Arnoldo Sergio Santaella Sendel (born November 4, 1966) is a Mexican actor, known for playing antagonistic roles in Mexican telenovelas.Biography of Sergio Sendel Esmas.com.Sergio Sendel will be a villain in a new telenovela www.informador.com, December 26, 2010.The great "forgotten" TVyNovelas 2012 Awards novelasyseries.univision.com, May 27, 2012.
He won the TVyNovelas Award for Best Antagonist Actor in 2008 for his role as Aarón Montalvo Iturbe in Destilando Amor.
Early life
Career
1990s Sendel made his television debut in 1990, appearing in telenovelas, including Mi pequeña Soledad in 1990 as Gustavo and Alcanzar una estrella II in 1991.
In 1992, he had a supporting role in Muchachitas as Pedro.
Later in 1993, he got his second supporting role in Dos mujeres, un camino. Also in 1993, he participated in the film Zapatos viejos, with Gloria Trevi.
His first role as an antagonist was in the 1999 telenovela Tres mujeres.
2000s Sendel continued to portray antagonistic roles in other telenovelas, including Ramona, La intrusa and La Otra.
Sendel provided his voice to Diego in the Latin American Spanish dub of the 2002 film Ice Age. Although he was originally contracted to voice for the character again in the film's 2006 sequel, he left the project when the producers would not meet his financial demands.Revela Sendel sus razones de dejar La Era de Hielo 2 El Siglo de Torreón, November 26, 2006.
He had his first protagonist role in 2004 with Amarte es mi Pecado, alongside Yadhira Carrillo and Alessandra Rosaldo. He marked his second protagonist role in 2005 in Salvador Mejía's production La esposa virgen, alongside Jorge Salinas, Adela Noriega and Natalia Esperón.
He returned to play antagonistic roles in 2006 with the telenovela Heridas de amor as César Beltrán Campuzano.
In 2007, he was the antagonist in Destilando amor, working with Eduardo Yañez and is one of his most notable performances since he was awarded the 2008 TVyNovelas Awards for Best Antagonist Actor.
In 2008, Sendel and Lucero played the antagonists in the Nicandro Diaz production Mañana es para siempre, alongside Silvia Navarro and Fernando Colunga.
2010s In 2011, he returned to telenovelas in Una familia con suerte as Vicente Irabien, alongside Daniela Castro and Mayrín Villanueva.
In July 2013, he was confirmed to star in the Angelli Nesma production Lo que la vida me robó, together with an ensemble cast consisting of Daniela Castro, Angelique Boyer and Luis Roberto Guzmán. Sendel played Pedro Medina, Nadia's (Alejandra Garcia) ambitious and cruel husband.
In 2015, he was part of the main cast in Lo imperdonable, a Salvador Mejía production, working together with Ana Brenda Contreras, Iván Sánchez and Grettel Valdéz.
2020s In May 2020, it was announced by Telemundo that Sendel would return to acting.
Filmography Films Year Title Role 2015 Un gallo con muchos huevos Bankivoide (voice)2002Ice AgeDiego (voice Spanish)
Television Year Title Role Notes1990 Mi pequeña Soledad Gustavo 'Tavo' Guest star1991 Alcanzar una estrella II Rico Guest star1991 Muchachitas Pedro Ortigoza Domínguez Supporting role1992 Mágica juventud Leonardo Grimaldi Retana Main cast1993-94 Dos mujeres, un camino Raymundo Soto #2 Supporting role1999 Tres mujeres Adrián de la Fuente Main cast2000 Ramona Sheriff Jack Green Main cast2001 La intrusa Danilo Roldán Limantur Main cast2002 La Otra Adrián Ibáñez Main cast2004 Amarte es mi Pecado Arturo Sandoval de AndaMain role2005 La esposa virgen Fernando Ortiz BetancourtMain role2006 Heridas de amor César Beltrán CampuzanoMain cast 2007 Destilando Amor Aarón Montalvo IturbeMain cast 2008-09 Mañana es para siempre Damián Gallardo RoaMain cast2011-12 Una familia con suerte Vicente Irabien RubalcabaMain cast2013-14 Lo que la vida me robó Pedro Medina Main cast 2015 Lo imperdonable Emiliano Prado-Castelo Duran Main cast2019 El corazón nunca se equivoca Ubaldo Ortega Fabela Main cast2021-22 Mi fortuna es amarte Adrián Cantú Garza Main cast2023-24 Golpe de suerte Dante Ferrer Main cast2024 El Conde: Amor y honor Gerardo Villarreal Main cast2026 Guardián de mi vida Gonzalo Balmori-Ricci Main cast
Accolades Premios TVyNovelas Year Category Telenovela Result2003Best Male AntagonistLa Otrarowspan=3 2004Best Male Lead Actor Amarte es mi pecado2007Best Male Antagonist Heridas de amor2008Destilando amor2015Lo que la vida me robó
Premios Bravo Year Category Telenovela Result2008Best Male Antagonist Destilando amor
People en Español Year Category Telenovela Result2009Best Villain Mañana es para siemprerowspan=2 2012Una familia con suerte2014Lo que la vida me robó
On December 8, 2007, he received a star on the Paseo de las Luminarias alley in the Plaza de las Estrellas.Sergio Sendel receives replica of his footprints in the Plaza de las Estrellas, grateful for the fame and money he has received after starring in the telenovela 'Distilling Love' EsMas.com, December 7, 2007.
Personal life Sendel divorced from Marcela Rodriguez in 2012 after 16 years of marriage.
He has two children, twins Elsa Valeria and Sergio Graco.Ex de Sergio Sendel no le exigió nada tras separarse ¡por el pavor que le tiene! TVNotas, January 8, 2013.Tras separarse de su esposa, Sergio Sendel confiesa: Sí me dolió TVNotas, May 7, 2013.
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