Alfredo Gatica

{{short description|Mexican actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Alfredo Gatica | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name =  | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|2|8}}<ref name="marathi" /> | birth_place = | death_date =  | death_place = | alma_mater = Centro de Educación Artística<ref name="marathi" /> | relatives = {{Plainlist| * Mapita Cortés (grandmother) * Lucho Gatica (grandfather) * Luis Gatica (uncle) }} | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2011–present | known_for = | notable_works = }} '''Alfredo Gatica''' (born 8 February 1988) is a Mexican television actor;<ref name="marathi">{{cite web|title=Alfredo Gatica Wikipedia, Edad, Biografía, Su Novia, Papa, Age【 Fotos 】|url=https://www.marathi.tv/actores/alfredo-gatica/|website=marathi.tv|language=Spanish|accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref> best known for his role of Ricardo in the Televisa telenovela ''La vecina'' (2015–2016).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rubio|first1=Flor|title=Terminará "La Vecina" el 15 de enero: Alfredo Gatica|url=https://www.radioformula.com.mx/entretenimiento/20150826/terminara-la-vecina-el-15-de-enero-alfredo-gatica-con-flor-rubio/|website=Radio Fórmula|publisher=Grupo Fórmula|language=Spanish|accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref> His other TV roles include: Orlando in the 2016 telenovela ''Tres veces Ana'',<ref name="tresveces">{{cite web|title=Alfredo Gatica se despidió de "Tres Veces Ana" y será voluntario en Nepal|url=https://www.univision.com/novelas/tres-veces-ana/alfredo-gatica-se-despidio-de-tres-veces-ana-y-sera-voluntario-en-nepal|website=Univision|language=Spanish|accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref> adaptation of the 1996 telenovela ''Lazos de amor''.<ref name="tresveces" /> Rulo in ''Enamorándome de Ramón'', Mexican adaptation of the Venezuelan telenovela ''Tomasa Tequiero'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Alfredo Gatica disfruta ser un coqueto en la telenovela "Enamorándome de Ramón"|url=https://www.hoytamaulipas.net/notas/283949/Alfredo-Gatica-disfruta-ser-un-coqueto-en-la-telenovela-Enamorandome-de-Ramon.html|website=hoytamaulipas.net|language=Spanish|accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref> and El Turco Nasif in the Mexican adaptation of the Argentine telenovela ''Sos mi hombre''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hernández|first1=Maricarme|title=Alfredo Gatica se ajusta los guantes en "Ringo, la pelea de su vida"|url=https://www.elsoldepuebla.com.mx/gossip/celebridades/alfredo-gatica-se-ajusta-los-guantes-en-ringo-la-pelea-de-su-vida-3083199.html|website=elsoldepuebla.com.mx|language=Spanish|accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=¿Qué le ha enseñado 'El Turco' a Alfredo Gatica?|url=https://www.lasestrellas.tv/telenovelas/ringo/clip/que-le-ha-ensenado-el-turco-a-alfredo-gatica|website=Las Estrellas|language=Spanish|accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref> Alfredo is the nephew of Luis Gatica,<ref name="marathi" /> and grandson of Lucho Gatica and Mapita Cortés.<ref name="marathi" />

==Life==

He was born in Mexico City on 8 February 1988. He studied at Televisa's CEA and graduated in 2010, where he began playing several small roles in the unitary series such as Como dice el dicho and La rosa de Guadalupe.{{citation needed|date= November 2022}}

In 2012 he made his debut in the telenovela Cachito de cielo with the character of 'Darío' and where he shared credits with Maite Perroni, Pedro Fernández and Mané de la Parra.{{citation needed|date= November 2022}}

In 2013 he gave life to 'Abdul García' in Lucero Suárez's telenovela De que te quiero, te quiero and where he shared the scene with Livia Brito, Juan Diego Covarrubias, Cynthia Klitbo and Fabiola Guajardo.{{citation needed|date= November 2022}}

For 2015 he gets his first antagonistic role and the one that gave him the most acting relevance, in La vecina and again by the hand of the producer Lucero Suárez playing 'Ricardo Segura' along with Esmeralda Pimentel, Juan Diego Covarrubias, and Natalia Guerrero.{{citation needed|date= November 2022}}

