Adolfo Aguilar facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Adolfo Aguilar
Aguilar in 2012
Born	Adolfo Carlos Aguilar Villanueva (1973-10-01) 1 October 1973 (age 51) Callao, Peru
Occupation	Actor, TV presenter and producer
Years active	1990–present

Adolfo Carlos Aguilar Villanueva (born 1 October 1972) is a famous Peruvian actor, TV presenter, and producer. He is well-known for hosting popular TV shows like Polizontes, Trato Hecho, El último pasajero, and especially Yo Soy, which he has hosted since 2012.

Adolfo Aguilar's Life and Career

Adolfo Aguilar was born in 1972 in Callao, Peru. He studied acting with several well-known teachers, including Eduardo Masias, Roberto Ángeles, Alberto Isola, Edgar Saba, and James Martin. These classes helped him become the talented performer he is today.

Becoming an Actor

Adolfo started his TV acting career in 1998. His first role was in the TV show La rica Vicky, where he acted alongside other stars like Ismael La Rosa. After that, he appeared in more TV productions, including Gente como uno and Milagros.

He also performed in many plays. In 2000, he was in a comedy called Los chismes de las mujeres. He later joined the cast of the play Criados en cautiverio. Adolfo also acted in the comedy Salvador by Nicolás Yerovi. He then joined the Teatro DeAbril group and performed in the play Ivonne, Princesa de Borgoña. That same year, he starred in the comedy Dicky & ..., se aman locamente, which was also shown in Miami. He later performed in Deseos Ocultos. He also joined "Preludio Asociación Cultural" for the play Sacco and Vanzetti, where he played Lieutenant James Stewart.

In 2006, Adolfo played a character named Él in the play Los ojos abiertos de ella. He then took on two very different roles in the comedy El enfermo imaginario by Moliere. Towards the end of that year, he was in the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, where he played Uncle Ben.

In 2008, while in Miami, he acted in a short film called Quin's Day. He also appeared in the movie El Buen Pedro, which came out in 2012.

Becoming a TV Presenter

In 2002, Adolfo Aguilar started hosting Otra cosa, a magazine show on the RTP channel. From 2003 to 2004, he was a presenter and reporter for the show Polizontes. In 2005, he became an exclusive artist for ATV and hosted the game show Trato Hecho. His work on this show earned him the title of "Best Host of the Year" from the newspaper Peru21.

In 2006, he briefly hosted a youth contest program called Con Buena Onda.

In August 2010, Adolfo returned to Peru after living in Miami. He competed in the dance reality show El Gran Show, hosted by Gisela Valcárcel.

On March 21, 2011, the Peruvian version of the game show El último pasajero premiered on Frecuencia Latina, with Adolfo Aguilar as the host. This show won an award in 2012 for being the Best TV Show of 2011.

Since April 9, 2012, Adolfo has been the host of the popular reality show Yo Soy on Frecuencia Latina. The show has continued to be very popular for many years.

Becoming a Producer

Adolfo Aguilar also started a production company called Big Bang Films with film director Sandro Ventura, Hugo Shinki, and Jesus Alvarez. This company has produced several movies. They released El buen Pedro in September 2012 and Quizás mañana in February 2013. Adolfo is an executive producer for these films. Their third film was Japy Ending, released in 2014.

Filmography

See also

In Spanish: Adolfo Aguilar para niños