Biography
Luis Gatica (born February 25, 1961) is a Mexican actor, son of the Chilean singer Lucho Gatica and the Puerto Rican actress Mapita Cortés. He is the uncle of fellow actor Alfredo Gatica. Luis Gatica was born in Veracruz, Mexico. He grew in a show business family. He is the son of Chilean singer Lucho Gatica and Puerto Rican actress Mapita Cortés; he is the nephew of Puerto Rican actress Mapy Cortés and second cousin of Puerto Rican actor, comedian and producer Paquito Cordero. Having celebrity relatives both in Mexico and in Puerto Rico, Gatica wanted to become a celebrity on his own since he was very young. Gatica participated in various theater plays and in some, not particularly notable, music groups as he grew. He struggled trying to follow in his parents' footsteps.
His first big break came in 1983, when he was hired by Televisa to act in La fiera, which is considered a contemporary classic among telenovelas. In 1984, he played Joel in Los años felices (The Happy Years).
This was followed by 1986's Marionetas (Puppets), where he played Jorge Linares.
Having obtained celebrity for the first time, Gatica tried his luck in the world of music, retiring from television from 1986 to 1994. Although his foray into the world of rock music was largely unsuccessful, he nevertheless kept active for those eight years, singing in many Mexican locations.
In 1994, he was offered a return to television, and he did so by participating in another Mexican classic, Marimar, playing Chuy. Gatica then made his film debut, when he participated in 1995's Tiempo de Muerte 2 (Time to Die 2).
Tiempo de Muerte 2 was followed by A sangre fría ("In cold blood") where he played Beto. In 1996, Gatica returned to acting in telenovelas, participating in La antorcha encendida (The burning torch), as Juan Foncerrada and in Mi querida Isabel (My beloved Isabel), where he played Ricardo.
He took one year off before returning to the screen in 1998, acting as Ruben in Cazador de cazadores (Hunter of hunters), an action movie. That same year, he participated as Patricio in Preciosa, another telenovela that was successful. That telenovela was followed by another one, La mentira (The Lie), where he personified Santiago.
Luis Gatica made one telenovela in 1999: in DKDA: Suenos de Juventud (DKDA: Dreams of Youth), he played Raul Arias.
Returning to the film industry in 2000, Gatica played Rodrigo Miranda in Cuenta saldada (Paid Debt).
His next work, however, was in a soap opera marred by general criticism by magazine and newspaper telenovela critics. Sin Pecado Concebido, where he played doctor Garduno, was not well received by the media, which doomed the show with tele-spectators, and the soap opera was not a success.
In 2002, Gatica joined other celebrities in the Big Brother reality show, in Mexico City.
Gatica began 2003 by participating in another telenovela: he played Jorge Esparza in Niña Amada Mía (Beloved girl of mine). This was followed by Clap! El lugar de tus sueños (Clap! the place of your dreams), where he played Rivadeneira, and by 2004's Rubí, where he acted as Cayetano.
In 2006, he acted in the telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro Codigo Postal, as Herman.
In 2008, he appeared in "En Nombre del Amor"
In 2014, he acted yet again in another telenovela produced by Roberto Gómez Fernandez El Color de la Pasión, as Ricardo Marquez.
In 2008, he appeared in "En Nombre del Amor"
In 2014, he acted yet again in another telenovela produced by Roberto Gómez Fernandez El Color de la Pasión, as Ricardo Marquez.
