Daniel Arenas
{{Short description|Colombian and Mexican actor}}
{{family name hatnote|Arenas|Consuegra|lang=Spanish}}
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| name = Daniel Arenas
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| birth_name = Daniel Arenas Consuegra
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|3|30}}
| birth_place = Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
| other_names =
| years_active = 2002–present
| citizenship = {{hlist|Colombia|Mexico}}
| occupation = Actor
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Daniel Arenas Consuegra (born March 30, 1979) is a Colombian-Mexican actor. He became known for participating in the reality show Protagonistas De Nuestra Tele in 2002 and becoming the finalist. He has worked on both Colombian television and Mexican television..{{Cite web |date=2018-11-11 |title=Daniel Arenas :: Entretenimiento |url=http://www2.esmas.com/entretenimiento/biografias/206329/daniel-arenas/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111154143/http://www2.esmas.com/entretenimiento/biografias/206329/daniel-arenas/ |archive-date=2018-11-11 }}
As of January 2023 he became a co-host of daytime news variety show Hoy Día for Telemundo.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-23 |title=Daniel Arenas en Telemundo: Se une oficialmente a Hoy Día. |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2023/01/daniel-arenas-en-telemundo-nuevo-copresentador-hoy-dia.html }} {{Cite web |date=2023-01-25 |title= Daniel Arenas se muda a Estados Unidos para conducir Hoy Día |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/television/daniel-arenas-se-muda-estados-unidos-conducir-hoy-dia-novia/ }}
Early life
Arenas was born on March 30, 1979, in Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia. He is the youngest of six children. He studied acting in the United States.
Career
Arenas's television debut was in Francisco el Matemático. In 2005, he participated in the telenovela Los Reyes, playing Santiago Iriarte, a performance that earned him a nomination for the India Catalina Awards in the category of Best Actor. In 2008, he participated in the telenovela La sucursal del cielo, playing Samuel Lizcano, a pilot of the Air Force.
In 2010 he obtained Mexican citizenship{{Citation |last=Gobierno de Mexico |title=Ficha de registro CURP mexicana de Daniel Arenas |date=2010-11-29 |url=http://archive.org/details/curp-de-daniel-arenas |access-date=2023-08-14}} and moved to Mexico City to debut in Televisa was in Teresa,{{cite web|title=Esmas - Teresa - Personajes principales - Teresa|url=http://televisa.esmas.com/entretenimiento/telenovelas/teresa/personajesprincipales/189590/teresa|accessdate=4 May 2011}}{{in lang|es}} marking his first telenovela in Mexico. He has also worked in Amorcito Corazón,{{Cite web |url=http://televisa.esmas.com/entretenimiento/telenovelas/amorcito-corazon/ |title=Televisa's Amorcito Corazón |access-date=2014-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109210915/http://televisa.esmas.com/entretenimiento/telenovelas/amorcito-corazon/ |archive-date=2012-01-09 |url-status=dead }} produced by Lucero Suárez, with Elizabeth Álvarez, Diego Olivera and Africa Zavala. In 2012, Arenas made his debut in theater, with "Hercules the Musical", where he played Hercules, the hero of Greek mythology, alongside Violeta Isfel and Miguel Pizarro. In 2013, he starred as protagonist in the telenovela Corazón Indomable,{{Cite web |url=http://www.televisa.com/noticias-espectaculos/513715/corazon-indomable-ya-tiene-protagonistas-daniel-arenas-y-ana-brenda-contreras/ |title=Corazón indomable ya tiene protagonistas |access-date=2014-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053743/http://www.televisa.com/noticias-espectaculos/513715/corazon-indomable-ya-tiene-protagonistas-daniel-arenas-y-ana-brenda-contreras/ |archive-date=2013-09-21 |url-status=dead }}[http://novelasyseries.univision.com/corazon-indomable/avances/video/2013-11-20/octavio-ira-en-busca-de-maricruz-y-lupita Corazón Indomable - Octavio irá en busca de Maricruz y Lupita - Avance capítulo 138] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20131122052249/http://novelasyseries.univision.com/corazon-indomable/avances/video/2013-11-20/octavio-ira-en-busca-de-maricruz-y-lupita |date=2013-11-22 }} a remake of Marimar, produced by Nathalie Lartilleux, where he worked with Ana Brenda Contreras.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tvnotas.com.mx/2012/10/17/C-40642-confirmado-daniel-arenas-y-ana-brenda-protagonizaran-corazon-indomable.php |title=Confirmado: Daniel Arenas y Ana Brenda protagonizarán 'Corazón Indomable' |access-date=2014-03-21 |archive-date=2013-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104170541/http://www.tvnotas.com.mx/2012/10/17/C-40642-confirmado-daniel-arenas-y-ana-brenda-protagonizaran-corazon-indomable.php |url-status=dead }}
Arenas once again worked with Nathalie Lartilleux in the 2014 telenovela La Gata with Maite Perroni, Erika Buenfil, and Laura Zapata.[http://novelalounge.com/nn/2013/10/21/maite-perroni-podria-ser-la-gata-junto-a-daniel-arenas-en-telenovela-de-nathalie-lartilleux/ maite-perroni Podría Ser ‘La Gata’ Junto a Daniel Arenas En Telenovela De Nathalie Lartilleux]
Arenas served as a judge in the 10th season of Nuestra Belleza Latina.
