Felipe Colombo

Posted April 21, 200718 yr

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Felipe Colombo Eguía (born January 8, 1983) is an Argentine-Mexican actor and musician. The son of Argentine-born actor Juan Carlos Colombo, Felipe Colombo was born in Mexico City, Mexico.

Colombo made his television acting debut in 1992, when he acted alongside Ludwika Paleta and Gael Garcia Bernal in a telenovela named "El Abuelo y Yo" ("My Grandfather and Me"). A Televisa production, "El Abuelo y Yo" was a hit show. Colombo played "Felipito" in it.

After acting in two other telenovelas, he worked alongside Angelica Maria, among many others, in "Agujetas de Color de Rosa" ("Pink Colored Shoelaces"), which was a successful telenovela across Latin America and among Hispanic audiences in the United States. In 1996, Colombo had a role in an episode of Mujer, casos de la vida real, a show hosted by Silvia Pinal.

Felipe Colombo moved to Argentina after acting in "Mujer, casos de la vida real". In 1999, he signed a contract with Telefé in Buenos Aires. His debut work in Argentine screens was "El Paje" ("The Page").

Colombo next gained international celebrity when he was cast by Alberto Fernandez de Rosa to play "Felipe Mejias" in "Chiquititas", a show that was shown across Latin America, in parts of Europe and in Israel. Participating at "Chiquititas", Colombo worked for the first time alongside Camila Bordonaba,Benjamin Rojas and Luisana Lopilato, who would later on become part of another one of Colombo's most important moments as an entertainer. In 2001, Colombo reprised his character of "Felipe Mejias" for "Chiquititas"' film version.

During 2002, Colombo acted in a soap opera named Rebelde Way. Colombo, Bordonaba and Luisana Lopilato worked on Rebelde Way along with Benjamín Rojas, and the four formed a pop music group named Erreway. Erreway became famous internationally and they have garnered gold and platinum albums in a number of countries. Colombo and Nadine Dwek are the only members of "Chiquititas" to have foreign nationalities as well as Argentine citizenship.

Colombo in 2005 acted in a telenovela named "Doble Vida" ("Double Life").

Filmography

Son de Fierro (2007) Lucho Fierro

Canitas.Presencia (2006) Emmanuel

Doble Vida (2006) Pastor Saravia

Floricienta (2004) Miki

Erreway:4 caminos (2004) Manuel Aguirre

Rebelde Way (2002-2003) Manuel Aguirre

Chiquititas:Rincon de luz(2001) Felipe Mejia

Chiquititas (1995) Felipe Mejia

Mujer, casos de la vida real (1996)

Cilantro y perejil (1995) Carlitos