Manolo Cardona (born Manuel Julián Cardona Molano April 25, 1977) is
a Colombian actor.Cardona was born in Popayán, Cauca, Colombia on
April 25, 1977. At the age of seven, Cardona's family gave him
"Manolo" as a nickname. This would later be used as his name as an
actor. When he was 18, he moved to Cali, Colombia, to finish his
studies. Manolo studied finances and international relations. Manolo's
mother, Nancy Molano, is a psychologist, merchant and astrologer. His
father, Enrique Javier Cardona, has devoted his life to politics, and
was the mayor of Popayán. Cardona has 4 brothers. The elder,
Francisco, is an agent and engineer, and the younger, Juan José,
studied film direction in the University of Catalonia in Barcelona,
Spain. One of his greatest passions is playing football
(soccer).Cardona began modeling at a very early age. It was his elder
brother who introduced Manuel to a modeling agency; he was then
quickly signed on to a contract. At the age of fourteen he shot his
first television commercial and began modeling professionally for TV
commercials, photography, and including runways for several agencies
in Colombia. When Cardona was eighteen, in 1995, he began his acting
career on a popular Colombian Television series called Padres e Hijos
in which he starred for three years. Then in 1998 he won his first
lead role in the television soap opera Carolina Barrantes. A year
later he became even more prominent for his role in the successful
soap opera ¿Por qué Diablos?, portraying a young man who becomes
part of a drug organization so he can avenge his friend's death. Later
in 2001 came Amor a Mil, a highly popular soap opera in Colombia. In
2002 he signed an exclusive contract with Telemundo and Argos
Comunicación, and a year later in 2003 he starred in his first
Mexican soap opera, Ladrón de Corazones. In it he portrayed Gustavo
Velazco, a man who returns to his home town in Mexico after ten years
to avenge his father's death and clear his name. He was the host of
Telemundo's Spanish version of Temptation Island. He is also known for
his role as Sebastián on the Mexican telenovela Gitanas. In 2005, the
film Rosario Tijeras, Cardona's big-screen debut, was released in
Colombia. The film was based on Jorge Franco's book of the same name.
Cardona worked opposite Flora MartÃnez (playing Rosario Tijeras) and
Unax Ugalde and was directed by Emilio Maille. The film was nominated
for a Goya Award for best foreign film. In 2005 the film had its North
American premiere at the American Film Institute Festival, in
Hollywood.
a Colombian actor.Cardona was born in Popayán, Cauca, Colombia on
April 25, 1977. At the age of seven, Cardona's family gave him
"Manolo" as a nickname. This would later be used as his name as an
actor. When he was 18, he moved to Cali, Colombia, to finish his
studies. Manolo studied finances and international relations. Manolo's
mother, Nancy Molano, is a psychologist, merchant and astrologer. His
father, Enrique Javier Cardona, has devoted his life to politics, and
was the mayor of Popayán. Cardona has 4 brothers. The elder,
Francisco, is an agent and engineer, and the younger, Juan José,
studied film direction in the University of Catalonia in Barcelona,
Spain. One of his greatest passions is playing football
(soccer).Cardona began modeling at a very early age. It was his elder
brother who introduced Manuel to a modeling agency; he was then
quickly signed on to a contract. At the age of fourteen he shot his
first television commercial and began modeling professionally for TV
commercials, photography, and including runways for several agencies
in Colombia. When Cardona was eighteen, in 1995, he began his acting
career on a popular Colombian Television series called Padres e Hijos
in which he starred for three years. Then in 1998 he won his first
lead role in the television soap opera Carolina Barrantes. A year
later he became even more prominent for his role in the successful
soap opera ¿Por qué Diablos?, portraying a young man who becomes
part of a drug organization so he can avenge his friend's death. Later
in 2001 came Amor a Mil, a highly popular soap opera in Colombia. In
2002 he signed an exclusive contract with Telemundo and Argos
Comunicación, and a year later in 2003 he starred in his first
Mexican soap opera, Ladrón de Corazones. In it he portrayed Gustavo
Velazco, a man who returns to his home town in Mexico after ten years
to avenge his father's death and clear his name. He was the host of
Telemundo's Spanish version of Temptation Island. He is also known for
his role as Sebastián on the Mexican telenovela Gitanas. In 2005, the
film Rosario Tijeras, Cardona's big-screen debut, was released in
Colombia. The film was based on Jorge Franco's book of the same name.
Cardona worked opposite Flora MartÃnez (playing Rosario Tijeras) and
Unax Ugalde and was directed by Emilio Maille. The film was nominated
for a Goya Award for best foreign film. In 2005 the film had its North
American premiere at the American Film Institute Festival, in
Hollywood.
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