Carlos Mata

{{Infobox person

| name = Carlos Mata

| image = Carlos Mata in September 2015.png

| caption = Mata in September 2015

| birth_name = Carlos Enrique Mata Iturriza

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|8|28}}

| birth_place = Caracas, Venezuela

| death_date =

| nationality =

| other_names =

| occupation = {{flatlist|

• Actor
• singer

}}

| children = 3

| years_active = 1971–present

| known_for =

| module = {{Infobox musical artist

| embed = yes

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Balada
• Pop}}

| instrument = {{flatlist|

• Vocals

}}

| associated_acts =

| website = {{URL|carlosmata.net}}

}}

}}

Carlos Enrique Mata Iturriza (born August 28, 1952), better known as Carlos Mata, is a Venezuelan television actor and singer. Born in Caracas, Venezuela on August 28, 1952,{{cite web|title=Carlos Mata, "El primer actor" celebra su cumpleaños (Video)|url=http://noticiaaldia.com/2016/08/el-primer-actor-carlos-mata-esta-de-cumpleanos-hoy-apaga-63-velitas/|website=noticiaaldia.com|accessdate=25 June 2017|language=Spanish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807235242/http://noticiaaldia.com/2016/08/el-primer-actor-carlos-mata-esta-de-cumpleanos-hoy-apaga-63-velitas/|archive-date=7 August 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Biografía, historia, vida y legado musical de Carlos Mata|url=https://www.buenamusica.com/carlos-mata/biografia|website=buenamusica.com|accessdate=25 June 2017|language=Spanish}} he is best known for his great career in Venezuelan telenovelas for the companies Venezolana de Televisión, Radio Caracas Televisión and, Venevisión.{{cite web|title=Lo que no sabíamos de Carlos Mata cuando era el "galán del año"|url=http://www.panorama.com.ve/facetas/Lo-que-no-sabiamos-de-Carlos-Mata-cuando-era-el-galan-del-ano-20160317-0104.html|website=panorama.com.ve|accessdate=25 June 2017|language=Spanish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723064236/http://www.panorama.com.ve/facetas/Lo-que-no-sabiamos-de-Carlos-Mata-cuando-era-el-galan-del-ano-20160317-0104.html|archive-date=23 July 2018|url-status=dead}} Mata was the protagonist in 9 telenovelas, among them the most recognized are La dama de rosa (1986), Señora (1988), Las dos Dianas (1992), Déjate querer (1993) and Enamorada (1999), among others.{{cite web|title=Carlos Mata: "El hambre está matando a Venezuela"|url=http://www.primiciasya.com/primicias/carlos-mata-el-hambre-esta-matando-venezuela-n1384574.html|website=primiciasya.com|accessdate=25 June 2017|language=Spanish}} His album "Que por que te quiero" remained for four months on the Billboard charts in 1985, where he shared the stage with artists such as: Miami Sound Machine, Lola Flores, Celia Cruz, Joaquin Sabina, Julio Iglesias, Brigitte Nielsen, Miguel Bosé, among many others.

Through his image, he was the biggest seller of Latin American telenovelas in the world, and was even mentioned by market studies as the third export product of Venezuela,{{cite web|title=Carlos Mata / Luis Alfredo Ascanio|url=http://www.apuntes.tv/2017/04/29/carlos-mata-luis-alfredo-ascanio/|website=apuntes.tv|accessdate=25 June 2017|language=Spanish}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and as the most recognized Spanish non-Spanish character.