Víctor Manuel Cámara Parejo (born June 10, 1959) is a Venezuelan American telenovela, cinema actor and politician.[1]
Víctor Cámara | |
|---|---|
| Born | Víctor Manuel Cámara Parejo June 10, 1959 |
| Alma mater | Central University of Venezuela |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, politician |
| Political party | Independent (since 2020) Democratic (near 1996) |
| Spouse | Yvette Gazzaneo |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Official website |
Early life
Víctor is the son to actress Elisa Parejo and actor Carlos Cámara, both natives of the Dominican Republic. He has a brother named Carlos Cámara Jr. who is also an actor.[2]
He studied Electronic Engineering at the Universidad Central de Venezuela and parallel studies in theater and acting.[3] He began his career helping his grandparents in the theater in both the artistic and technical department.[4]
Career
His acting career in television and cinema began in 1978 when he joined Radio Caracas Televisión. Since then, he has acted in various telenovelas in his home country Venezuela and in Mexico and the United States.[5]
In 2011, he returned to Venezuela to participate in the telenovela Natalia del Mar to portray the villain for the first time ever since the start of his career in telenovelas.[6]
Political career
Cámara is running for a seat in Doral City Council on 2020 election as independent. Also, he announced his intentions to be mayor of the city, and to defeat the incumbent mayor Juan Carlos Bermúdez.[7] Cámara declared that he supported and participated in the campaign of the Democrat Alex Penelas when he ran for mayor of Miami-Dade in 1996.[8]
Personal life
Víctor is married to Ivette Planchard since 14 February 1977. They welcomed their first child, a daughter named Samantha in 1997.[9]
Filmography
Telenovelas
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | La comrade | Rosario Reyes | |
| 1981 | Luisana Mia | Alfredo | |
| 1982 | ¿Qué pasó con Jacqueline? | ||
| Jugando a vivir | Máximo Leal | ||
| 1983 | Bienvenida Esperanza | Gerardo Aparicio | |
| 1985 | Topacio | Jorge Luis Sandoval | Main Protagonist[10] |
| 1986 | La Intrusa | Luis Antonio Rossi | Main Protagonist[11] |
| 1987 | Pobre señorita Limantour | Julio Adrián | Main Protagonist |
| 1989 | Paraíso | Adrián Arturo | Main Protagonist |
| 1990 | Ines Duarte, Secretaria | Andrés Martan | Main Protagonist |
| 1991 | Bellísima | Ricardo Linares | Main Protagonist |
| 1993 | Rosangelica | Óscar Eduardo Gel de la Rosa / Argenis | Main Protagonist |
| 1994 | Peligrosa | Luis Fernando | Main Protagonist |
| 1996 | Pecado de Amor | Alejandro | |
| 1998 | El País de las mujeres | Camilo Reyes | Main Protagonist |
| 1999 | Toda Mujer | Ricardo Tariffi | Protagonist |
| 2000 | Hechizo de Amor | Jorge Luis Larrios | |
| 2001 | Guerra de mujeres | Armando | |
| 2002 | Las González | Rómulo Trigo | |
| 2003 | Rebeca | Sergio Montalbán | |
| 2005 | Soñar no Cuesta Nada | Arturo Hernández | |
| El amor no tiene precio | Nelson | ||
| 2007 | Bajo las Riendas del Amor | Antonio Linares | |
| 2008 | En nombre del amor | Orlando Ferrer | |
| 2010 | Perro Amor | Pedro Brando | |
| 2011 | Natalia del Mar | Adolfo Uzcategui | Antagonist |
| 2012 | El Talismán | Manuel Bermúdez | |
| 2015 | Guerreras y Centauros | General José Antonio Páez | [12] |
Film
- The Celibacy (2010) as Bruno
- La mujer de coronel (2010)
- El secreto de Jimena (2009) as Adam
- 13 segundos (2007) as Dr. Eduardo Valladares
- Rosa de Francia (1995) as Roberto