Arap Bethke
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Ricardo Arap Bethke Galdames (born March 12, 1980 in Nairobi
, Kenya
) is a Mexican actor.
an mother, but grew up in Mexico.
He is most remembered for his role of "Chacho" in the telenovela
Clase 406
. In 2007 he appeared in the Ugly Betty
episode "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara
as Antonio Barreiro, a cafe waiter who tried to sweet talk Hilda Suarez, and after meeting her father Ignacio, was the one who tipped off a contact who was waiting for Ignacio's return to Mexico.
Arap also starred in "Tierra de pasiones", and in Madre Luna
as Demetrio Aguirre. He is also one of the main characters in Doña Bárbara (Telemundo series)
, playing the role of "Antonio Sandoval"."
Although he was born on the African continent, he considers himself Hispanic since that is where he grew up. In his own words: He is made of "chile
, mole
and pasilla
pepper" (http://www.telemundochicago.com/tierradepasiones/9884381/slideshow.html?qs=;s=2;w=400).
He has also guest-starred on the 1st season of RBD: La Familia
as "Alvaro"; Dulce Maria
's new hot conquest, on episode 3 "El Que Quiera Azul Celeste... Que Se Acueste!". His cast members were Alfonso Herrera
, Anahi
, Dulce Maria
, Christopher Uckermann
, Maite Perroni
, & Christian Chávez
, the stars of the show and the members of the famous popular Latin pop band RBD
from Mexico city.
Bethke has been living in Colombia
since 2005 and is currently filming episodes for Los Victorinos.
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
) is a Mexican actor.
Biography
He was born to a German father and a ChileChile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an mother, but grew up in Mexico.
He is most remembered for his role of "Chacho" in the 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"...
Clase 406
Clase 406
Clase 406 is a Mexican telenovela , which was produced by and broadcast by Televisa and aired in Canal De Las Estrellas in Mexico and Univision in the United States. The series aired from July 2, 2002 to October 2003 in Mexico. The series had four seasons and 344 one-hour episodes in total...
. In 2007 he appeared in the Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
episode "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara
A Tree Grows in Guadalajara
"A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" is the twenty-second episode from the dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired on May 10, 2007. Originally this was supposed to be the season finale, but ABC extended its full season order to 23, thus the change in the scheduling and the extension in the storylines.-The...
as Antonio Barreiro, a cafe waiter who tried to sweet talk Hilda Suarez, and after meeting her father Ignacio, was the one who tipped off a contact who was waiting for Ignacio's return to Mexico.
Arap also starred in "Tierra de pasiones", and in Madre Luna
Madre Luna
Madre Luna is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and RTI Colombia. This limited-run series, also known as Grains of Love, debuted on July 2, 2007. Veteran telenovela writer Julio Jiménez developed the story as a vehicle for star Amparo...
as Demetrio Aguirre. He is also one of the main characters in Doña Bárbara (Telemundo series)
Doña Bárbara (Telemundo series)
Doña Bárbara is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo, Sony Pictures Television International and RTI Colombia. Edith González and Christian Meier star in this adaptation of the 1929 novel by Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos...
, playing the role of "Antonio Sandoval"."
Although he was born on the African continent, he considers himself Hispanic since that is where he grew up. In his own words: He is made of "chile
Chili pepper
Chili pepper is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The term in British English and in Australia, New Zealand, India, Malaysia and other Asian countries is just chilli without pepper.Chili peppers originated in the Americas...
, mole
Mole (sauce)
Mole is the generic name for a number of sauces used in Mexican cuisine, as well as for dishes based on these sauces...
and pasilla
Pasilla
Pasilla refers to more than one variety of chile in the species Capsicum annuum. A true pasilla is the dried form of the long and narrow chilaca pepper. However, in the United States producers and grocers often incorrectly use 'pasilla' to describe the poblano, a different, wider variety of pepper...
pepper" (http://www.telemundochicago.com/tierradepasiones/9884381/slideshow.html?qs=;s=2;w=400).
