Carlos Mata facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Carlos Mata
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Mata in September 2015
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Carlos Enrique Mata Iturriza
August 28, 1952 |
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Years active | 1971–present |
Children | 3 |
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Carlos Enrique Mata Iturriza (born August 28, 1952), better known as Carlos Mata, is a Venezuelan television actor and singer. Born in Caracas, Venezuela on August 28, 1952, he is best known for his great career in Venezuelan telenovelas for the companies Venezolana de Televisión, Radio Caracas Televisión and, Venevisión. Mata was the protagonist in 9 telenovelas, among them the most recognized are La dama de rosa (1986), Señora (1988), Las dos Dianas (1992), Déjate querer (1993) and Enamorada (1999), among others. His album "Que por que te quiero" remained for four months on the Billboard charts in 1985, where he shared the stage with artists such as: Miami Sound Machine, Lola Flores, Celia Cruz, Joaquin Sabina, Julio Iglesias, Brigitte Nielsen, Miguel Bosé, among many others.
Through his image, he was the biggest seller of Latin American telenovelas in the world, and was even mentioned by market studies as the third export product of Venezuela, and as the most recognized Spanish non-Spanish character.
Selected filmography
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Jugando a vivir | 1982 | Javier | |
Leonela | 1983 | Willy Gonzalez Díaz | |
Topacio | 1984 | Playback singer | |
Cristal | 1985 | Luis Alfredo Ascanio | |
Adriana | 1985 | Unknown role | |
Mansión de Luxe | 1986 | Rafa | |
La dama de rosa | 1986 | Tito Clemente | |
La pasión de Teresa | 1987 | Guillermo | |
Señora | 1988 | Diego Mendoza | |
Anabel | 1990 | Carlos Eduardo | |
Las dos Dianas | 1992 | Diego / Gabriel | |
Déjate querer | 1993 | Andrés Machado | |
Dos mujeres | 1999 | Francisco Pizarro | |
Enamorada | 1999 | Augusto Contreras | |
Amantes de Luna Llena | 2000 | Alejandro Linares | |
Guerra de mujeres | 2001 | Atanasio Herrera | |
Las González | 2002 | Cristóbal Rojas | |
Belinda | 2004 | Dr. Alfonso Rivas | |
Voltea pa' que te enamores | 2006 | Rómulo García | |
La vida entera | 2008 | Facundo Montoya | |
La viuda joven | 2011 | Ángel Abraham | |
Una Maid en Manhattan | 2011 | Óscar Saldarriaga | |
Demente criminal | 2015 | Captain Omar Zamora | |
El Señor de los Cielos | 2017 | Juan Carlos Salvatierra | |
Soltero con hijas | 2019 | Efraín Robles |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Result | Refs |
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2015 | Miami Life Awards | Theater: Principal actor | Won |
See also
In Spanish: Carlos Mata para niños