Carlos Enrique Mata Iturriza (born August 28, 1952), better known as Carlos Mata, is a Venezuelan television actor and singer. Born in Valencia, Venezuela on August 28, 1952, he is best known for his great career in Venezuelan telenovelas for the companies Venezolana de Televisión, Radio Caracas Televisión and, Venevisión. Mata was the protagonist in 9 telenovelas, among them the most recognized are La dama de rosa (1986), Señora (1988), Las dos Dianas (1992), Déjate querer (1993) and Enamorada (1999), among others. His album "Que por que te quiero" remained for four months on the Billboard charts in 1985, where he shared the stage with artists such as: Miami Sound Machine, Lola Flores, Celia Cruz, Joaquin Sabina, Julio Iglesias, Brigitte Nielsen, Miguel Bosé, among many others.
Through his image, he was the biggest seller of Latin American telenovelas in the world, and was even mentioned by market studies as the third export product of Venezuela, and as the most recognized Spanish non-Spanish character.
Selected filmography + Television roles Title YearRole Notes Jugando a vivir 1982 Javier Leonela 1983 Willy Gonzalez Díaz Topacio 1984 Playback singer Cristal 1985 Luis Alfredo Ascanio Adriana 1985 Unknown role Mansión de Luxe 1986 Rafa La dama de rosa 1986 Tito Clemente La pasión de Teresa 1987 Guillermo Señora 1988 Diego Mendoza Anabel 1990 Carlos Eduardo Las dos Dianas 1992 Diego / Gabriel Déjate querer 1993 Andrés Machado Dos mujeres 1999 Francisco Pizarro Enamorada 1999 Augusto Contreras Amantes de Luna Llena 2000 Alejandro Linares Guerra de mujeres 2001 Atanasio Herrera Las González 2002 Cristóbal Rojas Belinda 2004 Dr. Alfonso Rivas Voltea pa' que te enamores 2006 Rómulo García La vida entera 2008 Facundo Montoya La viuda joven 2011 Ángel Abraham Una Maid en Manhattan 2011 Óscar Saldarriaga Demente criminal 2015 Captain Omar Zamora Luisa2016Juan Bautiista Arismendi El Señor de los Cielos 2017 Juan Carlos Salvatierra Recurring role (season 5) Soltero con hijas 2019 Efraín Robles Vuelve a mí 2023 Valentín San Román Recurring roleThe Blue House2024MartinDirect Claaudia Callao
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result Refs 2015 Miami Life Awards Theater: Principal actor
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