Valentino Lanús

Luis Alberto López Ayala (born May 3, 1975, in Mexico City) is a Mexican actor.

Biography Valentino's parents are Margarita and Luis Alberto. Valentino is the second of four siblings, and is also the only male. He began his career as a model, and later enrolled in Televisa's CEA (Centro de Educación Artística). It was then when telenovela producer Carla Estrada invited him to participate in some episodes of María Isabel (1997), alongside Adela Noriega.

He later received roles in Amor Gitano (1999), La casa en la playa (2000) and Pedro Damián's Primer amor... a mil por hora (2000), where he played Imanol Jáuregui Tasso, alongside Ana Layevska, Anahí, Kuno Becker, and Sebastián Rulli. His charisma and acting style placed him among the favorites.

Soon after, Valentino participated in the telenovela El juego de la vida (2001), where embodied Juan Carlos Domínguez, a coach of girls' football. Around that time, he began dating Jacqueline Bracamontes. He also acted in Amar Otra Vez (2003) and Inocente de Ti (2004) as Julio Alberto Castillo Linares, opposite Camila Sodi, and Karla Monroig. He also appeared in Alborada (2005) as Martín Alvarado. He had the lead role in the telenovela Amar sin límites with Karyme Lozano.

He is a professional photographer and passionate traveler, who will exhibit his work of over 15 years in Madrid at the end of 2011.

He is also a producer of various TV shows and movies. His last venture is called "Artesanos", a promising film by creator Santiago Pando, a famous mystic, well known for having been the brain behind the successful political campaign that placed Vicente Fox as the first Mexican President to win over 80 years of the ruling party PRI.

Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 2002 El lado oscuro de la noche Unknown role Film debut 2014 Quiero ser fiel Alberto

Television Year Title Role Notes 1997 María Isabel Antonio 1999 Amor gitano Patricio 2000 La casa en la playa Miguel Ángel Villarreal Talamonti 2000 Primer amor, a mil por hora Imanol Jáuregui Tasso 2001 Mujer, casos de la vida real Unknown role Episode: "Corazón de puerto" 2001 Primer amor, tres años después Imanol Jáuregui Tasso 2001–02 El juego de la vida Juan Carlos Domínguez 2003 Mariana de la Noche Javier Mendieta 2004 Amar otra vez Daniel Suárez González 2004 Inocente de ti Julio Alberto Castillo Linares 2005 Alborada Martín Alvarado 2006 Amar sin límites Diego Morán 2008 Las tontas no van al cielo Patricio Molina Lizárraga 2008–09 Ugly Betty Cruz 3 episodes 2009 Hermanos y detectives Actor de Teatro Episode: "Muerte en escena" 2009 Plaza Sésamo Conductor de Concursos 2 episodes 2010–11 Llena de amor Emanuel Ruiz y de Teresa Curiel 2012 Amor bravío Luis del Olmo 2 episodes 2016 Maldita tentación Fernando Bonilla 2017 Nada personal Alejandro Castillo 2024 Tu vida es mi vida José "Pepe" Castillo Ibáñez