Rafael Mercadante Mena (born Mexico Federal District, 15 May 1973) is
an actor, television host, singer and radio DJ who has worked in both
Mexico and the United States. In the 1990s he was cast in soap operas
such as El Manantial and El Privilegio de Amar, as well performing in
films and plays. He later went on to host several television programs,
and in 2007, won an Emmy Award after hosting "El Desfile de las Rosas"
(The Rose Parade) for Univision, in Los Angeles, California.From 2000
â€" 2002, he presented a Mexican radio program. La Pijama and has also
produced three albums, with songs in the Norteño and Duranguense
genres. In 2003, he joined the U.S. Spanish-language television
network as a host and producer where he was nominated for a
"Revelacion Juvenil" (Young Revelation ) Award in the TVyNovelas
Awards.He first appeared on television aged ten on a local channel in
Monterrey with a dancing team, "Rafael y su Ballet", and later was
involved in another group, "Karma" which performed in Saltillo,
Coahuila. In 1993 Mercadante received a scholarship from Mexican media
company Televisa to study at the Centro de Educacion Artistica (Center
for Artistic Education) in Mexico City from which he graduated in
1995.
an actor, television host, singer and radio DJ who has worked in both
Mexico and the United States. In the 1990s he was cast in soap operas
such as El Manantial and El Privilegio de Amar, as well performing in
films and plays. He later went on to host several television programs,
and in 2007, won an Emmy Award after hosting "El Desfile de las Rosas"
(The Rose Parade) for Univision, in Los Angeles, California.From 2000
â€" 2002, he presented a Mexican radio program. La Pijama and has also
produced three albums, with songs in the Norteño and Duranguense
genres. In 2003, he joined the U.S. Spanish-language television
network as a host and producer where he was nominated for a
"Revelacion Juvenil" (Young Revelation ) Award in the TVyNovelas
Awards.He first appeared on television aged ten on a local channel in
Monterrey with a dancing team, "Rafael y su Ballet", and later was
involved in another group, "Karma" which performed in Saltillo,
Coahuila. In 1993 Mercadante received a scholarship from Mexican media
company Televisa to study at the Centro de Educacion Artistica (Center
for Artistic Education) in Mexico City from which he graduated in
1995.
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