Kuno Becker

Eduardo Kuno Becker Paz (born January 14, 1978), professionally known as Kuno Becker, is a Mexican actor and film director who has appeared in telenovelas, Mexican and American films. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Rubén Barraisabal in Soñadoras and Santiago Muñez in the Goal! film series.

He also portrayed Drew Ramos on the American series Dallas.

Early years After earning a scholarship, Becker traveled to Europe and studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, where he took violin lessons under Ruggiero Ricci.

He is a grandnephew of Mexican actress María Félix.

Career At age seventeen, Becker was accepted into the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) of Televisa.

By age nineteen, after two years of drama training, he secured his first television role in the telenovela Para toda la vida (1996). Subsequent early TV appearances included Pueblo chico, infierno grande, El alma no tiene color, Desencuentro, Rencor Apasionado, and Soñadoras, his first leading role.

In film, Becker appeared in La Primera Noche (1997). In 2002, he starred in La Hija del Caníbal alongside Cecilia Roth. He later appeared with Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson in Imagining Argentina. Becker also starred in the historical epic Nomad (2006). In 2005, he appeared in ESL: English as a Second Language, then went on to central roles in the *Goal!* series (2005, 2007) and a cameo in Goal III: Taking on the World (2009). He also provided the Latin American Spanish voice of Lightning McQueen in the Cars franchise.

His more recent film credits include El día de la unión, *Ánima*, *108 Costuras*, *Spoken Word*, *La Última Muerte*, *Cabeza de Buda*, and *Panic 5 Bravo*.

Becker co-wrote the screenplay for *Espacio Interior*, based on the 1985 Mexico City earthquake. He also played Esteban Navarro, a recurring antagonist, in Season 10 of CSI: Miami.

Filmography

Film Year Film Role 1998 La Primera Noche Chico golpeado 2003 La Hija del Caníbal Adrián 2003 Imagining Argentina Gustavo Santos 2005 Goal! Santiago Muñez 2005 English as a Second Language Bolívar De La Cruz 2007 Nomad Mansur 2007 Sex and Breakfast Ellis 2007 Goal II: Living the Dream Santiago Muñez 2009 Goal III: Taking on the World Santiago Muñez 2009 Spoken Word Cruz 2009 Cabeza de Buda Thomas Turrent 2009 From Mexico with Love Héctor Villa 2010 La Última Muerte Christian 2010 Te Presento a Laura Sebastián 2010 Espacio Interior Lázaro 2011 From Prada to Nada Rodrigo 2012 El Cartel de los Sapos Damián 2012 Las paredes hablan Javier 2013 Cinco de Mayo: La Batalla Ignacio Zaragoza 2013 Panic 5 Bravo Alex 2018 El Día de la Unión Max

Television Year Series Role Notes 1996 Te sigo amando Humberto 1996 Para toda la vida Eduardo Valdemoros 1997 Desencuentro David Rivera Quintana 1997 El Alma no Tiene Color Juan José 1997 Pueblo chico, infierno grande Hermilo Jaimez 1997–1998 Mujer, casos de la vida real Roberto / Rubén 1998 Soñadoras Rubén Barraisabal 1998 Camila Julio Galindo 1998 Rencor Apasionado Pablo Gallardo del Campo 1999–2000 Mujeres engañadas César Martínez 2000 Locura de amor León Baldomero (cameo) 2000–2001 Primer amor... a mil por hora León Baldomero 2010 House Ramón Silva 2010 The Defenders Alex Velasco 2011–2012 CSI: Miami Esteban Navarro 2012 Dallas Drew Ramos Jr. 2014 Hasta el fin del mundo Samuel (2 episodes) 2021 Fuego ardiente Joaquín Ferrer 2022 Mi secreto Young Alfonso Ugarte (2 episodes) 2023 Dra. Lucía, un don extraordinario Enrique Jiménez

Theater Year Play 2007 The Pillowman 1999 En Roma el Amor es Broma 1998 Culpas Prohibidas

Awards

2000 TVyNovelas Award – Best Young Lead Actor for *Mujeres engañadas* 2000 TVyNovelas Award – Best Male Revelation for *Mujeres engañadas* 2018 Ariel Awards