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| Born | Eduardo Kuno Becker Paz (1978-01-14) January 14, 1978 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupations | Actor, film director |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Children | 1 |
Eduardo Kuno Becker Paz (born January 14, 1978), professionally known as Kuno Becker, is a Mexican actor and film director who has appeared in telenovelas, Mexican and American films.1 He is perhaps best known for his roles as Rubén Barraisabal in Soñadoras and Santiago Muñez in the Goal! film series. 23
He also portrayed Drew Ramos on the American series Dallas.4
Early years
After earning a scholarship, Becker traveled to Europe and studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, where he took violin lessons under Ruggiero Ricci.
He is a grandnephew of Mexican actress María Félix.
Career
At age seventeen Becker was accepted into the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) of Televisa.
By age nineteen, after two years of drama training, he secured his first television role in the telenovela Para toda la vida (1996). Subsequent early TV appearances included Pueblo chico, infierno grande, El alma no tiene color, Desencuentro, Rencor Apasionado, and Soñadoras, his first leading role.
In film, Becker appeared in La Primera Noche (1997). In 2002, he starred in La Hija del Caníbal alongside Cecilia Roth. He later appeared with Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson in Imagining Argentina. Becker also starred in the historical epic Nomad (2006). In 2005, he appeared in ESL: English as a Second Language, then went on to central roles in the *Goal!* series (2005, 2007) and a cameo in Goal III: Taking on the World (2009). He also provided the Latin American Spanish voice of Lightning McQueen in the *Cars* franchise.
His more recent film credits include *El día de la unión*, *Ánima*, *108 Costuras*, *Spoken Word*, *La Última Muerte*, *Cabeza de Buda*, and *Panic 5 Bravo*.
Becker co‑wrote the screenplay for *Espacio Interior*, based on the 1985 Mexico City earthquake. He also played Esteban Navarro, a recurring antagonist, in Season 10 of CSI: Miami.5
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | La Primera Noche | Chico golpeado |
| 2003 | La Hija del Caníbal | Adrián |
| 2003 | Imagining Argentina | Gustavo Santos |
| 2005 | Goal! | Santiago Muñez |
| 2005 | English as a Second Language | Bolívar De La Cruz |
| 2007 | Nomad | Mansur |
| 2007 | Sex and Breakfast | Ellis |
| 2007 | Goal II: Living the Dream | Santiago Muñez |
| 2009 | Goal III: Taking on the World | Santiago Muñez |
| 2009 | Spoken Word | Cruz |
| 2009 | Cabeza de Buda | Thomas Turrent |
| 2009 | From Mexico with Love | Héctor Villa |
| 2010 | La Última Muerte | Christian |
| 2010 | Te Presento a Laura | Sebastián |
| 2010 | Espacio Interior | Lázaro |
| 2011 | From Prada to Nada | Rodrigo |
| 2012 | El Cartel de los Sapos | Damián |
| 2012 | Las paredes hablan | Javier |
| 2013 | Cinco de Mayo: La Batalla | Ignacio Zaragoza |
| 2013 | Panic 5 Bravo | Alex |
| 2018 | El Día de la Unión | Max |
Television
| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Te sigo amando | Humberto | |
| 1996 | Para toda la vida | Eduardo Valdemoros | |
| 1997 | Desencuentro | David Rivera Quintana | |
| 1997 | El Alma no Tiene Color | Juan José | |
| 1997 | Pueblo chico, infierno grande | Hermilo Jaimez | |
| 1997–1998 | Mujer, casos de la vida real | Roberto / Rubén | |
| 1998 | Soñadoras | Rubén Barraisabal | |
| 1998 | Camila | Julio Galindo | |
| 1998 | Rencor Apasionado | Pablo Gallardo del Campo | |
| 1999–2000 | Mujeres engañadas | César Martínez | |
| 2000 | Locura de amor | León Baldomero (cameo) | |
| 2000–2001 | Primer amor... a mil por hora | León Baldomero | |
| 2010 | House | Ramón Silva | |
| 2010 | The Defenders | Alex Velasco | |
| 2011–2012 | CSI: Miami | Esteban Navarro | |
| 2012 | Dallas | Drew Ramos Jr. | |
| 2014 | Hasta el fin del mundo | Samuel | (2 episodes) |
| 2021 | Fuego ardiente | Joaquín Ferrer | |
| 2022 | Mi secreto | Young Alfonso Ugarte | (2 episodes) 6 |
| 2023 | Dra. Lucía, un don extraordinario | Enrique Jiménez |
Theater
| Year | Play |
|---|---|
| 2007 | The Pillowman |
| 1999 | En Roma el Amor es Broma |
| 1998 | Culpas Prohibidas |
Awards
- 2000 TVyNovelas Award – Best Young Lead Actor for *Mujeres engañadas*
- 2000 TVyNovelas Award – Best Male Revelation for *Mujeres engañadas*
- 2018 Ariel Awards
References
References
- "Mexican actor/Director Kuno Becker expresses support for Kate del Castillo". 3 March 2016.
- "Actor Kuno Becker loses 85% of his eyesight because of chemicals in his makeup". Daily Mirror. 6 April 2016.
- ""El último villano que hice fue en CSI Miami": Kuno Becker regresa a las telenovelas como antagonista en "Fuego Ardiente"". 28 October 2020.
- "'Dallas' casts Kuno Becker in season two". Digital Spy. 22 October 2012.
- "Mexicano en CSI".
- Torres, Luis Eduardo (7 July 2022). "Kuno Becker y Ana Layevska, juntos otra vez más de 20 años después de "Primer amor... a 1000 × hora"". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2023.