A year later in 2016 he gets a small role in Angelli Nesma Medina's telenovela Tres veces Ana where he gave life to 'Orlando'.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Univision|title=Alfredo Gatica te robó suspiros en 'Tres Veces Ana'|url=https://www.univision.com/programas/novelas/alfredo-gatica-te-robo-suspiros-en-tres-veces-ana-fotos|access-date=27 September 2021|website=Univision|language=spanish}}</ref>

The following year (2017) for the third time the producer Lucero Suárez called him to impersonate 'Rulo' 'Grijalba' in ''Enamorándome de Ramón'' where he shares credits with José Ron and Esmeralda Pimentel.{{citation needed|date= November 2022}}

Finally in 2019 he gave life to 'Ariel "El Turco" Nasif' in Ringo working for the fourth time alongside Lucero Suárez and sharing the scene alongside Mariana Torres, Jose Ron, Jorge Poza and Gabriela Carrillo.{{citation needed|date= November 2022}}

== Filmography == {{BLP unreferenced section|date= November 2022}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television performance |- ! Year !! Title !! Roles !! Notes |- | 2011–2018 | ''Como dice el dicho'' | Various roles | 4 episodes |- | 2012–2014 | ''La rosa de Guadalupe'' | Various roles | 5 episodes |- | 2012 | ''Cachito de cielo'' | Darío | Series regular; 26 episodes |- | 2013–2014 | ''De que te quiero, te quiero'' | Abdul | Series regular; 151 episodes |- | 2014 | ''The Stray Cat'' | Unknown role | 4 episodes |- | 2015–2016 | ''La vecina'' | Ricardo | Series regular; 142 episodes |- | 2016 | ''Tres veces Ana'' | Orlando | Series regular; 69 episodes |- | 2017 | ''Enamorándome de Ramón'' | Rulo | Series regular; 80 episodes |- | 2018 | ''Tenías que ser tú'' | Unknown role | Episode: "Marisa se enfrenta con Marcelo por la custodia de Nicole" |- | 2019 | ''Ringo'' | El Turco Nasif | Series regular; 81 episodes |- | 2020 | ''Rubí'' | Loreto Mata | Series regular<ref>{{cite web |last1=González |first1=Moisés |title=Gaby Spanic se reencuentra con la inolvidable 'Lalita' de La usurpadora, Gloria Trevi cantará tema de telenovela y más noticias ¡De telenovela! |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/telenovelas/gaby-spanic-se-reencuentra-con-lalita-de-la-usurpadora-mas-noticias-de-telenovela/?slide=6322364#6322364 |website=People en Español |accessdate=9 January 2020 |language=Spanish}}</ref> |- | 2020–2021 | ''Esta historia me suena'' | Rodrigo<hr />Cuco | Episode: "Amigos no por favor"<hr />Episode: "Pobre de ti" |- | 2020 | ''Vencer el desamor'' | Cuauhtémoc "Cuau" Vargas | Supporting role; 30 Episodes |- | 2022 | ''Amor dividido'' | José Licona | Series regular |- | 2023 | ''Eternamente amándonos'' | Fidel Fuentes | Series regular |- | 2024 | ''Marea de pasiones''<ref>{{cite web |last1=González |first1=Moisés |title=Marea de pasiones: primeras imágenes y detalles de la nueva telenovela estelar de Televisa |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/telenovelas/marea-de-pasiones-primeras-imagenes-detalles-telenovela-estelar-televisa-univision/ |website=People en Español |access-date=9 January 2024 |language=es |date=9 January 2024}}</ref> | Alfonso Marrero | |- | rowspan=2|2025 | ''La Jefa'' | Arturo Corona | |- | ''Mi verdad oculta'' | Luciano Lomelí | |- | 2026 | ''Tan cerca de ti, nace el amor''<ref>{{cite web |title=Quién es quién telenovela Tan cerca de ti, nace el amor |url=https://entretelenovelasmagazine.com/2026/04/30/quien-es-quien-telenovela-tan-cerca-de-ti-nace-el-amor/ |website=Entretelenovelas Magazine |access-date=1 May 2026 |language=es |date=30 April 2026}}</ref> | Marcos | |}

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