Adolfo Cubas
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Adolfo Cubas is a well known Venezuela
n actor. He has participated in a number of theater plays and television telenovela
s.
Cubas grew up in a conservative family. Cubas wanted to become a priest, and he attended a Catholic seminar school with that purpose in mind, but he left the school after two years. He has admitted that later on as a teenager, he attempted to commit suicide.
Cubas started to become involved in the entertainment world when he met and made a friendship with members of Los Chamos
, a famous 1980s boy band
. Cubas led Carlos Baute
to become involved in Los Chamos. Cubas also became a friend of Menudo
's Ricky Martin
.
In 1987, Cubas made his telenovela debut, participating in Mi Amada Beatriz (My Beloved Beatriz), which was a successful telenovela in Venezuela and the rest of Latin America
. Cubas participated in two other telenovelas before he joined Guillermo Dávila
and Sonya Smith
in 1992's Cara Sucia
(Dirty Face), one of Venevision
's most famous telenovelas of all time. He played "Antonio (Tony) Gonzalez", an ambitious man, in Cara Sucia, which gave him international celebrity. He shaved his head and has participated in seventeen other film productions since.
Cubas' sexuality has been questioned over the years, to which he responded on an interview that he "will never respond to anyone (about that)". Nevertheless, there have also been rumors about a romance with Venezuelan actress Mimi Lazo
. Cubas has a daughter who was born in 1987.
Cubas participated in a Playboy Channel Latino production which was recorded in Peru
.
Cubas released a biographic book in 2003. He was diagnosed with cancer
and continues battling the disease.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n actor. He has participated in a number of theater plays and television telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s.
Cubas grew up in a conservative family. Cubas wanted to become a priest, and he attended a Catholic seminar school with that purpose in mind, but he left the school after two years. He has admitted that later on as a teenager, he attempted to commit suicide.
Cubas started to become involved in the entertainment world when he met and made a friendship with members of Los Chamos
Los Chamos
Los Chamos was a very famous Venezuelan music group of the 1980s. Los Chamos was formed before the success of Menudo. Los Chamos had considerable success in Venezuela, Mexico and other parts of Latin America...
, a famous 1980s boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
. Cubas led Carlos Baute
Carlos Baute
Carlos Roberto Baute Jiménez , best known as Carlos Baute, is a Venezuelan singer and television host...
to become involved in Los Chamos. Cubas also became a friend of Menudo
Menudo (band)
Menudo was a Puerto Rican boy band that was formed in the 1970s by producer Edgardo Díaz, releasing their first album in 1977. The band achieved much success, especially during the 1980s, becoming the most popular Latin American teen musical group of the era....
's Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
.
In 1987, Cubas made his telenovela debut, participating in Mi Amada Beatriz (My Beloved Beatriz), which was a successful telenovela in Venezuela and the rest of Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. Cubas participated in two other telenovelas before he joined Guillermo Dávila
Guillermo Dávila
Guillermo Dávila is a Venezuelan actor and singer who has acted in many telenovelas.After starting his career in theatre in the 1970s, Dávila first gained national fame in a telenovela called Ligia Elena, becoming famous internationally in 1983, when he starred in its sequel, Nacho, for...
and Sonya Smith
Sonya Smith
Sonya Eleonora Smith Jacquet is an Venezuelan actress best known for her roles in telenovelas.-Biography:A blond and blue-eyed Hispanic born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she is the daughter of Venezuelan actress Ileana Jacquet and Federico Albertini Smith, who is part-Colombian and part-American...
in 1992's Cara Sucia
Cara Sucia
Cara Sucia was one of Venezuela's most popular telenovelas, and its most exported to other countries.Produced by Venevisión and filmed in 1992, Cara Sucia presents the story of Miguel Angel Gonzalez and Estrellita Montenegro .Filled with gaps and loopholes in the...
(Dirty Face), one of Venevision
Venevisión
Venevisión is one of Venezuela's largest television networks and a Venezuelan cable and terrestrial television network, which is owned and presided over by Gustavo Cisneros...
's most famous telenovelas of all time. He played "Antonio (Tony) Gonzalez", an ambitious man, in Cara Sucia, which gave him international celebrity. He shaved his head and has participated in seventeen other film productions since.
Cubas' sexuality has been questioned over the years, to which he responded on an interview that he "will never respond to anyone (about that)". Nevertheless, there have also been rumors about a romance with Venezuelan actress Mimi Lazo
Mimi Lazo
Ana María Lazo, commonly known as Mimí Lazo, is a Venezuelan film, television and theatrical actress and producer...
. Cubas has a daughter who was born in 1987.
Cubas participated in a Playboy Channel Latino production which was recorded in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
.
Cubas released a biographic book in 2003. He was diagnosed with cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
and continues battling the disease.