Miguel de León

Miguel Angel de León Lopez (born February 23, 1962) is a Venezuelan actor. He is better known as Miguel de León. He has acted mainly in telenovelas, which garnered him international fame across Latin America, where the genre is popular, particularly among women. He is also known to Hispanic audiences in the United States.

Biography De León was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and graduated from the Colegio Universitario de Caracas with a degree in business administration. Continuing with his studies, de León joined the Taller Universitario de Teatro Macanillas. After graduating from that school, de León became a staff member at Radio Caracas Television, where he studied acting further.

His acting debut came in a 1988 film, Señora Bolero ("Ms. Bolero"). Later that year, he participated in his first telenovela, Sueño Contigo ("I dream of you"). He was soon signed to a multi-year contract by Radio Caracas Television. Other films de León has acted in include a Venezuelan version of Batman, and El Cristo de las Violetas ("Jesus of the violets").

In 1989, de León played "Leonardo" in La Revancha ("The rematch"), a major Venevision hit. He acted in four other telenovelas before his first appearance at a major international hit, 1993's Kassandra, where he played "Ernesto Rangel", acting alongside Puerto Rican actor Osvaldo Ríos, among others.

During the middle 1990s, de León married another Venezuelan telenovela star, Gaby Spanic. He had been previously married to Nubia Quilarte.

After Kassandra, de León made three more telenovelas before he and his wife decided to accept offers by Mexico's Televisa. The couple then moved to Mexico City. 1998's Gotita de amor ("Small drop of love") marked de León's debut in Mexican telenovelas. He acted alongside Laura Flores, Julio Alemán, Raúl Araiza Jr., Niurka Marcos, Adriana Fonseca, Andrea Lagunes and Daniela Luján, among others, in that telenovela. Next, he and his wife starred together in La usurpadora, which also became a major international hit. Around that time, de León obtained Mexican citizenship, which he later gave up after returning to Venezuela.

2000s Carita de Angel ("Angel Face"), gave de León an opportunity to act alongside acting legends Libertad Lamarque and Silvia Pinal. In 2001, de León acted in an episode of the well-known series, Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real ("Women, real life stories").

Around that time, his wife left Mexico to film a telenovela in Colombia alongside actor José Ángel Llamas. Rumors of an adulterous relationship between his wife and Llamas surfaced, and the couple eventually divorced. In 2002, de León returned to Venezuela. His last Mexican telenovela was recorded before he left; ¡Vivan los niños! ("Long live the children") put de León with child star Andrea Legarreta and with Juan Ferrara.

2003 - Alegrijes y Rebujos (Mexico) 2004 - Mariana de la Noche (Mexico)

Miguel de León has filmed three other telenovelas after returning to Venezuela. He was signed by Venevision to work for that channel.

Filmography +Television Year Title Role Notes 1988 Abigail Recurring role 1989 La revancha Leonardo Recurring role 1989-1990 Fabiola Alejandro Fuentes Recurring role 1990-1991 Caribe Luis Alfredo Lead role 1991 Sueño contigo Unknown character Recurring role 1992-1993 Kassandra Ernesto Rangel Recurring role 1993 La millonaria Fabiola Unknown character Recurring role 1993-1994 Amor de papel Diego Corral Co-lead role 1994 María Celeste Santiago Azpurua Lead role 1994 Como tú, ninguna Raúl de la Peña Recurring role 1996 Sol de tentación José Armando Santalucía Lead role 1998 La usurpadora Douglas Maldonado Recurring role 1998 Gotita de amor Ulises Arredondo Recurring role 1999 Nunca te olvidaré Dr. Leonel Valderrama Recurring role 2000–2001 Carita de ángel Luciano Larios Lead role 2001-2002 Mujer, casos de la vida real Various roles Episodes: "Agonía" and "Belleza en flor" 2002–2003 ¡Vivan los niños! Alonso Gallardo Recurring role 2003–2004 Alegrijes y rebujos Antonio Domínguez 90 episodes 2004 Mariana de la noche José Ramón Martínez 10 episodes 2004-2005 Sabor a ti Leonardo Lombardi Lead role 2006 Los Querendones Unknown character Recurring role 2007 Aunque mal paguen Alejandro Aguerrevere Lead role 2011 La viuda joven Vespasiano Calderón Co-lead role 2012 Mi ex me tiene ganas Franco Rosas Recurring role 2013 Las Bandidas Gaspar Infante Recurring role 2014 La virgen de la calle Rogelio Rivas Lead antagonist 2014 Escándalos Cristobál "El lado oscuro" (Season 1, Episode 1) 2015 Amor secreto Leonardo Ferrándiz Aristizábal Lead role