Aarón Díaz

Aarón Díaz Spencer (born March 7, 1982) is a Mexican American actor, singer, and model.

Aarón Díaz
Díaz in 2015
Born
Aarón Díaz Spencer

(1982-03-07) March 7, 1982
CitizenshipMexico
United States
Spouse(s)
Kate del Castillo
(m. 2009; div. 2011)

Lola Ponce (m. 2015)
Children2
Websiteaarondiazspencer.com

Early life

Aarón Díaz Spencer was born in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico to an Irish-American mother (surname Spencer) and a Mexican father (surname Díaz).[1][2] Diaz speaks English and Spanish fluently and lived for several years in Palo Alto, California. He finished high school in Palo Alto, before returning to Mexico to study at the exclusive Televisa Acting School Centro de Educación Artística (CEA).

Career

He made his acting debut in the popular teen drama Clase 406, playing the role of Kike González.[3] In 2004, he followed Clase 406 with another teen drama titled Corazones al límite co-starring Sherlyn and Sara Maldonado. He then played the role of the older Andrés Romero in the telenovela Barrera de amor starring Yadhira Carrillo. He starred along former flame Sherlyn in Mexico's own version of Grease entitled Vaselina.

Diaz signed on in 2006 with Pedro Damian, (creator of Clase 406) to be Alexander Von Ferdinand, the main male protagonist for the teen telenovela called Lola...Érase una vez, co-starring Eiza González and Grettell Valdez which premiered on February 26, 2007 on "Canal 5" in Mexico.

In 2008 he debuted as a designer and entrepreneur with the clothing brand 'Perra'.[4]

Apart from acting, Díaz is also a singer and he released his first album titled "Enamórate de mí" in June 2009. His second album self-titled "Aaron Diaz," was released in 2011.

In 2010/2011 he was the main protagonist alongside Angelique Boyer and Sebastián Rulli in the latest version of the telenovela Teresa, playing the role of Mariano.

In 2010 he released a 2011 calendar with exclusive, artistic, and original photos of himself.[5] The success of the first calendar caused him to release a 2012 version in December 2011.[6]

In November 2011, Díaz made his debut in an American television show in the ABC series Pan Am,[7] playing the role of Miguel, a dashing, charming, and wealthy entrepreneur in the episode 'Unscheduled Departure'.

For the first time in his career, Díaz starred in an antagonist role in the telenovela, El Talismán,[8] where he played the role of Antonio Negrete, alongside Blanca Soto and Rafael Novoa.

In 2016, Díaz was cast in the ABC thriller series Quantico in the recurring role of CIA recruit, León Velez.[9]

Personal life

Díaz was in a relationship with Sherlyn from 2002 to 2006.

In 2007, he began dating actress Kate del Castillo, and they were married on August 29, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A religious ceremony was later held in the Episcopal Church in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico on September 5 of the same year.[10] They announced their separation in July 2011 and were later divorced.

Díaz began dating his El Talismán co-star Lola Ponce in 2012. They have two daughters: Erin (born February 2013) and Regina (born August 2014) and got married in 2015, in a private ceremony held in Morocco.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Amor xtremoSebastiánFilm debut
2012MarceloMarcelo
2019No Manches Frida 2Mario

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001El juego de la vidaUnknown role1 episode
2002–2003Clase 406Kike GonzálezLead role
2004Corazones al límiteBraulio Vallardes StoneCo-lead role
2005Barrera de amorAndrés RomeroRecurring role
2007Plaza SésamoDoctor"Visita al doctor" (Season 10, Episode 14)
2007–2008Lola, érase una vezAlexander Von FerdinandLead role
2008TerminalesUnknown role
  • "Sangre nueva" (Season 1, Episode 7)
  • "Espejismos" (Season 1, Episode 8)
2010DinosharkLuisTelevision film
2010–2011TeresaMariano Sánchez SuárezLead role; 152 episodes
2011Pan AmMiguel"Unscheduled Departure" (Season 1, Episode 8)
2012El TalismánAntonio NegreteLead role
2013RosarioEsteban MartínezCo-lead role
2013–2014Santa DiablaSantiago CanoLead role
2014Los miserablesCésar Mondragón Bianchi16 episodes
2014–2015Tierra de reyesArturo GallardoLead role
2016–2017QuanticoLeón VelezRecurring role
2019Betty en NYRicardo CalderónLead role

Theater

Discography

  • Santa diabla – a duet with Carlos Ponce – (homonymous soap opera theme) (2013).[12]
  • Aaron Diaz (2011) Self Titled Album
  • No puedo dejar de amarte y Teresa (Soap Opera Teresa topics)(2010).
  • Enamórate de mí (2009).
  • Magico – a duet with Eiza Gonzalez – (Lola Erase Una Vez Soundtrack)
  • Clase 406

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated works Result
2011 Premios People en Español Best Male Lead in a Telenovela Teresa Nominated
Best Couple (with Angelique Boyer)
2013 Premios People en Español Best Male Lead in a Telenovela Santa Diabla
Best Couple (with Gaby Espino)
2014 Premios Tu Mundo Favorite Lead Actor
The Perfect Couple (with Gaby Espino)
¡Qué Papacito!
2015 Miami Life Awards[13][14] Best Male Lead in a Telenovela Tierra de reyes
Premios Tu Mundo[15][16] Favorite Lead Actor
The Perfect Couple (with Ana Lorena Sánchez)

References

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