Francisco Gattorno
Francisco Gattorno | |
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Born | Francisco Alejandro Gattorno Sánchez October 12, 1964 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1985–present |
Spouse(s) | Cynthia Klitbo (1995-1997) Belmaris González Suazo (2001 present) |
Children | Isabella Gattorno González Carolina Alicia Gattorno González |
Francisco Alejandro Gattorno Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [fɾanˈsisko ɣaˈtoɾno]; born October 12, 1964), better known in the show business world plainly as Francisco Gattorno, is a Cuban actor.
Biography
Francisco grew up in Santa Clara. He is a son of a Canarian father, and mother whose grandparents descended from the French colonial population of Saint Domingue. He became interested in acting and directing as a young man. As a child, Gattorno became very fond of Cuban customs, such as Cuban music and sports. It was acting and directing, however, that occupied his interests more. Because of that, Gattorno studied acting, both at home in Cuba and in Mexico. He earned Mexican citizenship during the early 2000s.
In 1985, 21-year-old Gattorno made his professional film debut, participating as Miguel in a Cuban production Una Novia para David ("A Girlfriend for David"). Before this chance he had played in amateur films as Tomas Piard's Boceto where he made a brief full frontal nudity. Three years passed, before Gattorno got his next job in this media, in El Verano de la Señora Forbes ("The Summer of Miss Forbes"). El Verano de la Señora Forbes gave Gattorno his first exposition in Mexico and was also seen in the Netherlands. In 1989 he played a small role in 1989's Papeles Secundarios ("Secondary Roles").
His next job took him to Spain, as he participated in the 1992 Cuban-Spaniard production Me Alquilo Para Soñar. In 1993, Gattorno proceeded to work on another Cuban film, Sueño Tropical. Gattorno was by then a well-known actor in Cuba. His salaries, however, were comparatively small compared to those of well known actors in other Latin American countries.
Gattorno travelled to
Having established himself in Mexico, Gattorno debuted on Televisa's telenovelas in 1995, acting as Josè Maria in La Dueña. In La Dueña, Gattorno acted alongside well-known Mexican actors such as Angélica Rivera, Salvador Sánchez and Eduardo Santamarina, among others. He also met his future wife, Cynthia Klitbo, at the time, a budding star herself.
In 1996, Gattorno acted alongside another list of well-known actors, including
Tu y Yo was followed by Cañaveral de Pasiones, where Gattorno acted alongside fellow Cuban César Évora and other well-known Mexican actors, such as Angélica Aragón and others. Cañaveral de Pasiones was an important stepping stone in Gattorno's career; after this soap opera was over, many media outlets began to talk about his relationship with Klitbo, with whom he did not have any children.
In 1998, Gattorno participated in an action film, Engaño Mortal. He also acted as Alvaro San Roman in a telenovela named Preciosa. Gattorno and Èvora acted together once again in 1999's Laberintos de Pasion. Laberintos de Pasion was another major Televisa hit, by then, Gattorno had become a sex symbol among females in Mexico and Latin America, and among Hispanic females in the United States. He also participated that year in Entre la Tarde y la Noche.
Gattorno and Klithbo eventually divorced; Gattorno's fame kept growing, and, in 2000, he made his
Gattorno continued his 2001 work with
By then, Gattorno's fame had made him appear on the covers of some major Spanish language magazines in the United States. Gattorno finished 2002 (and began 2003) acting in another major teenage telenovela hit,
In September 2004 he began a relationship with the Spanish Repertory Theatre of New York debuting there as the Lector (Juan Julián) in the World Premiere in Spanish of Pulitzer Prize Winning Drama Ana en el trópico by Cuban playwright, Nilo Cruz. The play garnered critical acclaim and became part of the theater's repertory of plays. It has been playing ever since. Gattorno also played Miguel in the popular comedy titled Las quiero a las dos by Ricardo Talesnik and also played a priest in Escrito y Sellado by Venezuelan playwright Isaac Chocrón. All of these plays have were directed by Repertorio Español's Artistic Director and co-founder, René Buch, also Cuban.
