Arap Bethke
Birthday: Born in 1980-03-12 in Nairobi, Kenya
Deathday: Alive
Ricardo Arap Bethke Galdames (born March 12, 1980 in Nairobi, Kenya) is a Mexican actor. He was born to a German father and a Chilean mother, but grew up in Mexico. He is most remembered for his role of "Chacho" in the telenovela Clase 406. In 2007 he appeared in the Ugly Betty episode "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara as Antonio Barreiro, a cafe waiter who tried to sweet talk Hilda Suarez, and after meeting her father Ignacio, was the one who tipped off a contact who was waiting for Ignacio's return to Mexico. Arap also starred in "Tierra de pasiones", and in Madre Luna as Demetrio Aguirre. He is also one of the main characters in Doña Bárbara (Telemundo series), playing the role of "Antonio Sandoval"." Although he was born on the African continent, he considers himself Hispanic since that is where he grew up. In his own words: He is made of "chile, mole andpasilla pepper" He has also guest-starred on the 1st season of RBD: La Familia as "Alvaro";Dulce Maria's new hot conquest, on episode 3 "El Que Quiera Azul Celeste... Que Se Acueste!". His cast members were Alfonso Herrera, Anahi, Dulce Maria, Christopher Uckermann, Maite Perroni, &Christian Chávez, the stars of the show and the members of the famous popular Latin pop band RBD from Mexico city. Bethke has been living in Colombia since 2005 and started in Victorinos in 2009 .
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Decisiones
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Decisiones is a Telemundo-produced Spanish-language television anthology of steamy melodramas about passion and sex in the modern world. The 30-minute-long series features impassioned people thrust into amorous adventures and pushed to their breaking points. Unlike much Spanish-language dramatic fare, each show contains a complete story. According to Telemundo, these fervid tales are "inspired by real-life cases of everyday heroes". The network bills the show as a mix of drama and reality. Tele...
Buscando a Frida
Character: Martin Cabrera
The lives of the members of the Pons family change suddenly when Frida mysteriously disappears on the night of her father's birthday party....
Tierra de Pasiones
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Tierra de Pasiones is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Telemundo which is owned by NBC Universal. Tierra de Pasiones was filmed on a set in Homestead, Florida, and aired weekdays from February 20, 2006 to October 24, 2006 at 8 pm ET....
Madre Luna
Character: Demetrio Aguirre / Demetrio Cisneros Aguirre
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Club de Cuervos
Character: Juan Pablo Iglesias
When the patriarch of a prominent family dies, his heirs battle to determine who will gain control of his beloved soccer team: The Cuervos of Nuevo Toledo....
Victorinos
Character: Victorino Gallardo Botero
Victorinos is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. It debuted on June 23, 2009, replacing Sin Senos no hay Paraíso and concluded February 5, 2010. The telenovela is a remake of the 1991 RTI Colombia weekly series Cuando Quiero Llorar No Lloro, which in turn is based in the homonymous 1970 novel by Venezuelan writer Miguel Otero Silva. Ramiro Meneses, who is currently directing the Telemundo telenovela, starred as one of the Victorinos i...
Eva La Trailera
Character: Pablo Contreras
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Amor Cautivo
Character: Fernando Bustamante Arizmendi
Amor Cautivo, is a Mexican telenovela produced by Azteca in association with Corazón TV. It stars Marimar Vega and Arap Bethke as the main protagonists. Filming starts on May 6, 2012. It is set to debut on Azteca Trece starting May 28, at 8:30pm, replacing A Corazón Abierto. It is based on "Lejana como el viento" by Laura Visconti. The telenovela concluded with 120 episodes, where the final episode was aired on November 9, 2012. The following week, on November 12, Hispanic television channel Te...
Corazón en Condominio
Character: Rodolfo
Corazón en Condominio is a Mexican telenovela produced by Azteca in 2013. It stars Victor García and Cynthia Rodríguez as the main protagonists. It is based on "Vecinos", a Colombian telenovela by Caracol. As of September 2, 2013, Azteca is broadcasting Corazón en Condominio at 7:30pm, replacing Destino. Corazón en Condominio has started filming since August 1, 2013....
Señora Acero
Character: Gabriel 'Muñeco' Cruz
The adventures of Vicenta Acero, the feared coyote who now leads the dynasty of illicit dealings once under the control of her father....
Tanto Amor
Character: Bruno Lombardo
In this novel we will see how love struggles to survive and overcome all obstacles. The Lombardo family is very wealthy and is one of the most recognized, everything in it is perfection, they maintain a quiet life. But from one moment to another everything starts to be chaos. The Lombard brothers will face each other, Alberto is the good brother, a man of honor, but his brother Bruno is full of envy and ambition. The trigger for everything is the love that Alberto and Mia have for each other, ...
La piloto
Character: John Lucio
Yolanda dreamed her entire life of being a pilot. She found a stewardess job, and an unexpected role in drug smuggling....
