Ari Telch
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Ari Telch is an award-winning Mexican
actor best known for his work in telenovelas and the stage.
) with Manolo Fábregas. His next play was Yankee in 1983 produced by Sabina Berman
, also of Jewish origin. In Barnum (1986), the play about one of the founders of the Barnum and Bailey circus he rode a monocycle of two meters high. In 1988 he obtained a role in Interés social, a play written by Luis Eduardo Reyes who obtained the National Theater Award for the story. A year later in Loco amor ("Fool for Love
" by Sam Shepard
) with Angélica Aragón
.
called Dos vidas ("Two lives") with Televisa
. For his role he received a Best new actor award by both TVyNovelas
and Eres magazines. In 1990 he made Flor y Canela on television and on stage Vamos a contar mentiras with Silvia Pinal
and Querida aquí espantan of Joaquin Bissner.
The following year he joined the cast of Muchachitas
, with a role that would give him fame and recognition earning a Best actor award by Eres magazine. Next year, he obtained the starring role in the stage version of La tarea in which he appeared fully nude with María Rojo
the co-star of the film version. In spite of public protests the show was sold out and toured the country and obtained the award for Best actor. The same year he participated in El Contrabajo of Patrick Süskind
adapted by Nathán Grinberg, who also wrote the music. For this play he obtained the award by the Asociación de Críticos Profesionales de Teatro (ACPT) and the Best actor award in the Festival Internacional de las Artes in Costa Rica
. He made 2,500 presentations with this play in Mexico, the United States
and Costa Rica. In 1993 he participated in the comedy Una pareja con ángel by Eduardo Palomo
with 200 sold out presentations in the theater Xola in Mexico City. In the same year he also appeared in film with the production Novia que te vea.
Next year, he returned to Televisa with Imperio de cristal
with María Rubio and the real-life couple Rebecca Jones and Alejandro Camacho. In 1995 he appeared in Cuatro Equis a play for which he wrote the original idea. The play made 800 presentations and gave him another Best actor award by the ACPT and El Heraldo de México
. In 1996 he participated in La antorcha encendida with Televisa.
In 1997 he started his production company Telch Producciones, and its members are: Ari Telch, actor/director, Verónica Telch, executive producer
, Nathan Grinberg, theatre director, José Manuel Bernal, public relations, Juan Christian Ortega, television producer, Norberto Garcia, technical manager, Luis Eduardo Reyes, consulting services, and Mauricio Pichardo, writer. Telch Producciones has, since then, produced several plays in Mexico. Telenovela producer Epigmenio Ibarra then invited him to star in TV Azteca
's Mirada de Mujer
(1997) with Angélica Aragón. A telenovela that would become a success in Mexico, Spain
, Brazil
, El Salvador
, Venezuela
, Puerto Rico
and the United States
. Because of this production, Telch and Aragón were featured on Time magazine and were awarded a recognition by the government of Puerto Rico.
In 1999 he hosted the show Chiquitos pero picosos on TV Azteca featuring, among other guests, Vicente Fox
the President of Mexico
. With his production company and in collaboration with Argos Comunicación he presented the sit-com Amor a las carreras. In 2001 he also presented the stand-up comedy El hermano incómodo co-starring with Leny Zundel. In 2003, his production company presented Contratiempo on stage in which he co-starred with Roxana Castellanos. He obtained for this play another Best actor award by the ACPT and Castellanos a Best new actress, and for Mauricio Pichardo Best script. Luis E. Reyes also received a nomination for Best director. The same year he returned to television with the sequel to Mirada de Mujer while touring the country with Contratiempo with more than 500 presentations. In 2005 he was part of the cast of the telenovela La otra mitad del sol and was touring with contratiempo.
Telch has a daughter with his former wife, actress Ninel Conde
, which name is Sofía (she was born the same day Ari was born). In 2001 he married Brazil
ian model Marcia Da Cruz with whom he also has a daughter (Paulina).
He was studying to be a Dentist along with his 2 best friends David Ornelas (father of Carolina & Saul Ornelas) & Carlos Oynik, but he left it to be an actor.
Before marrying Ninel Conde
, he dated Kate Del Castillo
Ari Telch is part of the cast of the telenovela Pasión Morena
and he returned to the theater to play El contrabajo of Patrick Süskind
directed by his brother Nathan Grinberg.
Telch celebrates his 25th anniversary as an actor.
Ari Telch currently works as a radio host in Puerto Rico
.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
actor best known for his work in telenovelas and the stage.
