Pedro Damián

Pedro Muñoz Romero (born 29 November 1952), known as Pedro Damián, is a Mexican actor, television producer and director, executive producer of popular teen telenovelas. His works include Clase 406, Lola, Erase Una Vez, Mis XV, Rebelde, Like La Leyenda and RBD: La Familia, distributed within and outside Mexico. He has worked with musical actsRBD and Eiza Gonzalez.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Muñoz and the second or maternal family name is Romero.
Pedro Damián
Born
Pedro Muñoz Romero

(1952-11-12) 12 November 1952
Mexico City, D.F., Mexico
NationalityMexican
Occupation(s)Actor
television producer
television director
Years active1971-present (actor)
1982-present (director)
1992-present (producer)
SpouseGabriela Reus
ChildrenAlexa
Andrea
Roberta
RelativesJuan Carlos Muñoz (brother)
Yago Muñoz (nephew)

Career

Acting

Damián began his career in 1971, appearing in the Mexican telenovela El amor tiene cara de mujer. Throughout the 1970s he appeared in Mexican films and telenovelas and had roles in two Hollywood films: The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976) and Eagle's Wing (1979). Apart from a role in El vuelo del águila (1990s), Damián's acting career had ceased until 2001; he returned with an uncredited role in an American movie for Showtime television, Warden of Red Rock.

Small roles in two more American films, Collateral Damage (co-starring Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Showtime(co-starring Eddie Murphy and Robert De Niro) followed in 2002.[1] The same year he returned to movies in Mexico in the film Amar te duele, playing the father of “Renata”, the main character. In 2007, he appeared in Amar and Deseo, and played a recurring character in the Mexican television series S.O.S.: Sexo y otros Secretos.

As director/producer

Damián was a founder and the musical director of the Mexican youth music group Timbiriche.[1] His first role as TV director was for the Mexican telenovela La Pobre Señorita Limantour in 1983, which was followed by others throughout the 1980s. In 1986, he began directing telenovelas for producer Carla Estrada; the two would continue to collaborate until he became a producer with the network.

His first credit as producer was for Ángeles sin paraiso in 1992. He produced seven more telenovelas for Televisa during the 1990s, including El abuelo y yo, this while continuing to direct. In 2002 he was executive producer for a telenovela for teens, Clase 406, running over four seasons and 365 episodes.

This was followed by Rebelde, which ran for three seasons and 440 episodes. The main young lead cast members of the series formed a band, RBD, which Damián represented and produced for. Damián is executive producer for the spinoff series, RBD: La Familia, and has produced three specials for RBD.

When Damian left the Estrada unit to form his own producing unit, Reynaldo Lopez took his place as director of the Estrada unit's television series, staying until 2007.

Personal life

Damián was born and raised in Mexico City, D.F., Mexico by a Mexican mother and Spanish father. He is the father himself of actresses Alexa (b.1982) and Andrea Damián from his first marriage with Phillipa,[2] brother of actor and TV director Juan Carlos Muñoz, and uncle of actor Yago Muñoz. From his marriage with Vicky Diaz, he has twin children, Roberta and Damian.

Filmography

Films
  • Father of the Bride (2022)

Amar (2008) - Amado

Tenovelas and soap operas

Telenovelas and Soap operas

Telenovelas and Soap operas

TV series

Awards and nominations

Premios TVyNovelas
YearCategoryTelenovelaResult
1989Best DirectionPasión y poderNominated
1993Best Telenovela of the YearEl abuelo y yo
2001Primer amor... a mil por hora
2003Clase 406
2006Rebelde
2016Muchacha italiana viene a casarse

References
  1. "Pedro Damián". Televisa Espectáculos. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  2. "Biography for Pedro Damián". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
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