Sebastián Ligarde

Sebastián Ligarde (; born January 26, 1954) is a Mexican-American actor and acting coach best known for his work in telenovelas and the big screen. In his four decade career he has appeared in more than 25 TV shows and over 90 films - most of them in first billing.

In 2015, Ligarde portrayed "Dr. Raimundo Acosta" in the UniMás TV series Demente Criminal, in which his former student Enrique Alejandro interpreted "Billy".

Biography Born Amedee Gerardo Ligarde Mayaudon to Mexican-American father Amedee Ligarde Saenz, and Mexican mother Emma Armantina Mayaudon Lopez, this dual-national began his acting career in Mexico in the play Fortune and Men's Eyes in 1974. He obtained his first film role in Supervivientes de los Andes two years later. He graduated with a degree in film directing and a minor in acting from the University of Texas at Austin, and then moved to Mexico to continue his acting career. Before finding steady work in Mexico, he appeared in various USA film and television productions with Alfred Hitchcock, John Hurt, and Richard Harris.

Ligarde became known in Mexico after landing the role of Memo in the successful TV series Quinceañera in 1987. His very famous phrase "Serena Morena" has remained a public domain after two decades. From 1986 thru 2003 he remained an exclusive actor for the Mexican Television Producer Televisa. His popular roles in telenovelas such as Lo Blanco y lo Negro, Entre la Vida y la Muerte, María la del Barrio, Salomé, Tú y yo, Belinda and most recently Demente Criminal have kept him a household name. Ligarde is usually seen playing the role of a villain, degenerate, or miscreant.

He was awarded the Diosa de Plata and El Heraldo, both for Best Film Actor in El Homicida. Ligarde has also obtained four TVyNovelas Awards (Mexico's equivalent of an Emmy Award) for Pobre Juventud, Quinceañera, Entre La Vida y La Muerte, and an Honorary Award in 2002. In 2002 the League of United Latin American Citizens named him "Sr. Internacional" for his contribution to that society and as "Honorary President of the Republic of the Rio Grande" for his contributions to the state of Texas.

In 2005, Ligarde played "Gonzalo Montero", the alcoholic antagonist in Olvidarte Jamás for Venevision. He also portrayed "Alan" and "George Smith" in their TV series Mi Vida Eres Tu.

In 2006, he became the acting coach for Venevision and made a special appearance in Acorralada.

In 2007, Ligarde played the villain "Manuel" in Telemundo's Pecados Ajenos, where he reunited with Sonya Smith from Olvidarte Jamás & Acorralada. That same year, and for Telemundo Productions, he also made two guest appearances in the TV series Decisiones.

In 2008, he played the antagonist "Santori" (a Vatican City paid hit-man) in the mini-series Gabriel. This project, made by Mega-Films, reunites him with Chayanne whom he co-starred with in their first telenovela for both actors in 1986 Pobre Juventud.

Meisner Technique Teacher Ligarde has been teaching acting at Taller de Actuación Sebastián Ligarde since 2006 in Miami. He trains actors in film acting, and is the only known "Meisner in Spanish" teacher. After 35 years as an actor he now enjoys his own acting academy and has, for now, retired from acting. His past students include Thalía, William Levy, Jencarlos Canela, Enrique Alejandro, Elizabeth Gutiérrez, Alejandro de la Madrid, Julián Gil, Frances Ondiviela, Daniel Elbittar, and Sissi Fleitas.

In 2015, Taller de Actuación Sebastián Ligarde will also open in Houston, Texas.

Personal life In a 2013 interview with TVyNovelas magazine, Ligarde came out as gay, saying he has been in a stable relationship for the last 20 years. He credits performer Ricky Martin, who came out in 2010, as his inspiration.

