Henry Zakka

{{short description|Venezuelan actor and director (born 1956)}} {{Infobox person | name = Henry Zakka | image =  | alt = | caption = | birth_name =  | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|7|29}} | birth_place = Caracas, Venezuela | death_date =  | death_place = | other_names = | spouse = Grecia Colmenares<ref>{{cite web|url=http://panorama.com.ve/portal/app/push/noticia97051.php |title="Me separé de Henry Zakka porque apostaba a los caballos": Grecia Colmenares |first=Nayib |last=Canaán |date=January 28, 2014 |work=Panorama |access-date=October 26, 2014 |language=Spanish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026032415/http://panorama.com.ve/portal/app/push/noticia97051.php |archive-date=October 26, 2014}}</ref> | years_active = 1979–present | occupation = Actor, director | known_for = }} '''Henry Zakka''' (born July 29, 1956, Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan actor and director<ref>{{cite web |last=Mella Sandes |first=Viviana |date= |title=Henry Zakka: no me importaba actuar mal |url=http://eltiempo.com.ve/tiempo-libre/tv/henry-zakka-no-me-importaba-actuar-mal/154615 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721072806/http://eltiempo.com.ve/tiempo-libre/tv/henry-zakka-no-me-importaba-actuar-mal/154615 |archive-date=2015-07-21 |access-date=October 26, 2014 |work=El Tiempo Venezuela |language=Spanish}}</ref> who began acting in the 1980s and 1990s in RCTV telenovelas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/chevere/la-farandula-no-acapara-el-mundo-de-henry-zakka.aspx |title=La farándula no acapara el mundo de Henry Zakka |first=Carmela |last=Longo |website=Últimas noticias |access-date=October 26, 2014 |language=Spanish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026031832/http://www.ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/chevere/la-farandula-no-acapara-el-mundo-de-henry-zakka.aspx |archive-date=October 26, 2014}}</ref>

==Filmography== === As director === {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="5" style="background:LightSteelBlue;" |As director |- ! Year !! Title!! Role!! Notes |- |2004 || ''Chalino Sánchez: Una vida de peligros'' || Director || Video documentary |- |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="5" style="background:LightSteelBlue;" |Television |- ! Year !! Title!! Role!! Notes |- |1979 || ''Estefanía'' || Gabriel Seijas ||Debut on TV |- |1981 || ''Quiero Ser'' || Edgardo Vidal ||Alongside boy band Menudo |- |1982 || ''Jugando a vivir'' || Diego || |- |1984 || ''Topacio'' || Dr. Andrade || |- |1985 || ''Cristal'' ||Adán Marshall || |- |1990 || ''Amándote'' || Rubén Márquez || |- |1992 || ''Inolvidable'' || Asdrúbal || |- |1992 || ''Soy Gina'' || Father Nolan|| |- |1992 || ''Princesa'' || Ramiro|| |- |1993 || ''{{ill|Déjate querer (telenovela)|lt=Déjate querer|es|Déjate querer}}'' || Javier || |- |1993 || ''Celeste, siempre Celeste'' || Juan Ignacio Pérez Terrada || |- |1994 || ''Cara bonita'' || Martin || |- |1994 || ''Perla negra'' || Dante Andrade Zamora || |- |1994 || ''Poliladrón'' || "Venezolano" Arancibia || |- |1996 || ''Zíngara'' || Kolia Stevanovich || |- |2000 || ''La Revancha'' || Óscar Riverol || |- |2003 || ''Te amaré en silencio'' ||Tony || |- |2005 || ''La ley del silencio'' || Luis Alberto || Supporting cast |- |2007 || ''El gato tuerto'' || César || Supporting cast |- |2009 || ''Encrucijada '' || Tío Jesús || |- |2010|| ''El fantasma de Elena'' || Alan Martin || Supporting cast |- |2010 || ''Aurora'' || Ignacio Miller || Supporting cast |- |2011 || ''La casa de al lado'' || Igor Mora|| Special participation |- |2011 || ''Una Maid en Manhattan'' || Amador Colina || Supporting cast |- |2013 || ''Pasión prohibida'' || Guillermo Arredondo || Main cast |- |2013 || ''11-11: En mi cuadra nada cuadra''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://es-us.celebridades.yahoo.com/blogs/adicto-telenovelas/se-estrena-telenovela-%E2%80%9C11-11-en-mi-cuadra-nada-cuadra%E2%80%9D-223049165.html|title= Se estrena telenovela "11 11 en mi Cuadra Nada Cuadra"|first=Lilia |last=Córdova |date= |website=us.celebridades.yahoo.com |access-date=October 26, 2014|language=Spanish}}</ref> || Don Camilo || Special participation |- |2014 || ''Cosita linda'' ||Narciso Luján|| Special guest |- |2014 || ''Reina de corazones'' ||Octavio de Rosas|| Guest star |- |2016 || ''Eva la trailera'' ||Robert Monteverde|| Main cast |- |2017 || ''La fan'' ||Dr. Machado|| Guest star |- |2017 || ''La Piloto'' ||Chacón || Guest star |- |2018–2019 || ''Amar a muerte'' || Camilo Guerra<ref>{{cite web |last1=González |first1=Moisés |title=Tráiler de Contracara, la nueva telenovela de Angelique Boyer |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/telenovelas/trailer-contracara-angelique-boyer/ |website=People en Español |access-date=24 August 2018 |language=Spanish}}</ref> || Main cast |- |rowspan=2|2020 || ''Rubí'' || Boris || Main cast |- | ''Como tú no hay 2'' || Federico Mercurio || Main cast |- |2021 || ''Si nos dejan'' || Fabián Caballero || Main cast |- |2022 || ''Los ricos también lloran'' || Father Guillermo || Main cast |- |2023 || ''Pienso en ti'' || Alfonso Rivero || Main cast |- |2024 || ''La historia de Juana'' || Memo Renteria || Main cast |- |2024–2025 || ''El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar'' || Manuel Otálora || Recurring role |- |2025 || ''Velvet: El nuevo imperio'' || Lorenzo Spinetti || Guest star |- |2026 |Doc | |Guest Star |}

=== Films ===

* The Christ Child (2021) * Uma (2018) * Aurora (2016) Shortfilm * Devuelveme la vida (2016)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://elsoldemargarita.com.ve/ |title=Home |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=El Sol de Margarita |language=es}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|0952328}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zakka, Henry}} Category:1956 births Category:Venezuelan male telenovela actors Category:Living people Category:Venezuelan people of Japanese descent Category:Male actors from Caracas Category:Male actors of Japanese descent Category:Venezuelan male television actors Category:20th-century Venezuelan male actors