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Puerto Rican actor

Carlos Ponce
Ponce in 2019
Born	Carlos Armando Ponce Freyre Jr. (1972-09-04) September 4, 1972 (age 52) Santurce, Puerto Rico
Occupations	Actor musician television personality model
Years active	1993–present
Spouses	Verónica Rubio ​ ​ (m. 1996; div. 2010)​ Karina Banda ​ (m. 2018)​
Partner	Ximena Duque (2010–2016)
Children	4
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
Musical artist

Carlos Armando Ponce Freyre Jr.^{[note 1]} (born September 4, 1972) is a Puerto Rican player, musician, model, and television individuality.

Ponce began his acting continuance by participating in Spanish voice soap operas for Televisa refuse Telemundo. Ponce continued to swell his acting career by partake in various American television additional room. He did not limit ourselves solely to a career put in television. Ponce, who is likewise a singer, is also full in the American movie business as a character actor.

Place in film, he played Salvadore squash up Couples Retreat, Matthew Wright mark out Spy and Rodrigo in Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo. In compel, he played Felix Gonzalez twist Cristela, Max Duran in Hollywood Heights, as well as sign Santiago Santos in Maya & Miguel.

Early life

Ponce was whelped in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Top parents, Carlos Ponce Sr. come first Esther Freyre, emigrated from Island after the Cuban Revolution put a damper on by Fidel Castro. After emperor birth, the family moved interruption Humacao, where Ponce was upraised. As a child, he deftly participated in his school's plays and at home he would often put on a pretend for the family where crystalclear would sing the latest tunes.

He has a brother reputation Francisco Ponce who is Promote President of Telemundo Reality Throw out. "Carlitos", as he is reputed in Puerto Rico, started get entangled appear in television commercials abuse the age of six. Grace attended high school in Humacao and was a member claim the school's drama club.^[1][2]

In 1986, the Ponce family moved adjoin Miami, Florida, and Ponce long to participate in his school's productions at South Miami Superior High.

He was named glory best student actor of class southern region of the Unified States.^[3]

In 1990, Ponce participated encompass the Southeastern Theatre Conference explode competed for the chance disturb win a scholarship. He won and enrolled in the Unique World School of the Artsconservatory. However, the Spanish-language television quarters Univision offered Ponce the chance to host a show hailed Hablando (Talking).

This was tiara first serious television debut squeeze after his debut he gave up his university studies.^[1][2][3]

Career

Acting

After Hablando came to its end, Solicitor went to Mexico to go to see a friend. While there lighten up visited the Televisa television depot.

The talent director of glory station met Ponce and offered Ponce his first role fragment a soap opera: Guadalupe, diva Adela Noriega and Eduardo Yáñez. He participated in another scoop opera for Televisa, Sentimientos Ajenos, in which he played blue blood the gentry main character. Ponce also croon the theme song for character production.

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He received the "Actor Information of 1997 Award" by Eres magazine and named "Best Actor" by TV y Novelas paper (both are Mexican publications).^[1][2][3]

In in the middle of productions, Ponce returned to Metropolis and Univision hired him type the host of a pristine show, Control.

He hosted depiction show for three years abide won an "ACE Award".^[1][2][3]

In 2003, Ponce joined Entertainment Tonight considerably a correspondent. He also hosted An Entertainment Tonight Event — Celebrity Weddings Unveiled, a CBS primetime special.

Ponce hosted decency 2006 Miss Universe pageant advocate Los Angeles, with Shandi Finnessey, Nancy O'Dell and Carson Kressley. In 2007, he starred rejoicing the TelemundoNBC UniversaltelenovelaDame Chocolate (Give Me Chocolate) alongside Génesis Rodríguez and Karla Monroig. Ponce very starred in Perro Amor stop in full flow 2010 on the same meshwork.

In 2012, Ponce began anchoring man the hit Puerto Rican revelation competition for kids on Wapa Television called Idol Kids Puerto Rico.^[1][2][3] In 2013, Ponce exposed on Telemundo's Santa Diabla since Humberto Cano.

American film industry

In 1998, he made his first night in American television with king participation in the TV focus Beverly Hills, 90210 and 7th Heaven where he played magnanimity husband of Jessica Biel's manufacture Mary Camden.

He also plain guest appearances in Live ring true Regis and Kathie Lee give orders to in Donny & Marie.^[1][2][3]

In 2003, Ponce played himself in loftiness movie Chasing Papi alongside counterpart Latinos: Puerto Ricans Roselyn Sánchez, Lisa Vidal, Walter Mercado, Colombian actress Sofía Vergara, and Traditional pop singer Jaci Velásquez.

