Vadhir Derbez facts for kids
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Vadhir Derbez
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Vadhir Derbez Alejandro González Torres Prince
18 February 1991 |
Nationality | Mexican |
Alma mater | Culver Academies |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1994–present |
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Vadhir Derbez Alejandro González Torres Prince (born 18 February 1991), better known as Vadhir Derbez, is a Mexican actor and singer who has worked for Televisa, Univision, Warner Brothers, Netflix, TV Azteca and Telemundo.
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Personal life
Derbez was born in Mexico City. His father is comic actor Eugenio Derbez.
He studied at military school Culver Academies for four years, where he practiced equestrianism. He rode in Barack Obama's Inaugural parade in Washington D.C. in 2008.
Career
Television
Vadhir began his acting career in 1997 at age six on the program Derbez en Cuando, where he participated in the sketches Tatiana y En Familia con Chabelo (2000), and Diseñador do ambos sexos (2001). He earned his first featured part in the novela (soap opera) Cómplices Al Rescate (2002). La familia P. Luche (2002) was his next involved work, followed by De pocas, pocas pulgas (2003), Par de ases (2004), Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real (2004). In 2006 he was on the famous program Vecinos as recurring character Marco López Pérez for a total of 36 episodes.
Derbez participated in Univision's first reality dance competition, Mira Quien Baila (2010) and was the winner of the shows first season. On November 21, 2010, he won first place in Mira Quien Baila: First Season. He acted in the famous series Gossip Girl: Acapulco (2013) as Maximiliano 'Max' Zaga, one of the protagonists, alongside Alexis Ayala, José María Torre, and Issabela Camil.
..... In the same year the actor played a lead role in the first series shared amongst TV Azteca and Televisa Blim, Entre correr y vivir, based on the lives of Ricardo and Pedro Rodríguez. This show was filmed in the race course of Mexico City and in it Vadhir played the role of the race pilot Rodrigo Hernández. In 2019, he won the first season of ¿Quién es la máscara? as Camaleon.
Entering the international market, the actor obtained a role on the Netflix series, Sense8 (2016) alongside Miguel Ángel Silvestre and Alfonso Herrera.
Theatre
The actor made his theater debut playing Tom Sawyer, the lead role in Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer (2004), an adaption of the story by Mark Twain. In 2013 he took part in the musical Grease, playing 3 different roles (Tacho, Kiko, and Danny Sucko) during this time. Afterwards he earned a lead part in the Broadway musical Rock of Ages (2014), playing the role of Jerry, along with the actress and singer Dulce Maria. He then played a lead role in Grease (2017) once more on Musical USA making rounds in a few cities in the United States.
Film
Vadhir earned his first part on the big screen giving voice to the character Chuletas in the 2005 animated film Imaginum, but it wasn not until 2015 that he had a role in a live-action film, appearing in the action film Ladrones, alongside Fernando Colunga, Eduardo Yáñez, Jessica Lindsay, and Miguel Varoni. In 2016, he obtained his first lead role in film El tamaño si Importa, directed by Rafa Lara. ..... After his success in Mexico, he made his Hollywood debut in the film How to Be a Latin Lover (2017), playing a younger version of the character played by his father Eugenio. In May 2019, Vadhir co-starred as Beto in the comedy film Dulce familia.
Music
Derbez made his music debut with his first EP, Vadhir Derbez released 2 September 2016. It featured two singles: "Te Olvidé" and "Me Haces Sentir". "Me Haces Sentir" was later re-released on 14 February 2017 with the live version included.
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After a period of almost two years, Vadhir released his next single "Mala" on 5 April 2019, and has announced that his last song "Toda La Banda" was released in June 2019.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Imaginum | Chuletas | Animated film |
2015 | Ladrones | Ray | |
2016 | El tamaño sí importa | Diego Suárez | |
2017 | 3 ... | Isidoro | |
How to Be a Latin Lover | Maximo (Age 21) | ||
2019 | Como si fuera la primera vez | Diego | |
Breaking the I.C.E. | Alejandro | Short film | |
Dulce familia | Beto | ||
2020 | Veinteañera: Divorciada y fantástica | Juanpa | |
El mesero | Rodrigo | ||
2021 | The Seventh Day | Father Daniel Garcia | |
The Mooring | Daniel | ||
2022 | White Elephant | Carlos Garcia | |
Huevitos congelados | Pingüino Rey | Animated film |
Television roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001–2005 | Mujer, casos de la vida real | Various roles | 3 episodes |
2002 | Cómplices al rescate | Andrés Rosales | |
2003 | De pocas, pocas pulgas | Chorizo | |
2005 | Par de Ases | Various roles | |
2005–2006 | Vecinos | Marco López | 36 episodes |
2010 | Eva Luna | Gerardo | |
2012 | El Gran Show de los Peques | Producción | Episode: "Quinto episodio" |
2013 | Gossip Girl: Acapulco | Maximiliano "Max" Zaga | 26 episodes |
2016 | Entre correr y vivir | Rodrigo Hernández | Main role |
2016–2017 | La querida del Centauro | César Suárez | Recurring role; 44 episodes (season 1), 2 episodes (season 2) |
2016 | Sense8 | Mr.Valles (student) | Episode: "Happy F*cking New Year" |
2019 | ¿Quién es la máscara? | Camaleón | |
2019 | De viaje con los Derbez | Himself | |
2020 | The First Team | Carlos Velez |
Discography
Albums
EP
- Vadhir Derbez (2016)
Singles
- "Me Haces Sentir" (2016)
- "Te Olvide" (2016)
- "Al Final" (2016)
- "Latin Lover" (2017)
- "Mala" (2019)
- "Toda La Banda" (2019)
- "Where You At" feat. Roxy & Ekin (2020)
- "Buena Suerte" feat. Mario Bautista & Yera (2020)
- "Luna" feat. Ir Sais (2021)
- "Te Confieso" feat. Ximena Sariñana (2021)
- "Mi Soledad" with Ezio Oliva (2021)
- "Back To Love" with Chilz (2022)
- "Hasta Que Se Acaba el Mundo" (2022)
- "Que Pasaría" feat. Paty Cantú (2022)
Soundtracks
- Cómplices al Rescate (2001)
- De Pocas Pocas Pulgas (2003)
See also
In Spanish: Vadhir Derbez para niños