Carlos Ponce

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Carlos Ponce

Carlos Augusto Ponce (born September 4, 1972 in Santurce , Puerto Rico ) is a Puerto Rican actor , singer and songwriter .

Life

Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Humacao, where Ponce grew up. Ponce first appeared in television commercials when he was six. He later attended Humacao High School, where he was a member of the school theater group. In 1986 his family moved to Florida. Here, too, Ponce appeared several times in the school theater group and was soon considered the best young actor in the southern United States .

In 1990 Ponce hosted the talk show Hablando on the Spanish-language channel Univision . This show should mark the beginning of his television career. From then on he made a name for himself both as a series actor and as a singer. Ponce's debut album, Carlos Ponce , went straight to number 1 in 1998 on the Latin American scene in the United States and in Central and South America. The song Amelia from his second album became the official song of the 1999 World Athletics Championships in Seville.

Since 2003, Ponce has also worked as a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight magazine , which is considered to be the best entertainment news magazine in the world. In 2006, Ponce took part in the recording of the controversial Spanish version of the US national anthem. That same year he hosted the Miss Universe election .

Private

On October 5, 1996, Ponce married his childhood sweetheart Veronica. The two have two sons (* 1999 and * 2001) and two daughters adopted in 2003 (twins, * 2002).

Filmography

  • 1994-1995: Control
  • 1996: Sentimientos ajenos
  • 1998–2006: A Heavenly Family ( 7th Heaven , TV series)
  • 2001: Sin pecado concebido
  • 2002: Protagonistas de la Música
  • 2003: Angel de la guarda, mi dulce compañía
  • 2004: Maya & Miguel
  • 2005: Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
  • 2005: Meet Me in Miami
  • 2006 Just My Luck (Just My Luck)
  • 2006: Complete Guide to Guys
  • 2006: Stranded
  • 2006: Vanished
  • 2006: break-in
  • 2007: Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run
  • 2007: Dame Chocolate (TV series)
  • 2007–2009: Lipstick Jungle (TV series)
  • 2009: All Inclusive (Couples Retreat)

Guest appearances

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
Latin Latin
1998 Carlos Ponce Latin3 (27 weeks)
Latin
2000 Todo Lo Que Soy Latin19th
platinum
platinum

(26 weeks)Latin
2002 Ponce Latin23 (4 weeks)
Latin

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE Latin Latin
1998 Rezo
Carlos Ponce 		- Latin1 (15 weeks)
Latin
Decir Adios
Carlos Ponce 		- Latin1 (13 weeks)
Latin
1999 Recuerdo
Carlos Ponce 		- Latin31 (3 weeks)
Latin
Amelia
Carlos Ponce 		DE93 (2 weeks)
DE 		-
Te Vas
Carlos Ponce 		- Latin10 (9 weeks)
Latin
Busco Una Mujer
Carlos Ponce 		- Latin26 (5 weeks)
Latin
Escuchame
Todo Lo Que Soy 		- Latin1 (23 weeks)
Latin
2000 La Razon De Mi Ser
Todo Lo Que Soy 		- Latin18 (11 weeks)
Latin
2002 Mujer Con Pantalones
Ponce 		- Latin15 (14 weeks)
Latin

Awards

  • 1997: Actor Revelation of 1997 Award from Eres Magazine
  • Best Actor from TV y Novelas magazine
  • ACE Award
  • 1999: Best Pop Album on Billboard magazine
  • 1999: Artist Revelation by Premios Lo Nuestro
  • 1999: Pop Ballad Revelation of the Year by Premios Tu Musica de Puerto Rico

Web links

Commons : Carlos Ponce  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE US
  2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: US
personal data
SURNAME Ponce, Carlos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ponce, Carlos Augusto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Puerto Rican actor, singer, and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH 4th September 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Santurce (Puerto Rico) , Puerto Rico