David Zepeda
{{short description|Mexican actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Zepeda|Quintero|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox person
| name = David Zepeda
| image = David Zepeda in June 2014 (cropped).png
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| caption = Zepeda in 2014
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1973|9|19}}{{cite web|url=http://www.televisa.com/telenovelas/mentir-para-vivir/noticias/643704/david-zepeda-esta-fiesta/|title=Un día como hoy pero de 1973 nació en Nogales, Sonora, uno de los hombres más guapos de la televisión mexicana|author=Shande Gámezl|publisher=Televisa|date=September 19, 2013|access-date=January 23, 2014|language=es|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201182603/http://www.televisa.com/telenovelas/mentir-para-vivir/noticias/643704/david-zepeda-esta-fiesta/|url-status=dead}}
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| birth_place = Nogales, Sonora, Mexico
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actor
- singer
- model
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| other_names = Zepeda
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| years_active = 1999–present
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David Zepeda (born 19 September 1973) is a Mexican actor, model and singer. He is known thanks for participating in soap operas such as Acorralada, Abismo de pasión and Por amar sin ley. In 2019, Zepeda debuts in Telemundo participating in the soap opera La Doña as Jose Luis Navarrete from the second season to release in January 2020.{{Cite web|title=David Zepeda deja Televisa: ¿a qué cadena se va?|url=https://peopleenespanol.com/telenovelas/david-zapeda-deja-televisa-y-se-une-a-telemundo/|website=People en Español|language=EN|access-date=2020-05-25}}
Biography
Zepeda was born on September 19, 1973, in Nogales, Sonora, in Mexico. Best known for his roles in various telenovelas, as well as some film roles.
= Career =
== 2000s==
In 2007, David Zepeda debuted as the main protagonist of American telenovela produced by Venevision Acorralada, along with protagonists Sonya Smith and Alejandra Lazcano.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}
In 2009, he played the main antagonist in Carla Estrada's telenovela Sortilegio, along with, Jacqueline Bracamontes, William Levy and Ana Brenda Contreras. In the 28th TVyNovelas Awards, he won the category of Best Male Antagonist.{{cite web|url=http://www2.esmas.com/entretenimiento/telenovelas/sortilegio/noticias/147242/david-zepeda-mejor-actor-antagonico-del-ano/|title=David Zepeda es mejor actor antagonico del año|access-date=September 8, 2015|publisher=Esmas|language=es|archive-date=August 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816060227/http://www2.esmas.com/entretenimiento/telenovelas/sortilegio/noticias/147242/david-zepeda-mejor-actor-antagonico-del-ano|url-status=dead}}
== 2010s ==
In 2010, David Zepeda played as antagonist in Nicandro Díaz's telenovela Soy Tu Dueña as Alonso Peñalvert, together with ensembled cast of Lucero, Fernando Colunga and Gabriela Spanic.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}
In 2011, he starred in Rosy Ocampo's telenovela, La fuerza del destino as Ivan Villagomez/McGuire, alongside Sandra Echeverría, Gabriel Soto and Juan Ferrara.{{cite web|url=http://espectaculos.televisa.com/famosos/biografias/821429/david-zepeda/|title=David Zepeda biografía|access-date=September 8, 2015|publisher=Espectaculos|language=es}}
In 2012, he starred as the protagonist in Abismo de pasión as Damián Arango, along with Angelique Boyer, Mark Tacher, Blanca Guerra and Altaír Jarabo. Due to his performance in the telenovela, he won the 31st TVyNovelas Awards for TVyNovelas Award for Best Lead Actor.[http://novelasyseries.univision.com/chismes/article/2011-11-14/la-telenovela-abismo-de-pasion-inicio-grabaciones La telenovela "Abismo De Pasión" inició grabaciones en Yucatán]
In 2013, David Zepeda starred as Ricardo Sánchez Bretón, the protagonist in Rosy Ocampo's telenovela, Mentir para vivir, along with Mayrín Villanueva, Diego Olivera and Altaír Jarabo.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tvnotas.com.mx/2013/02/12/C-45928-rosy-ocampo-confirmo-a-david-zepeda-y-mayrin-villanueva-como-protagonistas.php |title=Rosy Ocampo confirmó a David Zepeda y Mayrín Villanueva como protagonistas |access-date=February 18, 2013 |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054720/http://www.tvnotas.com.mx/2013/02/12/C-45928-rosy-ocampo-confirmo-a-david-zepeda-y-mayrin-villanueva-como-protagonistas.php |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://entretenimiento.starmedia.com/telenovelas/mentir-para-vivir-nueva-telenovela-david-zepeda-mayrin-villanueva.html |title=Mentir para vivir, nueva telenovela de David Zepeda y Mayrín Villanueva |access-date=February 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054617/http://entretenimiento.starmedia.com/telenovelas/mentir-para-vivir-nueva-telenovela-david-zepeda-mayrin-villanueva.html |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |url-status=dead }} In July 2013, David Zepeda debuted as a singer by releasing his first studio album titled Volverte a Enamorar, along with his first single ″Talisman″.
