Polo Morín
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Polo Morín | |
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Born | Leopoldo Morín Garza November 3, 1990 |
Occupation(s) | Actor, model |
Years active | 2010–present |
Leopoldo Morín Garza (born November 3, 1990), known professionally as Polo Morín, is a Mexican actor and model.
Early life and education
[edit]Morín was born in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico on November 3, 1990.[1] He studied Economics and Business at the Universidad Anáhuac.[1] He studied acting in CasAzul, Casa del Diezmo and in some workshops at Universidad Anáhuac.[1]
Career
[edit]Morín began his career as an actor in the series La rosa de Guadalupe in 2010.[2] In 2011, playing Osvaldo a murderer appeared in the episode "Cuidar el amor", the following year won a prize for best performance at the ceremony Bravo Awards 2012.[2] In 2012, he participated in the series of MTV entitled Último año, with Martín Barba.[citation needed] In 2013, he participated in the series Como dice el dicho in episode 4 of season 3: "Al mal paso".[3] In that same year, he took the role of a gay character in the series Gossip Girl: Acapulco, this role resulted in many critics and repercussions after this performance.[4][1] In 2014, he was chosen by Juan Osorio to play "Nando" in the telenovela, Mi corazón es tuyo,[5] in 2015, which he won the award "Favorite Actor" at the Kids Choice Awards México.[6][7] Later in 2014, he debuted in the cinema in the film Fragmented directed by Douglas Elford which was recorded in Mexico in November 2013.[8] In 2015, he recorded the film Sobre tus huellas, which premiered in Mexico in 2016.[9] At the end of 2015, he was chosen again by Juan Osorio to participate in the telenovela Sueño de amor, which premiered in Mexico on February 22, 2016,[10] in the telenovela Morín interpreted to a character who suffered of diabetes.[11] At the end of 2016 after auditioning for the casting of the telenovela of El Bienamado, was chosen by Nicandro Díaz González to play the character of Jordi De Ovando.[12][13]
Personal life
[edit]In December 2016, Morín was involved in a scandal about his sexuality, due to photos that a hacker posted on Morín's Facebook.[14] After this, Morin confirmed that the photographs were real and said the following through a Facebook Live:
"This has never been about hiding things from them. There are just parts of my personal life I think what is called personal life should be kept personal. So I wanted to keep it that way".[15]
In the same live, he also revealed that he prefers not to label his sexuality, saying that he is just a person who loves.[16]
Polo came to recognize he and Lambda García were in a relationship but in July 2019, he announced they had broken up.[17]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Fragmented | 2014 | Waiter | Debut film |
Sobre tus huellas | 2018 | Matías | |
Escuela de miedo[18] | 2020 | Danny | Voice Animated film Spanish version |
Escuela para seductores[19] | TBA | Juan |
Television roles
[edit]Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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La rosa de Guadalupe | 2010–11 | Osvaldo / Fabián | 2 episodes |
Último año | 2012 | Nicolás "Nico" Montes | |
Como dice el dicho | 2013 | Unknown role | Episode: "Al mal paso..." |
Gossip Girl: Acapulco | 2013 | Eric López-Haro | Also starring; 18 episodes |
Mi corazón es tuyo | 2014–15 | Nando Lascuráin | Also starring; 176 episodes |
Sueño de amor | 2016 | Pedro Carmona | Also starring; 131 episodes |
El Bienamado | 2017 | Jordi de Ovando | Also starring; 64 episodes |
Tenías que ser tú | 2018 | Bruno | |
La reina soy yo | 2019 | Erick / Young Charly | |
Who Killed Sara? | 2021 | young José María Lazcano | Recurring role[20] |
High Heat | 2022 | Julián | Main role |
Top Chef VIP | 2024 | Himself | Contestant (season 3)[21] |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Works | Result |
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2012 | Bravo Awards | Best Performance | La rosa de Guadalupe | Won[2] |
2015 | Kids Choice Awards México | Favorite Actor | Mi corazón es tuyo | Won[6][7] |
2017 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Young Actor | Sueño de amor | Won[22] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Interpreta a gay con medida". elsiglodetorreon.com.mx (in Spanish). 17 November 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ a b c Lerma, Alex. "Morín agradece a La Rosa de Guadalupe". televisa.com (in Spanish). Televisa. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ Morín, Polo. "Este Jueves me toca hacerla de malo y loco en "Como dice el dicho". No se lo pierdan, a las 5:15pm por el Canal de las Estrellas". twitter.com (in Spanish). Twitter. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Polo Morín tiene personaje gay en 'Gossip Girl Acapulco'". entretenimiento.terra.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ Pasillas, Iván (19 January 2015). "¿Cómo consiguió Polo Morín el papel de Nando Lascurain?". quien.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ a b "#KCAMEXICO: EL SLIME REGRESÓ A MÉXICO… ¡CONOCE A LOS PRE NOMINADOS!". Trendybynick (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ a b "Lista de ganadores Premios Kids Choice Awards México 2015". Espectaculostiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ^ "Fragmented una película filmada en México". laescaleta.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Polo Morín, de bebé a joven problemático". yucatan.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ González, Moisés. "Así le fue en audiencia al estreno de la telenovela Sueño de amor". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Sueño de amor la gran oportunidad de Polo Morín". e-consulta.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ Rodarte, Jorge. "Polo Morín ya forma parte de "El bien amado"". debate.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ TIM, Televisa (16 January 2017). "Jordi de Ovando - Las Estrellas TV". Retrieved on 18 January 2017.
- ^ "¡Hacker saca del clóset a Polo Morín y Lambda García!". tvnotas.com.mx (in Spanish). 8 December 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ González, Moisés. "Polo Morín confirma noviazgo con otro hombre: "Estoy muy orgulloso de ser quien soy"". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ Morín, Polo. "Estoy muy orgulloso de ser quien soy y de tener a tanta gente que me ama a mi alrededor". Facebook (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Polo Morín: ¡le pusieron EL CUERNO! Por eso tronó con Lambda García (FOTOS)". laverdadnoticias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Mira el primer póster de Escuela de miedo, la nueva película de Ánima Estudios". Sector Cine (in Spanish). sectorcine.com, Inc. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Woodside, Maxine. ""Escuela para Seductores" arranca su filmación". radioformula.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Quién mató a Sara 2 en Netflix: fecha de estreno y nuevos personajes de la segunda temporada". Marca Claro (in Spanish). Marca. 30 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ González, Moisés (March 14, 2024). "Celebridades confirmadas para Top Chef VIP 3". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "Premios TVyNovelas 2017 Lista De Ganadores Completa: 'La Candidata' Arrasa". novelalounge.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
External links
[edit]- Polo Morín at IMDb