{{Short description|Mexican actor (born 1962)}} {{family name hatnote|Rodríguez|Estrella|lang=Spanish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Alberto Estrella | image = Alberto Estrella (cropped).jpg | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1962|9|23}} | birth_place = Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actor, writer | years_active = 1986–present }} '''Alberto Estrella''' (born '''Alberto Rodríguez Estrella'''; 23 September 1962) is a Mexican actor. He has appeared in over 90 films and television shows since 1986.
==Biography== Estrella was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.<ref>In this interview,[http://viplatino.com/2010/12/entrevista-a-alberto-estrella.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121031615/http://viplatino.com/2010/12/entrevista-a-alberto-estrella.html|date=21 January 2012}} Estrella said he was born in Guadalajara.</ref> He starred in the film ''The Queen of the Night'',<ref>{{IMDb title|id=0110961|title=The Queen of the Night}}</ref> which was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2973/year/1994.html |title=Festival de Cannes: The Queen of the Night |access-date=27 August 2009 |work=festival-cannes.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822171355/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2973/year/1994.html |archive-date=22 August 2011 }}</ref> His famous telenovela roles include Marcial Andrade in ''Entre el amor y el odio'' (2002) and Carmelo Murillo in ''La desalmada'' (2021).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mag.elcomercio.pe/fama/la-desalmada-las-telenovelas-de-alberto-estrella-como-villano-en-las-que-se-gano-el-odio-de-la-audiencia-actores-telenovelas-actores-de-telenovelas-vencer-el-miedo-la-malquerida-contra-viento-y-marea-entre-el-amor-y-el-odio-dulce-desafio-nnda-nnlt-noticia/|title=“La desalmada”: las telenovelas de Alberto Estrella como villano en las que se ganó el odio de la audiencia|date=23 August 2021|access-date=19 February 2024|website=mag.elcomercio.pe|language=es}}</ref> He is also known for playing as Emiliano Zapata in the film ''Santos Peregrinos''.
His brother is Ricardo Rodríguez Estrella.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.criteriohidalgo.com/notas.asp?id=72499 |title=Buscan concientizar con Oasis |access-date=10 August 2012 |archive-date=3 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203033012/http://www.criteriohidalgo.com/notas.asp?id=72499 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Films |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1986 || ''El otro'' || || Debut film |- | 1986 || ''El imperio de la fortuna'' || Montero || |- | 1986 || ''Las plumas del pavorreal'' || || Short film |- | 1987 || ''El umbral'' || ||Short film |- | 1990 || ''Los fugitivos'' || || |- | 1991 || ''¿De que color son tus ojos verdes?'' || || |- | 1991 || ''Encuentro de valientes'' || || |- | 1991 || ''Seeds of Tragedy'' || Guerilla Leader || Television film |- | 1992 || ''Corazones de terciopelo'' || ||Short film |- | 1992 || ''Ruby Cairo'' || Hermes #2 || |- | 1993 || ''Haciendo la lucha'' || ||Short film |- | 1993 || ''Principio y fin'' || Guama Botero || |- | 1994 || ''Amorosos fantasmas'' || Ángel II || |- | 1994 || ''La reina de la noche'' || Pedro Calderón || |- | 1995 || ''Salto al vacío'' || || |- | 1995 || ''En el aire'' || Luis || |- | 1996 || ''Salón México'' || Paco || |- | 1996 || ''¿Por qué nosotros no?'' || Policeman ||Short film |- | 1996 || ''Qué hora es?'' || ||Short film |- | 1996 || ''Última llamada'' || Gilberto