In 2014, he was signed on to star in Nicandro Diaz's telenovela Hasta el fin del mundo to replace Pedro Fernandez who had quit the show due to marital and health issues,{{cite web|url=http://www.latintimes.com/hasta-el-fin-del-mundos-david-zepeda-vs-pedro-fernandez-who-looks-better-race-car-273615|title=David Zepeda joins Hasta el fin del mundo|date=November 4, 2014 |access-date=September 8, 2015|publisher=Latin Times}} based on the Argentine telenovela produced by Telefe, entitled Dulce amor.{{cite web|title='Hasta El Fin Del Mundo' Titulo Definitivo De Remake De 'Dulce Amor' Telenovela Estelar De Televisa|url=http://novelalounge.com/2014/03/23/hasta-el-fin-del-mundo-titulo-definitivo-de-remake-de-dulce-amor-telenovela-estelar-de-televisa/|website=novelalounge.com|date=March 23, 2014 |access-date=1 October 2017|language=es}}
In 2016 he co-starred in the telenovela Tres veces Ana with Angelique Boyer and Sebastian Rulli. On April 12, 2016, Zepeda launched his second album, 1+1=1, in which he debuted as a songwriter with four themes. On November 10, 2016, David Zepeda was confirmed as the male lead in La doble vida de Estela Carrillo alongside Ariadne Diaz.{{cite web|title=Afirman que David Zepeda es el protagonista de Rosy Ocampo|url=http://www.zeleb.mx/n/afirman-que-david-zepeda-es-el-protagonista-de-rosy-ocampo-019587|website=zeleb.mx|access-date=20 January 2017|language=es}}
From 2018 and 2019, he stars in the telenovela Por amar sin ley produced by José Alberto Castro with Ana Brenda Contreras, Mexican version of La ley del corazón. After the soap opera Por amar sin ley ended in the second season, he entered Telemundo to star in an American television series La doña in the second season, along with Aracely Arámbula and Carlos Ponce.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}
== 2020s ==
In February 2020, David Zepeda participated in the Mexican television series, under a production by José Alberto Castro M.D.: Life on the Line as Ricardo Bustamante.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}
Personal life
Zepeda is the youngest of four brothers. He represented Mexico and placed first runner-up to Australia's Brett Wilson in the Manhunt International 2000 pageant, held in Singapore on September 29, 2000.{{cite web |date=19 September 2024 |title=David Zepeda: 8 cosas que no sabías de el. Te lo contamos todo |url=https://abcnoticias.mx/tendencia/2024/9/19/david-zepeda-cosas-que-no-sabias-de-el-te-lo-contamos-todo-226588.html |accessdate=20 January 2025 |website=abcnoticias.mx |language=es}}{{cite instagram |postid=C4hma75LXiB |title=THROWBACK (2000): 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 |user=manhuntintl |date=15 March 2024 |access-date=30 August 2024 }}
On April 10, 2018, Zepeda was mugged where he circulated in the Mixcoac in Mexico City.{{cite web|title=David Zepeda habla del asalto que sufrió|date=April 13, 2018|access-date=April 18, 2018|url=https://www.sdpnoticias.com/enelshow/famosos/2018/04/18/david-zepeda-habla-del-asalto-que-sufrio|publisher=SDP Noticias|language=es}}
Filmography
= Films =
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! style="background:#b0c4de; width:200px;"| Title ! style="background:#b0c4de; width:190px;"| Role ! style="background:#b0c4de; width:250px;"| Notes ! style="background:#b0c4de| Ref. |
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2004
| Desnudos | Julio | | |
2008
| Two of a Kind | Alex | |
= Television =
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! style="background:#b0c4de; width:200px;"| Title ! style="background:#b0c4de; width:190px;"| Role ! style="background:#b0c4de; width:250px;"| Notes ! style="background:#b0c4de; | Ref. |
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1999
| Marea Brava | Marcos | | |
2001
| Paco | | |
rowspan=4 |2002
| Unknown role | Episode: "Circle of Fire" | |
The Shield
| Orlando | Episode: "Carnivores" | |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
| Carlos | Episode: "Lessons" | |
Boston Public
| Rob | Episode: "Chapter Fifty" | |
rowspan=2| 2003
| Boy | Episode: "I Just Paid to Say I Love You" | |
10-8: Officers on Duty
| Denny Chestnut | Episode: "Mercy, Mercy Me" | |
rowspan=3| 2004
