Christian Meier
Christian Meier | |
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Christian Meier at Teatro Peruano Japonés, 20 July 2012. | |
Born |
Christian Dietrich Meier Zender June 23, 1970 Lima, Peru |
Occupation | Actor, Singer, Model & Businessman |
Years active | 1994-present |
Spouse(s) | Marisol Aguirre (m. 1995; div. 2008) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) |
Gladys Zender Antonio Meier |
Relatives | Sibylle, Karina & Antonio (siblings) |
Christian Meier (born Christian Dietrich Meier Zender on June 23, 1970 in Lima) is a Peruvian actor and singer in Latin America, the US Hispanic market, and around the Spanish speaking world.
Biography
Meier was born on June 23, 1970 in Lima, Peru, the youngest of four siblings. He is the son of Gladys Zender, Miss Universe 1957, and Antonio Meier, Peruvian politician who in 2006 was elected mayor of the Lima district of San Isidro, and has two older sisters: Sibylle & Karina Meier Zender and one older brother, Antonio Meier Zender. He studied at the Miraflores Maristas School, a Marist Brothers congregation school. After finishing high school he studied Graphic Design graduating in early 1992.[1]
Career
Musician
In 1987, he formed the popular Peruvian alternative-rock band Arena Hash[2] with Pedro Suárez Vértiz, Patricio Suárez Vértiz and Arturo Pomar. Between the 1980s and early 1990s, he was the keyboardist of the band, and also did some singing. A few years later the band broke up and some of its members pursued a solo career.
In 1996 Meier released an album, No Me Acuerdo Quién Fui, which produced the singles, "tus huellas entre la mías" and "Carreteras Mojadas" (Wet Highways) that got the first positions in almost all radio station charts in Peru. the album went double platinum. In 1997 began the production of his second album Primero en Mojarme, with Manuel Garrido-Lecca, a well known musical producer that he worked with in Arena Hash. In 2002 Christian produced Once Noches, probably the album that brought him the most accolades. It contained the singles "Alguien" and "Novia de nadie" a duet featuring Spanish singer Mikel Erentxun.
Acting
Christian has acted and starred in both soap operas and movies. His success has brought him fame in Latin American countries, in the US, Spanish speaking media, and around the Spanish speaking world.He also has his line of perfumes and appeared in commercials.
Personal life
He married Peruvian actress Marisol Aguirre in 1995. They met during the filming of the soap opera "Gorrión". They separated in October 2007, finalizing their divorce in November 2008.[3] They have three children together. He was in a relationship with American actress Genesis Rodriguez.
Movies
Year | Title | Role |
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1994 | Watchers III | The Outsider |
1998 | No se lo digas a nadie | Gonzalo |
2000 | Ciudad de M | Pacho |
2004 | Un Marciano llamado Deseo | Jorge |
2005 | La mujer de mi hermano | Ignacio |
2008 | Valentino y el Clan del Can | Valentino (A Voice) |
2012 | Mar de Fondo | Luis |
2015 | Asu Mare 2 | Ricky |
Magallanes | Augusto Rivero | |
2016 | Todos los hombres son iguales | Joaquín |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | El ángel vengador: Calígula | Claudio | Guest |
1994-95 | Gorrión | Gabriel Maidana | Protagonist |
1995 | Malicia | Francisco | Protagonist |
1996 | Obsesión | Jimmy Martel / Jano | Protagonist |
La Noche | Daniel Brenner | Protagonist | |
1997 | Escándalo | Álvaro Dupont | Protagonist |
1998-99 | Luz María | Gustavo Gonzálvez | Protagonist |
1999 | Isabella, mujer enamorada | Fernando De Alvear | Protagonist |
1999-00 | Me muero por ti | Alfonso Hidalgo | Protagonist |
2001 | Amores... querer con alevosía | Pablo Herreros | Protagonist |
2001-02 | Lo que es el amor | Efren Villarreal | |
2003-04 | Luciana y Nicolás | Nicolás Echevarría | Protagonist |
2004-05 | Luna, la heredera | Mauricio García | Protagonist |
2005-06 | La Tormenta | Santos Torrealba / Santiago Guanipa | Protagonist |
2007 | Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa | Diego de la Vega / El Zorro | Protagonist |
Decisiones | Troquero | TV-Series (1 Episode) | |
2008-09 | Doña Bárbara | Santos Luzardo | Protagonist |
2010-11 | Alguien Te Mira | Rodrigo Quintana | Protagonist |
2011-12 | Primera dama | Leonardo Santander | Co-protagonist |
2012-13 | Lynch | Emilio Triana | TV-Series (3 Season) |
2013 | Cumbia Ninja | Willy Vega | TV-Series (1 Season) |
2014 | Cosita Linda | Diego Luján | Protagonist |
Familia en venta | Santiago | TV-Series (1 Season) | |
La Malquerida | Esteban Domínguez Parra | Protagonist/Antagonist |
Web
Year | Title | Role |
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2012 | Arranque de pasión | Jordi |
References
- ↑ Biografía de Christian Meier
- ↑ El Comercio "Pedro Suárez Vértiz: "Resucitar Arena Hash sería un verdadero éxito" - actualizado marzo de 2010
- ↑ peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/articles/0,22490,1821056,00.html "Christian Meier ya está divorciado", People en Español, July 8, 2008 (article in Spanish).
External links
- Listen to the songs of Christian Meier on Spotify
- https://web.archive.org/web/20091123214911/http://christianmeierzender.info:80/
- Local Website
- msnlatino.telemundo.com Telemundo official website
- msnlatino.telemundo.com/novelas/Dona_Barbara/Doña Barbara official website
- Christian Meier at the Internet Movie Database