▷ Biography of Rafael Mercadante ◁ Age, height, pack, wife, children, programs

Who is Rafael Mercadante?

Rafael Mercadante Mena , better known only as Rafa Mercadante, is an actor, conductor, and singer who has excelled in projects such as Escape Perfecto, Corazón Grupero, and La Isla, among others. Rafael Mercadante was born in Monterrey on May 15, 1973 and is currently one of the most outstanding personalities in Mexico in the artistic field.

Biography of Rafael Mercadante

Beginnings in the life of Rafael Mercadante

Since he was a child, Rafael Mercadante knew that he wanted to dedicate himself to show business. In fact, when there were parties or gatherings at his house, he always entertained them by singing to everyone present while they ate, and even when there were talent contests at his elementary school, he always participated because he didn’t want to. miss any opportunity that life put in front of him to demonstrate all his vocal and histrionic gifts.

His first appearance on television was when he was just 10 years old in the program Club Infantil del 2 on Televisa Monterrey where he appeared with his band called Rafael Mercadante y su Ballet, and later he stood out locally in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico with a group choreographic for shows, children’s parties and XV Karma years where he was the main voice and became known a bit, however his true leap to international stardom would come later.

When his talent began to attract the attention of many people, the young promise of television Rafael Mercadante won a scholarship from the Televisa company to enter the CEA Centro de Educación Artística de Televisa in Monterrey. However, when he finished his studies, he knew that to reach more He would have to go to live in Mexico City far away because the real job opportunities were also there.

Career and history of Rafael Mercadante

The first jobs that Rafa Mercadante found were in the theater , appearing in the works Vaseline, Jesus Christ Superstar, Monte Calvo, La Mudanza, The Inspector, Bésame salvaje, The imaginary patient, The Jungle Book, Power Rangers, Dumbo, Cinderella , among other staging that gave him the initial stages so that he could have confidence in himself and develop any other role that came his way.When Rafael Mercadante arrived in Mexico City, he began to knock on the doors of the main producers to give him an opportunity in their telenovelas. This is how Lucy Orozco gave him an opportunity to appear in the telenovela “Gente Bien” starring Patricia Manterola. and Mario Cimarro. This was the first melodrama where Rafa Mercadante had his approaches to acting in Televisa stories.

A year later, in 1998 Rafael Mercadante appeared in El privilegio de amar, a Mexican telenovela, produced by Carla Estrada for the Televisa network, it was an adaptation of the Venezuelan telenovela “Cristal”, originally by Delia Fiallo, which was adapted by Liliana Abud . The telenovela reflects the world of modeling and entertainment that was starred by Adela Noriega and René Strickler. In this telenovela Rafael Mercadante played Mauricio Trujillo who, although he did not have a very transcendental role, was happy to appear in the televisa primetime soap opera. Just finishing this production he appeared in the short telenovela “ Cuento de Navidad ” where Rafa MercadanteHe played the role of the spirit of Christmas.Carla Estada gave him a small role in the novel El manantial that was starred by  Adela Noriega and Mauricio Islas in 2001, which would be the last melodrama in which Rafael Mercadante would appear on Televisa because he felt that he was not having important roles and preferred to opt for his career as a conductor and singer.

Rafa Mercadante chose to give himself a chance in the world of music and try to forge a career as a singer of regional Mexican music, especially in the grupero, so that same year he released his debut album entitled ” Mi Joven Corazón ” which had an acceptable reception by part of the people and in the following years he continued to release more songs and albums such as “Estas Ganas que tengo” and “Rockteñobanda” among some other singles but that ultimately never had any significance within the musical field and went unnoticed. At the same time, she was able to be a presenter for the program “La Pillama” on Cadena Firmesa Rasa and Radio Cadena Nacional.

Throughout the following years, Rafael Mercadante was called to conduct various programs and special events for different television stations and television channels, because although he had tried to stick with music and as an actor, the reality is that the producers saw in him a greater talent as a conductor because he had a grace and charisma that very few people had at that time and Rafa Mercadante was a nice man who loved to see him on television.

