Flavio Caballero
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Flavio Caballero is a well known Colombia
n actor
. He is a native of Cartagena
.
, and he was an above average student, becoming able to attend college, where he pursued a career as a psychologist.
Eventually, he began losing interest in that career, focusing instead on becoming an actor. Caballero began to study acting at the Instituto de Arte Dramatico Juana Sujo.
Caballero established himself in Caracas, Venezuela, where he kept studying acting, at the Instituto Nacional de Teatro de Caracas. He also studied acting in the United States
and Brazil
.
In 1971, Caballero made his film debut, acting in an Italian
-Spaniard
-French
production, "Il Corsaro Nero" ("Black Pirate"). Caballero proceeded to act in more than seven theatre plays, and, in 1979, he appeared on Venezuelan screens for the first time, in a film named "El Rebaño de los Angeles" ("Angel's Herd"). In 1982, Flavio Caballero made his telenovela
debut, acting in "La Señorita Perdomo" ("Ms. Perdomo"). That soap opera
was the first of seventeen soap operas that Caballero would participate in, including 1983's "Leonela
", 1987's "La Intrusa
" ("The Intruder") and "Mi Amada Beatriz" ("My Beloved Beatriz"), 1988's "Aventurera" ("Adventurer"), and 2002's "Mi Gorda Bella
" ("My Beautiful Fat Girl").
Perhaps Caballero's most important career year was 1989, when he reached international fame starring in "Amanda Sabater
" alongside Maricarmen Regueiro
. Caballero played "Ivan Moros" in the soap opera. "Amanda Sabater" was an heiress whose father was "Diego Sabater". However, and unknown to the two main characters in the soap opera, "Diego Sabater" was really "Ivan"'s father and not "Amanda"'s. This soap opera reached high ratings in many countries, including Mexico
, Puerto Rico
and (among Hispanic
s) in the United States
.
Caballero is currently under contract with Radio Caracas Television.
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...
n actor
Acting
Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....
. He is a native of Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena de Indias , is a large Caribbean beach resort city on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region and capital of Bolívar Department...
.
Biography
Flavio Caballero grew up with two childhood dreams: he wanted to become both a psychologist and an actor. When he was in high school, he became more interested in psychologyPsychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
, and he was an above average student, becoming able to attend college, where he pursued a career as a psychologist.
Eventually, he began losing interest in that career, focusing instead on becoming an actor. Caballero began to study acting at the Instituto de Arte Dramatico Juana Sujo.
Caballero established himself in Caracas, Venezuela, where he kept studying acting, at the Instituto Nacional de Teatro de Caracas. He also studied acting in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and 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...
.
In 1971, Caballero made his film debut, acting in an Italian
Italy
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-Spaniard
Spain
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-French
France
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production, "Il Corsaro Nero" ("Black Pirate"). Caballero proceeded to act in more than seven theatre plays, and, in 1979, he appeared on Venezuelan screens for the first time, in a film named "El Rebaño de los Angeles" ("Angel's Herd"). In 1982, Flavio Caballero made his 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"...
debut, acting in "La Señorita Perdomo" ("Ms. Perdomo"). That soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
was the first of seventeen soap operas that Caballero would participate in, including 1983's "Leonela
Leonela
Leonela was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and broadcast on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by Delia Fiallo and directed by Rolando Loewenstein. This telenovela lasted 133 episodes and was distributed internationally by Coral International...
", 1987's "La Intrusa
La Intrusa
La Intrusa may refer to:*La Intrusa - 1939.*La Intrusa - 1987.*La Intrusa - 2001....
" ("The Intruder") and "Mi Amada Beatriz" ("My Beloved Beatriz"), 1988's "Aventurera" ("Adventurer"), and 2002's "Mi Gorda Bella
Mi Gorda Bella
Mi Gorda Bella was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. This telenovela lasted 178 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International.-Characters:...
" ("My Beautiful Fat Girl").
Perhaps Caballero's most important career year was 1989, when he reached international fame starring in "Amanda Sabater
Amanda Sabater
Amanda Sabater was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by Ibsen Martínez and Salvador Garmendia. Maria Auxiliadora Barrios and Raul Licausi were its producers and Gabriel Walfenzao was its director...
" alongside Maricarmen Regueiro
Maricarmen Regueiro
Maricarmen Regueiro also known as Maria del Carmen Regueiro, is a Venezuelan actress.Regueiro began acting in Spanish language soap operas in 1986 when she participated in Cristal and the miniseries Mansion de Luxe alongside another famous Venezuelan actor, Carlos Mata...
. Caballero played "Ivan Moros" in the soap opera. "Amanda Sabater" was an heiress whose father was "Diego Sabater". However, and unknown to the two main characters in the soap opera, "Diego Sabater" was really "Ivan"'s father and not "Amanda"'s. This soap opera reached high ratings in many countries, including Mexico
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...
, 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 (among Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
s) in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Caballero is currently under contract with Radio Caracas Television.
Filmography
- 1988: SeñoraSeñoraSeñora was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and broadcast on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by José Ignacio Cabrujas, Ibsen Martínez , Cristina Policastro , and Eliseo Morales and directed by Luis Alberto Lamata and Aura Guevara...
as Anselmo - 1991: El DesprecioEl DesprecioEl Desprecio was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by Miriam Foti, Manuel González, Julio César Marmol, Reinaldo Rodríguez, and Morella Vega and directed by Luis Manzo. This telenovela lasted 152 episodes. It was...
as Raúl Velandró - 2001: La niña de mis ojos as Cristobal
- 2002: Mi gorda bellaMi Gorda BellaMi Gorda Bella was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. This telenovela lasted 178 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International.-Characters:...
as Juan Angel - 2004: Estrambotica AnastasiaEstrambotica AnastasiaEstrambotica Anastasia is a Venezuelan telenovela, produced by Coral International for Radio Caracas Television in 2004. It was written by Martin Hahn, who is known for telenovelas like "La mujer de Judas" y Amor a Palos". It lasted for 146 episodes, and was broadcast Monday to Friday on Radio...
as Aquiles - 2006: La Viuda de BlancoLa Viuda de BlancoLa Viuda de Blanco is a 1996 Colombian telenovela hit which starred Osvaldo Ríos, María Helena Doehring, Jorge Enrique Abello, and Yolandita Monge. Its remake, titled the same, premiered on July 24, 2006 on Telemundo. Both versions were produced by Telemundo Studios Miami...
as Justino Brinión - 2008: El Rostro de AnaliaEl Rostro de AnalíaEl Rostro de Analía is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the American-based television network Telemundo. It stars Elizabeth Gutiérrez, Martin Karpan, Maritza Rodríguez and the special appearance of Gaby Espino...
as Nelson Lares - 2008: Valeria (telenovela)Valeria (telenovela)Valeria is a Miami, Florida-based Spanish language telenovela produced by Venevisión Productions. Began airing on Univision on March 10, 2009 at the 2pm/1c timeslot. It has 174 episodes and completed filming in September 2008, it was first released in June 2008 in Ecuador and finished in February...
as Alfredo - 2011: El Joe La Leyenda as Anibal Ramon
External links
- http://www.telemundo.com Telemundo Website
- http://www.telemundoeventos.com/elrostrodeanalia/ Official "El Rostro de Analía" Website
- vencor.co page
- rctv.net page, in Spanish