Filmography
all 124
Movies 111
TV Shows 13
self 1
Sonata (2023)
Love at Mariposa Beach (2023)
Prime Time (2023)
Narca (2021)
Hustle Down (2021)
Seized (2020)
Mafia nueva (2019)
El vecindario 4 (2019)
108 Costuras (2019)
Esta Historia Me Suena (2019)
Mujeres de la calle II (2019)
Perras de barrio 5 (2019)
Perdiendo mi virginidad (2019)
La jefa del Campeón (2018)
El diario de una prostituta 2 (2017)
Your Move (2017)
Larceny (2017)
Perras de barrio 2 (2017)
Peligrosa tentación IV (2017)
El vecindario 3 (2016)
Peligrosa tentación 5 (2016)
Rumble (2016)
La china (2015)
Soul Thieves (2015)
La Vecina (2015)
Los panchitos 2 (2014)
Amigos distantes (2014)
Misfire (2014)
The Color of Passion (2014)
Los hijos de Don Gregorio (2013)
Las Armas (2013)
Cloroform (2012)
Soul Walker (2012)
Los niños del narco (2012)
Héroes de la seguridad (2009)
Wild Heart (2009)
Cholas (2008)
La suburban de las monjas (2008)
Cuna de narcos (2008)
La Muerte del Gallo de Oro (2008)
Apañaron a Camelia (2008)
Spam (2008)
Killer Women (2008)
Operativo Michoacan (2007)
El secuestro de un pesado (2007)
Gangs de la Mafia (2007)
Se les peló Camelia: La burrera (2006)
El número de la muerte (2006)
Un Desconocido (2006)
Testigo protegido (2006)
El lamento de un Mojado (2005)
Sí Traficarás (2005)
Pachucos, cholos y chundos (2004)
Políticos, mentiras y videos (2004)
El joven marcado (2004)
Te pusieron dedo compa Arellano (2004)
Snuff, el placer de mirar (2004)
El último de los cholos II (2004)
Carne de cañón (2003)
Clave pesada (2003)
La muerte del pelavacas (2003)
Bajo el plomo de Sinaloa (2003)
3 cruces en una tumba (2003)
La noche de los Troyanos (2003)
La Ley del Cholo III (2003)
La troca perrona (2003)
Mi barrio cholo (2003)
Marcados por la pobreza (2003)
Un viejo y dos cabrones (2002)
La Cherokee blindada (2002)
El patrón mas chingon en prision (2002)
Big Brother VIP Mexico (2002)
Cabezas Rapadas III (2002)
4 Cholas desmadrosas (2002)
Traficando con la muerte (2001)
Gringa, gringa el que se apendeja se chinga (2001)
Comisario ejidal (2001)
Cárcel de mujeres (2001)
El gato de Guerrero (2001)
Sin pecado concebido (2001)
Barrio bravo de Tepito (2001)
Cara prestada (2001)
Sin salida (2001)
Las dos caras del señor (2001)
Chingon de chingones (2000)
The Bill Paid Off (2000)
El último de los cholos (2000)
Maten al cazador (2000)
Horas contadas (2000)
La ley del cholo II (2000)
Barrio sin ley (2000)
Prostitucion y sida II (2000)
Los caifanes de Tepito (2000)
Tequila y mezcal (2000)
Entre las patas de los caballos (2000)
La Texana Maldita (2000)
Niños ratas (2000)
Horas amargas (1999)
Caminos chuecos (1999)
El agente Borrego (1999)
La Mentira (1998)
Preciosa (1998)
Al filo de la ventana (1997)
El Esqueleto (1997)
Jóvenes amantes (1997)
Conductas obsesivas (1996)
Chano (1996)
A sangre fria (1995)
Tiempo de muerte 2 (1995)
Tiempo de muerte (1994)
Morir A Mi Manera (1994)
Marimar (1994)
Vigilante nocturno (1993)
Seducción criminal (1993)
The Psychopathic Murderer (1992)
Matrimonio y mortaja (1992)
Resurrected To Kill (1991)
Operativo de alto riesgo (1991)
Rescate mortal (1990)
Fuga hacia la muerte (1990)
Vuelve a tu primer amor (1989)
Águila de verano (1988)
La Mentira
Final Vow
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GenderMale
Birthday1961-02-25 (63 years old)
Birth NameLuis Antonio Gatica Cordero
Birth PlaceMexico City, Mexico
Height
FatherLucho Gatica
MotherMapita Cortés
RelativesAlfredo Gatica
CitizenshipsMexico
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