Diego Alonso Gómez
Born
Diego Alonso Gómez

(1972-03-10) 10 March 1972
Buenos Aires, Argentina
NationalityArgentine
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present

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.[1]

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.[2]

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 in order to fully dedicate himself to shooting Okupas.[3] Okupas would go on to become an Argentine cult classic,[4][5] and his performance as "El Pollo" earned him a Martín Fierro Award in 2001.[6]

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.[1] From 2007 to 2010, he hosted Cárceles, a docu-series run by Telefe showing the life of various people in prison.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Natural Single-episode appearance
Robinson interior Juan Short
2004 El 48 Embarazado
2006 Chronicle of an Escape Lucas
Agua Jorge
2007 Número 8 Lorenzo Main role
2008 Winter Visitor Pichi
2015 Zanjas Zamora
Pasaje de vida Pinto
2016 Leviatan Lorenzo Cupari Main role
2020 La sombra del gallo Bellomo
2021 Quemar las naves Ricardo Main role
3 A.M. Short

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1995 La Nena Franco Single-episode appearance
1996 Por siempre mujercitas Tomás Single-episode appearance
1997 Naranja y media Roki Single-episode appearance
1998 La nocturna Antonio
1999 Buenos vecinos Nicolás
2000 Okupas Sergio "El Pollo" Main role
2001 Poné a Francella Gino Single-episode appearance
Cuatro amigas Máximo Single-episode appearance
2002 Rebelde Way Martín Single-episode appearance
Tumberos Jorge Artigas "Rada" Main role
Ciudad de pobres corazones Ricardo
099 Central Raúl
2003 Disputas Fredy
2004 Los Roldán Roberto Aguirre
2005 1/2 falta El Turco Single-episode appearance
Botines Abel Single-episode appearance
Doble vida Tito Single-episode appearance
2005–2007 La liga Himself Co-host
2006 Hermanos y detectives Secuaz Single-episode appearance
Casados con hijos Rolo Single-episode appearance
2007 Mujeres asesinas 3 Cristian Single-episode appearance
2007–2010 Cárceles Himself Host
2008 Mujeres asesinas 4 Manuel Single-episode appearance
2011 Maltratadas Poncho Single-episode appearance
Proyecto aluvión Raldez Single-episode appearance
2012 Presentes Estefi's dad
2013 Taxxi, amores cruzados "El cobre"
Sos mi hombre Garza "Garcés"
Farsantes Alberto's friend Single-episode appearance
2014 Sres. Papis Ezequiel Torres
2015 La casa Franco Single-episode appearance
Milagros en campaña David Single-episode appearance
Conflictos modernos Leandro Single-episode appearance
2016 La Leona Fabián Suárez Main role
2016–2017 Por amarte así Gastón Núñez
2017 Cuéntame cómo pasó Leopoldo
2018 Pasado de Copas: Drunk History Lavalle Single-episode appearance
2019 Atrapa a un ladrón Raúl Villegas
2020 El secretario Three episodes
2021 Maradona, sueño bendito Osvaldo

References

  1. 1 2 "Qué fue de la vida de Diego Alonso Gómez, "El Pollo" de "Okupas"". Ámbito Financiero (in Spanish). 1 August 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ↑ González, Jorge Daniel (13 March 2020). "DIEGO ALONSO, ACTOR: «CUANDO TRABAJÉ EN PINAR DE ROCHA, HICE ENTRAR A CUCHO DE LOS AUTÉNTICOS DECADENTES A ESCONDIDAS PORQUE LOS ENCARGADOS NO QUERÍAN QUE LA BANDA PASE, IBAN EN JEANS, ASÍ NOMÁS»". Músicas del Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Dos actores entre la realidad y la ficción". La Nación (in Spanish). 25 November 2000. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Okupas, la serie argentina es revelación en Netflix: el secreto de su vigencia 21 años después". El Cronista (in Spanish). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Diego Alonso: "hay gente que todavía no entiende Okupas"". FM La Patriada (in Spanish). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "PREMIO "MARTIN FIERRO" PRODUCCIÓN 2000" (PDF). aptra.org.ar (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Respighi, Emanuel (27 August 2007). "La cámara puesta detrás de las rejas". Página 12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Diego Alonso denunció a la ex productora de Marcelo Tinelli". El Quid de la Cuestión (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Maradona, Sueño Bendito: Quién es quién, en la vida real y la bioserie de Amazon Prime Video". Marca (in Spanish). 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
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