Carlos Mata

Carlos Mata
Mata in September 2015
Born
Carlos Enrique Mata Iturriza

(1952-08-28) August 28, 1952 (age 72)
Caracas, Venezuela
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active1971–present
Children3
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Websitecarlosmata.net

Carlos Enrique Mata Iturriza (born August 28, 1952), better known as Carlos Mata, is a Venezuelan television actor and singer. Born in Caracas, Venezuela on August 28, 1952,[1][2] he is best known for his great career in Venezuelan telenovelas for the companies Venezolana de Televisión, Radio Caracas Televisión and, Venevisión.[3] Mata was the protagonist in 9 telenovelas, among them the most recognized are La dama de rosa (1986), Señora (1988), Las dos Dianas (1992), Déjate querer (1993) and Enamorada (1999), among others.[2][4] His album "Que por que te quiero" remained for four months on the Billboard charts in 1985, where he shared the stage with artists such as: Miami Sound Machine, Lola Flores, Celia Cruz, Joaquin Sabina, Julio Iglesias, Brigitte Nielsen, Miguel Bosé, among many others.[2][3]

Through his image, he was the biggest seller of Latin American telenovelas in the world, and was even mentioned by market studies as the third export product of Venezuela,[5][2] and as the most recognized Spanish non-Spanish character.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Carlos Mata, "El primer actor" celebra su cumpleaños (Video)". noticiaaldia.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Biografía, historia, vida y legado musical de Carlos Mata". buenamusica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Lo que no sabíamos de Carlos Mata cuando era el "galán del año"". panorama.com.ve (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Carlos Mata: "El hambre está matando a Venezuela"". primiciasya.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Carlos Mata / Luis Alfredo Ascanio". apuntes.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.[permanent dead link]