He has also guest-starred on the 1st season of RBD: La Familia
RBD: La Familia
RBD: La Familia is a Mexican sitcom made by Televisa about the fictional lives of the Mexican group RBD. RBD and the producer, Pedro Damián, have stated that this sitcom is fictional and not really based on the real lives of the members of RBD...
as "Alvaro"; Dulce Maria
Dulce María
Dulce María is a Mexican actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for playing Roberta in the telenovela Rebelde and being a bandmember of the Latin Grammy nominated band, RBD...
's new hot conquest, on episode 3 "El Que Quiera Azul Celeste... Que Se Acueste!". His cast members were Alfonso Herrera
Alfonso Herrera
Alfonso "Poncho" Herrera is a Mexican actor and ex-member of the music group RBD.-Biography:...
, Anahi
Anahí
Anahí Giovanna Puente Portilla, better known as Anahí , , is a Mexican singer-songwriter and actress. She gained international fame after being cast as Mia Colucci in the hit Mexican telenovela Rebelde, and as a member of the Latin Grammy-nominated pop group RBD..- Acting career :At the age of 2,...
, Dulce Maria
Dulce María
Dulce María is a Mexican actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for playing Roberta in the telenovela Rebelde and being a bandmember of the Latin Grammy nominated band, RBD...
, Christopher Uckermann
Christopher Uckermann
Christopher Alexander Luis Casillas von Uckermann , better known as Christopher Uckermann, is a Mexican singer-songwriter and actor, best known as a member of the pop band RBD.-Biography:...
, Maite Perroni
Maite Perroni
Maite Perroni Beorlegui is a Mexican actress and singer/songwriter, who is best known for starring in Rebelde, Cuidado con el Ángel, Mi Pecado and Triunfo del Amor. She gained international fame as a member of the Latin Grammy nominated pop group RBD...
, & Christian Chávez
Christian Chávez
For the Argentine footballer, see Cristian Manuel Chávez.Christian Chávez is a singer and actor best known for his role as Giovanni Méndez López in the telenovela Rebelde and its spin off teen band RBD...
, the stars of the show and the members of the famous popular Latin pop band RBD
RBD
RBD was a two-time Latin-Grammy nominated Mexican pop group that gained popularity from Televisa's teen drama series Rebelde. RBD sold over 17 million digital downloads and over 20 million albums worldwide in four years since their formation, according to EMI...
from Mexico city.
Bethke has been living in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
since 2005 and is currently filming episodes for Los Victorinos.
Filmography
| 2011 | El octavo mandamiento | Iván Acosta |
| 2010 | La Diosa Coronada La Diosa Coronada La Diosa Coronada is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and RTI Colombia.This telenovela was sold to 6 countries around the world.... |
Genaro |
| 2009–10 | Los Victorinos Victorinos Victorinos is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. It debuted on June 23, 2009, replacing Sin Senos no hay Paraíso and concluded February 5, 2010... |
Victorino Gallardo |
| 2008 | Doña Barbara Doña Bárbara Doña Bárbara is a novel by Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos, first published in 1929. It was described in 1974 as "possibly the most widely known Latin American novel".... |
Antonio Sandoval |
| 2007 | Madre Luna Madre Luna Madre Luna is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and RTI Colombia. This limited-run series, also known as Grains of Love, debuted on July 2, 2007. Veteran telenovela writer Julio Jiménez developed the story as a vehicle for star Amparo... |
Demetrio Aguirre |
| 2006 | Tierra de Pasiones Tierra de Pasiones Tierra de Pasiones is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Telemundo which is owned by NBC Universal. Tierra de Pasiones was filmed on a set in Homestead, Florida, and aired weekdays from February 20, 2006 to October 24, 2006 at 8 pm ET... |
Roberto 'Beto' Contreras |
| 2002 | Clase 406 Clase 406 Clase 406 is a Mexican telenovela , which was produced by and broadcast by Televisa and aired in Canal De Las Estrellas in Mexico and Univision in the United States. The series aired from July 2, 2002 to October 2003 in Mexico. The series had four seasons and 344 one-hour episodes in total... |
Antonio 'Chacho' Mendoza |