When Gabriela Spanic received confirmation she'd be the star of the
Mexican project "La Usurpadora", the actress's husband, Miguel de
León... who she met on the set of the Venezuelan telenovela
"Como Tú Ninguna" and who is himself an actor... also packed his
bags in order to establish himself in the Mexican capital and to enjoy a
peculiar kind of honeymoon in an unknown city.
Star of telenovelas such as "María Celeste" and "Sol de
Tentación", Miguel left the La Colina site (home of
Venevisión--Venezuela's foremost television production company)
to support his wife in her new project. In the midst of filming,
the producers of "La Usurpadora" offered him a small role as an
enigmatic millionaire; a role that converted him, for a while, into
Fernando Colunga's, the main character's, counterpart. "Carlos Romero, who wrote the new version of the story,
offered me the part. I was doubtful at the beginning but he
convinced me the role had enough character; so then I found it
interesting to do."
Letter of presentation... at least in Mexican lands. De León
was about to star in Lucía Méndez's new project and
in the now on-screen "Sin Ti" (with Gabi Rivero) but neither of them
took place. Why things turned out the way they did would have to
be explained by the very nature of the Aztec market where the going-ons
are at a totally different pace. "In
Mexico, you never know who's going to star in a telenovela. You
always find out at the end," he commented.
No matter, for now the actor bides his time and doesn't lose his patience.
At present, he simply shares with and stands by his wife as she
confronts all the whirlwind demands her career has stirred up in record
time. If it's not Mexico, the offers could come from other latitudes.
"There are other markets. It could be
Venezuela again or maybe even Colombia. They've made me some offers
to go to that country, especially after 'María Celeste', but I've
been putting it off. It's as if I were fighting against destiny.
But that's relative. For the time being, I'm in an
on-hold mode."
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