Juan Manuel Lebrón

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Juan Manuel Lebrón Román (born April 22, 1947) is a Puerto Rican actor, model, screenwriter, television producer and salsa singer.

Career

Juan Manuel Lebrón Román began his show business career as a youngster, then when he became a singer at the Sexteto Ritmico group. Not long after, Lebrón became the lead singer of Orquesta Sensacional, a popular salsa orchestra of the era.

In 1976, Lebrón made his debut as an actor, when he was hired to play "JuanMa" in

comedian of the year award, an award given to Puerto Rican comedy actors. By 1980, he had been recognized by the Puerto Rican Junior Commerce Chamber as one of the "top ten Puerto Rican youngsters".

Having already participated in his first album (as a member of Orquesta Sensacional), Lebron in 1982 released a single. "Amores sin Sentido" ("Pointless Loves"), which became a chart topper in Puerto Rico. By then, he formed part, alongside

of the era. He and Warrington also became popular as a comic duo as time went by.

In 1985, Lebrón represented Puerto Rico in the

.

In 1986, Lebrón was awarded the "Buho de Oro" trophy in Panama as a popular entertainer in that Central American country, where he earned a golden album that same year, for the sales produced by his album, "Represento".

During the 1980s also, Lebron was a popular talk show visitor, being invited to many of Puerto Rico's talk shows on multiple occasions. In 1990, production of "En Casa de JuanMa y Wiwi" ceased, and Lebrón released another album, "

chart.

By 1992, Lebrón was chosen by channel 2 as their spokesman for the yearlong celebrations of the quincentennial of the discovery of the Americas by

Sevilla, Spain

.

Lebron in 1993 received the

Tito Rodriguez

and a production, "Una Obra de Amor" ("An Act of Love"), which was later re-edited and dedicated to children with HIV.

In 1995, Lebrón made his Hollywood debut in "Assassins", with Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas. "Assassins" remains as Lebrón's only Hollywood movie.

Juan Manuel Lebrón Román and

" (which loosely translates to "Holy Cow!").

Lebrón has also collaborated on many television

, among others.

Juan Manuel Lebrón Román has also acted on theater plays. In 2005, he participated in his third film, (along with

" ("Goofing Off: The Movie").

See also

• List of Puerto Ricans

External links

• Lebron's Yahoo! Movies page
• (in Spanish) prpop.com