Filmography +Films Year Title Role Notes 1976 Supervivientes de los Andes Felipe 1976 Longitud de guerra 1980 Verano salvaje 1982 Antonieta Esposo Norteamericano 1983 Triumphs of a Man Called Horse Mullins 1984 Toy Soldiers Lt. Caden 1985 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins Pvt. Johnson 1986 Chido Guan, el tacos de oro Wilfredo Sherman 1986 Mission Kill Secretary 1987 Lamberto Quintero Oscar Balderrama Jr. 1988 Relajo matrimonial 1989 La ley de las calles Juan Carlos 1989 Apuesta contra la muerte Mario 1990 Jack el vigilante 1990 El despiadado 1990 El homicida 1990 La secta de la muerte 1990 La guerra de los bikinis 1990 Atrapados en la coca 1991 Ritmo traición y muerte: La cumbia asesina El Drácula Video 1991 Justicia de nadie 1991 Frontera roja 1991 La tentación Gato 1991 Verano peligroso Mario Rosadon 1991 La pareja perfecta Francisco Oceguera 1991 A golpe de hacha 1992 Por un salvaje amor 1992 El tigre de la frontera 1992 Traficantes de niños 1992 Supervivencia McCoy 1992 El sacristán del diablo Pedro 1992 Comando terrorista 1992 Cazador de cabezas 1993 Infancia violenta Video 1993 Círculo del vicio 1993 El asesino del zodíaco Arturo 1993 Se equivoco la cigueña 1993 Obsesión de matar 1993 Entre el amor y la muerte 1994 Las esclavas del sadismo 1994 El perfil del crimen Video 1994 Las pasiones del poder Alonso Miranda 1994 La perversión 1994 Justicia Arturo Pérez 1995 La ley del cholo 1995 Esclavos de la pasión 1995 Los cómplices del infierno 1995 Venganza mortal Alejandro 1995 Las nueve caras del miedo 1995 Eva secuestrada y Adán... ¡como si nada! Adán 1995 Deseo criminal 1996 Trebol negro 1996 El rigór de la ley 1997 Tormenta de muerte 1997 El cartel de Juarez Video 1997 El güero estrada Billy Mathews Video 1997 Ambición mortal 1998 Sangre sobre el polvo Video 1998 La mafia de un gallero Video 1998 La fuga de Arizmendi Video 1999 Reclusorio III 1999 Monjas narcotraficantes Video 1999 La fuga de Arizmendi 2 Video 1999 El mariachi narcotraficante Video 1999 El agente Borrego 1999 Cuentas claras Erick Solana 2001 Ritmo, traición y muerte: La cumbia asesina 2 2002 Ángel de la noche 2003 Muerte lenta 2003 Morras desmadrosas 2: ¿Y el desmadre? Fausto 2003 Eran cabrones los secuestradores Omar Salgado 2003 Cursos prenupciales 2004 Desnudos Doctor 2013 The Dark Forest Assassin Short film

+Television Year Title Role Notes 1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Tim Episode: "Breakdown" (season 1, episode 8) 1986 En alas de las águilas Aide #1 TV mini-series 1986 Pobre juventud Freddy 1986 Marionetas Luis 1987 Quinceañera Guillermo "Memo" López Main antagonist 1989 Lo blanco y lo negro Andrés de Castro 1990 En carne propia Abigail Múñoz 1993 Entre la vida y la muerte Lic. Andrés del Valle Main antagonist 1994 Prisionera de amor Gerardo Ávila 1995 María la del Barrio Lic. Gonzalo Dorantes Antagonist/Protagonist 1998 Vivo por Elena Ernesto de los Monteros Main antagonist 2000 La casa en la playa Salvador Villarreal 2000 Primer amor... a mil por hora Antonio Iturriaga Riquelme Antagonist 2001 Salomé Diego Duval Main antagonist 2001-02 Mujer, casos de la vida real Various roles Episode: "Amor del bueno"Episode: "Naufragio" 2004 Belinda Adolfo Semprum Main antagonist 2004 Tormenta de passiones Mauricio Miranda Main antagonist 2005 Pasiones prohibidas Enrique 27 episodes 2006 Mi vida eres tú Alan Robinson / George Smith 2006 Olvidarte jamás Gonzalo Montero Main antagonist 2007-08 Acorralada Licenciado Borges 2007 Decisiones Roberto Episode: "Bloque de hielo" 2007 Pecados ajenos Manuel Antagonist 2008 Gabriel Santori 7 episodes 2010 Grandes finales de telenovelas Guillermo "Memo" López TV movie documentary 2015 Nuestra Belleza Latina 2015 Himself Celebrity guest; Season 9 (9th Gala) 2015 Demente criminal Raimundo Acosta Lead role/Antagonistic protagonist 2018 Mary for Mayor Padre Armando 2023 Luz de luna Adan Cruces Lezama Antagonist (season 3) 2023-24 Luz de esperanza