Felipe Colombo Biography

Mexican-Argentine singer-songwriter and actorIn this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Colombo and the second or maternal family name is Eguía.

Felipe Colombo Eguía (born January 8, 1983, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican-Argentine actor, singer and songwriter. He was part of the pop-rock band Erreway together with Camila Bordonaba, Benjamín Rojas and Luisana Lopilato.

Biography

Felipe Colombo Eguía was born on January 8, 1983, in Hospital Angeles Mexico. He is the son of Argentine actor, Juan Carlos Colombo and Mexican actress, Patricia Eguía. He was raised in Mexico City, Mexico. He has an older sister called Sol. Felipe studied primary at escuela Hermino Almendro. He started high school at CIE Sur in Mexico and finished in Argentina at José Martí and San Francisco schools.

Career

Acting career

Colombo made his television debut in the 1992 Televisa soap opera El abuelo y yo, co-starring Ludwika Paleta and Gael García Bernal, and made his film debut the same year with a performance in Sonata de luna.

Colombo then co-starred with Angélica María in the 1994 soap opera Agujetas de color de rosa, which was successful across Latin America and especially among Hispanic audiences in the United States. He appeared as Carlitos in the 1995 film Cilantro y perejil (Cilantro & Parsley), and in 1996 had a role in an episode of Mujer, casos de la vida real, a show hosted by legendary Mexican actress Silvia Pinal. In 1999 he acted alongside Anahí in the 1999 tele-novela Ángeles sin paraíso.

Chiqui*as México (1998)

In 1998 Colombo captured the role of Julio in the Mexican version of Chiqui*as, originally an Argentine production.

Chiqui*as (1999–2001)

After the Mexican version flopped, Chiqui*as author Cris Morena decided to give him a role in the original version, where he soon became one of the most popular actors. While performing in Chiqui*as, Colombo worked for the first time alongside Benjamín Rojas, Luisana Lopilato and Camila Bordonaba, which would later on become part of another one of Colombo's highlights of his career as an entertainer. In 2001, Colombo reprised his character inChiqui*as' for the big screen version, Chiqui*as: Rincón de luz.

Rebelde Way and Erreway (2002–2007)

Colombo secured the role of Manuel Aguirre in Rebelde Way in 2002. The show was nominated for the 2002 Martín Fierro Award for Best Telenovela. He starred alongside Benjamín Rojas, Luisana Lopilato and Camila Bordonaba. The four had previously worked together in Chiqui*as and went on to form the band Erreway.

The band released three hit albums — Señales in 2002, Tiempo in 2003 and Memoria in 2004, had three successful tours Erreway en Grand Rex, Nuestro Tiempo and Gira 2004 and released a film in 2004, 4 Caminos. The film was based on their Rebelde Way characters: Manuel, Pablo, Mía and Marizza. The band split up soon after the release of their film and final album.

However, Camila Bordonaba, Benjamín Rojas and Felipe Colombo reunited in 2006 and released the compilation of the greatest hits, El Disco de Rebelde Way. Colombo and Bordonaba visited Spain during the promotional tour of the compilation. In 2007 Lopilato left Erreway, and the remaining three released a live hits collection Erreway presenta su caja recopilatoria, held a short tour in Spain, and confirmed the release of the band's fourth album, Vuelvo.

Recent and future projects (2004–present)

After his acclaimed role in Rebelde Way, Colombo appeared as Miki in another production of Cris Morena, the 2004—2005 telenovela Floricienta. He also got a lot of attention playing the lead in the theatrical version of The Graduate, alongside Nacha Guevara. In 2006, Colombo portrayed deceased Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain in the stage play No te preocupes ojos azules. He also portrayed Pastor in 2006 hit television drama Doble Vida and appeared in one episode of Amor Mío.

In 2007 Colombo captured the role of Lucho Fierro on Martín Fierro Awards—nominated television comedy Son de Fierro. He worked alongside Camila Bordonaba for the sixth time in his career. He was seen in two films in 2008 Fantasma de Buenos Aires and Solos en la ciudad, alongside his Rebelde Way co-star Sabrina Garciarena.

In 2011–2012, his role is Bernardo Berlanga in Herederos de una venganza and 2012 he made Host TV debut in La vuelta al mundo together with the actress Isabel Macedo.

In 2013, he was part of the miniseries Inconsistente colectivo.

In 2014, he returned to television to play Fidel in Mis amigos de siempre.

In 2016, he starred in the play Cardenio.

Musical career

During the development of Rebelde Way, Felipe Colombo and his co-stars: Luisana Lopilato, Benjamín Rojas and Camila Bordonaba have become the members of the band Erreway. They immediately reached worldwide popularity, especially in Latin America, Spain, Europe and Israel. All their studio albums, Señales (2002), Tiempo (2003) and Memoria, reached Platinum certification. The band broke up at the end of 2004 and reunited again in 2006 except Luisana Lopilato to tour Spain. In 2007, they did a concert in Valencia for Sunny Happy Day and received the Platinum Record for the 80,000 copies sold of his album Erreway, el disco de Rebelde way. In 2010, he formed a new band, La Miss Tijuana with his friend Camila Bordonaba and Erreway's vocal coach, Willie Lorenzo. In 2013, he formed a new band, Roco with his friend Benjamín Rojas and Erreway's vocal coach, Willie Lorenzo.

Personal life

From 2000 to 2004, Felipe Colombo was in a relationship with his co–star, the actress Luisana Lopilato.

From 2005 to 2006, Felipe Colombo was in a relationship with the model Cecilia Bonelli.

Since 2007, Felipe Colombo has been in a relationship with Cecilia Coronado, a costume designer whom he met in the recordings of Son de Fierro. On November 3, 2009, the couple's first child, a girl, was born, named Aurora Colombo. Felipe has a very close relationship with his former colleagues from Erreway, Camila Bordonaba and Benjamín Rojas who are also his daughter's godparents.

Filmography

Theater

Television

Movies

Television programs

Discography

Soundtrack albums

Main article: Chiqui*as soundtracks
  • 1999 — Chiqui*as Vol. 5
  • 2000 — Chiqui*as Vol. 6
  • 2001 — Chiqui*as Vol. 7
  • 2001 — Chiqui*as: Rincón de Luz

Erreway

Main article: Erreway discography
  • 2002 — Señales
  • 2002 — Erreway en Grand Rex
  • 2003 — Tiempo
  • 2003 — Nuestro Tiempo
  • 2004 — Nuestro Tiempo
  • 2004 — Memoria
  • 2004 — Gira 2004
  • 2006 — El Disco de Rebelde Way
  • 2006 — Erreway en Concierto
  • 2007 — Erreway presenta su caja recopilatoria
  • 2007 — Erreway en España
  • 2007 — Vuelvo

La Miss Tijuana

  • 2010 — Sólo Me Salva Amar
  • 2010 — Vuelvo
  • 2011 — Deja que llueva
  • 2011 — 3 iguanas

Roco

  • 2013 — Pasarán años
  • 2013 — Como baila la novia
  • 2013 — Gira
  • 2013 — Quien se ha tomado todo el vino
  • 2013 — Tornado

Notes

References

    External links

    • Felipe Colombo at IMDb
    • Felipe Colombo at Cinenacional.com (in Spanish) (archive)
    • http://www.novebox.com/series/rebelde-way-temporada1/88108 Archived July 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
    • http://www.novebox.com/series/rebelde-way-temporada2/91392 Archived July 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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