# Ernesto Laguardia

Ernesto Laguardia (Spanish pronunciation:; born October 5, 1959) is a Mexican actor known for his performances in Mexican telenovelas.

## Biography

Laguardia was born in Mexico City and modeled in elementary school. His work eventually led him to temporary contracts with Mexican and international companies. He also participated as a dancer in the television show Sabado del Rock.
Before getting his degree in Business Administration, he searched for job opportunities on radio stations. He started as a messenger and in a few months he became a news reporter. During the two following years, he interviewed Julio Iglesias, Miguel Bosé, Armando Manzanero, and Rocío Dúrcal and others. Ernesto graduated from Business Administration ITAM (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México), he also studied economics but only graduated with a degree in business.
Although Laguardia made his acting debut in Dune (1984) directed by David Lynch, it was three years before he got his first starring role in a telenovela; since then he has appeared in 17 telenovelas so far, including Quinceañera starring Adela Noriega and Thalía; Mi Querida Isabel; Alondra; Lazos de Amor; Desencuentro; Laberinto de Pasiones; La Antorcha Encendida; Amigas y Rivales; Amor Real and Amigos X Siempre.
He has also appeared in movies such as La Ley de las Calles, Ladrones de tumbas, Aquí Espantan, Maria Metralla, Cambio del Destino, Novia que te vea, The Wrong Man, and De noche vienes, Esmeralda.
He also studied Direction and Production at the University of New York, where he received a Masters on these subjects. Since 1996 he has been developing projects through his companies Foro 3 S.C and Producciones Ernesto Laguardia. While he lived in New York City he studied acting in Carnegie Hall with Wynn Handman.
He joined Hoy program as Star magazine and was in the soap Amor Real, produced by Carla Estrada, he played Cristobal in Estrada's Alborada. In 2008 Ernesto returned to Hoy and had a small role in the telenovela Fuego en la sangre.
In 2012, Laguardia played Romulo Ancira, the main villain of the soap opera Corona de lágrimas (2012 telenovela).

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1984 | Dune | Harkonnen's Victim | Uncredited |
| 1989 | La ley de las calles | Roque | |
| 1990 | Imagen de muerte | | |
| 1990 | Ladrones de tumbas | Manolo Andrade | |
| 1991 | María la guerrillera | | |
| 1992 | Cambiando el destino | Toño el representante | |
| 1993 | ¡Aquí espaantan! | Alejandro | |
| 1993 | The Wrong Man | Detective Ortega | |
| 1993 | Principio y fin | Gabriel Botero | |
| 1994 | Novia que te vea | Eduardo Saavedra | |
| 1997 | De noche vienes, Esmeralda | Pedro, accusing husband | |
| 2002 | ¡Qué padre! | Host | Television film |
| 2008 | Bolt | Bolt (voice) | Spanish version |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985-1986 | Cachún cachún ra ra! | Neto | |
| 1983 | Nataly | Raúl, blind boy | |
| 1985 | Los años pasan | Cuco | |
| 1986 | Pobre juventud | Muelas | |
| 1986 | Marionetas | Sergio | |
| 1986 | Cautiva | Sergio | |
| 1987 | Tiempo de amar | Héctor | |
| 1987 | Quinceañera | Pancho | Lead role |
| 1988 | Flor y canela | Pablo | Lead role |
| 1989 | Hora marcada | Gustavo | Episode: "Doblemente yo" |
| 1990 | Cenizas y diamantes | Julián Gallardo | Lead role |
| 1992 | La sonrisa del Diablo | Rafael Galicia | |
| 1993 | Los parientes pobres | Jesús Sánchez (Chucho) | Lead role |
| 1995 | Alondra | Carlos Támez | Lead role |
| 1995-1996 | Lazos de amor | Bernardo Rivas | |
| 1996 | La antorcha encendida | Gral. Ignacio Allende | |
| 1996-1997 | Mi querida Isabel | Luis Daniel Márquez Riquelme | |
| 1997-1998 | María Isabel | Luis Torres | |
| 1997-1998 | Desencuentro | Luis | |
| 1998 | Gotita de amor | Dr. Alberto | |
| 1999-2000 | Cuento de Navidad | Miguel | |
| 2000 | Amigos x siempre | Salvador Vidal Ruvalcaba | |
| 2001 | Amigas y rivales | Ernesto Laguardia | |
| 2002 | Teletón | Himself | Host |
| 2002 | El club | Himself | Host |
| 2003–2005 | Código F.A.M.A. | Himself | Host |
| 2003 | Amor real | Humberto Peñalver | |
| 2003-2006 | Hoy | Himself | Host |
| 2005 | Alborada | Cristóbal de Lara | |
| 2006-2007 | Mundo de fieras | Leonardo Barrios | |
| 2007 | Amor sin maquillaje | | |
| 2007 | Fuego en la sangre | Juan José Robles | |
| 2012-present | Corona de lágrimas | Rómulo Ancira | |
| 2015 | Amores con trampa | Santiago Velasco | |
| 2019 | Silvia Pinal, frente a tí | Julio, Gobernador de Tlaxcala | |
| 2021-2022 | Contigo sí | Gerardo Vega | |
| 2024 | Papás por conveniencia | Jason | |