Ezequiel Castano
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Biography
Castaño grew interested in acting. He also became a fan of soccer as a child.Castaño's debut as an actor came in 1995, when he played Maria Jimena Piccolo
María Jimena Piccolo
María Jimena Piccolo is a well known telenovela and television show actress. She is perhaps better known for her characterization of "Jimena" on Telefe's "Chiquititas", a children and teenager oriented soap opera....
's brother, "Christian", also known as "Mosca" in the Telefe
Telefe
Televisión Federal S.A., best known as Telefe and later as TLF, is an Argentine television network. Formerly known as Canal Once , a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when and News Corporation took over the channel...
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"...
, "Chiquititas
Chiquititas
Chiquititas was a successful children's musical telenovela from Argentina. Created and produced by Cris Morena and her daughter Romina Yan, it aired on Telefé from 1995 until 2001 .There were two spin-offs: Rincón de Luz, aired in 2003 on Canal 9 and a 2006 season which aired in...
", produced by Cris Morena
Cris Morena
María Cristina De Giacomi is an Argentine awarded television producer, actress, television presenter, composer, musician, songwriter, writer, former fashion model and CEO of Cris Morena Group...
. Castaño sang "El Beso" ("The Kiss"), a ballad, on Chiquititas' soundtrack. "Mosca" was a strong, healthy teenage boy who was suddenly diagnosed with muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy is a group of muscle diseases that weaken the musculoskeletal system and hamper locomotion. Muscular dystrophies are characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue.In the 1860s, descriptions of boys who...
. He went to Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
to receive treatment and then returned to the orphanage where he and his sister "Jimena" lived at.
After "Chiquititas", Castaño acted in 1998's "Verano del '98
Verano del '98
Verano del '98 is an Argentine telenovela, produced by Cris Morena. It was broadcast on Telefe television in the period January 12, 1998-November 17, 2000. The telenovela had three seasons, and changed its cast many times...
", where he once again acted alongside fellow "Chiquititas" stars Agustina Cherri
Agustina Cherri
Agustina Cherri is an Argentine actress, dancer and model. She is perhaps best known for her participation as Milagros in Chiquititas , a popular children's telenovela that also has had other stars Grecia Colmenares, Andrea Del Boca, Paul Lisazo and Jorge Martínez participate, among...
, Celeste Cid
Celeste Cid
María Celeste Cid is an Argentine actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in television series Chiquititas, Verano del '98 and Resistiré.- Filmography :- Discography :* 1997 — Chiquititas Vol. 3...
, Catalina Artusi
Catalina Artusi
Catalina Artusi is an Argentine actress who is perhaps best known for her participation in the Telefé telenovela Chiquititas.-Career information:...
, Diego Mesaglio
Diego Mesaglio
Diego Mesaglio is a well known actor, musician and teen idol. His fame is somewhat relegated to Argentina; but he is also known in other areas of Latin America and in parts of Asia.-Acting career:...
and Guido Kaczka
Guido Kaczka
Guido Kaczka , is an Argentine television show host, actor and producer. His wife was the actress Florencia Bertotti until their separation in 2010. They have been together since 1999. Their first child was born on July 10, 2008....
, among others. In "Verano del '98
Verano del '98
Verano del '98 is an Argentine telenovela, produced by Cris Morena. It was broadcast on Telefe television in the period January 12, 1998-November 17, 2000. The telenovela had three seasons, and changed its cast many times...
", Castaño played "Lucio Herrera".
Ezequiel Castaño then took four years off before returning to acting on the screen. When he returned, he participated in 2002's "Franco Buenaventura, el Profe" "(Professor Buenaventura)".
In 2010 Castaño is playing the role of Lalo Roldán, a football player, in the Argentine telenovela Botineras
Botineras
Botineras is an Argentine telenovela produced by Endemol and Underground. Airing on Telefe, it was premiered on November 24, 2009, and was broadcast until August 25, 2010. It works around football players, their mediatic romances and police investigations...
produced by Edemol and Underground, broadcasted by Telefe
Telefe
Televisión Federal S.A., best known as Telefe and later as TLF, is an Argentine television network. Formerly known as Canal Once , a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when and News Corporation took over the channel...
. His character is having a same-sex relationship with his teammate Manuel (El Flaco) Riveiro.