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Sergio Sendel

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Sergio Sendel
Born
Arnoldo Sergio Santaella Sendel

(1966-11-04) November 4, 1966 (age 58)
OccupationActor
Spouse
Marcela Rodriguez
(m. 1996; div. 2012)
Children2

Arnoldo Sergio Santaella Sendel (born November 4, 1966) is a Mexican actor, known for playing antagonistic roles in Mexican telenovelas.[1][2][3]

He won the TVyNovelas Award for Best Antagonist Actor in 2008 for his role as Aarón Montalvo Iturbe in Destilando Amor.

Early life

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Sergio Sendel was born in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 4, 1966. He is the son of Elsa Sendel.[citation needed]

Career

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1990s

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Sendel made his television debut in 1990, appearing in telenovelas, including Mi pequeña Soledad in 1990 as Gustavo and Alcanzar una estrella II in 1991.

In 1992, he had a supporting role in Muchachitas as Pedro.

Later in 1993, he got his second supporting role in Dos mujeres, un camino. Also in 1993, he participated in the film Zapatos viejos, with Gloria Trevi.[citation needed]

His first role as an antagonist was in the 1999 telenovela Tres mujeres.

2000s

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Sendel continued to portray antagonistic roles in other telenovelas, including Ramona, La intrusa and La Otra.

Sendel provided his voice to Diego in the Latin American Spanish dub of the 2002 film Ice Age. Although he was originally contracted to voice for the character again in the film's 2006 sequel, he left the project when the producers would not meet his financial demands.[4]

He had his first protagonist role in 2004 with Amarte es mi Pecado, alongside Yadhira Carrillo and Alessandra Rosaldo. He marked his second protagonist role in 2005 in Salvador Mejía's production La esposa virgen, alongside Jorge Salinas, Adela Noriega and Natalia Esperón.

He returned to play antagonistic roles in 2006 with the telenovela Heridas de amor as César Beltrán Campuzano.

In 2007, he was the antagonist in Destilando amor, working with Eduardo Yañez and is one of his most notable performances since he was awarded the 2008 TVyNovelas Awards for Best Antagonist Actor.[citation needed]

In 2008, Sendel and Lucero played the antagonists in the Nicandro Diaz production Mañana es para siempre, alongside Silvia Navarro and Fernando Colunga.[5]

2010s

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In 2011, he returned to telenovelas in Una familia con suerte as Vicente Irabien, alongside Daniela Castro and Mayrín Villanueva.[6]

In July 2013, he was confirmed to star in the Angelli Nesma production Lo que la vida me robó, together with a ensemble cast consisting of Daniela Castro, Angelique Boyer and Luis Roberto Guzmán. Sendel played Pedro Medina, Nadia's (Alejandra Garcia) ambitious and cruel husband.

In 2015, he was part of the main cast in Lo imperdonable, a Salvador Mejía production, working together with Ana Brenda Contreras, Iván Sánchez and Grettel Valdéz.[7]

2020s

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In May 2020, it was announced by Telemundo that Sendel would return to acting.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role
2015 Un gallo con muchos huevos Bankivoide (voice)[8]
2002 Ice age Diego (Ice Age) (voice Spanish)

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 Mi pequeña Soledad Gustavo 'Tavo' Guest star
1991 Alcanzar una estrella II Rico Guest star
1991 Muchachitas Pedro Ortigoza Domínguez Supporting role
1992 Mágica juventud Leonardo Grimaldi Retana Main cast
1993-94 Dos mujeres, un camino Raymundo Soto #2 Supporting role
1999 Tres mujeres Adrián de la Fuente Main cast
2000 Ramona Sheriff Jack Green Main cast
2001 La intrusa Danilo Roldán Limantur Main cast
2002 La Otra Adrián Ibáñez Main cast
2004 Amarte es mi Pecado Arturo Sandoval de Anda Main role
2005 La esposa virgen Fernando Ortiz Betancourt Main role
2006 Heridas de amor César Beltrán Campuzano Main cast
2007 Destilando Amor Aarón Montalvo Iturbe Main cast
2008-09 Mañana es para siempre Damián Gallardo Roa Main cast
2011-12 Una familia con suerte Vicente Irabien Rubalcaba Main cast
2013-14 Lo que la vida me robó Pedro Medina Main cast
2015 Lo imperdonable Emiliano Prado-Castelo Duran Main cast
2019 El corazón nunca se equivoca Ubaldo Ortega Fabela Main cast
2021-22 Mi fortuna es amarte Adrián Cantú Garza Main cast
2023-24 Golpe de suerte Dante Ferrer Main cast[9]
2024 El Conde: Amor y honor Gerardo Villarreal Main cast

Accolades

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Year Category Telenovela Result
2003 Best Male Antagonist La Otra Nominated
2004 Best Male Lead Actor Amarte es mi pecado
2007 Best Male Antagonist Heridas de amor
2008 Destilando amor Won
2015 Lo que la vida me robó Nominated
Year Category Telenovela Result
2008 Best Male Antagonist Destilando amor Won
Year Category Telenovela Result
2009 Best Villain Mañana es para siempre Nominated
2012 Una familia con suerte
2014 Lo que la vida me robó Won

On December 8, 2007, he received a star on the Paseo de las Luminarias alley in the Plaza de las Estrellas.[10]

Personal life

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Sendel divorced from Marcela Rodriguez in 2012 after 16 years of marriage.

He has two children, twins Elsa Valeria and Sergio Graco.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ Biography of Sergio Sendel Archived September 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Esmas.com.
  2. ^ Sergio Sendel will be a villain in a new telenovela www.informador.com, December 26, 2010.
  3. ^ The great "forgotten" TVyNovelas 2012 Awards novelasyseries.univision.com, May 27, 2012.
  4. ^ Revela Sendel sus razones de dejar La Era de Hielo 2 El Siglo de Torreón, November 26, 2006.
  5. ^ "Sergio Sendel sera un villano Que hara la nueva telenovela" (in Spanish). Infomador. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  6. ^ "Sergio Sendel sera en Una familia con, suerte" (in Spanish). Esmas. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  7. ^ "Sergio Sendel sera villano en Lo imperdonable" (in Spanish). Televisa. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  8. ^ "Omar Chaparro un Gallo con muchos huevos" (in Spanish). Lavoz Arizona. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  9. ^ ""Golpe de suerte" presenta a su elenco principal". elcapitalino.mx (in Spanish). June 2, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  10. ^ Sergio Sendel receives replica of his footprints in the Plaza de las Estrellas, grateful for the fame and money he has received after starring in the telenovela 'Distilling Love' EsMas.com, December 7, 2007.
  11. ^ Ex de Sergio Sendel no le exigió nada tras separarse ¡por el pavor que le tiene! TVNotas, January 8, 2013.
  12. ^ Tras separarse de su esposa, Sergio Sendel confiesa: Sí me dolió TVNotas, May 7, 2013.
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