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Who is Manolo Cardona?

Manuel Julián Cardona Molano , better known as Manolo Cardona, is a famous series and movie actor who has stood out in a large number of successful projects such as Who Killed Sara?, María Magdalena, Rubirosa, among many others. Manolo Cardona was born on April 25, 1977 in the city of Popayán, Colombia and is currently considered one of the best actors in all of Latin America.

Biography of Manolo Cardona

Beginnings in the life of Manolo Cardona

Manuel Julián Cardona Molano, better known in the world of entertainment under the stage name of Manolo Cardona , was born on April 25, 1977 in the city of Popayán, Colombia. His parents are Javier Cardona and Nancy Molano, throughout his childhood he grew up in Cali, Colombia.

Manolo Cardona  began in the world of acting and entertainment at the young age of 12, when Andrés Barrios gave him a role in the television series known as Padres e hijos that was broadcast in 1996, here he gave life to the Nicolas Franco’s character. We also know that from 1998 to 1999, Manolo Cardona  appeared as the character of David Molina Suárez in the small screen production titled Carolina Barrantes.

Trajectory and history of Manolo Cardona

Some time after being in Padres e hijos , around the year 1999, Manolo Cardona  had the opportunity to make his appearance in the television series Why the hell? Where he would give life to the character known as Juan Diablo Cantor. Two years later, in 2001, he played the role of John Héctor Afanador in the production of the romantic comedy genre known as Amor a mil. In the year 2002 he would make his appearance again as John Héctor Afanador in a cameo for the production titled Pedro the scaly.

Later Manolo Cardona  would appear in what would be his first telenovela, we are referring to the Mexican production called Ladrón de corazón; We know that here he played Gustavo Velasco, and appeared alongside the late actress Lorena Rojas as his sentimental partner in the plot of the telenovela.

In 2004 Manolo Cardona  acted in the soap opera Gitanas , whose plot was quite similar to the soap opera Ladrón de corazón, being a remake of the Chilean production known as Romané. Here we know that he played the role of Sebastián Domínguez.

For the year 2005 a unique opportunity would come to him in his artistic career as an actor; And it is that Manolo Cardona  would jump to the big screen with his performance in the film called Rosario Tijeras , which is based on the book authored by the writer Jorge Franco Ramos. During this same year he would film a second film entitled My Brother’s Woman, also based on a book of the same name, this time by Jaime Bayly.

In 2006 he would participate in the soap opera called Marina, to which  Manolo Cardona was called as a substitute for Mauricio Ochmann , also an actor , who for health reasons was forced to leave the production. We know that here he played the role of Ricardo Alarcón Morales. The following year, in 2007, Manolo Cardona  would have a leading role in the television series known as Final Time in a chapter called “La entrega” as the character of Pablo.

By the year 2008  Manolo Cardona was the creator together with his brothers Juancho and Francisco of a film and television production company. The debut of this project was the production of El Cártel de los Sapos – the film, which would become one of the most famous films in the history of Colombian cinema. It was also during this same year when he appeared as the protagonist in the Canal Caracol series known as El Cartel, his character would be Martín González whose nickname was “Strawberry”, who appeared in the book entitled El Cartel de los Sapos, authored by Andrés López López, a former member of the world of drug trafficking who decided to recount his experiences when he was in one of the cartels classified as one of the most powerful and dangerous internationally.

In 2009  Manolo Cardona had the opportunity to star in the Spanish version of the well-known series Sin tetas no hay paraíso, with the interpretation of the character of Martín La Roca. While he also played the role of David Tapia in the film known by the name of La última Muerte. And he had the role of Santiago in the movie known as Contracorriente.

We cannot leave aside when talking about his artistic career that in 2009 he was nominated for the TVyNovelas Awards in the category of “favorite male lead” thanks to his performance in the production of El cártel.

The following year, in 2010, Manolo Cardona  would appear as a leading character in the Peruvian production Contracorriente, in which he would be in the shoes of a homosexual photographer and painter in love with a fisherman. Also during this year he would be the winner of the recognition known as the Macondo Award from the Colombian Academy of Cinematographic Sciences, which he obtained thanks to the production Contracorriente in the “best supporting actor” category. In the same way, he would appear in the CineyMás Awards as a nominee in the category “very good for him, I am very happy”.

