Date of Birth : Mar 10th 1974
Chilean model and actor, currently acting in multiple TV series and films in United States. In May 2008 he participated in the ABC show Dancing with the Stars Season 6, where he finished in third place. De la Fuente is also an officer and a pilot in the Chilean Air Force Reserves, Acrobatic Squadron.
De la Fuente was spotted by a talent scout during his sophomore year as a civil engineering major at Santiago’s Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and won a contest as Chile’s next Super Teen. Beginning with small network roles in prime time, he quickly went on to star in four prime time dramas including Eclipse de Luna and the highly acclaimed televised theatrical production of La Tía de Carlos. He starred in Chile’s number-one rated variety program Venga Conmigo (Come With Me), the comedy Mi Tío y Yo (My Uncle and Me) and the MTV-style music and dance program Generación 2000 (Generation 2000).
In 1998, de la Fuente was contracted by Sony and Telemundo for a drama series remake of Starsky and Hutch called Reyes y Rey. The weekly hour format did not catch on with Hispanic viewers and it was soon cancelled. He was a guest star on Pensacola: Wings of Gold. He has also appeared regularly on CSI: Miami and Family Law. He has starred opposite Sylvester Stallone in Driven, in John Carpenter’s Vampires: Los Muertos with Jon Bon Jovi, as well as the independent thriller Minimal Knowledge.
CAREER
Driven ( 2001 )
