Guy Ecker


Guy Frederick Ecker is a Brazilian American actor better known for his work in telenovelas.
Ecker became a household name in Latin America for his portrayal of Sebastián Vallejo in the Colombian telenovela Café, con aroma de mujer. A second Colombian production, Guajira also proved successful. In 1998, he moved to Mexico and won his first leading role in a Mexican telenovela, playing opposite Kate del Castillo in the telenovela La Mentira, which also became a huge success. Leading roles in Salomé and Heridas de Amor followed. American viewers may be familiar with him through his work on the television show Las Vegas as Detective Luis Perez.

Biography

Guy Ecker was born in São Paulo, he is the third out of five children of American parents Marion and Bob Ecker. His father was a businessman, originally from Wisconsin, who worked for several multinational companies and, during his childhood, Ecker also lived in Colombia, Venezuela and Mexico.
As a child, Ecker participated in various plays and talent shows. He moved to the United States to attend college at the University of Texas in Austin. He earned a degree in International Business. A few years after graduating, he realized his true passion was acting. One of his earliest acting jobs included juggling eggs on a McDonald's commercial.
On June 24, 2013, it was confirmed that Guy Ecker would star as the protagonist in the Mexican telenovela Por siempre mi amor.
In 2015 he starred with Julián Gil in Miller Lite's Rivales ad campaign.

Personal life

He was married to actress Nia Peeples from 1984 to 1986. He has been married to Mexican-American actress Estela Sainz since 2000 and the couple have three children. He has a son, Jon-Michael Ecker, from a previous relationship.
He speaks fluent Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Café, con aroma de mujerSebastián Vallejo Cortez
1996GuajiraHelmut Heidenberg
1998La mentiraDemetrio Azúnsolo
2001SaloméJulio
2003-2005Las VegasDetective Luis Perez12 episodes
2006Heridas de amorAlejandro Luque Buenaventura
2010Eva LunaDaniel Villanueva
2011-2012Corazón apasionadoArmando Marcano
2012RosarioAlejandro Montalbán
2013-2014Por siempre mi amorArturo de la Riva
2018-presentEl Senor de los CielosJoe Navarro
2018El ReclusoJohn Morris

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