Ari Telch
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Ari Telch on the poster for the 2002 film Demasiado amor |
Ari Telch (born Ari Telch Benforado on
May 7 1962 in
Ciudad Acuña,
Coahuila) is a
Mexican actor. He has a daughter with his ex-wife, actress
Ninel Conde. In 2001 he married
Brazilian model
Marcia Da Cruz with whom he also has a daughter.
Ari Telch was born to a Jewish family and started his acting career with the role of a Jewish boy in
El violinista en el tejado ("Fiddler in the Roof") with
Manolo Fábregas. His next play was
Yankee in 1983 produced by
Sabina Berman, also of Jewish origin. In
Barnum (1986), the play about one of the founder of the circus
Barnum and Bailey he rode a
monocycle of two
meters high. In 1988 he obtained a role in
Interés social, a play written by
Luis Eduardo Reyes who obtained the
National Theater Award for the story. A year later in
Loco amor (
" Fool for Love" by
Sam Shepard) with
Angélica Aragón.
In 1989 he participated in his first
telenovela called
Dos vidas ("Two lives") with
Televisa. For his role he received a
Best new actor award by both
TVyNovelas and
Eres magazines. In 1990 he made
Flor y Canela on television and on stage
Vamos a contar mentiras with
Silvia Pinal and
Querida aquí espantan of
Joaquin Bissner.
The following year he joined the cast of
Muchachitas, with a role that would give him fame and recognition earning a
Best actor award by
Eres magazine. Next year, he obtained the starring role in the stage version of
La tarea in which he appeared fully nude with
María Rojo the co-star of the film version. In spite of public protests the show was sold out and toured the country and obtained the award for
Best actor. The same year he participated in
El Contrabajo of
Patrick Suzkin adapted by
Nathán Grinberg, who also wrote the music. For this play he obtained the award by the
Asociación de Críticos Profesionales de Teatro (ACPT) and the
Best actor award in the
Festival Internacional de las Artes in
Costa Rica. He made 2,500 presentations with this play in Mexico, the
United States and Costa Rica. In 1993 he participated in the comedy
Una pareja con ángel by
Eduardo Palomo with 200 sold out presentations in the theater
Xola in Mexico City. In the same year he also appeared in film with the production
Novia que te vea.
Next year, he returned to Televisa with
Imperio de cristal with
María Rubio and the real-life couple
Rebecca Jones and
Alejandro Camacho. In 1995 he appeared in
Cuatro Equis a play for which he wrote the original idea. The play made 800 presentations and gave him another
Best actor award by the ACPT and
El Heraldo de México. In 1996 he participated in
La anorcha encendida with Televisa.
In 1997 he started his production company
Telch Producciones together with his sister
Verónica Telch. Telch Produciones has, since then, produced several plays in Mexico City. Telenovela producer
Epigmenio Ibarra then invited him to star in
TV Azteca's
Mirada de Mujer (1997) with Angélica Aragón. A telenovela that would become a success in Mexico,
Spain,
Brazil,
El Salvador,
Venezuela,
Puerto Rico and the
United States. Because of this production, Telch and Aragón were featured on
Time magazine and were awarded a recognition by the government of Puerto Rico.
In 1999 he hosted the show
Chiquitos pero picosos on TV Azteca featuring, among other guests,
Vicente Fox the
President of Mexico. With his production company and in collaboration with
Argos Producciones he presented the play
Amor a las carrerras. In 2001 he also presented the stand-up comed
El hermano incómodo co-starring with
Leny Zundel. In 2003, his production company presented
Contratiempo on stage in which he co-starred with
Roxana Castellanos. He obtained for this play another
Best actor award by the ACPT and Castellanos a
Best new actress, and for
Mauricio Pichardo Best script.
Luis E. Reyes also received a nomination for
Best director. The same year he returned to television with the sequel to
Mirada de Mujer while touring the counry with
Contratiempo with more than 500 presentations.
As of 2005 he is part of the cast of the telenovela
La otra mitad del sol and is still touring with ''contratiempo.
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Ella en mi cabeza (2006)
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Contratiempo (2003)
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Cuatro Equis (1995)
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Una pareja con ángel (1993)
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El contrabajo (1992)
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La tarea (1992)
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Querida aquí espantan (1990)
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Vamos a contar mentiras (1990)
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Loco amor (
" Fool for Love", 1989)
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Interés social (1988)
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Barnum (1987)
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Yankee (1983)
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El violinista en el tejado (
"Fiddler in the Roof", 1976)
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Demasiado amor (2002) as Carlos
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El método (1999) as Rabbit-Man
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Moon Spell (short, 1987)
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Chiquitos pero picosos (1999) as Host (1999)
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Hora Marcada (1986)
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Cachún cachún ra ra! (1981) as David (1985-1987)
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tra mitad del sol (2005) as Patricio Camacho
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Mirada de mujer: El regreso (2003) as Alejandro Salas
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El amor de mi vida (1998) as Jorge
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La antorcha encendida (1997) as Luis de Foncerrada
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Mirada de mujer (1997) as Alejandro Salas
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Imperio de cristal (1995)
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Novia que te vea (1994) as Jacobo
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Encuentro inesperado (1993)
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María Mercedes (1992) as Carlos Urbina
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Muchachitas (1991) as Joaquín
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La fuerza del amor (1990)
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Flor y canela (1989) as Tomas
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Dos vidas (1988)
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Rosa salvaje (1987) as Jorge
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Cicatrices del alma (1986) as Samuel
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AriTelch.com* of
Telch Producciones* by
Rocío Heredia* of
TelchProducciones.com.mx*
Ari Telch the
Telenovela database* on
Azteca América