Early life and career
Ari Telch Benforado was born to a Jewish family and started acting career with the role of a Jewish boy in El violinista en el tejado (Fiddler on the RoofFiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem...
) with Manolo Fábregas. His next play was Yankee in 1983 produced by Sabina Berman
Sabina Berman
Sabina Berman is a many faceted writer. Playwright, storyteller, essayist, film and theater director. She is recognized as the most prolific, original, and daring playwright of her generation in the Spanish language...
, also of Jewish origin. In Barnum (1986), the play about one of the founders of the Barnum and Bailey circus he rode a monocycle of two meters high. In 1988 he obtained a role in Interés social, a play written by Luis Eduardo Reyes who obtained the National Theater Award for the story. A year later in Loco amor ("Fool for Love
Fool for Love (play)
Fool for Love is a play written by American playwright/actor Sam Shepard.-Plot:The "fools" in the play are battling lovers at a Mojave Desert motel. May is hiding out at said motel when an old childhood friend and old flame, Eddie. Eddie tries to convince May to come back home with him and live in...
" by Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard is an American playwright, actor, and television and film director. He is the author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child...
) with Angélica Aragón
Angélica Aragón
Angélica Aragón is a Mexican actress of telenovelas and such films as Dune, A Walk in the Clouds, Bella, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, Vivir un poco, Mirada de mujer, Novia que te vea, and the blockbuster film Sexo, pudor y lágrimas.-Early life:Aragón was born Angélica Espinoza Stransky in Mexico...
.
First telenovela with Televisa
In 1989 he participated in his first telenovelaTelenovela
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"...
called Dos vidas ("Two lives") with Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
. For his role he received a Best new actor award by both TVyNovelas
TVyNovelas
TVyNovelas is a Mexican magazine published by .Four international editions are also published: USA, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Chile and Colombia. It is considered the leader among showbusiness publications in Mexico, especially on the subject of telenovelas...
and Eres magazines. In 1990 he made Flor y Canela on television and on stage Vamos a contar mentiras with Silvia Pinal
Silvia Pinal
Silvia Pinal is a Mexican actress, who had roles in several of Luis Buñuel's movies such as El ángel exterminador and Viridiana...
and Querida aquí espantan of Joaquin Bissner.
The following year he joined the cast of Muchachitas
Muchachitas
Muchachitas is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced for Televisa by Emilio Larrosa, who also wrote the script during 1991 and 1992. The telenovela was also shown on Univisión in the early 1990s, and featured young up-and-coming actors who later became stars.-Full cast:* Cecilia Tijerina as Mónica...
, with a role that would give him fame and recognition earning a Best actor award by Eres magazine. Next year, he obtained the starring role in the stage version of La tarea in which he appeared fully nude with María Rojo
María Rojo
María de Lourdes Rojo e Incháustegui commonly known as María Rojo — — is a Mexican actress and politician. She is currently Senator of the Republic in the upper house of Mexican Congress....
the co-star of the film version. In spite of public protests the show was sold out and toured the country and obtained the award for Best actor. The same year he participated in El Contrabajo of Patrick Süskind
Patrick Süskind
Patrick Süskind is a German writer and screenwriter.- Life and work :The public knows little about Patrick Süskind. He has withdrawn from the literary scene in Germany and never grants interviews or allows photos. He was born in Ambach am Starnberger See, near Munich in Germany...
adapted by Nathán Grinberg, who also wrote the music. For this play he obtained the award by the Asociación de Críticos Profesionales de Teatro (ACPT) and the Best actor award in the Festival Internacional de las Artes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
. He made 2,500 presentations with this play in Mexico, the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Costa Rica. In 1993 he participated in the comedy Una pareja con ángel by Eduardo Palomo
Eduardo Palomo
Eduardo Estrada Palomo was a Mexican actor. Palomo became famous across Mexico and Latin America after his 1993 characterization of Juan del Diablo in Corazón salvaje.-Career:...
with 200 sold out presentations in the theater Xola in Mexico City. In the same year he also appeared in film with the production Novia que te vea.
Next year, he returned to Televisa with Imperio de cristal
Imperio de Cristal
Imperio de Cristal is a Mexican telenovela that aired on Televisa in 1994. Some fans find it similar to Cuna de lobos, from the plot to the main cast.-Plot:...
with María Rubio and the real-life couple Rebecca Jones and Alejandro Camacho. In 1995 he appeared in Cuatro Equis a play for which he wrote the original idea. The play made 800 presentations and gave him another Best actor award by the ACPT and El Heraldo de México
El Heraldo de México
El Heraldo de México Awards were given annually by the newspaper "El Heraldo de México" to honour the best professionals in advertising, television, radio, theatre, film, music and sports. The ceremony was televised by Televisa.- History :...
