Benny Emmanuel

Benny Emmanuel Mendoza Yirene (born 17 December 1996) is a Mexican actor and singer. He gained recognitionfor playing "Beto", in the series La CQ (2012–14). He joined the sitcom Como dice el dicho in 2015, playing Pato. In 2019 and 2021, he starred in the films Chicuarotes and Cosas Imposibles, which earned him nominations for Best Actor at the Ariel Awards. Since 2014, Emmanuel has voiced Leo San Juan in the animated film franchise Leyendas.

Life and career

1996 – 2006: Early life Benny Emmanuel Mendoza Yirene was born on 17 December 1996 in the municipality of Amatitlán, Veracruz. He and his family moved to Mexico City when he was one year old. At the age of seven, he began to study acting at the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) (Center for Artistic Education), owned by multimedia giant Televisa, where he met future friend and castmate Harold Azuara.

2007– 2014: Early roles and La CQ Emmanuel first appeared on television in 2007 as a guest on the popular Mexican sitcom La familia P. Luche, playing "Ladrón Flaco", and in the series Vecinos as "Toñito". He appeared in several films throughout 2009 and 2011, including Amar no es querer. From 2009 to 2015, he portrayed several characters in the Mexican program La rosa de Guadalupe.

Emmanuel gained mainstream recognition in Latin America after starring in the youth-oriented sitcom, La CQ. He portrayed "Roberto 'Beto' Bautista", the most intelligent student in the school, and one of the main characters. The show ran from August 2012 to March 2014, lasting 4 seasons. The cast members also recorded a full-length album under the same name, with Emmanuel receiving a solo song titled "Mil Formulas". Following its final season, production started on a theater musical version of the show, with dates spanning throughout the region that same year.

Emmanuel was cast in the leading role of Leo San Juan in the horror-comedy, animated film franchice Leyendas. His first portrayal of the character was in the film La leyenda de las Momias, being the third actor to voice the character.

2015 – 2021: Las Leyendas and Como dice el dicho