Fernando Colunga

Fernando Colunga Olivares (pronounced [feɾˈnando koˈluŋɡa oliˈβaɾes]) (born 3 March 1966) is a Mexican actor best known for his work in Mexican telenovelas.

Colunga gained international fame for playing Luis Fernando de la Vega in the Mexican soap opera Maria la del Barrio. He is also known for his roles as Manuel Fuentes-Guerra in the historical drama set in the Mexican post-independence period of the mid-19th century, Real love, and for playing Jesús García in Porque el amor manda. He received his drama education at Centro de Educación Artística de Televisa (CEA) in Mexico City.