Flavio Medina
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Flavio Medina ({{IPA|es|ˈflaβjo meˈðina}}; born April 19, 1978) is a Mexican actor.
Biography
Flavio Medina was born in Mexico City, Mexico, D.F. His first experience with live theater was during his childhood, when the grandson of Juan Grandini invited him to attend several plays at the Teatro de los Insurgentes.
Although his father wanted him to become a medical doctor, Medina studied acting. He attended the CEC Trigger school, and then studied at the National School of Classical Dance (INBA) for three years. He also studied singing.
Career
He appeared in a series of theatrical productions such as Un Rufián en la Escalera, El pelícano, El método Grönholm, Regina, El Enterrador, El Zapatero, Vaselina 2001, Los Tres Sexos de la Luna, Por Amarte Tanto, Silencio Pollos Pelones, Doña Rosita la soltera, La casa de Bernarda Alba, La casa de Hasan, Bagdad, Les Précieuses ridicules and Avenida Q.
He also appeared in musicals like Fama, (with which also travelled to Venezuela, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic) Anastasia, Aladino, Pinocho el Musical, Amor sin Barreras, Cabaret and Víctor Victoria.
Medina's stage appearances attracted the attention of film and television producers who cast him in various projects.
He appeared in television productions like Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real, La hora pico], Por un beso and the telenovela Salomé. In 2008, he starred in Alma de Hierro as Amadeo. In 2009 he participated in Depositarios and Háblame and Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada, a film made to mark the bicentennial of Mexican independence. He ended the year with Agosto Condado de Osage.
In 2010 he was cast in the telenovela Para Volver a Amar, playing a man who can not find work in Mexico. In 2012, Medina joined the cast of Carlos Moreno's Amor bravío. He played the ambitious antagonist Alonso Lacazno. He also starred as the antagonist in the telenovela Quiero amarte.
In 2014, he starred in Gisselle González's hit I Don't Trust Men Anymore alongside Adriana Louvier and Gabriel Soto.
Filmography
= Film roles =
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010
| Hidalgo: La historia jamás contada | Mariano | | |||
| 2013
| Inercia | Felipe | | |||
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| Fachon Models | Jonás | | |||
| The Perfect Dictatorship
| Salvador Garza | | |||
| Las oscuras primaveras
| Sandro | | |||
| 2015
| Augusto | | |||
| 2017
| El habitante | José Sánchez Lermontov | | |||
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| Gabriel | | |||
| The Good Girls
| Fernando | | |||
| Sonora
| Aarón | | |||
| 2019
| Souvenir | Joaquín | | |||
| rowspan="2" |2022
|Tomas | | |||
| Where Birds Go To Die
|Miguel | |
= Television roles =
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004
| Adrián (Voice) | Animated series | |||
| 2005–2006
| Mujer, casos de la vida real | Guest | |||
| 2008–2009
| Amadeo | Main role; 389 episodes{{cite web |url=http://espectaculos.televisa.com/famosos/biografias/819896/flavio-medina/|title=Flavio Medina|work= Televisa Espectáculos|access-date=August 22, 2015|language=es}} | |||
| 2010
| Raúl | |||
| 2010–2011
| David Magaña | Main role; 142 episodes{{cite web |url=http://www2.esmas.com/entretenimiento/telenovelas/para-volver-a-amar/noticias/193821/flavio-medina-admite-censura-para-volver-amar |title=Flavio Medina admite censura en 'Para volver a amar'|work= Esmas.com|access-date=August 22, 2015|language=es}} | |||
| 2011
| Eliseo Raya | |||
| 2012
| Alonso Lazcano | |||
| 2013–2014
| César Montesinos | |||
| 2014–2015
| Daniel | |||
| 2015
| Yo no creo en los hombres, el origen | Daniel | Television special{{cite web |url=http://television.televisa.com/telenovelas/yo-no-creo-en-los-hombres/noticias/2015-02-11/exclusivo-capitulo-de-yo-no-creo-en-los-hombres/|title=¡Exclusivo capítulo de Yo no creo en los hombres!|author=Yessica Aguirre|work= Televisa.com|access-date=August 22, 2015|language=es}} | |||
| 2016
| Yago | Lucio | |||
| 2018
| Jorge Peniche | Main role; 13 episodes | |||
| 2018
| Diablero | Cardenal Morelo | Recurring role; 5 episodes | |||
| 2019
| Zurdo Villa | Main role (season 2); 35 episodes | |||
| 2019
| Simón | Recurring role (season 2); 8 episodes | |||
| 2019
| Francisco Larios | Main role; 25 episodes | |||
| 2019–2020
| Jacinto Leyra | Main role; 5 episodes | |||
| 2022
| Rebelde | Gustavo "Gus" Bauman | Main role (season 2); 8 episodes | |||
| 2022
| Todo va a estar bien | Ruy | Main role; 8 episodes | |||
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| Alfredo | |||
| Pacto de sangre
| Rubén | |||
| 2023
| {{ill|Tríada|es|Tríada (serie de televisión)|pt|Tríada|de|Drei Leben}} | Eugenio | |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Association ! Category ! Nominated works ! Result |
|---|
| rowspan=1|2013
|rowspan=1 |31st TVyNovelas Awards |Best Supporting Actor |rowspan=1|Amor bravío |{{won}}{{cite web |url=http://novelasyseries.univision.com/premios-tv-y-novelas/chismes/article/2013-04-28/entrega-premios-tvynovelas-2013/|title=Los ganadores de los Premios TVyNovelas 2013 |work=Univision|access-date=March 9, 2015|language=es}} |
| rowspan=2|2015
|rowspan=2 |33rd TVyNovelas Awards and Favoritos del público |Best Male Antagonist |rowspan=2|Yo no creo en los hombres |
| Favorite Male Villain |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|2533090}}
{{TVyNovelas Award for Best Male Antagonist}}
{{TVyNovelas Award for Best Co-lead Actor}}
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Category:Male actors from Mexico City
Category:21st-century Mexican male actors