WILLIAM LEVY, DISTINGUIDO ACTOR CUBANOAMERICANO. VIDA PERSONAL Y CARRERA ARTÍSTICA. FOTOS. * WILLIAM LEVY, DISTINGUISHED CUBAN-AMERICAN ACTOR. PERSONAL LIFE AND ARTISTIC CAREER. PHOTOS.
WILLIAM LEVY, DISTINGUIDO ACTOR CUBANOAMERICANO. VIDA PERSONAL Y CARRERA ARTÍSTICA. FOTOS.
William Gutiérrez Levy nació en Cojímar, La Habana, el 29 de agosto de 1980. Es un actor y exmodelo cubanoamericano.
Levy es de ascendencia española; su bisabuelo es de las Islas Canarias. Su abuelo materno era judío (de ahí su apellido, Levy), aunque creció en un hogar no religioso. Fue criado por su madre soltera, Barbara Levy.
Su familia, incluyendo a su hermano Jonathan Gutiérrez Levy y a su hermana Barbara Gutiérrez Levy, emigró a Miami, Florida, cuando él tenía 14 años. Asistió a la escuela secundaria Barbara Goleman, ubicada en el suburbio de Miami Lakes. Después de la secundaria, estudió administración de empresas con una beca de béisbol en la Universidad de St. Thomas durante dos años. Posteriormente, se trasladó a Los Ángeles para estudiar actuación y continuó sus estudios en Miami y Ciudad de México.
CARRERA ARTÍSTICA
Levy trabajó como modelo para la agencia Next Models y participó en dos reality shows transmitidos por Telemundo: Isla de la Tentación y Protagonistas de Novela 2. En 2005, actuó en el Centro de Bellas Artes de San Juan, Puerto Rico, protagonizando la obra La Nena Tiene Tumbao.
Su debut en el canal hispano Univisión fue en la producción de Venevisión Internacional de Olvidarte Jamás. Posteriormente apareció en Mi Vida Eres Tú y Acorralada. En 2008, apareció en su primera película, Retazos de Vida, dirigida por Viviana Cordero. Fue invitado por la productora de televisión Carla Estrada a protagonizar Pasión, su gran éxito en las telenovelas mexicanas. Televisa lo seleccionó para el papel principal en Cuidado con el Ángel junto a la actriz y excantante de RBD Maite Perroni. El programa se emitió por primera vez en México en junio de 2008 y comenzó a transmitirse en Estados Unidos en septiembre de 2008 por Univisión. Tuvo un promedio de 5 millones de espectadores por noche.
Levy protagonizó junto a Jacqueline Bracamontes Sortilegio en 2009. Sortilegio se emitió por Univisión, y la final atrajo a 6.6 millones de espectadores, superando a ABC y CBS en audiencia en ese horario. En noviembre de 2009, el actor prestó su voz a la versión en español de la película animada Planet 51. La película se estrenó en noviembre. 27 en México y ganó el premio a la mejor película de animación en español de 2009 en los Premios Goya. De noviembre de 2009 a febrero de 2010, Levy realizó una gira por varias ciudades mexicanas con la obra “Un Amante a la Medida”, que también estuvo de gira por Estados Unidos en junio de 2010.
Levy protagonizó la telenovela mexicana “Triunfo del Amor”, una nueva versión del clásico venezolano “Cristal”, nuevamente con Maite Perroni. La telenovela se emitió en El Canal de las Estrellas el 25 de octubre de 2010. Pedro Torres, productor ejecutivo de “Mujeres Asesinas”, confirmó el papel de Levy en la tercera temporada de la popular serie mexicana. Levy interpretó al interés amoroso de Jennifer López en el video musical “I’m Into You”, de su álbum “Love?”. Se emitió en el programa Today de NBC el 2 de mayo de 2011. Levy apareció en la portada de People en Español para su número especial sobre los hombres más sexys del año 2011.
En enero En 2012, se anunció que Levy aparecería en dos episodios de la serie de televisión de VH1, Single Ladies, junto a Denise Vasi. Participó en la decimocuarta temporada de Dancing with the Stars, con la dos veces campeona de bola de espejos Cheryl Burke como su pareja de baile profesional; quedaron en tercer lugar. En diciembre de 2012, Levy fue elegido para interpretar al capitán Damian Fabre en la nueva versión de La Tormenta, titulada La Tempestad, que se emitió en 2013. Levy protagonizó Addicted, un drama erótico basado en la novela homónima de Zane. Variety lo nombró uno de los 10 mejores actores y actrices latinos de Hollywood.
Levy coprotagonizó la película de Tyler Perry, The Single Moms Club (2014). Levy fue elegido para el papel principal de Warrior en la película de Brent Ryan Green, The Veil (2017). En 2018, interpretó el papel de Mateo Ferrera en la serie dramática musical de Fox, Star.[29]
En 2021, Levy regresó a las telenovelas como Sebastián Vallejo en la nueva adaptación de Café con aroma de mujer, junto a la actriz y cantante colombiana Laura Londoño. En 2023, Levy protagonizó y trabajó como productora ejecutiva en la telenovela de Telemundo Vuelve a mí, con Samadhi Zendejas.
