Roberto Vander

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Roberto Vander
Vander in 2010
Born
Frans Robert Jan van der Hoek

(1950-09-20) September 20, 1950 (age 73)
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1980–present

Roberto Vander (born Frans Robert Jan van der Hoek; September 20, 1950) is a Dutch-Chilean actor and singer.

Biography

After living in different Latin American countries such as Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil, he settled in Mexico in 1980 after being a guest in the popular musical show Siempre en Domingo with Raúl Velasco where he presented his second album.

He toured for three years and was offered a role in the

Victoria and El precio de la fama. In the telenovela Senda de gloria
("Glorious path") he took the role of a Dutch-English villain and the opportunity to speak Dutch and English.

The success of Senda de gloria allowed him to obtain a role in Chilean telenovela Semidios produced by

Simplemente María and in La pícara soñadora, both soaps became hits in Latin America, Europe, Turkey and Russia. In 1992, Van Der returned to Chile to participate in two telenovelas and back to Mexico in 1994 he made Caminos cruzados. In 1995 he returned to Chile to make two telenovelas and started his own company Roberto Vander Prod to facilitate the access of Chilean media to actresses like Alicia Machado and other artists. In 1997 he participated in a telenovela with Televisa and next year he made Enséñame a querer with Venevisión
, the most important television network in Venezuela.

He was interviewed by Dutch network

Rubí in 2004, this telenovela was considered as the best of the year and he was awarded El Sol de Oro ("Golden Sun") for his career and his role in this production and was nominated for the TVyNovelas
award as "Best Supporting Actor".

Discography

  • 1980 - En la esquina del café
  • 1988 - Roberto Vander
  • 1990 - María Sola

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Club Med Television film
1986 Mauro el mojado Jeff
2004
Rubí, la descarada
Arturo de la Fuente Television film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Cuna de lobos Julio Cifuentes
1987
Victoria
Ray
1987 Senda de gloria James Van Hallen
1987 El precio de la fama Himself
1988 Semidiós Hugo
1989
Simplemente María
Rafael Hidalgo
1989 Bravo Juan Pablo
1990 En carne propia
1991 La pícara soñadora Gregorio Rochild
1992 Fácil de amar Mario
1993 Doble juego Patricio Corral
1994 Caminos Cruzados Ambrosio Jimenés y Cisneros
1995 Amor a domicilio Guillermo Stone
1996 Adrenalina Gerardo Ahumada
1997 Sin ti Guillermo Ysaguirre Lead antagonist
1998 Enséñame a querer Rafael
1999 Por tu amor Don Nicolás Montalvo-Ariza Gallardo
2000
Milagros
Benjamin Muñoz
2001
Salomé
Mauricio Valdivia Antagonist
2003 Amores urbanos
2003 Velo de novia Don Germán del Alamo
2004
Mariana de la noche
Engineer Ángel Villaverde
2004
Rubí
Don Arturo De La Fuente
2005
El Amor No Tiene Precio
Don Germán Garcés
2007
Destilando amor
Don Ricardo Duarte
2007–2008 Al diablo con los guapos Don Néstor Miranda
2008
Fuego en la sangre
Dr. Gilberto Castañeda
2009–2010 Teatro en CHV Marcelo / Rogelio "Todo por un caño" (season 7, episode 5)
"Peor que pulga en la oreja" (season 8, episode 19)
2010 Salvador de mujeres Julio César
2010
Pecadora
Don Cayetano
2011 Los herederos del Monte Don Emilio del Monte / Pablo González
2011 Infiltradas Octavio Gangas 7 episodes
2012 El Talismán Don Esteban Nájera
2012–2013
La Sexóloga
Don Axel Cooper
2013 Pasión prohibida Don Ariel Piamonte
2014–2015 Hasta el fin del mundo Don Gerónimo Peralta De la Riva Overarching antagonist

References

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