Luis Roberto Guzmán (born April 9, 1973) is a Puerto Rican actor known for his performances in Mexican telenovelas including Alborada, and for his title role in Mexican series El Pantera. Guzmán also worked on the film Ladies' Night in 2003.
Early life Early in his life Guzmán wanted to enter Menudo, but was unable to do it, eventually forming friendships with several former members. He subsequently studied in the University of Puerto Ricoʻs campus in Río Piedras. After completing his studies in the institutionʻs Department of Drama, Guzmán moved to Mexico in 1999, interested in pursuing a career in the telenovela industry. Although he works most of the time in Mexico, Guzmán often travels to Puerto Rico to rest.
Acting career In Mexico, Guzmán received a contract with Televisa. Guzmán has expressed that the most important role of his career is as El Pantera in the TV series of the same name. In his youth Guzmán was a follower of several superheroes, including Atom Ant and ThunderCats, which influenced his acceptance for the role. Guzmán has expressed that he would like to act in more telenovelas produced in Puerto Rico, but feels that Puerto Rican television needs to reduce the number of foreign productions. He also noted that he would like to work on the island after the production of El Pantera.
On June 26, 2013, it was confirmed that Luis Roberto Guzmán (along with Angelique Boyer and Sebastián Rulli) would star in Angelli Nesma's Lo Que La Vida Me Robó, a remake of Ernesto Alonso's Bodas de odio produced in 1983.Angelique Boyer y Sebastián Rulli son los protagonistas de "Bodas de Odio"
Musical career Guzmán released Bipolar, his first musical production, in 2008. The album was originally released in Mexico, intending a 2009 release for Puerto Rico and the United States.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 1998 Flores de la noche Tommy Television film 1999 Amores como todos los demás Television film 2002 Acosada Hombre del overol 2003 Ladies' Night Roco 2007 Gente bien, atascada Short film 2008 Divina confusión Baco 2009 Amar a morir Luis Ro 2010 Hilos y cables Short film 2010 Sin ella Gastón Sánchez 2011 La otra familia Chema
Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 Siempre te amaré Alfredo 2001 Amigas y rivales Frank 2001 Sin pecado concebido Álvaro Godoy 2002 Entre el amor y el odio Gabriel Moreno 2004 Alegrijes y rebujos Bruno Reyes 2005 Mujeres Boris 2005-2006 Alborada Diego Arellano Conde de Guevara 2007-2009 El Pantera Gervasio Robles "El Pantera" 2011 Mentes en Shock Román Moro 2012 Infames Porfirio Cisneros 2013 La promesa Juan Lucas Esguerra 2013-2014 Lo que la vida me robó José Luis Álvarez 2014-2015 La Viuda Negra Ángel Escurdero 2017 Ingobernable Pete Vázquez 2018 Narcos: Mexico Falcón 2020 La mexicana y el güero René Fajardo 2021 ¿Quién mató a Sara? Lorenzo Rossi2022Cobra KaiHector Salazar2023 Tierra de esperanza Marco Rivas
See also List of Puerto Ricans
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