Rafael Sánchez Navarro

Rafael Sánchez Navarro (born 1958) is a Spanish-Mexican actor. He is the son of Manolo Fábregas, an actor from Spain who established himself in Mexico.

Biography Navarro grew up in a family of actors. Seeing his relatives on television, film studios, and interviews, he was introduced to the world of show business early on.

Following his father's footsteps, at the age of twenty-two, Sanchez Navarro played a supporting role in the 1980 telenovela Secretos de Confesion (Secrets to Confess). He did not work in telenovelas again until 1982's Por Amor (For Love). In 1983, he acted in Manana es Primavera (Tomorrow it Will Be Spring), Cuarteto Para el fin del Tiempo (A Quartet Until the End), Bodas de Odio (Hate Wedding), and Cazador de Demonios (Demon Hunter).

He played Orson, a feature character, in 1988's El Pecado de Oyuki (Oyuki's Sin).

He participated in only one episode of 1989's Cita con la Muerte (Date with Death). Afterwards, he acted in small roles in three more soap operas, before playing Adolfo Degollado in 1991's El Teatro del Horror (Horror Theatre). He followed that up by playing Rodolfo Olmedo in 1992's Lo Blanco y lo Negro (Black and White), and Renato in 1993's Valentina, another telenovela.

Sanchez Navarro rose to fame after playing Santiago Ugalde, a criminal millionaire and show business representative, in 1994's Volver a Empezar, alongside actors Yuri (who played Santiago's girlfriend), Chayanne, Eduardo Changerotti, and Guillermo García Cantú.

Volver A Empezar released a soundtrack CD, where Chayanne, Yuri and Changerotti sang. The soap opera gave Sanchez Navarro popularity in more countries such as Argentina, Puerto Rico, the United States, Israel, and Russia.

After finding success, Sanchez Navarro was moved to Televisa's rival, TV Azteca. He became one of that network's first bonafide celebrities when he signed a contract with the channel. Towards the end of 1994, he recorded Peor es Nada, which was also seen in Hong Kong with the name Better Than Nothing.

Filmography +List of appearances in television series and specials Year Title Role Notes 1980 Secreto de confesión Television debut 1982 Por amor 1982 Mañana es primavera 1983 Bodas de odio 1985 Juana Iris Cristóbal 1986 El engaño Rodrigo 1988 El pecado de Oyuki Orson 1989 Lo blanco y lo negro Roberto Olmedo 1989 Hora marcada Luis Episode: "No estoy jugando" 1991 Milagro y magia Carlos Andrade 1993 Valentina Renato Saldívar 1994 Volver a empezar Santiago Ugalde 1996 Te dejaré de amar Juan Santos Elizalde 1997 La chacala Joaquín García 1998 Amor infiel Miguel Ángel Castañeda 2002 Por tí 2003 Dos chicos de cuidado en la ciudad Felipe Medina Páez / Mephisto Páez 2006 Ángel, las alas del amor Fernando Blanco 2008 Tengo todo excepto a ti Ernesto 2009 Pobre Diabla Horacio Rodríguez 2011 Emperatriz Manuel León 2012 Los Rey Atilio Herrán 2013 Vivir a destiempo Martín Campos 2014 Siempre tuya Acapulco Armando Balmaceda 2015 Caminos de Guanajuato Javier Zamora 2016 Dios Inc. Salvador Pereyra 12 episodes 2016–17 La candidata Alonso 2016–17 La Doña Jaime Aguirre 2018 Enemigo Intimo Borges