- Facundo Arana
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name = Facundo Arana
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birthdate = birth date and age|1972|3|31
location =Buenos Aires ,Argentina
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birthname = Jorge Facundo Arana
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occupation = Actor
notable role =Jorge Facundo Arana Tagle von Bernard (born
March 31 1972 inBuenos Aires ), is a well known Argentine actor. He has participated in more than twentytelenovelas .He's considered Argentina's most popular actor, starring in hits like
Muñeca Brava in 1999 andSos mi vida in 2006. His debut to the big public was children soapChiquititas in '98.Biography
Facundo Arana was first taken to an acting class by a friend at the age of fifteen. Soon after, Arana was diagnosed with
cancer . Facundo Arana spent most of 1989 fighting that disease, he would then be on a medical alert until 1994, when he was finally declared to be free ofHodgkin's disease .Arana had begun performing small characters in Argentine telenovelas since 1992. At the time, however, his life evolved more around the cancer that he had previously had, and that could have reappeared.
Unknown to many of his fans, Arana is also a
music ian, having studiedsaxophone . While he struggled to get important acting jobs atTelefe , he met a street musician and the two became friends, with Arana performing on the Buenos Aires streets for many months. In 1995, Arana finally got a break in his acting career, getting a small character in the national hit "Perla Negra " ("Black Pearl"), where he got the chance to act withAndrea Del Boca . In 1996, he acted in another telenovela, named "Sueltos " ("Loose").His participation in "
Montaña Rusa, Otra Vuelta " ("Lets go for Another Round on the Rollercoaster") ateenage r-oriented telenovela, paved the way for Arana to be chosen as "Alejo" in "Chiquititas " ("Tiny Angels"). At the same time, he worked with the also well known Argentine actorGastón Pauls in a play named "El Rafa".During 2000, Arana and
Malena Solda played a romantic couple in another television series, "Buenos Vecinos " ("Good Neighbors"). He had participated alongsideGianella Neyra in a show named "Yago, Pasión Morena " ("Yago, Dark Passion"), just prior to acting with Solda in "Buenos Vecinos".During 2001, Arana filmed his first movie. "
La Fuga " ("The Escape") was a mega-hit in Argentine movie theaters.During 2006, he acted in the hit telenovela
Sos mi vida with his former co-workerNatalia Oreiro from Muneca Brava.In January 2007 Facundo ended the telenovela with huge success.
On Saturday, May 10 2008. Facundo Aranda welcomed his first child, a daughter, India Arana. with his partner Maria Susini.
See also
List of Argentines External links
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