In 2005, Gattorno hosted
Gattorno played Roberto in the 2005 movie La Migra, which was titled Murder on the Border to English speaking audiences. In 2006 Gattorno starred in the new
In 2012, he returned to the telenovela with his friends
In 2013, he joined the cast of the telenovela
He owns property in
Filmography
Television
Television | ||||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
1989 | El verano de la señora Forbes | Aquiles | TV movie[1] | |
1992 | Me alquilo para soñar | Himself | 6 episodes[1] | |
1995 | La dueña | José María | Lead role [1] | |
1996-97 | Tú y yo |
Ricardo Vázquez | Main role | |
1996 | Cañaveral de pasiones |
Juan de Dios | Lead role [2] | |
1998 | Preciosa | Álvaro San Roman | Main role | |
1999-2000 | Laberintos de pasión | Pedro Valencia | Lead role | |
2001 | El Noveno mandamiento |
Rodrigo Betancourt | Lead role | |
2001-2002 | Amantes del desierto | Andrés Bustamante | Lead role [1] | |
2002 | Cómplices al rescate | Alberto Del Río | Adult Lead role | |
2002-2003 | Clase 406 | Luis Felipe Villasana / Santiago Cadavid | Guest role [1] | |
2006 | Tierra de Pasiones | Pablo González | Supporting role [1] | |
2006 | La viuda de Blanco | Sebastián Blanco | Lead role [1] | |
2009 | Mi pecado | Rodolfo Huerta | Main role [3] | |
2012 | Abismo de pasión | Braulio | Supporting role [4] | |
2012-2013 | Amores verdaderos | Santino Roca "Salsero" | Supporting role [5] | |
2014 | Lo que la vida me robó | Sandro Narváez | Main cast[6] | |
2014-2015 | Muchacha italiana viene a casarse |
Aníbal Valencia | Main cast [7] | |
2016 | Mujeres de negro | Lorenzo Rivera | Guest role | |
2017 | El Bienamado | Jesús Tranquilino de la Asunción Cárdenas "Chuy Muertes" | Supporting role[8] | |
2018 | Hijas de la luna | Alberto Centeno | Supporting role | |
2018 | Por amar sin ley | Damián Álvarez | ||
2018 | El Señor de los Cielos | Gustavo Castro | ||
2021 | La desalmada | Antonio Estudillo | ||
2022-2023 | Amores que engañan | Marcel Rafael |
Episode: "Solo una oportunidad" Episode: "Amor compartido" | |
2024 | Vivir de amor[9] | Antonio Sánchez | Guest role |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Notimex. "Francisco Gattorno celebrará su cumpleaños 47 con telenovela en puerta" (in Spanish). Novelas y series Univisón. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ Patricia Vásquez. "'Abismo de Pasión' vs 'Cañaveral de Pasiones'" (in Spanish). Zocalo México. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "Hoy inicia la nueva telenovela de Juan Osorio, aquí te presentamos a los personajes" (in Spanish). Revista Quién!. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ Laura González. "Eugenia Cauduro y Francisco Gattorno más que cariñosos tras las cámaras" (in Spanish). Yahoo!. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "Francisco Gattorno será el villano de 'Amores Verdaderos'" (in Spanish). TVnotas. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ Notimex. "Lisset y Francisco Gattorno se integran a Lo Que La Vida Me Robó" (in Spanish). Novelas y series Univisón. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "Francisco Gattorno se integrará a telenovela de Pedro Damián" (in Spanish). La Botana. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "Francisco Gattorno se integra a "El bienamado"" (in Spanish). La Botana. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ González, Moisés (11 October 2023). "Primeros confirmados para la telenovela Vivir de amor". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2023.
External links
- Francisco Gattorno at IMDb