Manuel Landeta
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Manuel Landeta is a Mexican
singer and actor of telenovelas. His sons Imanol
and Jordi Landeta are also actors and singers.
Manuel Landeta started his acting career at the age of 26 in the telenovela La pasión de Isabela ("Isabela's passion"). The following year he was part of the cast in Juana Iris
another telenovela on Televisa
. In 1986 he obtained his first starring role in Martín Garatuza
, as the character of the same name in a story that takes place in Colonial Mexico. He also participated in the plays José el soñador (1998) and Loco por tí (2000). In 2001 he recorded an album titled Mírame and in 2004 he made his first two films.
, he participated in Bailando por México (the Mexican version of Dancing with the Stars
). He is part of the cast of the erotic show Sólo para mujeres
and of the play Anita la huerfanita (the Mexican version of Annie
) with Ana Layevska
. He also dances and takes off his clothes on the show called Solo Para Mujeres. He is a Mexican sex symbol.
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...
singer and actor of telenovelas. His sons Imanol
Imanol
The name Imanol is the Basque language equivalent of Immanuel. It is the first name of several notable people:*Imanol Agirretxe , Spanish footballer*Imanol Arias , Spanish actor*Imanol Erviti , Spanish road cyclist...
and Jordi Landeta are also actors and singers.
Manuel Landeta started his acting career at the age of 26 in the telenovela La pasión de Isabela ("Isabela's passion"). The following year he was part of the cast in Juana Iris
Juana Iris
Juana Iris is a Mexican telenovela from 1985, starring Victoria Ruffo and Valentín Trujillo.- Cast :* Victoria Ruffo - Juana Iris* Valentín Trujillo - Bernardo* Raymundo Capetillo - Rafael* Pedro Fernández - Juan Bernardo* Adela Noriega - Romina...
another telenovela on 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...
. In 1986 he obtained his first starring role in Martín Garatuza
Martín Garatuza
Martín Garatuza was a famous trickster whose frauds and escapes became legendary in colonial New Spain and whose name has passed into Spanish language, folklore and literature....
, as the character of the same name in a story that takes place in Colonial Mexico. He also participated in the plays José el soñador (1998) and Loco por tí (2000). In 2001 he recorded an album titled Mírame and in 2004 he made his first two films.
, he participated in Bailando por México (the Mexican version of Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
). He is part of the cast of the erotic show Sólo para mujeres
Sólo para Mujeres
Sólo Para Mujeres is a Mexican theatre play. It has been running for about a decade. This show was inspired by the 1997 British film Full Monty....
and of the play Anita la huerfanita (the Mexican version of Annie
Annie (musical)
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
) with Ana Layevska
Ana Layevska
Anna Laevski Rastsvetaeva , better known as Ana Layevska, is a Russian-Mexican actress.-Early life:Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Ana is the only child of Russian parents, Sergei Laevski and Inna Rastsvetaeva. Ana and her family moved to Mexico when she was nine years old...
. He also dances and takes off his clothes on the show called Solo Para Mujeres. He is a Mexican sex symbol.
Plays
- Anita la huerfanita (AnnieAnnie (film)Annie is a 1982 American musical film directed by John Huston and choreographed by Arlene Phillips. The film is an adaption of the 1977 stage musical of the same name, which in turn was based on the 1924 Little Orphan Annie comic strip by Harold Gray. The movie features music by Charles Strouse,...
, 2005) as Oliver Warbucks - Sólo para mujeresSólo para MujeresSólo Para Mujeres is a Mexican theatre play. It has been running for about a decade. This show was inspired by the 1997 British film Full Monty....
(2005) - Mi bella dama (My Fair LadyMy Fair LadyMy Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe...
, 2003) as Henry HigginsHenry HigginsHenry Higgins may refer to:*The fictional character: see Pygmalion or My Fair Lady*The Australian politician and judge H. B. Higgins* Henry Higgins -See also:*Harry Higgins, English cricketer*Henry Huggins, fictional character... - A Chorus LineA Chorus LineA Chorus Line is a 1975 musical about Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line. The book was authored by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, lyrics were written by Edward Kleban, and music was composed by Marvin Hamlisch....
- ElectraElectraIn Greek mythology, Electra was an Argive princess and daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra. She and her brother Orestes plotted revenge against their mother Clytemnestra and stepfather Aegisthus for the murder of their father Agamemnon...
- Lisistrita
- Corona de sombras
- CatsCats (musical)Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot...
as MunkustrapMunkustrapMunkustrap is a Jellicle cat, named in T. S. Eliot's poem "The Naming of Cats". He is a principal character in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats.-The musical:... - Al querido amigo Luis Felipe
- Lorca que te quiera Lorca
- José el Soñador (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly...
