When it comes to successful and unforgettable 1990s soap operas, you shouldn’t miss out Marimar, an emblematic plot, starring Thalia Y Eduardo Capetillo, which has left an indelible mark on the world of Mexican melodrama since its premiere in 1994.
Although it was an adaptation of The revenge, the iconic television drama managed to capture the audiences ‘tastes with the story of the beautiful, candid and humble’Marimar ‘ ever since I fell in love with the rich footballer ‘Sergio Santibanez ‘ and a touch of luxury that wasted talent.
While it is true that the protagonists and their villains were shining stars in this story, there were other secondary characters in this production of Veronica Pimstein for Televisa that they completely stole the heart of the audience, like the endearing ‘Esteban ‘, personified by the Mexican actor Rafael del Villar.
Record video As we will remember, ‘Esteban’ was a man with a disfigured face who is madly in love with the sophisticated ‘Bella Aldama ‘, the identity that the “little beach coast” takes to exact revenge on all those who humiliated her in the past, with whom she forges a friendship.
Record video Because of his feelings for the protagonist, he tries to watch over and protect her until she decides to improve her physical appearance by having surgery in hopes of grabbing her lover’s attention with a new image.
Record video More than two decades after the premiere of this story, the memory of this character remains intact in the minds of viewers, but the actor who played him was not immortalized as in the telenovela frames, but has passed through time and in all aspects of you evolved. life. Check out what he looks like today and what happened to his life.
Record video The current appearance of ‘Esteban’ explains Marimar
After his impeccable personification of ‘Esteban’ in Marimar for which he achieved great recognition and international renown, Rafael del Villar He continued his artistic career in Mexican show business, debuting in 1982 as part of the cast of Chispita.
Immediately after participating in this melodrama, the artist returned to accompany Thalía in the captivating telenovela Maria, the one from the neighborhood (1995), another mega hit. And after that he continued to embody one character after another unstoppably more than three dozen television productions to date.
Esmeralda (1997), Gotita de amor (1998), Complices to the rescue (2002), My beloved girl (2003), Bet on a love (2004 – 2005), Distilling love (2007), Tomorrow is forever (2008 – 2009) )), My Heart Is Yours (2014-2015), My Husband Has a Family (2017), Without Your Gaze (2017-2018) and For Loving Without Law (2019) are some of the soap operas Del Villar has participated in for the past nearly 27 years.
Likewise, it was part of the recurring cast of Televisa’s unit programs As the saying goes Y The Rose of Guadalupe.
Nowadays, the eternal lover of ‘Bella’ in Marimar He is 58 years old and although his image has changed, he still has the good looks and bravery of the years of his youth.
He is also still focused on his acting career. In fact, he has just added a new project to his extensive career with the telenovela I want it all, a production by Nacho Sada that airs at 3:30 in the afternoon on Las Estrellas, where he plays a part with the part of ‘Alberto’.
As for your social networks, Rafael is very active on his Instagram account where he has more than 3,000 followers, with whom he shares images about his current projects, a glimpse of his personal life showing his children, Valeria and Rafael, and also recalls the roles he played in previous productions, such as ‘Esteban’ in Marimar..