Ari Telch

Ari Telch (born Ari Telch Benforado on May 7 1962 in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila) is an award-winning Mexican actor best known for his work in telenovelas and the stage.

Early life and career

Ari Telch was born to a Jewish family and started his acting career with the role of a Jewish boy in "El violinista en el tejado" ("Fiddler on the Roof") with Manolo Fábregas. His next play was "Yankee" in 1983 produced by Sabina Berman, also of Jewish origin. In "Barnum" (1986), the play about one of the founders of the Barnum and Bailey circus he rode a monocycle of two meters high. In 1988 he obtained a role in "Interés social", a play written by Luis Eduardo Reyes who obtained the National Theater Award for the story. A year later in "Loco amor" (" Fool for Love" by Sam Shepard) with Angélica Aragón.

First telenovela with Televisa

In 1989 he participated in his first telenovela called "Dos vidas" ("Two lives") with Televisa. For his role he received a "Best new actor award" by both TVyNovelas and Eres magazines. In 1990 he made "Flor y Canela" on television and on stage "Vamos a contar mentiras" with Silvia Pinal and "Querida aquí espantan" of Joaquin Bissner.

The following year he joined the cast of "Muchachitas", with a role that would give him fame and recognition earning a "Best actor" award by "Eres" magazine. Next year, he obtained the starring role in the stage version of "La tarea" in which he appeared fully nude with María Rojo the co-star of the film version. In spite of public protests the show was sold out and toured the country and obtained the award for "Best actor". The same year he participated in "El Contrabajo" of Patrick Süskind adapted by Nathán Grinberg, who also wrote the music. For this play he obtained the award by the Asociación de Críticos Profesionales de Teatro (ACPT) and the "Best actor" award in the Festival Internacional de las Artes in Costa Rica. He made 2,500 presentations with this play in Mexico, the United States and Costa Rica. In 1993 he participated in the comedy "Una pareja con ángel" by Eduardo Palomo with 200 sold out presentations in the theater Xola in Mexico City. In the same year he also appeared in film with the production "Novia que te vea".

Next year, he returned to Televisa with "Imperio de cristal" with María Rubio and the real-life couple Rebecca Jones and Alejandro Camacho. In 1995 he appeared in "Cuatro Equis" a play for which he wrote the original idea. The play made 800 presentations and gave him another "Best actor" award by the ACPT and "El Heraldo de México". In 1996 he participated in "La antorcha encendida" with Televisa.

In 1997 he started his production company Telch Producciones together with his sister Verónica Telch. Telch Produciones has, since then, produced several plays in Mexico City. Telenovela producer Epigmenio Ibarra then invited him to star in TV Azteca's "Mirada de Mujer" (1997) with Angélica Aragón. A telenovela that would become a success in Mexico, Spain, Brazil, El Salvador, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and the United States. Because of this production, Telch and Aragón were featured on Time magazine and were awarded a recognition by the government of Puerto Rico.

In 1999 he hosted the show "Chiquitos pero picosos" on TV Azteca featuring, among other guests, Vicente Fox the President of Mexico. With his production company and in collaboration with Argos Comunicación he presented the play "Amor a las carrerras". In 2001 he also presented the stand-up comedy "El hermano incómodo" co-starring with Leny Zundel. In 2003, his production company presented "Contratiempo" on stage in which he co-starred with Roxana Castellanos. He obtained for this play another "Best actor" award by the ACPT and Castellanos a "Best new actress", and for Mauricio Pichardo "Best script". Luis E. Reyes also received a nomination for "Best director". The same year he returned to television with the sequel to "Mirada de Mujer" while touring the country with "Contratiempo" with more than 500 presentations.

As of 2005 he is part of the cast of the telenovela "La otra mitad del sol" and is still touring with "contratiempo.

Telch has a daughter with his ex-wife, actress Ninel Conde. In 2001 he married Brazilian model Marcia Da Cruz with whom he also has a daughter.

tage

* "Ella en mi cabeza" (2006)
* "Contratiempo" (2003)
* "Cuatro Equis" (1995)
* "Una pareja con ángel" (1993)
* "El contrabajo" (1992)
* "La tarea" (1992)
* "Querida aquí espantan" (1990)
* "Vamos a contar mentiras" (1990)
* "Loco amor" (" Fool for Love", 1989)
* "Interés social" (1988)
* "Barnum" (1987)
* "Yankee" (1983)
* "El violinista en el tejado" ("Fiddler in the Roof", 1976)

Films

* "Demasiado amor" (2002) as Carlos
* "El método" (1999) as Rabbit-Man
* "Moon Spell" (short, 1987)

TV shows

* "Chiquitos pero picosos" (1999) as Host (1999)
* "Hora Marcada" (1986)
* "Cachún cachún ra ra!" (1981) as David (1985-1987)

Telenovelas

* "Mientras haya vida " (2007) as Ignacio
* "La Otra mitad del sol " (2005) as Patricio Camacho
* "" (2003) as Alejandro Salas
* "El amor de mi vida" (1998) as Jorge
* "La antorcha encendida" (1997) as Luis de Foncerrada
* "Mirada de mujer" (1997) as Alejandro Salas
* "Imperio de cristal" (1995)
* "Novia que te vea" (1994) as Jacobo
* "Encuentro inesperado" (1993)
* "María Mercedes" (1992) as Carlos Urbina
* "Muchachitas" (1991) as Joaquín
* "La fuerza del amor" (1990)
* "Flor y canela" (1989) as Tomas
* "Dos vidas" (1988)
* "Rosa salvaje" (1987) as Jorge
* "Cicatrices del alma" (1986) as Samuel

External links

* of AriTelch.com
* of Telch Producciones
* by Rocío Heredia
* of TelchProducciones.com.mx
* [http://www.alma-latina.net/01actors/a/ari_telch.shtml Ari Telch] the Telenovela database
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* on Azteca América