) as Levi - La Tienda de los Horrores ("Little Shop of Horrors")
Telenovelas
- Teresa (2010-2011) as Ruben Cáceres Muro - villain, (arrested and goes to prison)
- Mar de AmorMar de amor__FORCETOC__Mar de Amor is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Nathalie Lartilleux and stars Zuria Vega and Mario Cimarro and antagonistic Ninel Conde, Marcelo Córdoba and Manuel Landeta....
(2009–2010) as Leon Parra Ibanez - main antagonist/ main villain, (mortally wounded by a lion) - Verano de amorVerano de AmorVerano de amor is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. It is a remake of a famous Argentine telenovela, Verano del 98, adapted for the Mexican audience. The soap opera premiered on February 9, 2009, replacing the completed series Juro que te amo...
(2009) as Marcos Casar - main antagonist/ main villan, (ends up in prison) - Fuego En La SangreFuego En La Sangre-DVD release:*Fuego En La Sangre was released in a 4 disc DVD set in Mexico in mid-2009. It contains all 200 episodes in abridged version. A 2 disc US version was released on September 1, 2009.-Awards:...
(2008) as Anselmo Cruz - main antagonist/ main villain, Rosario's Ex-Husband (killed by Fernando) - Mujer, Casos de la Vida RealMujer, casos de la vida realMujer, casos de la vida real is a television show produced by Hispanic television Televisa for Canal de las Estrellas. The show first aired after the Mexican earthquake of 1985 as a method to assist victims of the natural disaster...
- Barrera de amorBarrera de amorBarrera de amor was a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on Televisa in 2005.-Plot:Maria Teresa Galvan or Maite, is a beautiful young woman who is engaged to Luis Antonio Barrera de amor was a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on Televisa in...
(2006) as Víctor García Betancourt - co-protagonist - Piel de otonoPiel de otoñoPiel de otoño is a Mexican telenovela that was produced by Televisa and broadcast on El Canal de las Estrellas in Mexico from 9 May 2005 through 23 September 2005...
(2005) as Victor Gutierrez - main antagonist. main villain (ends up in prison) - RubíRubíRubí is a Mexican telenovela that aired on Televisa in 2004. The plot is based on a short story by Yolanda Vargas Dulché, published as a serial on the 1960's Mexican comic book Lágrimas, Risas y Amor...
(2004) as Lucío Montemayor - main antagonist/ main villain, (killed by Bermundez) - Amy, la niña de la mochila azul (2004) as Triton
- De pocas pocas pulgas (2003)
- Velo de noviaVelo de noviaVelo de Novia was a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan Osorio Ortiz to Televisa in 2003. It starred Susana González and Eduardo Santamarina with the principal antagonist portrayed by Cynthia Klitbo and also starred as a primary actor Hector Suarez.-Plot:Andrea is a beautiful young woman eager to...
(2003) as Roman - Bajo la misma pielBajo la misma pielBajo la misma piel, or Under the same skin, was a Mexican television series produced by Televisa starting in 2003. It is an original telenovela from Martha Carrillo and Cristina García...
(2003) as Ramiro - Clase 406Clase 406Clase 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...
(2002) as Gonzalo - El niño que vino del mar (1999) as Carlos Criail
- Vivo por ElenaVivo Por ElenaVivo Por Elena is a Mexican telenovela starring Victoria Ruffo and Saul Lisazo with the antagonic roles of Ana Patricia Rojo and Sebastian Ligarde. The telenovela aired on Univision in 1998. The theme song for the telenovela was Vivo Por Ella, sung by Andrea Bocelli with a duet by Marta Sanchez...
(1998) as Hugo - Morir dos veces (1996) as Cristóbal Ruiz
- Sentimientos AjenosSentimientos AjenosSentimientos Ajenos was a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa in 1996 which starred Carlos Ponce and Yolanda Andrade. Although the plot was twisted and sometimes absurd, it successfully took rating away from the time's toughest competitor in terms of telenovela ratings, TV Azteca...
(1996) as Miguel Ángel - Clarisa (1993) as Dr. Roberto / Rolando
- Ángeles sin paraíso (1992) as Abelardo
- El abuelo y yo (1992) as Jorge
- El cristal empañado (1989) as Claudio
- Martín GaratuzaMartín GaratuzaMartín Garatuza was a famous trickster whose frauds and escapes became legendary in colonial New Spain and whose name has passed into Spanish language, folklore and literature....
(1986) as Martín Garatuza - Juana IrisJuana IrisJuana Iris is a Mexican telenovela from 1985, starring Victoria Ruffo and Valentín Trujillo.- Cast :* Victoria Ruffo - Juana Iris* Valentín Trujillo - Bernardo* Raymundo Capetillo - Rafael* Pedro Fernández - Juan Bernardo* Adela Noriega - Romina...
(1985) as Jaime - La pasión de Isabela (1984)
External links
- Manuel Landeta. Official website
- tentaxiones of Manuel Landeta. Official show's website
- Manuel Landeta at the telenovela database