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José Guillermo Cortines
Born (1973-12-05) December 5, 1973 (age 50)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Other names Memo
Occupation Actor, TV presenter, musician, writer
Years active 1995–present
Spouse(s)
Dominique Bonnelly
(m. 2006)
Children 2

José Guillermo Cortines (born December 5, 1973) is a Dominican actor and singer who is involved in films, telenovelas, musical theatre and television. He lives in Dominican Republic and is best known for his role as Mauricio Montiel in Telemundo's "El Rostro de Analía" and for his role as Osvaldo Guerra in Más Sabe el Diablo. He was also the host of the Miss Dominican Republic 2002 and Miss Dominican Republic 2004 beauty pageants. He played a role in the movie La Fiesta del Chivo.

Biography

Jose Guillermo studied in Santo Domingo at Colegio San Judas Tadeo, and at "Centro de Enseñanza El Buen Pastor". He graduated from Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU) in 1996 having specialized in Graphic Design and Publicity. He took singing lessons with Frank Ceara, María Remolá and Nadia Niccola.

Career

He started his artistic career playing guitar in Rock bands. In the early 1990s, he entered television as host on programs such as, "Sin la Muela en Vivo" broadcast by "Mango TV" channel owned by Juan Luis Guerra and he also hosted "Cocoloco Internacional", "Boulevard 37", "Bureo Café" and more. He played in the popular TV miniseries, "Hasta que la Muerte nos Separe", "Cuando llama el Amor", "El Planeta" and "Apartamento 402" for Mariasela Alvarez's weekly program, "Esta Noche Mariasela". He also appeared in Paraíso which aired in Spain.

In 1997, his roles in the theater earned him popularity. Under the direction of producer Nuryn Sanlley, he played the role of Tony Manero on Saturday Night Fever, "LP Mision Disponible", and The Sound of Music. In 1999, he worked in the musicals Los Tres Mosqueteros and La Pinky, Grease.

In 2003 he worked with producer Amaury Sánchez, in "Sonido para una Imagen" and in 2005 in "Disco Forever". Other plays in which he appeared are La Bella y la Bestia, "Los Piratas de Barba Negra" and "Una Fiesta Inolvidable". In 2008 he played Marius Pontmercy in "Los Miserables". He played the character Osvaldo Guerra in Telemundo's Más Sabe El Diablo.

He received an award for his role in Tropico with José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma", from the Magazine Carteles in Miami. This novela was transmitted by Antena Latina in the Dominican Republic and by Univision in the United States.

Films

In 2006 he had a role in the Dominican film, "Tres al Rescate".

He played Antonio de la Maza in the film La Fiesta del Chivo based on the novel by Mario Vargas Llosa. In 2004 he worked in "Negocios son Negocios" and "Los Locos También Piensan".

Present

In 2009 Cortines worked on the telenovela, El Rostro de Analía on Telemundo playing the role of Mauricio Montiel – the older brother of Daniel and Adrianita's uncle.

He played the role of the attorney, Osvaldo Guerra in "Más Sabe el Diablo" and the leading role in "Amores de luna" as Javier Arenas for Telemundo.

In 2012 he was elected by Luz García's Noche de Luz programme as a "Summer's Hot Body".

He was also on the cast of "Sacrificio de Mujer" on Venevisión, playing Marcos Castillo and in "Eva Luna" for Univisión as Bruno Lombardi. In 2013 he participated in the telenovela "Marido En Alquiler" on Telemundo, starring Sonya Smith and Juan Soler, with Maritza Rodriguez and Miguel Varoni playing the antagonists, the young couple in the telenovela: Gabriel Coronel and Kimberly Dos Ramos. The telenovela also includes stars such as Roberto Manrique and Ana Carolina Grajales.

José Guillermo is currently working as TV host in the nightly show Chévere Nights alongside Milagros Germán.

Family

His parents are José Rafael Cortines Cajarvilles and María Evelina Dominguez de Cortines.

He has been married since 2006 to Dominican actress and presenter Dominique Bonnelly.

He has two daughters: the first named Marah (b. 2001) from a previous relationship and the second Amelie (b. 2018) with his current wife, Dominique.

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Roles Notes
2004 Negocios son negocios Laura's Boyfriend
2005 Los locos también piensan Pablo Cardona
2005 La fiesta del Chivo Tavito de la Maza
2006 Viajeros Lawyer
2011 3 al rescate Bilpo Voice role
2013 Ponchao Fernando
2014 El Pelotudo Rigo
2014 Código Paz Fernando del Rosario
2015 Pa'l campamento Héctor
2016 Loki 7 Pietro Francesco
2017 Pasao de libras Alejandro
2022 The Pink Unicorn Tony
Television roles
Year Title Roles Notes
2007 Trópico Juan Pablo Guzmán Recurring role; 100 episodes
2008–2009 El Rostro de Analía Mauricio Montiel Recurring role; 98 episodes
2009 Más sabe el diablo Osvaldo Guerra Episode: "Caso de Jimmy Cardona"
2010 Eva Luna Bruno Lombardi Recurring role
2011 Sacrificio de mujer Marcos Castillo Recurring role
2012 Corazón apasionado Marcos Pérez / Martín Vegas Recurring role
2012 Corazón valiente Renzo Mancilla Guest role; 13 Episodes
2012 Mia Mundo Ryan Belt Episode: "Listen to Your Heart"
2012–2013 El rostro de la venganza Alex Maldonado Recurring role
2012 Secreteando Man in Black Suit #1 Episode: "El chisme de los chismes"
2013–2014 Marido en alquiler Máximo Durán Recurring role; 77 episodes
2015–2016 Bajo el mismo cielo Cristóbal Méndez Recurring role; 94 episodes
2018 Mi familia perfecta Tito Pérez Recurring role

See also

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