Diego Alonso Gómez (born 10 March 1972) is an Argentine actor, mostly known for his roles in telenovelas. He rose to fame for his starring role as Sergio "El Pollo" in the 2000 Canal 7 series Okupas.
Early life Alonso Gómez was born in the Caballito neighbourhood of Buenos Aires on 10 March 1972 to a family of Cape Verdean and Tehuelche descent. One of his earliest non-actoral jobs was as a bouncer at the Pinar de Rocha nightclub in Ramos Mejía.
Career Alonso Gómez's first roles were in the Canal 9 telenovelas La Nena and Por siempre mujercitas. He would later feature in minor roles in different productions at Telefe and El Trece. His breakthrough role would be as a co-star in the 2000 Canal 7 series Okupas, where he played the part of Sergio "El Pollo", part of a group of squatters at an abandoned house in Downtown Buenos Aires. Alonso has stated he had to quit his side-job at an ice cream store to fully dedicate himself to shooting Okupas. Okupas would go on to become an Argentine cult classic, and his performance as "El Pollo" earned him a Martín Fierro Award in 2001.
After his Okupas success, in 2002, he was part of the main cast of the América TV miniseries Tumberos, where he played the part of Jorge Artigas "Rada", and the El Trece series 099 Central. He continued to feature in secondary roles in various telenovelas and films, including Chronicle of an Escape and Agua (2006). From 2005 to 2006, he was a co-host of the El Trece investigative journalism show La liga, opposite Daniel Malnatti and María Julia Oliván. From 2007 to 2010, he hosted Cárceles, a docu-series run by Telefe showing the life of various people in prison. In 2008, he played a role in the Spanish-Argentine film Winter Visitor.
In 2016, he played the role of Fabián Suárez in the Martín Fierro-winning Telefe telenovela La Leona, and in 2017 he featured in the Televisión Pública series Cuéntame cómo pasó. He also had minor roles in the 2019 Telefe adaptation of To Catch a Thief, Atrapa a un ladrón, and the 2021 Amazon Prime biopic series Maradona: Blessed Dream.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2002Natural Single-episode appearanceRobinson interiorJuanShort2004El 48Embarazado2006Chronicle of an EscapeLucasAguaJorge2007Número 8LorenzoMain role2008Winter VisitorPichi2015ZanjasZamoraPasaje de vidaPinto2016LeviatanLorenzo CupariMain role2020La sombra del galloBellomo2021Quemar las navesRicardoMain role3 A.M.Short
Television Year Title Role Notes1995La NenaFranco Single-episode appearance1996Por siempre mujercitasTomásSingle-episode appearance1997Naranja y mediaRoki Single-episode appearance1998La nocturnaAntonio 1999Buenos vecinosNicolás 2000OkupasSergio "El Pollo"Main role2001Poné a FrancellaGino Single-episode appearanceCuatro amigasMáximoSingle-episode appearance2002Rebelde WayMartínSingle-episode appearanceTumberosJorge Artigas "Rada"Main roleCiudad de pobres corazonesRicardo 099 CentralRaúl2003Disputas Fredy 2004Los RoldánRoberto Aguirre 20051/2 falta El Turco Single-episode appearanceBotinesAbel Single-episode appearanceDoble vidaTito Single-episode appearance2005–2007La ligaHimself Co-host 2006Hermanos y detectives Secuaz Single-episode appearanceCasados con hijos Rolo Single-episode appearance2007Mujeres asesinas 3Cristian Single-episode appearance2007–2010CárcelesHimself Host 2008Mujeres asesinas 4Manuel Single-episode appearance2011MaltratadasPonchoSingle-episode appearanceProyecto aluviónRaldezSingle-episode appearance2012PresentesEstefi's dad2013Taxxi, amores cruzados"El cobre"Sos mi hombreGarza "Garcés"FarsantesAlberto's friendSingle-episode appearance2014Sres. Papis Ezequiel Torres 2015La casaFrancoSingle-episode appearanceMilagros en campaña David Single-episode appearanceConflictos modernosLeandro Single-episode appearance2016La Leona Fabián SuárezMain role 2016–2017Por amarte asíGastón Núñez2017Cuéntame cómo pasóLeopoldo2018Pasado de Copas: Drunk HistoryLavalleSingle-episode appearance2019Atrapa a un ladrónRaúl Villegas2020El secretarioThree episodes2021Maradona, sueño benditoOsvaldo
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