and Cuando seas mía (2001), for which he was awarded as the best actor in a leading role. This particular dramatic series was a remake of Café con Aroma de Mujer. Its original version was taped in Colombia.
In 2003, he starred in Un nuevo amor, with Vanessa Acosta, followed by La heredera. In 1997, he starred in the famous Mexican musical Aventurera, winning the Herald Award. In 2003, he starred in the stage play El Tenorio Cómico, for a long season.
Basañez has also performed in children’s plays, such as: Pedro el Lobo, and La Bella Durmiente.
From 2005 to 2006, Basañez performed the leading role in the most successful soap opera broadcast by TV Azteca, Amor en custodia with leading lady Margarita Gralia, a famous actress from Argentina. He portrayed a tough, and at the same time tender bodyguard.
Television roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Simplemente María | Jeane Claude Carre | |
| 1990 | Amor de nadie | Mario | |
| 1993 | Sueño de amor | Mauricio | |
| 1994–1997 | Mujer, casos de la vida real | Various roles | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | Morelia | Luis Campos Miranda | |
| 1996 | Marisol | Mario Suárez | 137 episodes |
| 1997 | María Isabel | Gabriel | 20 episodes |
| 1998 | La mentira | Juan Fernández-Negrete | 100 episodes |
| 1999 | Catalina y Sebastián | Sebastián Mendoza | 120 episodes |
| 2000 | La calle de las novias | Enrique | 125 episodes |
| 2001 | Cuando seas mía | Diego Sanchez-Serrano | |
| 2001 | Lo que callamos las mujeres | Adrián | Episode: "Mamá dos veces" |
| 2003 | Un nuevo amor | Santiago Mendoza | 85 episodes |
| 2003 | Mirada de mujer, el regreso | Leonardo | 1 episode |
| 2004 | La heredera | Antonio | |
| 2005–2006 | Amor en custodia | Juan Manuel Aguirre | 234 episodes |
| 2008 | Secretos del alma | Leonardo Santiesteban | |
| 2011 | A corazón abierto | Andrés Guerra | |
| 2012 | Los Rey | Ronco Abadí | |
| 2013 | Secretos de familia | Maximiliano Miranda | 105 episodes |
| 2016 | Un día cualquiera | Clemente | Episode: "Transgénero" |
| 2016–2017 | El Chema | Tobías Clark | 75 episodes |
| 2017 | Nada personal | Lucas Herrera | |
| 2018 | Por amar sin ley | Gustavo Soto |
External links and sources
- Sergio Basañez on IMDb