PERSONAL LIFE
Levy is a naturalized United States citizen. He has been in an on-off relationship with Mexican-American actress Elizabeth Gutiérrez since 2003, and they have two children together, a son, Christopher Alexander, in 2006, and a daughter, Kailey Alexandra, on March 6, 2010. On July 11, 2009, Levy converted to Catholicism. In April 2024, Gutiérrez confirmed that she and Levy had parted ways after 20 years. On April 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM, Levy was arrested in the Miami area for disorderly intoxication in a public place causing disturbance and trespassing.
NAME CHANGE
He was born as William Gutiérrez Levy. He got the idea for his name change from a friend of his parents who tried helping the family get out of Cuba while William’s mother was still pregnant, as he told Entertainment Tonight. Levy is his mother’s last name.
ACTIVISM
Levy is a philanthropist and donates his time to fix houses for low-income families in Mexico as part of the “Alianzas que Construyen” Televisa Foundation.[citation needed]
FILMOGRAPHY
Levy in 2015
FILM
Last performances
2018 El fantasma de mi novia Chepa Lead role
2019 En Brazos de un Asesino (Killing Sarai) Victor Faust Lead role
2021 South Beach Love Tony Sanchez Lead role
TELEVISION
Year Title Role Notes
2018-2019 Star Matteo Ferrera Main role
2021 Café con aroma de mujer Sebastián Vallejo Lead role
2023 Montecristo Alejandro Montecristo Lead role
Also producer
2023–2024 Vuelve a mí Santiago Zepeda Lead role
AWARDS AND NOMINATION
Premios Bravo
Year Category Work Result
2008 Best Newcomer Pasión Won
2010 Best Actor Sortilegio Won
Premios Juventud
Year Category Work Result
2009 It’s great! Cuidado con el ángel Won
2010 It’s great! Sortilegio Won
2011 It’s great!] Triunfo del amor Won
2014 It’s great! La Tempestad Won
Premios TVyNovelas
Year Category Work Result
2010 Best Actor Sortilegio Nominated
Califa de oro
Year Category Work Result
2012 Best Actor Triunfo del amor Won
Premios Casandra
Year Category Work Result
2012 Revelation Image Triunfo del amor Won
People en Español
Year Category Work Result
2009 Best Couple (with Maite Perroni) Cuidado con el ángel Nominated
Mejor actor] Nominated
2010 Best Actor] Sortilegio Nominated
Best Couple (with Jacqueline Bracamontes) Nominated
The best dress of the year] William Levy Nominated
2011 Best Couple (with Maite Perroni) Triunfo del amor Won
Best Actor Nominated
The best dress of the year Nominated
2012 King ofTwitterNominated
2013 Best Actor La Tempestad Nominated
Best Couple (with Ximena Navarrete)Nominated
The sexiest Twitterlliam Levy Nominated
William Levy, piloto de avión Nominated.
WILLIAM LEVY, DISTINGUISHED CUBAN-AMERICAN ACTOR. PERSONAL LIFE AND ARTISTIC CAREER. PHOTOS.
William Gutiérrez Levy was born in Cojimar, La Habana on August 29, 1980 he is a disguished Cuban-American actor and former model.
Levy is of Spanish descent, his great-grandfather being from the Canary Islands. His maternal grandfather was Jewish (the origin of his surname, Levy, although he grew up in a non-religious household. He was raised by his single mother, Barbara Levy.
His family, including his brother Jonathan Gutierrez Levy and sister Barbara Gutierrez Levy, emigrated to Miami, Florida when he was 14. He attended Barbara Goleman Senior high school, located in the suburb of Miami Lakes. After attending high school, he studied business administration on a baseball scholarship at St. Thomas University for two years. He later went to Los Angeles to study acting, and continued his acting studies in Miami and Mexico City.
ARTISTIC CAREER
Levy worked as a model for the Next Models agency, and was featured in two reality shows broadcast by Telemundo: Isla de la Tentación and Protagonistas de Novela 2. In 2005, he performed at the Centro de Bellas Artes in San Juan, Puerto Rico, starring in the play La Nena Tiene Tumbao.
His debut on the Spanish-language channel Univision was in the Venevision International production of Olvidarte Jamás. He later appeared in Mi Vida Eres Tu and Acorralada. In 2008, he appeared in his first film, Retazos de Vida, directed by Viviana Cordero. He was invited by television producer Carla Estrada to star in Pasión, his breakthrough in Mexican telenovelas. Televisa cast him as the lead in Cuidado con el Angel with actress and ex-RBD singer Maite Perroni. The show was first broadcast in Mexico in June 2008, and began airing in the United States in September 2008 on Univision. It averaged 5 million viewers per evening.
