Benjamín Rojas Pessi (born April 16, 1985) is an Argentine actor and singer. He was part of the pop-rock band Erreway together with Camila Bordonaba, Felipe Colombo and Luisana Lopilato.

Acting career Breakthrough (1998–2003) Rojas was born in La Plata, and began his professional acting career in 1998, when he was 12 years old: he was cast as Yago in Cris Morena's production, Chiquititas. His portrayed a Tarzan–like boy who helped Jimena, played by María Jimena Piccolo, to get out of a jungle. In turn Jimena took him to the Rincón de Luz orphanage. In 1999, for its fifth season, Chiquititas got a complete makeover and renewed its story completely. Rojas continued on the show but playing a new character, Bautista Arce. He reprised the role in Chiquititas feature film Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz.

In 2002, he renewed his contract with the Cris Morena Group and was cast for the role of Pablo Bustamante in the Martín Fierro Award—nominated hit television series Rebelde Way. Along with former Chiquititas fellows Camila Bordonaba, Felipe Colombo and Luisana Lopilato, he formed a music band, named Erreway, which sold more than 10 million compact disc units worldwide. In 2004, Rojas reprised his role of Pablo Bustamante in Erreway: 4 Caminos, a Rebelde Way spin–off film.

Stardom (2004–present) In 2004, Rojas starred in the El Trece series Floricienta, his third consecutive project with the Cris Morena Group in the span of seven years. He starred the series as Franco Fritzenwalden for two seasons, alongside Florencia Bertotti and Juan Gil Navarro. Rojas also reprised his character in the theatre version of Floricienta. In 2006, he once again worked with Cris Morena on television series Alma Pirata, opposite Luisana Lopilato, Mariano Martínez and Elsa Pinilla. Rojas also recorded several songs for Alma Pirata soundtrack album.

Throughout 2007 and 2009, Rojas had several guest appearances in the television series Casi Ángeles. In 2008, he appeared in two films, Kluge alongside Alejandro Awada, and La leyenda alongside Pablo Rago. These were his first projects done independently from the Cris Morena Group. In 2008, Rojas signed a contract with the Cris Morena Group and the Disney Channel Latin America for a new television sitcom, Jake & Blake, his first project in English. The series, based on the story of The Prince and the Pauper, went on to reach a worldwide success. Rojas signed up for two television series in 2011, Venezuelan series Amigos y Rivales and Argentine series Cuando me sonreís, opposite Facundo Arana and Mariana Espósito.

Musical career During the development of Rebelde Way, Rojas and his co-stars: Luisana Lopilato, Felipe Colombo and Camila Bordonaba have become the members of the band Erreway. They immediately reached worldwide popularity, especially in Latin America, Spain, Europe and Israel. All their studio albums, Señales (2002), Tiempo (2003) and Memoria, reached Platinum certification. The band was partially inactive from 2005 to 2007, when they reunited as a trio, without Lopilato. They released Erreway presenta su caja recopilatoria, the greatest hits compilation, in 2007, and a new album Vuelvo was announced. However, Vuelvo has never been released. In 2010, Bordonaba and Colombo began their independent musical project, La Miss Tijuana, marking the final split of Erreway.

Rojas has recorded several soundtrack albums for his television series. This includes five Chiquititas soundtrack albums, released from 1998 to 2001. He also had songs in the Floricienta soundtrack album. Rojas also recorded a soundtrack album for Alma Pirata in 2006 and appeared in 2007 soundtrack album of Casi Ángeles. In 2010, Rojas released the soundtrack album for his television series Jake & Blake.

Personal and media life

Rojas was born in La Plata, as the youngest of four children of Juan Carlos Rojas and Rosalinda Pessi. He has two brothers, Carlos María and Juan Luis, and a sister, Milagros. Rojas attended the Gimnasia La Plata and played for its rugby team. However, he quit his sports career due to his role in Chiquititas. Rojas is a fan of football soccer and a passionate supporter of Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. He is fluent in Spanish and English, which he studied for six months in New York City as the preparation for the television series Jake & Blake, which was shot in English.