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television roles | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–2004
| Hans Hakerman | | |||
| 2003
| Un ángel llamado Azul | Jeremías Luna | | |||
| 2005
| Santiago "Santi" Iriarte | | |||
| 2007
| Erwin Alfonso | | |||
| 2008
| La sucursal del cielo | Samuel Lizacano | | |||
| 2010
| Nicolás Ayala | Series regular; 97 episodes | |||
| 2010–2011
| Teresa | Fernando Moreno Guijarro | Series regular; 108 episodes | |||
| 2011–2012
| William "Willy" Guillermo Pinzón Hernández | Main role; 206 episodes | |||
| 2013
| Octavio Narváez | Main role; 161 episodes | |||
| 2014
| Pablo Martínez Negrete | Main role; 120 episodes | |||
| 2016–2017
| Pablo Herminio Leal Bueno | Main role; 122 episodes | |||
| 2017–2019
| Juan Pablo Córcega / Robert Cooper | Main role (seasons 1–2); 267 episodes | |||
| 2019–2020
| David Paredes | Main role | |||
| 2021-2022
| Alberto Muñoz Cano | Main role | |||
| 2023-2024
| Hoy Día | Co-host |
Awards and nominations
= [[Premios TVyNovelas]] =
| class="wikitable"
! Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 2014 | Best Lead Actor | Corazón Indomable | {{nom}} |
| 2014 | El Mas Guapo {{Cite web|url=http://masquetelenovelas.blogspot.com/2014/03/daniel-arenas-el-favorito-del-publico.html|title = MasQueTelenovelas: Daniel Arenas favorito del público de Premios TVyNovelas|date = 22 March 2014}} | Corazón Indomable | {{win}} |
| 2015 | Best Lead Actor | La Gata | {{nom}} |
| 2018 | Best Lead Actor | Mi Marido Tiene Famillia | {{nominated}} |
| 2019 | Best Lead Actor | Mi Marido Tiene Más Famillia | {{nominated}} |
= [[Premios People en Español (2013)|People en Español]] =
| class="wikitable"
! Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| rowspan=2|2013 | Best Actor | rowspan=2|Corazón Indomable | rowspan=2 {{nom}} |
| Best Couple with Ana Brenda Contreras |
= [[Premios Juventud]] =
= Premios India Catalina =
| class="wikitable"
! Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 2006 | Best Co-star Actor | Los Reyes | {{nom}} |
Personal life
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1239305}}.
- [http://www.colarte.com/colarte/busquedas/consGen.asp?search=daniel+arenas&submit=Buscar&p=3/ Biography of Daniel Arenas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309184459/http://www.colarte.com/colarte/busquedas/consGen.asp?search=daniel+arenas&submit=Buscar&p=3%2F |date=2014-03-09 }}
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Category:Colombian expatriates in Mexico
Category:Colombian expatriates in the United States
Category:Colombian male television actors
Category:Colombian male telenovela actors