Cortés || |- | 1997 || ''De noche vienes, Esmeralda'' || Jaime, Rocker Husband || |- | 1998 || ''El chacal de la sierra'' || || Video |- | 1998 || ''Fibra óptica '' || The Young Executive || |- | 1998 || ''El corrido de Santa Amalia '' || || Starring Role |- | 1998 || ''Búsqueda implacable'' || Teniente Quintana || |- | 1999 || ''Herencia de traficantes'' || || |- | 1999 || ''Cómplices criminales '' || || |- | 1999 || ''Santitos '' || Ángel || |- | 1999 || ''Pollitas de cuenta '' || || |- | 2000 || ''El psicópata y el candidato '' || || Video |- | 2000 || ''El gallo de Michoacán '' || || Video |- | 2000 || ''El corrido de la Riata de Michoacán '' || || Video |- | 2000 || ''Con el valor en la sangre '' || || Video |- | 2000 || ''Tres reos '' || || |- | 2000 || ''Sentencia de narcóticos '' || || Video |- | 2000 || ''Sangre nocturna '' || || Video |- | 2000 || ''Noches violentas'' || || |- | 2000 || ''Cabecillas de la sierra'' || || |- | 2000 || ''¡Alerta!... La justicia de Rojo'' || Miguel || |- | 2001 || ''Sotana roja'' || || |- | 2001 || ''Perros de pelea'' || || |- | 2001 || ''Narcos contra sotanas'' || || Video |- | 2001 || ''Las dos caras del señor'' || || |- | 2001 || ''La fuga del Chapo'' || || Video |- | 2001 || ''Homies - Sangre en el barrio'' || || Video |- | 2001 || ''El preso de Zacatecas'' || || Video |- | 2001 || ''Cara prestada'' || || |- | 2001 || ''Otilia'' || Melquíades || |- | 2002 || ''Simón, el gran varón'' || Andrés || |- | 2002 || ''Pacas de a mil'' || || |- | 2002 || ''Destino cholo'' || || |- | 2002 || ''eXXXorcismos'' || Roberto || |- | 2002 || ''La virgen de la lujuria'' || || |- | 2002 || ''Malos hábitos'' || || Short film |- | 2003 || ''Rivales a muerte'' || || |- | 2003 || ''Calvario'' || || Video |- | 2003 || ''Atrapada'' || || Video |- | 2004 || ''Sangre contra sangre'' || || Video |- | 2004 || ''Quiero vivo al malandrín'' || || Video |- | 2004 || ''Políticos, mentiras y videos'' || || Video |- | 2004 || ''Narco cabrón... Federal mas chingón'' || Teniente Quintana || Video |- | 2004 || ''El edén'' || Evaristo "Eva" || |- | 2004 || ''El fuego de la venganza'' || Adjutant AFI || |- | 2004 || ''Zapata: El sueño de un héroe'' || Martínez|| |- | 2004 || ''Santos peregrinos'' || Emiliano Zapata|| |- | 2004 || ''Máxima velocidad'' || Talibán|| |- | 2005 || ''XX-XY fuera del mundo'' || El esposo|| Short film |- | 2005 || ''Sexo impostor'' || || |- | 2005 || ''Una de balazos'' ||Consigliori || Video Short |- | 2007 || ''Cementerio de papel'' |||| |- | 2007 || ''Oblivión'' || || Short film |- | 2007 || ''Quemar las naves'' || Emilio || |- | 2008 || ''Llamando a un ángel'' || Ángel || |- | 2008 || ''Crepúsculo rojo'' || Valente || |- | 2008 || ''Dulces perversiones'' || || Short film |- | 2008 || ''Todos hemos pecado'' || El hombre sin nombre || |- | 2009 || ''Amar a morir'' || Tigre || |- | 2009 || ''Cabeza de buda'' || Rubén || |- | 2009 || ''Disculpe las molestias'' || Pedro || Short film |- | 2009 || ''Días extraños'' || || Short film |- | 2009 || ''Un mexicano más'' || Maestro de civismo || |- | 2009 || ''El dolor de un hombre solo'' || || Video short |- | 2010 || ''Juventud'' || Chato || |- | 2010 || ''Las buenas hierbas'' || Luis || |- | 2010 || ''No eres tú, soy yo'' || Dr. Carlos || |- | 2010 || ''Noche sin luna'' || Óscar Rodríguez || Short film |- | 2011 || ''Qué importa corazón'' || El Mudo|| Short film |- | 2012 || ''The Fantastic World of Juan Orol'' || El indio Fernández|| |- | 2015 || ''El viaje de Keta'' || Alberto || Post-production |- | 2015 || ''Los parecidos'' || Detective Reyes || Post-production |- | 2015 || ''Bleak Street'' || || |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+Television |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1973 || ''Plaza Sésamo'' || Abelardo Montoya ||Television debut |- | 1988 || ''Amor en silencio'' || Pedro || Main role |- | 1988-89 || ''Dulce desafío'' || Ernesto Quiroz || |- | 1991|| ''Yo no creo en los hombres'' || Alfonso || Recurring role |- | 1993 || ''Las secretas intenciones'' || || |- | 1997 || ''Alguna vez tendremos alas'' || Rodolfo "Gato" Sánchez || |- | 1999 || ''Amor gitano'' || Jonás || |- | 1999 || ''Cuento de Navidad'' || || TV Mini-Series |- | 2001 || ''Mujer, casos de la vida real'' || Various roles || Episode: "Amores cruzados" |- | 2001 || ''El noveno mandamiento'' || Felipe Ruiz || Recurring role |- | 2001 || ''Atrévete a olvidarme'' || Young Gonzalo Rivas-Montaño || Guest role |- | 2002 || ''Entre el amor y el odio'' || Marcial Andrade || Main role |- | 2004 || ''Amar otra vez'' || Alberto || Recurring role |- | 2005 || ''Contra viento y marea'' || Valente Ortigosa || Main role |- | 2007 || ''Pasión'' || Marío Fuentes || Main role |- | 2008 || ''Mujeres asesinas'' || Víctor Ceballos || "Cándida, esperanzada" (Season 1, Episode 8) |- | 2008-09 || ''Alma de hierro'' || Ángel "Angelito" Hierro Ramírez || Main role |- | 2009 || ''Adictos'' || ||2 episodes |- | 2010 || ''Niña de mi corazón'' || ||Episode: "El ángel Uriel" |- | 2010 || ''Gritos de muerte y libertad'' || José María Morelos ||4 episodes |- | 2010-11 || ''Para volver a amar'' || Rodrigo Longoria || Recurring role |- | 2011 || ''El Equipo'' || Santiago Quiron || Recurring role |- | 2011-14 || ''Como dice el dicho'' || Marco / Lucio || "Al que no habla" (Season 1, Episode 40)<br />"Cada quien se pone la corona" (Season 4, Episode 6)<br />"Nunca juzgues a un libro" (Season 4, Episode 19) |- | 2013-14 || ''Lo que la vida me robó'' || Juventino Zamudio || Main role; 42 episodes |- | 2014 || ''La malquerida'' || Danilo Vargas || Main role; 109 episodes |- | 2015 || ''Hasta el fin del mundo'' || Don || Guest role; 6 episodes |- | 2019 || ''Por amar sin ley'' || Diego Molina || Guest role |- | 2019 || ''Ringo'' || Guido Guevara || Recurring role |- | 2020 || ''Vencer el miedo'' || Vicente Durán || Main role |- | 2021 || ''La desalmada'' || Carmelo Murillo || Main role |- | 2022 || ''Esta historia me suena'' || Octavio || Episode: "Que lo nuestro se quede en nuestro" |- | 2022-23 || ''Mi camino es amarte'' || Macario Hernández || Main role |- | 2023 || ''Mariachis'' || Jorge Cuevas || Main role |- | 2023 || ''Gloria Trevi: Ellas soy yo'' || Judge of Chihuahua || Recurring role |- | 2023 || ''El gallo de oro'' || Don Lucas || Recurring role |- | rowspan=2 | 2025 || ''Regalo de amor''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ceja |first1=Alexis |title=Un querido actor de 'Por amar sin ley' se une a la nueva telenovela de Televisa 'Regalo de amor' |url=https://www.tvynovelas.com/telenovelas/un-querido-actor-de-por-amar-sin-ley-se-une-a-la-nueva-telenovela-de-televisa-regalo-de-amor |website=TVyNovelas |access-date=1 April 2025 |language=es |date=18 December 2024}}</ref> || Gáspar de la Vega Ortigoza || |- | ''Doménica Montero''<ref>{{cite web |title=Quién es quién en la telenovela 'Doménica Montero' |url=https://entretelenovelasmagazine.com/2025/12/05/quien-es-quien-telenovela-domenica-montero/ |website=Entretelenovelas Magazine |access-date=19 December 2025 |language=es |date=5 December 2025}}</ref> || Prudencio Pérez Hernández || |- |}
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