Daniel Arenas

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. As of January 2023 he became a co-host of daytime news variety show Hoy Día for Telemundo.

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 and moved to Mexico City to debut in Televisa was in Teresa, marking his first telenovela in Mexico. He has also worked in Amorcito Corazón, 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, a remake of Marimar, produced by Nathalie Lartilleux, where he worked with Ana Brenda Contreras.

Arenas once again worked with Nathalie Lartilleux in the 2014 telenovela La Gata with Maite Perroni, Erika Buenfil, and Laura Zapata.

Arenas served as a judge in the 10th season of Nuestra Belleza Latina.

Filmography + Television roles Year Title Role Notes 2003–2004 Francisco el matemático Hans Hakerman 2003 Un ángel llamado Azul Jeremías Luna 2005 Los Reyes Santiago "Santi" Iriarte 2007 Nuevo rico, nuevo pobre Erwin Alfonso 2008 La sucursal del cielo Samuel Lizacano 2010 Doña Bella Nicolás Ayala Series regular; 97 episodes 2010–2011 Teresa Fernando Moreno Guijarro Series regular; 108 episodes 2011–2012 Amorcito corazón William "Willy" Guillermo Pinzón Hernández Main role; 206 episodes 2013 Wild at Heart Octavio Narváez Main role; 161 episodes 2014 The Stray Cat Pablo Martínez Negrete Main role; 120 episodes 2016–2017 Despertar contigo Pablo Herminio Leal Bueno Main role; 122 episodes 2017–2019 Mi marido tiene familia Juan Pablo Córcega / Robert Cooper Main role (seasons 1–2); 267 episodes 2019–2020 Médicos, línea de vida David Paredes Main role 2021-2022 S.O.S me estoy enamorando Alberto Muñoz Cano Main role 2023-2024 Hoy Día Co-host Franco Gallardo Toro

Awards and nominations

Premios TVyNovelas Year Category Telenovela Result 2014 Best Lead Actor Corazón Indomable 2014 El Mas Guapo Corazón Indomable 2015 Best Lead Actor La Gata 2018 Best Lead Actor Mi Marido Tiene Famillia 2019 Best Lead Actor Mi Marido Tiene Más Famillia

People en Español

Premios Juventud Year Category Telenovela Result 2014 ¡Está Buenísimo! Corazón Indomable 2015 Mi Protagonista Favorito La Gata

Premios India Catalina Year Category Telenovela Result 2006 Best Co-star Actor Los Reyes

Personal life As of 2021, Arenas is dating former Miss Colombia Daniella Álvarez.