. In 1996 he participated in La antorcha encendida with Televisa.
In 1997 he started his production company Telch Producciones, and its members are: Ari Telch, actor/director, Verónica Telch, executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
, Nathan Grinberg, theatre director, José Manuel Bernal, public relations, Juan Christian Ortega, television producer, Norberto Garcia, technical manager, Luis Eduardo Reyes, consulting services, and Mauricio Pichardo, writer. Telch Producciones has, since then, produced several plays in Mexico. Telenovela producer Epigmenio Ibarra then invited him to star in TV Azteca
TV Azteca
Azteca, is the second largest Mexican television entertainment. It was established in 1983 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión , a holding of the national TV networks channel 13 and 7 and was privatized under its current name in 1993 and now is part of Grupo Salinas...
's Mirada de Mujer
Mirada de mujer
Mirada de mujer is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on TV Azteca in 1997, based in the Colombian telenovela of 1994 " Señora Isabel". It is considered one of the best Telenovelas in the history of the television industry in Mexico...
(1997) with Angélica Aragón. A telenovela that would become a success in Mexico, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
, Venezuela
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...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Because of this production, Telch and Aragón were featured on Time magazine and were awarded a recognition by the government of Puerto Rico.
In 1999 he hosted the show Chiquitos pero picosos on TV Azteca featuring, among other guests, Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican former politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected...
the President of Mexico
President of Mexico
The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
. With his production company and in collaboration with Argos Comunicación he presented the sit-com Amor a las carreras. In 2001 he also presented the stand-up comedy El hermano incómodo co-starring with Leny Zundel. In 2003, his production company presented Contratiempo on stage in which he co-starred with Roxana Castellanos. He obtained for this play another Best actor award by the ACPT and Castellanos a Best new actress, and for Mauricio Pichardo Best script. Luis E. Reyes also received a nomination for Best director. The same year he returned to television with the sequel to Mirada de Mujer while touring the country with Contratiempo with more than 500 presentations. In 2005 he was part of the cast of the telenovela La otra mitad del sol and was touring with contratiempo.
Telch has a daughter with his former wife, actress Ninel Conde
Ninel Conde
Ninel Herrera Conde is a Mexican actress, model, and Latin Grammy Award nominated recording artist, best known for her performances in Rebelde and Fuego En La Sangre.-Career:...
, which name is Sofía (she was born the same day Ari was born). In 2001 he married Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian model Marcia Da Cruz with whom he also has a daughter (Paulina).
He was studying to be a Dentist along with his 2 best friends David Ornelas (father of Carolina & Saul Ornelas) & Carlos Oynik, but he left it to be an actor.
Before marrying Ninel Conde
Ninel Conde
Ninel Herrera Conde is a Mexican actress, model, and Latin Grammy Award nominated recording artist, best known for her performances in Rebelde and Fuego En La Sangre.-Career:...
, he dated Kate Del Castillo
Kate del Castillo
Kate del Castillo is a leading Mexican film, theater, and television actress.- Early life :Kate Del Castillo is the daughter of Kate Trillo and Eric del Castillo, a legend of the Mexican cinema's golden era and a former soap opera actor himself...
Ari Telch is part of the cast of the telenovela Pasión Morena
Pasión Morena
Pasion morena is a Mexican telenovela by TV Azteca. It premiered on 2009. The protagonists are Victor González and Paola Nuñez. Grand actors include Anette Michel Fernando Ciangherotti, Ari Telch and Evangelina Elizondo...
and he returned to the theater to play El contrabajo of Patrick Süskind
Patrick Süskind
Patrick Süskind is a German writer and screenwriter.- Life and work :The public knows little about Patrick Süskind. He has withdrawn from the literary scene in Germany and never grants interviews or allows photos. He was born in Ambach am Starnberger See, near Munich in Germany...
directed by his brother Nathan Grinberg.
Telch celebrates his 25th anniversary as an actor.
Ari Telch currently works as a radio host in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
.
Stage
- El contrabajo ("The double bass", 2009–2010)
- Ella en mi cabeza (2006)
- Contratiempo (2003)
- Cuatro Equis (1995)
- Una pareja con ángel (1993)
- El contrabajo (1992)
- La tarea (1992)
- Querida aquí espantan (1990)
- Vamos a contar mentiras (1990)
- Loco amor ("Fool for LoveFool for Love (play)Fool for Love is a play written by American playwright/actor Sam Shepard.-Plot:The "fools" in the play are battling lovers at a Mojave Desert motel. May is hiding out at said motel when an old childhood friend and old flame, Eddie. Eddie tries to convince May to come back home with him and live in...
