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 ^{[citation needed]}, 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). ^{[citation needed]}

He played Orson, a feature character, in 1988's El Pecado de Oyuki (Oyuki's Sin). ^{[citation needed]}

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^[which?], 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. ^{[citation needed]}

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. ^{[citation needed]}

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. ^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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

References

External links

• Rafael Sánchez Navarro at IMDb
• New York Times – Rafael Sanchez Navarro filmography
• "Rafael Sánchez Navarro". MUBI. Retrieved 30 March 2023.