Mujer de Nadie
Character: Alfredo
After her father passed away her stepmother who never loved her (Isaura) treated her cruelly. In spite of that Lucia met Fernando who made her discover what true love is....
Doña Bárbara
Character: Antonio Sandoval
Doña Bárbara is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo, Sony Pictures Television International and RTI Colombia. Edith González and Christian Meier star in this adaptation of the 1929 novel by Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos....
Clase 406
Character: Antonio "Chacho" Mendoza Cuervo
The realistic chronicles of a working class group of Hispanic youth, with heavy subject matter like sex, drug dealing, teen pregnancy, abuse, drinking, rape, deception, and heartbreak....
RBD: La Familia
Character: Álvaro
About the fictional lives of the Mexican group RBD....
Mujer de Nadie
Character: Alfredo Terán
After her father passed away her stepmother who never loved her (Isaura) treated her cruelly. In spite of that Lucia met Fernando who made her discover what true love is....
Ugly Betty
Character: Antonio
Betty Suarez is smart, tough and tenacious, but also sensitive and loving. She hopes these skills will help her to get a job within the Meade Publishing Corporation. The fact that she isn’t traditionally attractive initially keeps her from getting hired by fashion bible, Mode. The magazine, however, is in flux, with power-hungry executives vying for dominance. Hoping to control the situation, the publisher gives his inexperienced son, Daniel, the position of Editor-in-Chief. He hires Betty as D...
El Octavo Mandamiento
Character: Iván Acosta
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La Usurpadora
Character: Facundo Nava
A humble young woman allows herself be manipulated by her twin sister to replace her so she can leave with another man....
El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar
Character: Joaquín Núñez/ Conde Lucas de Treviño
In the 17th century, Leonor and Eduardo's forbidden love ends tragically when she is executed for witchcraft. Centuries later their souls reincarnate in Diana and Mario, but they face the fear of being discovered for their true selves....
Juego de mentiras
Character: César Ferrer
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Fugitivas, en busca de la libertad
Character: Alejandro del Castillo 'El Abogado'
Lorena, Frida, Lisset and Montse, four friends who are in prison serving a sentence. One of them is accused unjustly. In the prison where they are held there is a massive escape and they escape. After their escape, the fugitives take refuge in a bar looking for the opportunity to start a new life....
Movie Credits
Single Mother by Choice
Character: Arnulfo
Tracking a real-life pregnancy, this fictional film tells the story of a Latinx workaholic who’s determined to have a baby on her own terms and gets more than she bargained for when she gets pregnant in the year 2020....
Evil Eye
Character: Guillermo
Nala, a thirteen-year-old girl from the city, travels with her family to her grandmother's home in the countryside, to try to find a cure for her little sister's mysterious illness - But she'll soon find her granny is not exactly what she seems......
Infatuacion
Character: Rafa
The mysterious disappearance of Mara leads Detective Fernandez on a relentless pursuit of a serial killer while fighting a corrupt police force and pushing Mara's boyfriend, Jorge, to the brink of insanity....
Falling in Love with April
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A funny romantic comedy in which a male writer who signs with a woman's pseudonym falls for a female journalist who with man's pseudonym. When love comes almost always takes us by surprise and nobody can object....
Instructions Not Included
Character: Abogado Valentín
Valentin is Acapulco's resident playboy, until a former fling leaves a baby on his doorstep and him heading with her out of Mexico....
Antes que Amanezca
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A series of murders in the state of Mexico raise the alarm regarding the presence of vampires, which according to experts, governments around the world are hiding....
Amores permitidos
Character: Manuel Jalife
Rodrigo and Gabriela have been dating for years, sometimes their relationship seems like best friends, but deep down, they love each other. Their daily lives are disrupted when their best friends, Luz and Jorge, ask them who would be allowed....
Love of My Loves
Character: Novio Andrea
Two couples get to know what we all dream about: love at first sight. The problem is they meet it with different people to the ones they are engaged with, and they are just at seven days to get married. Up to that moment, they have to reconsider what’s love and what’s a habit, and to face them going against an idea with an expiration date: marriage. "Love of my loves" is based upon the successful mexican theatrical play "Un dos tres por mí y por todos mis amores", and explores compromise, doubts...
Sobredosis de Amor
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Two boyfriends, two godparents, two mother-in-law and a wedding planner ... all together in a fun tangle that will especially have an overdose of love....
Originless
Character: Velkan
A group of arcanes enjoy fighting vampires....
Guadalupe-Kings
Character: Dr. Roy
Two longtime friends decide to attempt the Guadalupe Reyes challenge, which consist of drinking everyday from December the 12th (Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe) until January the 6th (Epiphany Day, the Feast of The Three Kings)....
Nada que ver
Character: Dr. Quirarte
After Carlos is tasked to care for Paola, both characters must work out their differences to make their time together more pleasant. As time goes on, they are faced with lessons about trust, mutual respect, and perhaps love....
Duplicitous Minds
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A magician explains how magic works and the illusion of choice. A high-stakes heist occurs. The events that follow can be interpreted differently based on audience choice....