Levy starred alongside Jacqueline Bracamontes on Sortilegio in 2009. Sortilegio aired on Univision, and the finale drew 6.6 million viewers, beating ABC and CBS for viewers in that time slot. In November 2009, the actor lent his voice to the Spanish version of the animated movie Planet 51. The movie opened on November 27 in Mexico, and won an award for best animated Spanish-language film of 2009 at the Premios Goya. From November 2009 to February 2010, Levy toured several Mexican cities with the play Un Amante a la Medida, which toured in the United States in June 2010.
Levy starred in the Mexican telenovela Triunfo del Amor, a remake of the Venezuelan classic Cristal, again with Maite Perroni. The telenovela aired on El Canal de las Estrellas on October 25, 2010. Pedro Torres, executive producer of Mujeres Asesinas, confirmed Levy’s role in the third season of the popular Mexican series. Levy starred as Jennifer Lopez’s love interest in the music video “I’m Into You”, from her album Love?. It aired on NBC’s Today on May 2, 2011. Levy appeared on the cover of People en Español for its special issue on the sexiest men of the year for 2011.
In January 2012, it was announced that Levy would appear in two episodes of the VH1 television series Single Ladies, with Denise Vasi. He was a participant in the fourteenth season of Dancing with the Stars, with two-time mirror ball champion Cheryl Burke as his dance-pro partner; they finished in third place. In December 2012, Levy was cast as Captain Damian Fabre for the remake of La Tormenta titled La Tempestad which aired in 2013. Levy starred in Addicted, an erotic drama based on the novel of the same name by Zane. Variety named Levy one of the Top 10 Latino Actors and Actresses in Hollywood.
Levy co-starred in Tyler Perry’s film The Single Moms Club (2014). Levy was cast in the lead role as Warrior in the Brent Ryan Green film The Veil (2017). In 2018, he played the role of Mateo Ferrera in the Fox musical drama series Star.[29]
In 2021, Levy returned to telenovelas as Sebastián Vallejo in the new adaptation of Café con aroma de mujer, with Colombian actress-singer Laura Londoño. In 2023, Levy starred in a lead role and worked as executive producer in the Telemundo telenovela Vuelve a mí, with Samadhi Zendejas.
PERSONAL LIFE
Levy is a naturalized United States citizen. He has been in an on-off relationship with Mexican-American actress Elizabeth Gutiérrez since 2003, and they have two children together, a son, Christopher Alexander, in 2006, and a daughter, Kailey Alexandra, on March 6, 2010. On July 11, 2009, Levy converted to Catholicism. In April 2024, Gutiérrez confirmed that she and Levy had parted ways after 20 years. On April 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM, Levy was arrested in the Miami area for disorderly intoxication in a public place causing disturbance and trespassing.
NAME CHANGE
He was born as William Gutiérrez Levy. He got the idea for his name change from a friend of his parents who tried helping the family get out of Cuba while William’s mother was still pregnant, as he told Entertainment Tonight. Levy is his mother’s last name.
ACTIVISM
Levy is a philanthropist and donates his time to fix houses for low-income families in Mexico as part of the “Alianzas que Construyen” Televisa Foundation.
FILMOGRAPHY
Levy in 2015
FILM
Last performances
2018 El fantasma de mi novia Chepa Lead role
2019 En Brazos de un Asesino (Killing Sarai) Victor Faust Lead role
2021 South Beach Love Tony Sanchez Lead role
TELEVISION
Year Title Role Notes
2018-2019 Star Matteo Ferrera Main role
2021 Café con aroma de mujer Sebastián Vallejo Lead role
2023 Montecristo Alejandro Montecristo Lead role
Also producer
2023–2024 Vuelve a mí Santiago Zepeda Lead role
AWARDS AND NOMINATION
Premios Bravo
Year Category Work Result
2008 Best Newcomer Pasión Won
2010 Best Actor Sortilegio Won
Premios Juventud
Year Category Work Result
2009 It’s great! Cuidado con el ángel Won
2010 It’s great! Sortilegio Won
2011 It’s great!] Triunfo del amor Won
2014 It’s great! La Tempestad Won
Premios TVyNovelas
Year Category Work Result
2010 Best Actor Sortilegio Nominated
Califa de oro
Year Category Work Result
2012 Best Actor Triunfo del amor Won
Premios Casandra
Year Category Work Result
2012 Revelation Image Triunfo del amor Won
People en Español
Year Category Work Result
2009 Best Couple (with Maite Perroni) Cuidado con el ángel Nominated
Mejor actor] Nominated
2010 Best Actor] Sortilegio Nominated
Best Couple (with Jacqueline Bracamontes) Nominated
The best dress of the year] William Levy Nominated
2011 Best Couple (with Maite Perroni) Triunfo del amor Won
Best Actor[56] Nominated
The best dress of the year Nominated
2012 King ofTwitterNominated
2013 Best Actor La Tempestad Nominated
Best Couple (with Ximena Navarrete)Nominated
The sexiest Twitterlliam Levy Nominated
William Levy, piloto de avión Nominated
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