In 2011 Manolo Cardona  would appear in the Alfonso Pineda production known as Restos, where he would have Ilse Salas, Leonardo Sbaraglia and Carolina Guerra as co-stars. A few months after this production, Manolo would be a guest actor in Aquele Beijo, a Brazilian soap opera produced by Rede Globo, on that occasion he would have the character of Juan Ruiz. Also during this year he would appear as the protagonist in the movie Violet, a film of Mexican origin.

During the year 2012 we could see him in Border Run, a Hollywood movie in which the protagonist was Sharon Stone. And also during this same year Manolo Cardona  would make his return to the small screen with the program Colombia has talent in which he would be a member of the jury alongside Alejandra Azcarate and Paola Turbay.

In 2013 he would be in the American production titled Covert Affairs as Teo Braga, and in Reing with the role of Prince Thomás of Portugal. During this year we also know that he was nominated for the so-called Awards and those because they are Famous as “best couple for their love life” in the category that bears the same title.

The following year, in 2014,  Manolo Cardona  would be Hernán López Mendoza in the Colombian production Palabra de ladrón. From 2015 to 2016 he would be as Eduardo Sandoval in the North American series Narcos. While from 2016 to 2017 we would see him in the skin of the character of Ferrán in 2091, and as Julio Kaczinski in the Mexican production La Hermandad.

In 2018 he would have the role of the character of Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza in Rubirosa, and Manolo Cardona would be Jesús de Nazaret in the series María Magdalena from this year to the next, sharing star credits with María Fernanda Yepes , in 2019, the year in which He would also stand out as executive producer of the Claramente program.

Who killed Sarah? was a drama and suspense television series produced by Perro Azul for the Netflix platform, released in March 2021, counting from the first week a tremendous success that finally became the most watched series in all of Mexico in its premiere week, for If that were not enough, just 10 days after its launch, a second season was confirmed. Manolo Cardona was the protagonist of the series Who killed Sara?

In the series Who killed Sara? The story of Alex Guzmán ( Manolo Cardona ) was addressed, who after being imprisoned for several years is released, dedicating himself body and soul to discovering who was the person who killed his sister Sara, but the search for the truth leads him to face several situations that will endanger not only his integrity but his life, but finally he will wish he had not sought revenge after learning who really killed his sister Sara. 

In the series Who killed Sara? Manolo Cardona played Alex Guzmán , he also shared credits with other great acting stars such as Manolo Cardona , Ginés García Millán, Carolina Miranda, Claudia Ramírez, Alejandro Nones, Eugenio Siller , Ana Lucía Domínguez, Luis Roberto Guzmán , Fátima Molina , Juan Carlos Remolina, Iñaki Godoy , Héctor Jiménez, Ximena Lamadrid, Leo Deluglio, Polo Morín , Andrés Baida, Marco Zapata, Ela Velden  and Litzy.

Children and wife of Manolo Cardona

Manolo Cardona and Valeria Santos

According to a recent interview, we know that the wedding took place in Cartagena, Colombia; although Manolo and Valeria met while both were living in Mexico around 2015.

Manolo Cardona’s wife, Valeria Santos , is a distinguished lawyer and journalist. Both have a special affection for the Mexican lands, and not only because our country has opened the doors for the progress of their professional trajectories to both; also because Mexico is where his second daughter named Guadalupe was born.

Manolo and Valeria express that they have been very happy in their marriage, the family they have formed being a very important pillar for both of them.

Pack of Manolo Cardona

Although on social networks and the internet people search a lot for the Manolo Cardona pack or for photos in which he can be seen scantily clad or in sensual poses, the truth is that currently there is no Manolo Cardona pack other than those photos. that the artist has published on his own networks and that could be considered sexy.

How much is Manolo Cardona’s fortune?

This is one of the questions that people ask the most about Manolo Cardona and although they always end up answering it on other pages with “I don’t know” or “it depends” if there are some estimates that various web portals mention. However, it is not possible to make an exact calculation about the fortune of this great star that is Manolo Cardona within the middle of the show, even so, more than being interested in the fortune of a person, the important thing is the talent he has and what he has done that he is among the great figures of the international show business.

Without a doubt, the career of this great star Manolo Cardona will continue to rise and we will be attentive to everything that happens around him, so we invite you to stay on our page for the next updates that we will have in life, career, history and biography of Manolo Cardona.