Carlos Mata
Mata in September 2015
Born
Carlos Enrique Mata Iturriza

(1952-08-28) August 28, 1952
Caracas,Venezuela
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active1971–present
Children3
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
Websitecarlosmata.net

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

Television roles
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 Won [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Carlos Mata, "El primer actor" celebra su cumpleaños (Video)". noticiaaldia.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Biografía, historia, vida y legado musical de Carlos Mata". buenamusica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Lo que no sabíamos de Carlos Mata cuando era el "galán del año"". panorama.com.ve (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Carlos Mata: "El hambre está matando a Venezuela"". primiciasya.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Carlos Mata / Luis Alfredo Ascanio". apuntes.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Romero, Hillary. "Carlos Mata y Catherina Cardozo se incorporan a la nueva temporada del Señor de los Cielos". ondalasuperestacion.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  7. ↑ Aranguez, Teresa. "Carlos Mata es el nuevo fichaje de la serie Soltero con hijas ¡y además le da tiempo a 'desnudarse' en el teatro!". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "Miami Life Awards Ganadores 2015". miamilifeawards.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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