Cristián de la Fuente

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Cristián de la Fuente
de la Fuente in 2011
Born	Cristián Andrés de la Fuente Sabarots (1974-03-10) March 10, 1974 (age 50) Santiago, Chile
Occupations	Actor television presenter model producer
Years active	1998–present
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Spouse	Angélica Castro ​ (m. 2002)​
Children	1

Cristián Andrés de la Fuente Sabarots (Spanish pronunciation: [kɾisˈtjan de la ˈfwente]; born March 10, 1974) is a Chilean actor, presenter, model and producer.

Early life

Cristian De la Fuente was born in

De la Fuente was spotted by a talent scout during his sophomore year as a civil engineering major at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and won a contest as Chile's next "Super Teen". Beginning with small network roles in prime time, he quickly went on to star in four prime time dramas including Eclipse de Luna and the highly acclaimed televised theatrical production of La Tía de Carlos. He starred in Chile's number-one rated variety program Venga Conmigo, the comedy Mi Tío y Yo alongside Gonzalo Robles, and the MTV-style music and dance program Generación 2000.

In 1998, de la Fuente was contracted by

For his starring role in the independent thriller Minimal Knowledge, de la Fuente won the Individual Achievement Award for Best Male Actor at the Ajijic International Film Festival.^[citation needed]

De la Fuente's hosting credits include

In 2004, De la Fuente hosted alongside Kate del Castillo the first annual Premios Juventud on the Univision television network. In 2005, he starred in the Venevisión's Miami-made telenovela Soñar No Cuesta Nada, starring alongside Mexican actresses Karyme Lozano and Laura Zapata. It was a huge hit in the daytime slot on Univision. It ran for 191 episodes. On Univisión there were talks for him to host a night time talk show, but nothing came of it. He also had a recurring role as Aaron in the CBS sitcom The Class.

In 2005, Cristián was seen in supporting roles in the indie romantic drama

De la Fuente appeared as a contestant on the sixth season of ABC's Dancing With the Stars with dance partner Cheryl Burke. They trained at Palm Beach, Florida's Paramount Ballroom, which is owned by former U.S. Nine-Dance Champion Alec Lazo.^[2] De la Fuente suffered a ruptured tendon in his left arm biceps on the April 28, 2008 episode of Dancing with the Stars. The following week, performing with his injured arm, he and Burke led the field. He was eliminated on May 20, 2008, in 3rd place.

De la Fuente hosted the

De la Fuente returned to Chile to film the season 2 of his TV show Golpe Bajo, similar to MTV's series Punk'd.

De la Fuente also had a recurring role on Brothers & Sisters from 2009 to 2010.

De la Fuente had recurring roles on ABC's Private Practice during its fourth season and on ABC Family's The Nine Lives of Chloe King during its first and only season.

De la Fuente starred as Maximiliano Montesinos, the protagonist in the Mexican telenovela Quiero amarte.^[4][5]

De la Fuente has been tapped to play Ricardo De La Cruz in the romantic comedy film Switch Up, helmed by Tara Pirnia in her directing debut.^[6]

Dancing with the Stars performances

Filmography

Film

Television roles

Awards And Nominations

References

External links

• Cristián de la Fuente at
  IMDb
• Cristian de la Fuente in his profile as a stunt pilot of the Air Force of Chile