José Rafael Amaya Núñez (born 28 February 1977) is a Mexican actor,
born in Hermosillo, Mexico. He is best known for his character Aurelio
Casillas in the Telemundo series El Señor de los Cielos.Amaya was
born in Hermosillo, Mexico but when he was five years old, his family
moved to Tecate, Baja California where he grew up. In his adolescence,
he took theater and music classes. Upon entering college, he moved to
San Diego, California to study but left school before graduating.
After leaving college, he returned to Mexico to try his luck with a
music group, the Palapa Band, which did not prosper. Amaya decided to
enroll in the Centro de Educación ArtÃstica of Televisa, attempting
to enter the world of music with another group, Garibaldi, with which
he recorded two albums.After leaving his short musical career, in
2000, his first acting role was on the telenovela La casa en la playa,
where he played Romualdo; after gaining attention in the role, he
received offers for roles in other productions. In 2001, he was cast
in the role of Cástulo in Sin pecado concebido. In 2002, he was given
his first lead role in the telenovela Salomé, where he plays José
Julián, one of Salomé's three sons, a role that solidifies him as a
bonafide actor and earns him two nominations, one for the El Heraldo
de México and another for the TVyNovelas Awards. In that same year,
he is called to be part of the cast of Las vÃas del amor. In 2003, he
again secures a leading role in the telenovela Amar otra vez with
Irán Castillo and Valentino Lanús. His film debut comes in 2004 with
the film Desnudos, in which he shares credits with Karyme Lozano and
Isabel Madow. In 2006, he goes to Miami, United States to film Las dos
caras de Ana with his ex-partner Ana Layevska. In that same year, he
returns to the cinema co-starring with Ana de la Reguera and Gabriela
Platas in the controversial film Asà del precipicio. In February
2008, he began filming 24 cuadros de terror, where for the first time
in his career, he played a serial killer. In that same year he filmed
the romantic comedy film Amor letra por letra with Plutarco Haza and
Silvia Navarro, which premiered in August of that year. He also
participated in the film Me gustas tú, a film that pays homage to the
late comedian Germán Valdés, which also stars Carmen Salinas and
Luis Felipe Tovar. That year proved to be a busy one with much
activity having also appeared in the series Mujeres asesinas and Sexo
y otros secretos. At the end of that same year, he began filming the
feature film North, a thriller about immigrants who were robbed of
their organs and then trafficked. He also appeared in the video clip
of Enrique Iglesias song, "Lloro Por Ti".In 2009 he ventured further
into the film industry. The frantic activity continued in 2010 playing
Julián GarcÃa Correa, a doctor with a mental disorder, in the
telenovela of Telemundo Alguien te mira. This production was the first
time in which Amaya played a villain in a telenovela. In 2011 he had a
brief role in the very successful telenovela La Reina del Sur, playing
the role of “El Guero,†who was the love interest of Kate del
Castillo’s character and was the foundation on which the role of
Aurelio Casillas in “Senor de Los Cielos†was based (both
characters were pilots who had their own fleets of planes which were
used to transport drugs for Mexico's most notorious cartels). In that
same year, he traveled to Spain to participate in two series Hospital
Central and Doctor Mateo and in the film La piel azul.
born in Hermosillo, Mexico. He is best known for his character Aurelio
Casillas in the Telemundo series El Señor de los Cielos.Amaya was
born in Hermosillo, Mexico but when he was five years old, his family
moved to Tecate, Baja California where he grew up. In his adolescence,
he took theater and music classes. Upon entering college, he moved to
San Diego, California to study but left school before graduating.
After leaving college, he returned to Mexico to try his luck with a
music group, the Palapa Band, which did not prosper. Amaya decided to
enroll in the Centro de Educación ArtÃstica of Televisa, attempting
to enter the world of music with another group, Garibaldi, with which
he recorded two albums.After leaving his short musical career, in
2000, his first acting role was on the telenovela La casa en la playa,
where he played Romualdo; after gaining attention in the role, he
received offers for roles in other productions. In 2001, he was cast
in the role of Cástulo in Sin pecado concebido. In 2002, he was given
his first lead role in the telenovela Salomé, where he plays José
Julián, one of Salomé's three sons, a role that solidifies him as a
bonafide actor and earns him two nominations, one for the El Heraldo
de México and another for the TVyNovelas Awards. In that same year,
he is called to be part of the cast of Las vÃas del amor. In 2003, he
again secures a leading role in the telenovela Amar otra vez with
Irán Castillo and Valentino Lanús. His film debut comes in 2004 with
the film Desnudos, in which he shares credits with Karyme Lozano and
Isabel Madow. In 2006, he goes to Miami, United States to film Las dos
caras de Ana with his ex-partner Ana Layevska. In that same year, he
returns to the cinema co-starring with Ana de la Reguera and Gabriela
Platas in the controversial film Asà del precipicio. In February
2008, he began filming 24 cuadros de terror, where for the first time
in his career, he played a serial killer. In that same year he filmed
the romantic comedy film Amor letra por letra with Plutarco Haza and
Silvia Navarro, which premiered in August of that year. He also
participated in the film Me gustas tú, a film that pays homage to the
late comedian Germán Valdés, which also stars Carmen Salinas and
Luis Felipe Tovar. That year proved to be a busy one with much
activity having also appeared in the series Mujeres asesinas and Sexo
y otros secretos. At the end of that same year, he began filming the
feature film North, a thriller about immigrants who were robbed of
their organs and then trafficked. He also appeared in the video clip
of Enrique Iglesias song, "Lloro Por Ti".In 2009 he ventured further
into the film industry. The frantic activity continued in 2010 playing
Julián GarcÃa Correa, a doctor with a mental disorder, in the
telenovela of Telemundo Alguien te mira. This production was the first
time in which Amaya played a villain in a telenovela. In 2011 he had a
brief role in the very successful telenovela La Reina del Sur, playing
the role of “El Guero,†who was the love interest of Kate del
Castillo’s character and was the foundation on which the role of
Aurelio Casillas in “Senor de Los Cielos†was based (both
characters were pilots who had their own fleets of planes which were
used to transport drugs for Mexico's most notorious cartels). In that
same year, he traveled to Spain to participate in two series Hospital
Central and Doctor Mateo and in the film La piel azul.
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