Around that time, de León obtained Mexican citizenship, which he later gave up after returning to Venezuela.Ģ000s Carita de Angel ('Angel Face'), gave de León an opportunity to act alongside acting legends Libertad Lamarque and Silvia Pinal. Next, he and his wife starred together in La usurpadora, which also became a major international hit. He acted alongside Laura Flores, Julio Alemán, Raúl Araiza Jr., Niurka Marcos, Adriana Fonseca, Andrea Lagunes and Daniela Luján, among others, in that telenovela.

1998's Gotita de amor ('Small drop of love') marked de León's debut in Mexican telenovelas. He had been previously married to Nubia Quilarte.Īfter Kassandra, de León made three more telenovelas before he and his wife decided to accept offers by Mexico's Televisa. He acted in four other telenovelas before his first appearance at a major international hit, 1993's Kassandra, where he played 'Ernesto Rangel', acting alongside Puerto Rican actor Osvaldo Ríos, among others.ĭuring the middle 1990s, de León married another Venezuelan telenovela star, Gaby Spanic. In 1989, de León played 'Leonardo' in La Revancha ('The rematch'), a major Venevision hit. Other films de León has acted in include a Venezuelan version of Batman, and El Cristo de las Violetas ('Jesus of the violets'). He was soon signed to a multi-year contract by Radio Caracas Television. Later that year, he participated in his first telenovela, Sueño Contigo ('I dream of you'). His acting debut came in a 1988 film, Señora Bolero ('Ms. After graduating from that school, de León became a staff member at Radio Caracas Television, where he studied acting further. Continuing with his studies, de León joined the Taller Universitario de Teatro Macanillas. De León was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and graduated from the Colegio Universitario de Caracas with a degree in business administration.

La revancha telenovela 2000