| Monk | Jose Alverez | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Paperboy" | |
ER
| EEG Tech | Episode: "Just a Touch" | |
Eve
| Waiter | Episode: "For Love and Money" | |
2004–05
| Fabián | | |
2004–06
| Omar | 3 episodes | |
2006
| Diego | Main role; 120 episodes | |
2007
| Maximiliano "Max" Irázabal | Main role; 187 episodes | |
2009
| Bruno Albéniz | Main role; 96 episodes | |
2010
| Alonso Peñalvert | Main role; 93 episodes | |
2011
| Iván Villagómez | Main role; 102 episodes | |
2012
| Damián Arango | Main role; 151 episodes | |
2013
| Ricardo Sánchez Bretón | Main role; 102 episodes | |
2014–15
| Salvador "Chava" Cruz # 2 | Main role; 113 episodes | |
2016–17
| Ramiro Fuentes | Main role; 120 episodes |
2017
| La doble vida de Estela Carrillo | Ryan Cabrera | Main role; 72 episodes |
2018–19
| rowspan=2| Ricardo Bustamante | Main role (seasons 1–2); 183 episodes |
2018
| |
rowspan="3" | 2020
| La Doña | José Luis Navarrete | Main role (season 2); 75 episodes |{{cite web|url=https://peopleenespanol.com/telenovelas/david-zapeda-deja-televisa-y-se-une-a-telemundo/|title=David Zepeda se une a Telemundo como galán de La doña: "El corazón me dijo que acá [en Telemundo] era mi camino.|website=People en Español|language=es|access-date=2019-09-02}}{{cite web|url=https://laopinion.com/2019/07/31/aracely-arambula-y-david-zepeda-de-romance-por-la-dona-de-telemundo/|title=Aracely Arámbula y David Zepeda de romance por 'La Doña' de Telemundo|last=Julio 2019|first=Por: Redacción {{!}} 31 de|website=La Opinión|date=July 31, 2019 |language=es|access-date=2019-09-02}} |
Médicos, Línea de Vida
| Ricardo Bustamante | Guest star |
Vencer el desamor
|Álvaro Falcón Albarrán |Main role; 93 episodes |
2021–22
| Vicente "Chente" Ramírez Pérez | Main role; 92 episodes | {{cite web |last1=González |first1=Moisés |title=Televisa destapa a los protagonistas de su nueva telenovela El amor cambia de piel |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/telenovelas/david-zepeda-susana-gonzalez-protagonistas-telenovela-el-amor-cambia-de-piel/ |website=People en Español |access-date=22 August 2021 |language=es |date=6 July 2021}} |
2022
| Jerónimo Garrido | | |
2023
| Ángel Santiago | Main role | |
2025
| A.mar, donde el amor teje sus redes | Fabián Bravo | Main role |
Discography
Awards and nominations
=TVyNovelas Awards=
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width=5%|Year
! style="width:40%;"| Nominated ! style="width:45%;"| Category ! style="width:10%;"| Result | |
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style="text-align:center;"|2010
|{{won}} | |
style="text-align:center;"|2011
|{{nom}} | |
style="text-align:center;"|2012
| rowspan="6" | Best Lead Actor |{{nom}} | |
style="text-align:center;"|2013 | Abismo de pasión |
style="text-align:center;"|2014
|{{nom}} | |
style="text-align:center;"|2018
|La doble vida de Estela Carrillo |{{nom}} | |
style="text-align:center;"|2019
|{{nom}} | |
colspan=5| Favoritos del público | |
style="text-align:center;"| 2013
|rowspan="2"| The Most Handsome | {{won}} | |
style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3| 2014
|rowspan="3"| Mentir para Vivir | {{nom}} | |
Favorite Couple (with Mayrín Villanueva)
| {{nom}} | |
Favorite Kiss (with Mayrín Villanueva)
| {{nom}} | |
style="text-align:center;"|2020
|The Most Handsome |{{nom}} |
=Premios People en Español=
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! style="width:40%;"| Nominated ! style="width:45%;"| Category ! style="width:10%;"| Result |
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style="text-align:center;"|2010
|Best Male Antagonist |{{nom}} |
style="text-align:center;"|2011
|rowspan="2"| Best Lead Actor |{{nom}} |
style="text-align:center;"|2012
|{{nom}} |
=Premios Juventud=
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! style="width:40%;"| Nominated ! style="width:45%;"| Category ! style="width:10%;"| Result |
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style="text-align:center;"|2012
| La Fuerza del Destino/Abismo de pasión |What a Hottie! |{{won}} |
style="text-align:center;"|2016
|Favorite Male Actor |{{nominated}} |
References
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