", 1989) - Interés social (1988)
- Barnum (1987)
- Yankee (1983)
- El violinista en el tejado ("Fiddler in the Roof", 1976)
Films
- Demasiado amor (2002) as Carlos
- El método (1999) as Rabbit-Man
- Moon Spell (short, 1987)
TV shows
- Amor a las carreras as Ricardo (1999)
- Chiquitos pero picosos (1999) as Host (1999)
- Hora Marcada (1986)
- Cachún cachún ra ra!Cachún cachún ra ra!Cachún cachún ra ra! was a Mexican comedy series that was produced from 1981 to 1987 for Televisa. Cachún cachún ra ra! was a teen comedy show whose setting was in highschool...
(1981) as David (1985–1987)
Telenovelas
- Bajo el almaBajo el AlmaBajo el Alma is a Mexican telenovela produced by Azteca. It stars Matias Novoa & Barbara de Regil as the protagonists.-Cast:Matías NovoaBárbara del RegilAri TelchJuan Manuel BernalRoberto SosaAlma DelfinaClaudia LoboSergio BonillaLia Ferré...
(2011) - Pasión MorenaPasión MorenaPasion morena is a Mexican telenovela by TV Azteca. It premiered on 2009. The protagonists are Victor González and Paola Nuñez. Grand actors include Anette Michel Fernando Ciangherotti, Ari Telch and Evangelina Elizondo...
(2009) as Llamita - Mientras Haya VidaMientras Haya Vida-Story:The story revolves around culture shock between two disparate worlds: That of the rich and the powerful versus that of the ordinary, everyday folk . And in the middle of both worlds, the one thing that most people in both worlds desire, true love...
(2007) as Ignacio - La Otra mitad del sol (2005) as Patricio Camacho
- Mirada de mujer: El regreso (2003) as Alejandro Salas
- El amor de mi vidaEl Amor De Mi VidaEl Amor De Mi Vida is a 2006 album by Ronnie Drew and Eleanor Shanley, featuring traditional songs as well as compositions by Warren Zevon , Nick Cave, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Paul Brady.-Track list:#El Amor De Mi Vida...
(1998) as Jorge - La antorcha encendida (1997) as Luis de Foncerrada
- Mirada de mujerMirada de mujerMirada de mujer is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on TV Azteca in 1997, based in the Colombian telenovela of 1994 " Señora Isabel". It is considered one of the best Telenovelas in the history of the television industry in Mexico...
(1997) as Alejandro Salas - Imperio de CristalImperio de CristalImperio de Cristal is a Mexican telenovela that aired on Televisa in 1994. Some fans find it similar to Cuna de lobos, from the plot to the main cast.-Plot:...
(1995) - Novia que te vea (1994) as Jacobo
- Encuentro inesperado (1993)
- María MercedesMaría Mercedes (telenovela)María Mercedes was a Mexican telenovela directed by Beatriz Sheridan and starring Thalía and Arturo Peniche.-Plot:Maria Mercedes is a poor girl who is abandoned with her brothers and sister by her ambitious mother...
(1992) as Carlos Urbina - MuchachitasMuchachitasMuchachitas is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced for Televisa by Emilio Larrosa, who also wrote the script during 1991 and 1992. The telenovela was also shown on Univisión in the early 1990s, and featured young up-and-coming actors who later became stars.-Full cast:* Cecilia Tijerina as Mónica...
(1991) as Joaquín - La fuerza del amor (1990)
- Flor y canela (1989) as Tomas
- Dos vidas (1988)
- Rosa salvajeRosa salvajeRosa salvaje is a Mexican telenovela that was broadcast in 1987. It starred the popular Mexican actress Verónica Castro, who played the main character, "Rosa", co-starring with Guillermo Capetillo as her love interest and Laura Zapata as the villain of the story.This telenovela was a huge success...
(1987) as Jorge - Cicatrices del alma (1986) as Samuel
External links
of Telch Producciones by Rocío Heredia- Ari Telch the Telenovela database on Azteca AméricaAzteca AméricaAzteca América is a broadcast television network marketed toward Spanish-speaking families residing in the United States. As a rapidly-growing Spanish language network, Azteca América now reaches 89% of the Hispanic households in the U.S., operating in sixty-two markets nationwide. Wholly owned by...