Carlos Enrique Mata Iturriza (born August 28, 1952), better known as Carlos Mata, is a Venezuelan television actor and singer. Born in Caracas, Venezuela on August 28, 1952,[1][2] he is best known for his great career in Venezuelan telenovelas for the companies Venezolana de Televisión, Radio Caracas Televisión and, Venevisión.[3] Mata was the protagonist in 9 telenovelas, among them the most recognized are La dama de rosa (1986), Señora (1988), Las dos Dianas (1992), Déjate querer (1993) and Enamorada (1999), among others.[2][4] His album "Que por que te quiero" remained for four months on the Billboard charts in 1985, where he shared the stage with artists such as: Miami Sound Machine, Lola Flores, Celia Cruz, Joaquin Sabina, Julio Iglesias, Brigitte Nielsen, Miguel Bosé, among many others.[2][3]
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 Mata in September 2015 | |
| Born | Carlos Enrique Mata Iturriza August 28, 1952 |
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| Years active | 1971–present |
| Children | 3 |
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| Website | carlosmata |
Through his image, he was the biggest seller of Latin American telenovelas in the world, and was even mentioned by market studies as the third export product of Venezuela,[5][2] and as the most recognized Spanish non-Spanish character.[2][3]
Selected filmography
edit| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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| Jugando a vivir | 1982 | Javier | |
| Leonela | 1983 | Willy Gonzalez Díaz | |
| Topacio | 1984 | Playback singer | |
| Cristal | 1985 | Luis Alfredo Ascanio | |
| Adriana | 1985 | Unknown role | |
| Mansión de Luxe | 1986 | Rafa | |
| La dama de rosa | 1986 | Tito Clemente | |
| La pasión de Teresa | 1987 | Guillermo | |
| Señora | 1988 | Diego Mendoza | |
| Anabel | 1990 | Carlos Eduardo | |
| Las dos Dianas | 1992 | Diego / Gabriel | |
| Déjate querer | 1993 | Andrés Machado | |
| Dos mujeres | 1999 | Francisco Pizarro | |
| Enamorada | 1999 | Augusto Contreras | |
| Amantes de Luna Llena | 2000 | Alejandro Linares | |
| Guerra de mujeres | 2001 | Atanasio Herrera | |
| Las González | 2002 | Cristóbal Rojas | |
| Belinda | 2004 | Dr. Alfonso Rivas | |
| Voltea pa' que te enamores | 2006 | Rómulo García | |
| La vida entera | 2008 | Facundo Montoya | |
| La viuda joven | 2011 | Ángel Abraham | |
| Una Maid en Manhattan | 2011 | Óscar Saldarriaga | |
| Demente criminal | 2015 | Captain Omar Zamora | |
| El Señor de los Cielos[6] | 2017 | Juan Carlos Salvatierra | Recurring role (season 5) |
| Soltero con hijas[7] | 2019 | Efraín Robles | |
| Vuelve a mí[8] | 2023 | Valentín San Román | Recurring role |
| The Blue House | 2024 | Martin | Direct Claaudia Callao[9] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Result | Refs |
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| 2015 | Miami Life Awards | Theater: Principal actor | Won | [10] |
References
edit- ^ "Carlos Mata, "El primer actor" celebra su cumpleaños (Video)". noticiaaldia.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Biografía, historia, vida y legado musical de Carlos Mata". buenamusica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "Lo que no sabíamos de Carlos Mata cuando era el "galán del año"". panorama.com.ve (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "Carlos Mata: "El hambre está matando a Venezuela"". primiciasya.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "Carlos Mata / Luis Alfredo Ascanio". apuntes.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Romero, Hillary. "Carlos Mata y Catherina Cardozo se incorporan a la nueva temporada del Señor de los Cielos". ondalasuperestacion.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ Aranguez, Teresa. "Carlos Mata es el nuevo fichaje de la serie Soltero con hijas ¡y además le da tiempo a 'desnudarse' en el teatro!". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ Salazar, Soreny (22 August 2023). "¡Qué, qué! Carlos Mata regresa a Telemundo tras abrirse paso en Televisa – Te contamos". vidamoderna.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ González, Aliana (2023-02-07). "La película La casa azul del director Claudio Callao inicia producción el 6 de marzo en Jalisco". PRODU (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ "Miami Life Awards Ganadores 2015". miamilifeawards.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
External links
edit- Carlos Mata at IMDb