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Cristián de la Fuente Sabarots (born March 10, 1974) is a Chilean actor, currently acting in multiple TV series and films in the United States. In May 2008 he participated in the ABC show Dancing with the Stars Season 6, where he finished in third place.[1] De la Fuente is also an officer and a pilot in the Chilean Air Force Reserves, Acrobatic Squadron.
[edit] Early lifeDe la Fuente was born in Santiago, Chile, South America as the only child of chemist Hugo de la Fuente (died 1996) and Adriana Sabarots, a homemaker. He served in the Chilean Air Force reserve prior to attending the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where he pursued a degree in civil engineering. While still a sophomore, de la Fuente was discovered by a talent scout and encouraged to enter the country’s Super Teen contest, which he won. This was soon followed by roles in several soap operas, including Eclipse de Luna (Canal 13, 1997), as well as a stint as host of Chile’s top-rated variety series, Venga Conmigo (Canal 13, 1995-2002). [edit] Career[edit] 1998-2003De la Fuente was spotted by a talent scout during his sophomore year as a civil engineering major at Santiago's Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and won a contest as Chile's next Super Teen. Beginning with small network roles in prime time, he quickly went on to star in four prime time dramas including Eclipse de Luna and the highly acclaimed televised theatrical production of La Tía de Carlos. He starred in Chile's number-one rated variety program Venga Conmigo (Come With Me), the comedy Mi Tío y Yo (My Uncle and Me) and the MTV-style music and dance program Generación 2000 (Generation 2000). In 1998, de la Fuente was contracted by Sony and Telemundo for a drama series remake of Starsky and Hutch called Reyes y Rey. The weekly hour format did not catch on with Hispanic viewers and it was soon cancelled. He was a guest star on Pensacola: Wings of Gold. He has also appeared regularly on CSI: Miami and Family Law. He has starred opposite Sylvester Stallone in Driven, in John Carpenter's Vampires: Los Muertos with Jon Bon Jovi, as well as the independent thriller Minimal Knowledge. De la Fuente's hosting credits include MGM's Road to the Academy Awards for Latin America and the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade. He has also presented at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, The World Music Awards, and the Alma Awards. De la Fuente also turned up in John McTiernan’s military thriller Basic opposite John Travolta, and enjoyed several appearances on CSI: Miami as lab tech Sam Belmontes between 2003 and 2004.[2] [edit] 2004-2007In 2004, De la Fuente hosted alongside Kate del Castillo the first annual Premios Juventud on the Univision television network. In 2005, he starred in the Venevisión's Miami-made telenovela Soñar No Cuesta Nada, starring alongside Mexican actresses Karyme Lozano and Laura Zapata. It was a huge hit in the daytime slot on Univisión. It ran about 191 episodes and 9 months on air. Also on Univisión there were talks for him to host a night time talk show, but no more word of that has been mentioned. He also had a recurring role as Aaron in the CBS sitcom The Class. In 2005, Cristián was seen in supporting roles in the indie romantic drama Sueno with John Leguizamo and the Latin-themed comedy Once Upon a Wedding. He was a popular host for Spanish-language specials and series during this period, including the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards, the music variety show 2006 Premios Juventud and the Chilean reality series Golpe Bajo, for which he also served as executive producer and writer. In 2005, he starred in the popular Venezuelan daytime soap opera Soñar no Cuesta Nada, which filmed in Miami, Florida. The busy actor also found time to guest-star in three episodes of UPN’s One on One, appear in a recurring role on the short-lived CBS comedy The Class in 2006, and an episode of the wildly popular ABC show Ugly Betty. Amidst all the acting gigs, he continued to maintain his status with the Chilean Air Force, for which he occasionally performed as part of the aerial acrobatic troupe, Halcones. In the fall 2007, he participed in the mini serie directed by Jennifer Lopez Como Ama Una Mujer with the actress Leonor Varela.[3] [edit] 2008-presentSee also: Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 6) De la Fuente appeared as a contestant on the sixth season of ABC's Dancing With the Stars. He suffered a ruptured tendon in his left arm biceps on the 28 April 2008 episode of Dancing with the Stars. The following week, performing with his injured arm, he and dance partner Cheryl Burke led the field. He was eliminated on May 20, 2008 in 3rd place. He also guest starred in the Mexican soap opera Fuego En La Sangre as Demian Ferrer. He is currently in the Mexican soap opera remake of Corazon Salvaje as Renato. [edit] Dancing with the Stars Performances
He currently plays Raphael "Raph" Ramírez, a minor league baseball player and semi-boyfriend of Mary Shannon (Mary McCormack) on In Plain Sight, airing Sundays at 10/9c on USA.[4] He returned to Chile to film the season 2 of his TV show Golpe Bajo, similar to MTV's series Punk'd. He will be hosting the Latin Grammy Awards of 2008 on November 13, 2008 in Houston, Texas. He appears as Guest Star, in the episode "3XS" of the TV Series Brothers & Sisters, will be premiere on April 19, 2009. [edit] Filmography and TV works
[edit] Personal lifeOn January 5th 2002, De la Fuente married Chilean model, TV presenter and actress Angélica Castro. They have a daughter, Laura De La Fuente Castro. [edit] References[edit] External links | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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