Английская Википедия:Carlos Mata
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,[1][2] he is best known for his great career in Venezuelan telenovelas for the companies Venezolana de Televisión, Radio Caracas Televisión and, Venevisión.[3] 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.[2][4] 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.[2][3]
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,[5][2] and as the most recognized Spanish non-Spanish character.[2][3]
Selected filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[6] | 2017 | Juan Carlos Salvatierra | |
| Soltero con hijas[7] | 2019 | Efraín Robles |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Miami Life Awards | Theater: Principal actor | Шаблон:Won | [8] |
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