# Polo Morín

Leopoldo Morín Garza (born November 3, 1990), known professionally as Polo Morín, is a Mexican actor and model.

## Early life and education

Morín was born in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico on November 3, 1990. He studied Economics and Business at the Universidad Anáhuac. He studied acting at CasAzul, Casa del Diezmo, and in workshops at Universidad Anáhuac.

## Career

Morín began his acting career in 2010 in the series La rosa de Guadalupe. In 2011, he appeared in the episode "Cuidar el amor", playing a murderer named Osvaldo. The following year, he won a prize for best performance at the Bravo Awards 2012. In 2012, he appeared in the MTV series Último año, with Martín Barba, and in 2013 appeared in episode 4 of season 3 of Como dice el dicho, called "Al mal paso". In 2013, he also played the role of a gay character in Gossip Girl: Acapulco. This role attracted much comment at the time. In 2014, he was chosen by Juan Osorio to play "Nando" in the telenovela, Mi corazón es tuyo. In 2014, he made his cinema debut with the film Fragmented, directed by Douglas Elford. In 2015, he was named "Favorite Actor" at the Kids Choice Awards México. In late 2015, he was chosen again by Juan Osorio to participate in the telenovela Sueño de amor, which premiered in Mexico on February 22, 2016. In this telenovela, Morín played a character with diabetes. In 2015, he also recorded the film Sobre tus huellas, which premiered in Mexico in 2016. At the end of 2016, Morin was chosen by Nicandro Díaz González to play the character of Jordi De Ovando in the telenovela El Bienamado.

## Personal life

In December 2016, Morín was involved in a scandal about his sexuality, due to photos that a hacker posted on Morín's Facebook. Later, Morin confirmed that the photographs were real and said the following through Facebook Live:
   "This has never been about hiding things from them. ... I think what is called personal life should be kept personal. So I wanted to keep it that way".
In the same broadcast he revealed that he prefers not to label his sexuality, saying that he is just a person who loves. In July 2019, he announced that he had broken up with Lambda García.

## Filmography
### Film

| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
| Fragmented | 2014 | Waiter | Debut film |
| Sobre tus huellas | 2018 | Matías | |
| Escuela de miedo | 2020 | Danny | Voice Animated film Spanish version |
| Escuela para seductores | TBA | Juan | |

### Television roles

| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
| La rosa de Guadalupe | 2010–11 | Osvaldo / Fabián | 2 episodes |
| Último año | 2012 | Nicolás "Nico" Montes | |
| Como dice el dicho | 2013 | Unknown role | Episode: "Al mal paso..." |
| Gossip Girl: Acapulco | 2013 | Eric López-Haro | Also starring; 18 episodes |
| Mi corazón es tuyo | 2014–15 | Nando Lascuráin | Also starring; 176 episodes |
| Sueño de amor | 2016 | Pedro Carmona | Also starring; 131 episodes |
| El Bienamado | 2017 | Jordi de Ovando | Also starring; 64 episodes |
| Tenías que ser tú | 2018 | Bruno | |
| La reina soy yo | 2019 | Erick / Young Charly | |
| Who Killed Sara? | 2021 | young José María Lazcano | Recurring role |
| High Heat | 2022 | Julián | Main role |
| Top Chef VIP | 2024 | Himself | Contestant (season 3) |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Works | Result |
| 2012 | Bravo Awards | Best Performance | La rosa de Guadalupe | Won |
| 2015 | Kids Choice Awards México | Favorite Actor | Mi corazón es tuyo | Won |
| 2017 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Young Actor | Sueño de amor | Won |