Guillermo Dávila

Guillermo Dávila
Birth name	Guillermo José Dávila Ruiz
Also known as	El Idolo de Una Generación
Born	March 18, 1955 (1955-03-18) (age 56)
Origin	Caracas, Venezuela
Genres	Latin Pop
Years active	1982–present
Labels	Rodven Records

Guillermo Dávila (born 18 March 1955, in Bailadores) is a Venezuelan actor and singer who has acted in many telenovelas.

After starting his career in theatre in the 1970s, Dávila first gained national fame in a telenovela called Ligia Elena, becoming famous internationally in 1983, when he starred in its sequel, Nacho, for Venevisión. He played the eponymous main character. He then went to Puerto Rico, where he starred alongside Ivonne Goderich in the 1984 soap opera Diana Carolina for WAPA-TV. The series' title song, "LLevo perfume a ti", became a number-one hit for him.

Dávila's international stardom somewhat faded after that, but he remained busy at home with numerous soap operas television shows, and album releases, until 1992 when he made a comeback to the international arena with another soap opera, Cara Sucia.

As a singer, Dávila has released over ten albums, some of which reached international platinum or gold status. He sang the songs on the soundtracks for nearly all the soap operas he starred in.

Dávila had an international hit in 1989 when he recorded a duet with pop singer Kiara; the single was called "Tesoro Mío" (My Treasure) and was from the soap opera telenovela La Revancha. His first album, Tu Corazón, followed in 1990.^[1]

Dávila remained a popular star at home, as he was called "The Idol of this Generation" by many of his peers.^{[citation needed]}

Dávila has been married three times. His second marriage was with Venezuelan actress and TV hostess Chiquinquirá Delgado, with whom he has one of his two daughters. He has two teenage daughters (Daniela and Maria Elena) and a son (Guillermo). He spends time between Caracas and Miami, where he currently resides.

Discography

1. Guillermo Dávila (1982)
2. Un Poco de Amor (1983)
3. Definitivamente (1984)
4. Cantaré Para Ti (1985)
5. Guillermo Dávila 5 (1988)
6. Éxitos Y Algo Más (1990)
7. Tuyo (1990)
8. Por Amarte Tanto (1993)
9. Dulce Enemiga Y Otros Éxitos De Guillermo Dávila (1995)
10. Días de Pasión (1998)

Singles

Year	Song	Hot Latin Songs	Album
1990	"Tesoro Mío (with Kiara)"	3	Éxitos Y Algo Más
	"Ábreme La Puerta"	39
1991	"Yo Necesito Más De Ti"	17	Tuyo
1993	"Por Amarte Tanto"	31	Por Amarte Tanto
	"Cuando Se Acaba El Amor"	5
1994	"Barco A La Deriva"	30

Notable television roles

1. Ligia Elena
2. Nacho (soap opera) (1983)
3. Diana Carolina (1984)
4. Cantaré Para Ti (soap opera) (I Will Sing For You)(1985)
5. El Sol Sale Para Todos (The Sun Rises For Everyone) (1986)
6. Fabiola (1989) (again with co-star Alba Roversi)
7. Adorable Mónica (Adorable Monica)(1990)
8. Cara Sucia (Dirty Face) (with Sonya Smith)(1992)
9. Dulce Enemiga (Sweet enemy) (1995) with Gigi Zancheta
10. Contra Viento y Marea (Against all odds) with Ana Karina Manco
11. Suenos (Dreams) (1999)
12. Felina (Cat) (2001), his last main role in soap operas.
13. Cosita Rica (Beautiful Girl) (2004), special appearance.
14. Ciudad Bendita (Blessed City) (2006)
15. Toda Una Dama (The Lady) (2007)
16. Nadie Me Dira Como Quererte (The Way About Her) (2008)

References

1. ^ Bonacich, Drago. "Biography: Guillermo Davila". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p38275. Retrieved 31 July 2010. 

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