Some of the most notable programs where Rafael Mercadante appeared as host were “Top 5 grupero, Furia Musical Awards, Let all of Mexico find out (Today), Anything goes, Musical Reventón, I want to be a grupero ”, among others, Rafa also hosted several special programs for both Univisón, Televisa and TV Azteca since he was one of the few artists who curiously was not banned if he stepped on another television station.
The rise of his career occurred on TV Azteca, who in 2012 invited him to appear on the reality show ” La Isla ” but he did not get very far and was the third eliminated, but later in 2016 when “La Isla” was made; Rematch”He re-entered and now he was in twelfth place but showing that he had gone much further than in the first season. She later hosted the program “Que no te cuentan” on Mundo Fox.

Perfect Escape is a television program originally created in Israel presented by Avi Kushnir but due to its tremendous success in that country an infinity of versions were made around the world, in Mexico it was brought to the small screen by Azteca 7 being hosted by Rafa Mercadante and Adianez Hernández who supports the contestants.

The Perfect Escape program is on a mission to win all its competitors various prizes, cash, renovations and even a car. A pair of participants tries to win all the prizes by going through a round of questions; each time it is increasing in terms of its complexity, the more one person of the couple guesses correctly, the other will be able to enter a vault where they will have a few seconds to get the most gifts and prizes and at the same time they have to complete a game bigger, if they succeed it will win them an even bigger prize.

In Mexico “Perfect Escape” had very good audience levels, so much so that in the middle of 2020 Rafa Mercadante and Adianez Hernández continued to lead with new episodes and seasons since 2015, which was the year they debuted with the program.

The success not only stayed in Escape Perfecto from Monday to Friday, but also Rafael Mercadante appeared on television throughout Mexico also on Saturdays when he starred as host of the program “Corazón Grupero” initially sharing credits with Cynthia Rodríguez , Alex Garza , Rafa Balderrama , Esmeralda Ugalde ,  La Chicuela , Alann Mora , among others that over several years on the air were added and (or fired from the program but Rafael Mercadante always with the main role within the project.

In 2020 , Rafa Mercadante shook the middle of the show when he assured that not only women were victims of sexual harassment, but that when he began his career he was also visited by someone who wanted to have something to do intimately with the driver: “I will not say the name because He has already died, but it was something intense, his desire to listen to me and I found myself in the painful need to leave his production, because I was not willing to feel that, that is why I have always believed that one should treat people as you want that they treat you, I treat with respect and that is how I demand that they treat me for obvious reasons,” he declared.

At the beginning of 2021, the tragedy of “Venga la alegría” became Rafael Mercadante’s best opportunity when he premiered as host of “Venga la alegría” in the midst of the coronavirus crisis that affected that program on the TV Azteca network and he had to be the host for a few days while the entire cast of the show was recovering from contracting the COVD-19 virus. Rafael Mercadante took the position of main conductor, and as such, led sections such as the game ‘Sin Palabras’. The 15 minutes of that section were enough for him to show that he could do it as if he had already rehearsed it, in addition to the fact that his charisma came to light.

Personal life of Rafael Mercadante

In 2015 Rafa Mercadante confessed that he and his wife, María Mercedes , were planning to undergo treatment so that their second child would be a boy, and thus have the couple.
Rafael Mercadante, host of the “Perfect Escape” program, revealed that in 2019 he was harassed by telephone in Miami by a woman he does not know and threatened to expose him and speak to the police and the media, for reasons unknown to him. He is allegedly related to the Héctor Soberón conflict.

Pack of Rafael Mercadante

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

How much is the fortune of Rafael Mercadante?

This is one of the questions that people ask the most about Rafael Mercadante 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 Rafael Mercadante 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 Rafael Mercadante 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 Rafael Mercadante.