Ricardo Luis Amigorena (born May 30, 1972 in Maipú, Mendoza Province, Argentina), better known as Mike Amigorena is an Argentine actor.
Biography He was born in Maipú, Mendoza Province to a Basque Argentine father and an Italian Argentine mother.Clarín. Mike Amigorena: "Estoy enchastrado de felicidad" Amigorena was especially restless as an adolescent and was expelled from a number of secondary schools. He left Maipú for Buenos Aires in search of fame in 1992, and initially struggled in a variety of menial jobs, living hand-to-mouth in a tenement for a number of years.
Personal life Since May 2018 he is in a relationship with the singer Sofía Vitola. On February 4, 2020 they became parents for the first time of a girl whom they called Miel Amigorena Vitola.
Career He was eventually discovered by a modeling agency and in 1992, was given a small role in leading local comic Guillermo Francella's sitcom, La familia Benvenuto. He later appeared in the popular teen drama, Montaña rusa ("Rollercoaster"), and in the mid-1990s, enrolled in a theatre school, mentored first by Santiago Doria, and later, Alfredo Zemma, of the Argentine Actors' Association. He first appeared in Buenos Aires' vibrant theatre scene in 1995 and became a prolific stage actor, notably in a 1998 local production of German playwright Frank Wedekind's Spring Awakening, and in a compressed Shakespeare production from 2004 to 2006, which earned him Argentine ACE and Clarín Awards.Alternativa Teatral: El Niño en cuestión He was given his first film role by directors Florencia Di Baja and Germán Drexler, as the leading man in their comedy, Tus ojos brillaban (Bright Eyes), in 2004, and was reunited with Francella in 2005 in his top-rated sitcom, Casados con hijos ("Married with Children"). Two comedy film roles, in Gabriel Condrón's Un peso, un dólar (2006) and as the lead in Tatiana Merenuk's romantic comedy, Yo soy sola (I'm Alone, 2008), were followed by his role as Martín Pells in the primetime Telefe sitcom, Los exitosos Pells, which premiered in May 2008 and for which he received a Martín Fierro Award. Amigorena was among the Argentine actors asked to appear in Francis Ford Coppola's production set in Buenos Aires, Tetro (2009). He had a band called "Ambulancia" with his friends and he was the lead vocalist in his indie rock, they did covers and their own songs. In 2015 the band dissolved.
Filmography Television Year Title Character Channel Notes 1992-1993Los BenvenutoRamiro BenvenutoTelefe1994Montaña rusaJuan VictorinoCanal 131995Montaña rusa, otra vueltaJuan VictorinoCanal 131997Naranja y mediaJoséTelefe1998Como pan calienteNicolás Canal 131998Ricos y FamososMauricioCanal 91998-1999Muñeca bravaTomásTelefe1999GasolerosBrunoCanal 132000-2001Los buscas de siempreTitoCanal 92000-2002Tiempo finalMariano/Debrasse/AntonioTelefe2002Franco Buenaventura, el profe Marcos Telefe2003Rebelde WayJuan Manuel América TV2003Malandras "El Toni" SegoviaCanal 92004La niñeraLeonelTelefe2005Una familia especial Helios SneiderCanal 132005Sin códigoTomás CoronadoCanal 132005Casados con HijosJuan Ariel SnaolaTelefe2005¿Quién es el jefe? Fredy Telefe2006-2007Sos mi vidaRolando Martínez Canal 132007El CapoFacundoTelefe2008-2009Los exitosos PellsMartín Pells/Gonzalo EchagüeTelefe2010Los exitosos PérezAdrián BruarTelevisa2010Lo que el tiempo nos dejóAlfredo AstizTelefe"Ep: La caza del ángel"2011El pactoHoracio Murgan América TV2012El hombre de tu vidaDanielTelefe2013Historia clínica Luis Sandrini/José de San MartínTelefe2013-2014Los Vecinos en GuerraAlejo "Alex" López/Alejo "Alex" MayorgaTelefe2014Las 13 esposas de Wilson FernándezNicandroTV Pública2014Viento SurAmérica TV"Ep 3: Los Rapiña"2014-2015GuapasFederico Müller Canal 132017Quiero vivir a tu ladoTomás Justo Canal 132019Otros pecados SantiagoCanal 13"Ep 5: Rojo"
Theater Year Title1995Pim pam pum 1997Los ojos llenos de amor 1997Glotony 1998Despertar de primavera 1999Payasos imperiales 2000Verídicamente opaco 2000El testigo 2001Colón agarra viaje a toda costa 2002Los sonetos de Shakespeare 2002-2003Todos tenemos problemas sexuales2004Shakespeare comprimido 2006-2007El niño argentino 2010La noche antes de los bosques 2011Hamlet2019Cabaret the musical
Movies Year Movie Character Director 2000Pescado crudoMilagros Roque Pitt and Alejandro Montiel2001Vida en MarteNéstor Frenkel2002CamafildenoisFrancisco Nocito2003Tus ojos brillabanSilvio Fischbein20051 peso, 1 dólarEl LangaGabriel Condron2006Yo soy solaNacho Tatiana Mereñuk2007Horizontal - verticalNicolás Tuozzo2008TetroAbelardoFrancis Ford Coppola2010PlumiferosFredy (voice)Daniel De Felippo2010Toy Story 3Ken (voice)Lee Unkrich2010Miss TacuarembóCristoMartín Sastre2013 Lectura según JustinoArnaldo André 2016All Men Are the SameJuan Luis Manuel Gómez Pereira 2016Primavera Santiago Giralt2017Mario on tourMarioPablo Stigliani2017No llores por mí, InglaterraGeneral BeresfordNéstor Montalbano2024 Jaque mate (Checkmate) Rey
Awards Year Award Category Program Result2004ACE Awards Male Revelation Shakespeare comprimido2005Premios Martín FierroRevelation Una familia especial2006CCC Spectator School Awards Best Male Performance El niño argentino2006World Best Theater Awards Best Male Performance El niño argentino2006ACE Awards Male PerformanceEl niño argentino 2008Premios Martín FierroActor Protagonist of Comedy Los exitosos Pells2009Premios Martín FierroActor Protagonist of Comedy Los exitosos Pells2010ACE Awards Best Actor La noche antes de los bosques2011Konex FoundationTelevision Actor Trayectoria última década2013Premios Martín FierroBest Actor of Daily ComedyLos vecinos en guerra
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