In 1998, Benjamín Rojas was in a relationship with his co-star the actress, Camila Bordonaba at the time they were both cast for Chiquititas and Rebelde Way.

From 2005 to 2008, Benjamín Rojas was in a relationship with the actress and model, María Del Cerro with whom he was engaged.

Since 2011, Benjamín Rojas has been in a relationship with Martina Sánchez Acosta, a television producer. On December 21, 2018, the couple's first child was born; a girl they named Rita.

Filmography Television Year Title Character Channel1998ChiquititasYago Telefe1999–2001ChiquititasBautista Arce2002–2003Rebelde WayPablo BustamanteCanal 9 / América TV2003Rincón de LuzHimself with the Erreway groupCanal 92004–2005FloricientaFranco FritzenwaldenCanal 132006Alma Pirata Cruz Navarro Telefe2007Casi ÁngelesHimself2009Casi ÁngelesCacho de Buenos Aires2009–2010Jake & Blake Jake Valley / Blake Hill Disney Channel2011Cuando me sonreísJuan Segundo Murfy TelefeAtrapadosGonzaloYups Channel2012–2013LynchHackerMoviecity2013Solamente vos Federico Canal 132014 Mis amigos de siempre Maximiliano "Maxi" Barraco2018Rizhoma Hotel Lalo Telefe2018–2019Mi hermano es un clonIgnacio "Nacho" Carmona Canal 132022El fin del amorAmazon Prime VideoDos 20PedroTV Pública2024MargaritaFranco FritzenwaldenMax

Theater Year Title Character Director Theater1998Chiquititas YagoCris Morena Teatro Gran Rex1999–2001Chiquititas Bautista Arce2002Rebelde WayPablo Bustamante2002–2007ErrewayHimself2004–2005FloricientaFranco FritzenwaldenTeatro Gran Rex2006Floricienta, el tour de los sueños2007Floricienta, el tour de los sueños en México2012Juicio justo Judge La Clac 2014 Al final del arco irisAnthony Ricky Pashkus Teatro Apolo2015–2017El otro lado de la camaPedro Emilio Martínez-Lázaro2018Se alquilaHimselfAlfonso Burgos Teatro Buenos Aires2019–2022Una semana nada más Martín Mariano DemaríaTeatro El Nacional Sancor Seguros

Movies Year Movie Character Director 2001Chiquititas: Rincón de luzBautista ArceJosé Luis Massa2004Erreway: 4 caminosPablo BustamanteEzequiel Crupnicoff2007KlugeLautaroLuis Barone2008La leyendaLucas VallejosSebastián Pivotto2009Horizontal verticalJuanNicolás Tuozzo2011El abismo, todavía estamos MateoGustavo Adrián Garzón2013La noche del Chihuahua JuanGuillermo Grillo2016En busca del muñeco perdidoFacundo Baigorri and Hernán Biasotti2017Ojalá vivas tiempos interesantesSantiago Van Dam2018Eso que nos enamoraArielFederico Mordkowicz

Discography Soundtrack albums

1998 — Chiquititas Vol. 4 1999 — Chiquititas Vol. 5 2000 — Chiquititas Vol. 6 2001 — Chiquititas Vol. 7 2001 — Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz 2004 — Floricienta 2005 — Floricienta 2007 — Floricienta 2006 — Alma Pirata 2010 — Jake & Blake

Erreway

2002 — Señales 2002 — Erreway en Grand Rex 2003 — Tiempo 2003 — Nuestro Tiempo 2004 — Nuestro Tiempo 2004 — Memoria 2004 — Gira 2004 2006 — El Disco de Rebelde Way 2006 — Erreway en Concierto 2007 — Erreway presenta su caja recopilatoria 2007 — Erreway en España 2020 — Vuelvo

Roco 2013 — Pasarán años 2013 — Como baila la novia 2013 — Gira 2013 — Quien se ha tomado todo el vino 2013 — Tornado

Singles 2017 — Polarizado

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result2013Kids Choice Awards ArgentinaFavorite Supporting ActorSolamente vos 2017Estrella de Mar AwardsSupporting ActorEl otro lado de la cama2022Estrella de Mar AwardsSupporting ActorUna semana nada mas

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