Rafael Mercadante


Rafael Mercadante Mena is an actor, television host, singer and radio DJ who has worked in both Mexico and the United States. In the 1990s he was cast in soap operas such as El Manantial and El Privilegio de Amar, as well performing in films and plays. He later went on to host several television programs, and in 2007, won an Emmy Award after hosting "El Desfile de las Rosas" for Univision, in Los Angeles, California.
From 2000 – 2002, he presented a Mexican radio program. La Pijama and has also produced three albums, with songs in the Norteño and Duranguense genres. In 2003, he joined the U.S. Spanish-language television network as a host and producer where he was nominated for a "Revelacion Juvenil" Award in the TVyNovelas Awards.

Early life

He first appeared on television aged ten on a local channel in Monterrey with a dancing team, "Rafael y su Ballet", and later was involved in another group, "Karma" which performed in Saltillo, Coahuila. In 1993 Mercadante received a scholarship from Mexican media company Televisa to study at the Centro de Educacion Artistica in Mexico City from which he graduated in 1995.

Work

Theater

YearTitle
1991Vaselina
1991Jesucristo Superestrella
1992Monte Calvo
1993La Mudanza
1994El Inspector
1995El Libro de la Selva
1996Piratas
1996Power Rangers
1997Dumbo
1998Besame Salvaje
1998Navaja Caliente
1999Cenicienta
1999El Enfermo Imaginario
2003Todos tenemos Problemas Sexuales
2003La Bella y la Bestia

Television