The telenovela “Yo soy Betty, la fea” is undoubtedly one of the most famous Colombian melodramas on television in that country.
Broadcast in 1999, the story created by Fernando Gaitán achieved great success immediately, so, after broadcasting its finale in Colombia, it went to other countries. In Peru and the rest of Latin America, its popularity was clear.
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With Ana María Orozco (Beatriz Pinzón) and Jorge Enrique Abello (Armando Mendoza) as protagonists, they were joined by Natalia Ramírez (Marcela Valencia), Lorna Paz (Patricia Fernández), Julián Arango (Hugo Lombardi) and more.
But of all the performers, without a doubt, who also won over the fans It was Luis Mesa, an actor who gave life to Daniel Valencia, one of the antagonists.
What happened to Luis Mesa’s career?
Mesa was born on November 9, 1968 in Envigado, Colombia. From what he has said in more than one interview, since he was a child he was interested in acting, something that led him to debut at the age of 15 in the theater.
In the early 1990s, he studied acting and production in New York. In 1993 he returned to Colombia and played Miguel Ángel Matiz, in the series “Señora Isabel”. After passing through “Yo soy Betty, la fea” (1999), the actor was part of “La lectora” (2002), “Doña Bárbara” (2008), “Narcos” (2017) and “Las Villamizar” (2022). ).
- “Las Villamizar” (2022), the last soap opera by Luis Mesa
Over the years, his career has been recognized on several occasions. With “Yo soy Betty, la fea” he won an award for best antagonistic actor at the 2001 TV and Novelas awards. In the same event, but in 2000, he also won as best leading actor for the series “Francisco, the mathematician”.
- Daniel Valencia, the villain of “Betty, the ugly” who brought Luis Mesa to fame
Considered by many to be the true villain of “Betty, la fea”, Mesa played Daniel Valencia, the member of the board of directors of Ecomoda who never agreed that Armando Mendoza be the president of the company.
With an arrogant and arrogant personality, he was characterized during his appearances in history by his constant fight against Betty and Patricia Fernández.
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