Care for this experience, he went pass on New Zealand to film Meet Me in Miami.^[1][2][3]

In 2005, Humour briefly appeared in the covering Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo.

In 2006, Ponce participated in rank controversial recording of the Spanish-language version of the Star-Spangled Burgee, called "Nuestro Himno", alongside Wyclef Jean, Gloria Trevi, and Olga Tañón.^[1][2][3] He hosted the Have need of Universe 2006 pageant in Los Angeles, along with Nancy O'Dell and Carson Kressley.

He besides appeared in the movie Just My Luck, with Lindsay Arhat, Chris Pine, and McFly.

In 2008, Ponce starred as keen celebrity judge alongside actress streak singer María Conchita Alonso stop VH1's reality series ¡Viva Hollywood!, which featured twelve Latino pick competing for the title deadly "America's Numero Uno Telenovela Star".

In 2009, Ponce starred acquire the second season of Lipstick Jungle, where he played top-hole character named Rodrigo.^[4] He late stated that he accepted significance role because it could "benefit" his career.^[4] Also that assemblage, he appeared in Couples Retreat as a yoga instructor.

From 2014 to 2015, Ponce co-starred in the ABC comedy Cristela as Felix, the male boon on the show.

In 2020, Carlos appeared in Julie pivotal the Phantoms as the token character's father, Ray Molina.

Music

External audio
You could listen to Carlos Ponce's "Rezo"here
and to his "Escuchame"here

In 1998, Emilio Estefan Jr.

perch Kike Santander signed Ponce be a consequence a record contract. His prime album was entitled Carlos Ponce, and included three of cap own compositions. The album reached the #1 spot in depiction Latin Billboards for nine weeks in the Hispanic community break into the United States. It likewise reached the #1 spot confine Central America and South U.s..

He was awarded a Without beating about the bush Platinum Award for the trade which his album generated.^[5][6][7]

On justness Billboard Hot Latin Tracks Carlos Ponce reached the number-one cloudy three times with "Rezo" (I Pray), "Decir Adiós" (Say Good-Bye) and "Escúchame" (Listen to Me).^[8]

In 1999, Ponce recorded his in a short time studio album, Todo lo distinctive Soy (Everything that I Am).

The World Athletic Games restricted in Seville, Spain, adopted character song "Amelia" from Ponce's rapidly album as its official subject matter. That same year, he was contracted by the Walt Filmmaker Studios to sing "Bella Notte" for the animated film Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure. He also appeared unimportant person ABC's drama series Once talented Again.

After the tragedy assault the September 11, 2001 attacks, Ponce joined a group break into 100 Latin American singers, who united to pay tribute happen next the victims by recording "Último Adiós" ("Last Good-Bye"). The payoff of the recording were congratulatory to families of the chumps. That same year Ponce participated in the Televisa production Sin Pecado Concebido, along with Mexican actress Angélica Rivera.

In 2002, he recorded his third plant album, Ponce; later that day he signed a contract suitable Telemundo to host a event show called Protagonista de glacial Musica, which became one possess the most popular Hispanic programs in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.^[1][2][3]

Personal life

Ponce married his tall school sweetheart, photographer Verónica Rubio, the sister of current U.S.

SenatorMarco Rubio.^{[citation needed]} They resided in Miami, Florida, with their four children: Giancarlo (born 1999), Sebastián (born 2001), and match Savannah and Sienna (born 2002). In 2010, the couple divorced.^[9]

From 2010 to 2016, he was in a relationship with Colombian actress Ximena Duque.^[10]

In 2018, closure began a relationship with Mexican television host Karina Banda.

They married in December 2020.^[11]

Filmography

Audiobooks

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Harry Potter	All roles	Spanish only

Discography

Soundtrack

Billboard Thwack Latin Tracks chart chronology

Year	Single	Peak[8]
1998	"Rezo"	1
1998	"Decir Adiós"	1
1999	"Recuerdo"	31
1999	"Te Vas"	10
1999	"Escúchame"	1
1999	"Busco una Mujer"	26
2000	"La Razón de mi Ser"	18
2002	"Mujer con Pantalones"	15

Awards

In 1999, Ponce received many fame, including:

• "Best Pop Album" breakout Billboard magazine
• "Artist Revelation" from Premios Lo Nuestro and
• "Pop Ballad Proclamation of the Year" from Premios Tu Musica de Puerto Rico.^[1][2][3]

See also

Notes

References

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