Mike Amigorena

Ricardo Luis Amigorena (born May 30, 1972 in Maipú, Mendoza Province, Argentina), better known as Mike Amigorena is an Argentine actor.

Mike Amigorena
Mike Amigorena in 2007
Born
Ricardo Luis Amigorena

(1972-05-30) May 30, 1972
Maipú, Mendoza Province, Argentina
Other namesMike Amigorena
OccupationActor
Years active1992-present
Partner(s)Mónica Antonópulos (2013-2015)
Sofía Vitola (2018-present)
ChildrenMiel Amigorena Vitola (b. February 4, 2020)

Biography

He was born in Maipú, Mendoza Province to a Basque Argentine father and an Italian Argentine mother.[1] Amigorena was especially restless as an adolescent and was expelled from a number of secondary schools. He left Maipú for Buenos Aires in search of fame in 1992, and initially struggled in a variety of menial jobs, living hand-to-mouth in a tenement for a number of years.[2]

Personal life

Since May 2018 he is in a relationship with the singer Sofía Vitola. On February 4, 2020 they became parents for the first time of a girl whom they called Miel Amigorena Vitola.

Career

He was eventually discovered by a modeling agency and in 1992, was given a small role in leading local comic Guillermo Francella's sitcom, La familia Benvenuto. He later appeared in the popular teen drama, Montaña rusa ("Rollercoaster"), and in the mid-1990s, enrolled in a theatre school, mentored first by Santiago Doria, and later, Alfredo Zemma, of the Argentine Actors' Association. He first appeared in Buenos Aires' vibrant theatre scene in 1995 and became a prolific stage actor, notably in a 1998 local production of German playwright Frank Wedekind's Spring Awakening, and in a compressed Shakespeare production from 2004 to 2006, which earned him Argentine ACE and Clarín Awards.[3] He was given his first film role by directors Florencia Di Baja and Germán Drexler, as the leading man in their comedy, Tus ojos brillaban (Bright Eyes), in 2004, and was reunited with Francella in 2005 in his top-rated sitcom, Casados con hijos ("Married with Children"). Two comedy film roles, in Gabriel Condrón's Un peso, un dólar (2006) and as the lead in Tatiana Merenuk's romantic comedy, Yo soy sola (I'm Alone, 2008), were followed by his role as Martín Pells in the primetime Telefe sitcom, Los exitosos Pells, which premiered in May 2008 and for which he received a Martín Fierro Award.[4] Amigorena was among the Argentine actors asked to appear in Francis Ford Coppola's production set in Buenos Aires, Tetro (2009). He had a band called "Ambulancia" with his friends and he was the lead vocalist in his indie rock, they did covers and their own songs. In 2015 the band dissolved.[1]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Character Channel Notes
1992-1993 Los Benvenuto Ramiro Benvenuto Telefe
1994 Montaña rusa Juan Victorino Canal 13
1995 Montaña rusa, otra vuelta Juan Victorino Canal 13
1997 Naranja y media José Telefe
1998 Como pan caliente Nicolás Canal 13
1998 Ricos y Famosos Mauricio Canal 9
1998-1999 Muñeca brava Tomás Telefe
1999 Gasoleros Bruno Canal 13
2000-2001 Los buscas de siempre Tito Canal 9
2000-2002 Tiempo final Mariano/Debrasse/Antonio Telefe
2002 Franco Buenaventura, el profe Marcos Telefe
2003 Rebelde Way Juan Manuel América TV
2003 Malandras "El Toni" Segovia Canal 9
2004 La niñera Leonel Telefe
2005 Una familia especial Helios Sneider Canal 13
2005 Sin código Tomás Coronado Canal 13
2005 Casados con Hijos Juan Ariel Snaola Telefe
2005 ¿Quién es el jefe? Fredy Telefe
2006-2007 Sos mi vida Rolando Martínez Canal 13
2007 El Capo Facundo Telefe
2008-2009 Los exitosos Pells Martín Pells/Gonzalo Echagüe Telefe
2010 Los exitosos Pérez Adrián Bruar Televisa
2010 Lo que el tiempo nos dejó Alfredo Astiz Telefe "Ep: La caza del ángel"
2011 El pacto Horacio Murgan América TV
2012 El hombre de tu vida Daniel Telefe
2013 Historia clínica Luis Sandrini/José de San Martín Telefe
2013-2014 Los Vecinos en Guerra Alejo "Alex" López/Alejo "Alex" Mayorga Telefe
2014 Las 13 esposas de Wilson Fernández Nicandro TV Pública
2014 Viento Sur América TV "Ep 3: Los Rapiña"
2014-2015 Guapas Federico Müller Canal 13
2017 Quiero vivir a tu lado Tomás Justo Canal 13
2019 Otros pecados Santiago Canal 13 "Ep 5: Rojo"

Theater
Year Title
1995 Pim pam pum
1997 Los ojos llenos de amor
1997 Glotony
1998 Despertar de primavera
1999 Payasos imperiales
2000 Verídicamente opaco
2000 El testigo
2001 Colón agarra viaje a toda costa
2002 Los sonetos de Shakespeare
2002-2003 Todos tenemos problemas sexuales
2004 Shakespeare comprimido
2006-2007 El niño argentino
2010 La noche antes de los bosques
2011 Hamlet
2019 Cabaret the musical

Movies
Year Movie Character Director
2000 Pescado crudo Milagros Roque Pitt and Alejandro Montiel
2001 Vida en Marte Néstor Frenkel
2002 Camafildenois Francisco Nocito
2003 Tus ojos brillaban Silvio Fischbein
2005 1 peso, 1 dólar El Langa Gabriel Condron
2006 Yo soy sola Nacho Tatiana Mereñuk
2007 Horizontal - vertical Nicolás Tuozzo
2008 Tetro Abelardo Francis Ford Coppola
2010 Plumiferos Fredy (voice) Daniel De Felippo
2010 Toy Story 3 Ken (voice) Lee Unkrich
2010 Miss Tacuarembó Cristo Martín Sastre
2013 Lectura según Justino Arnaldo André
2015 Todos los hombres son iguales Juan Luis Manuel Gómez Pereira
2016 Primavera Santiago Giralt
2017 Mario on tour Mario Pablo Stigliani
2017 No llores por mí, Inglaterra General Beresford Néstor Montalbano

Awards
Year Award Category Program Result
2004 ACE Awards Male Revelation Shakespeare comprimido Winner
2005 Premios Martín Fierro Revelation Una familia especial Nominated
2006 CCC Spectator School Awards Best Male Performance El niño argentino Winner
2006 World Best Theater Awards Best Male Performance El niño argentino Winner
2006 ACE Awards Male Performance El niño argentino Nominated
2008 Premios Martín Fierro Actor Protagonist of Comedy Los exitosos Pells Winner
2009 Premios Martín Fierro Actor Protagonist of Comedy Los exitosos Pells Nominated
2010 ACE Awards Best Actor La noche antes de los bosques Winner
2011 Konex Foundation Television Actor Trayectoria última década Winner
2013 Premios Martín Fierro Best Actor of Daily Comedy Los vecinos en guerra Nominated

References
  1. Clarín. Mike Amigorena: "Estoy enchastrado de felicidad" (in Spanish)
  2. "Los Andes: Mike Amigorena {{in lang|es}}". Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  3. Alternativa Teatral: El Niño en cuestión (in Spanish)
  4. IMDb: Mike Amigorena
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