Rafael de la Fuente

Rafael de la Fuente (born November 11, 1986) is a Venezuelan actor and singer. He is known for his roles in the fantasy television series Grachi (2011–2013) and the soap opera reboot Dynasty (2017–present). His other notable role was in the first and second seasons of the drama series Empire (2015–2016).

Rafael de la Fuente
de la Fuente in 2015
Born (1986-11-11) November 11, 1986
Caracas, Venezuela
OccupationActor, singer
Years active2009–present

Life and career

De la Fuente was born in Caracas, Venezuela.[1] He started his acting career in 2009 with the role of Jorge Giraldo in the Telemundo telenovela, Más sabe el diablo.[2] In 2011, de la Fuente appeared as Max in the telenovela Aurora.[2] This was followed by the recurring role of Diego Forlán in the Nickelodeon Latin America fantasy series, Grachi, which became a main role in the second season.[2][3] In 2014, de la Fuente appeared as Coach Julio on Every Witch Way, an English-language remake of Grachi.[2][4]

In 2015 and 2016, de la Fuente appeared in the recurring role of Michael Sanchez, the boyfriend of Jamal Lyon, in the Fox musical prime time soap opera, Empire.[5][4][6] In 2017, he appeared as Cleve Jones' boyfriend Ricardo Canto in the ABC miniseries When We Rise.[7][8] In March 2017, de la Fuente was cast in The CW's Dynasty reboot as Sam Jones, a gay male version of the original series' Sammy Jo Carrington (Heather Locklear).[9][10]

In December 2019, de la Fuente publicly acknowledged his sexuality, as a gay male.[11]

Filmography
Film and television roles
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 Más sabe el diablo Jorge Giraldo TV series [2]
2011 Aurora Max TV series [2]
2011–2013 Grachi Diego Forlán TV series, Recurring role; 202 episodes [2][3]
2014 Every Witch Way Julio TV series, Recurring role; 20 episodes [2][4]
The One I Wrote for You Rafael Amato Feature film
2015 Lift Me Up Erik Feature film
2015–2016 Empire Michael Sanchez TV series, Recurring role; 11 episodes [5][4][6]
2017 When We Rise Ricardo Canto TV miniseries [7][8]
American Horror Story: Cult Picnic Guy TV series, Episode: "Election Night" [10]
2017–present Dynasty Sam "Sammy Jo" Jones TV series, Series regular [9][10]

References
  1. "Rafael de la Fuente: Biography" (in Spanish). Rafaeldelafuente.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  2. DeSocio, Jeffrey Thomas (21 October 2015). "Rafael de la Fuente stakes his claim in Empire". Fox 11 Los Angeles. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. "Rafael de La Fuente es Diego Forlán en Grachi". EstilosBLOG Miami (in Spanish). 13 March 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  4. Martinez, Kiko (5 November 2015). "Empire's Rafael de la Fuente on How Playing a Gay Character Opened the Floodgates of Support". Remezcla. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  5. Gomez, Patrick (12 August 2016). "Empire's Rafael de la Fuente on Playing a Gay, Minority Character". People. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  6. Trivino, Jesus (21 January 2015). "Rafael de la Fuente talks Empire, gay couples on TV and making music". Latina. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  7. Petski, Denise (April 15, 2016). "Callum Keith Rennie Joins Amazon's Man In The High Castle; Rafael de la Fuente In When We Rise ABC Miniseries". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  8. Petski, Denise (March 9, 2017). "Dynasty: Rafael de la Fuente Joins The CW Pilot; W. Tré Davis In Valor". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  9. Giddens, Jamey (8 March 2017). "Empire Star Cast as Hispanic, Gay Male Version of Dynasty's Sammy Jo". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  10. Swift, Andy (November 1, 2017). "Dynasty's Rafael de la Fuente Defends Sammy Jo ('He's Not a Bad Guy!'), Recalls His 'Epic' Horror Story Death". TVLine. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  11. Fairman, Michael (December 11, 2019). "Dynasty's Rafael de La Fuente Reflects on Being Out and Proud After Conquering His Fears". Michael Fairman TV. United States: The Michael Fairman Company. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
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