# Diego Alonso Gómez

Diego Alonso Gómez (born 10 March 1972) is an Argentine actor, mostly known for his roles in telenovelas. He rose to fame for his starring role as Sergio "El Pollo" in the 2000 Canal 7 series Okupas.

## Early life

Alonso Gómez was born in the Caballito neighbourhood of Buenos Aires on 10 March 1972 to a family of Cape Verdean and Tehuelche descent. One of his earliest non-actoral jobs was as a bouncer at the Pinar de Rocha nightclub in Ramos Mejía.

## Career

Alonso Gómez's first roles were in the Canal 9 telenovelas La Nena and Por siempre mujercitas. He would later feature in minor roles in different productions at Telefe and El Trece. His breakthrough role would be as a co-star in the 2000 Canal 7 series Okupas, where he played the part of Sergio "El Pollo", part of a group of squatters at an abandoned house in Downtown Buenos Aires. Alonso has stated he had to quit his side-job at an ice cream store in order to fully dedicate himself to shooting Okupas. Okupas would go on to become an Argentine cult classic, and his performance as "El Pollo" earned him a Martín Fierro Award in 2001.
After his Okupas success, in 2002, he was part of the main cast of the América TV miniseries Tumberos, where he played the part of Jorge Artigas "Rada", and the El Trece series 099 Central. He continued to feature in secondary roles in various telenovelas and films, including Chronicle of an Escape and Agua (2006). From 2005 to 2006, he was a co-host of the El Trece investigative journalism show La liga, opposite Daniel Malnatti and María Julia Oliván. From 2007 to 2010, he hosted Cárceles, a docu-series run by Telefe showing the life of various people in prison. In 2008, he played a role in the Spanish-Argentine film Winter Visitor.
In 2016, he played the role of Fabián Suárez in the Martín Fierro-winning Telefe telenovela La Leona, and in 2017 he featured in the Televisión Pública series Cuéntame cómo pasó. He also had minor roles in the 2019 Telefe adaptation of To Catch a Thief, Atrapa a un ladrón, and the 2021 Amazon Prime biopic series Maradona: Blessed Dream.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Natural | | Single-episode appearance |
| 2002 | Robinson interior | Juan | Short |
| 2004 | El 48 | Embarazado | |
| 2006 | Chronicle of an Escape | Lucas | |
| 2006 | Agua | Jorge | |
| 2007 | Número 8 | Lorenzo | Main role |
| 2008 | Winter Visitor | Pichi | |
| 2015 | Zanjas | Zamora | |
| 2015 | Pasaje de vida | Pinto | |
| 2016 | Leviatan | Lorenzo Cupari | Main role |
| 2020 | La sombra del gallo | Bellomo | |
| 2021 | Quemar las naves | Ricardo | Main role |
| 2021 | 3 A.M. | | Short |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | La Nena | Franco | Single-episode appearance |
| 1996 | Por siempre mujercitas | Tomás | Single-episode appearance |
| 1997 | Naranja y media | Roki | Single-episode appearance |
| 1998 | La nocturna | Antonio | |
| 1999 | Buenos vecinos | Nicolás | |
| 2000 | Okupas | Sergio "El Pollo" | Main role |
| 2001 | Poné a Francella | Gino | Single-episode appearance |
| 2001 | Cuatro amigas | Máximo | Single-episode appearance |
| 2002 | Rebelde Way | Martín | Single-episode appearance |
| 2002 | Tumberos | Jorge Artigas "Rada" | Main role |
| 2002 | Ciudad de pobres corazones | Ricardo | |
| 2002 | 099 Central | Raúl | |
| 2003 | Disputas | Fredy | |
| 2004 | Los Roldán | Roberto Aguirre | |
| 2005 | 1/2 falta | El Turco | Single-episode appearance |
| 2005 | Botines | Abel | Single-episode appearance |
| 2005 | Doble vida | Tito | Single-episode appearance |
| 2005–2007 | La liga | Himself | Co-host |
| 2006 | Hermanos y detectives | Secuaz | Single-episode appearance |
| 2006 | Casados con hijos | Rolo | Single-episode appearance |
| 2007 | Mujeres asesinas 3 | Cristian | Single-episode appearance |
| 2007–2010 | Cárceles | Himself | Host |
| 2008 | Mujeres asesinas 4 | Manuel | Single-episode appearance |
| 2011 | Maltratadas | Poncho | Single-episode appearance |
| 2011 | Proyecto aluvión | Raldez | Single-episode appearance |
| 2012 | Presentes | Estefi's dad | |
| 2013 | Taxxi, amores cruzados | "El cobre" | |
| 2013 | Sos mi hombre | Garza "Garcés" | |
| 2013 | Farsantes | Alberto's friend | Single-episode appearance |
| 2014 | Sres. Papis | Ezequiel Torres | |
| 2015 | La casa | Franco | Single-episode appearance |
| 2015 | Milagros en campaña | David | Single-episode appearance |
| 2015 | Conflictos modernos | Leandro | Single-episode appearance |
| 2016 | La Leona | Fabián Suárez | Main role |
| 2016–2017 | Por amarte así | Gastón Núñez | |
| 2017 | Cuéntame cómo pasó | Leopoldo | |
| 2018 | Pasado de Copas: Drunk History | Lavalle | Single-episode appearance |
| 2019 | Atrapa a un ladrón | Raúl Villegas | |
| 2020 | El secretario | | Three episodes |
| 2021 | Maradona, sueño bendito | Osvaldo | |