# Sebastián Ligarde

Sebastián Ligarde (Spanish pronunciation:; born January 26, 1954) is a Mexican-American actor and acting coach best known for his work in telenovelas and the big screen. In his four decade career he has appeared in more than 25 TV shows and over 90 films - most of them in first billing.
In 2015, Ligarde portrayed "Dr. Raimundo Acosta" in the UniMás TV series Demente Criminal, in which his former student Enrique Alejandro interpreted "Billy".

## Biography

Born Amedee Gerardo Ligarde Mayaudon to Mexican-American father Amedee Ligarde Saenz, and Mexican mother Emma Armantina Mayaudon Lopez, this dual-national began his acting career in Mexico in the play Fortune and Men's Eyes in 1974. He obtained his first film role in Supervivientes de los Andes two years later. He graduated with a degree in film directing and a minor in acting from the University of Texas at Austin, and then moved to Mexico to continue his acting career. Before finding steady work in Mexico, he appeared in various USA film and television productions with Alfred Hitchcock, John Hurt, and Richard Harris.
Ligarde became known in Mexico after landing the role of Memo in the successful TV series Quinceañera in 1987. His very famous phrase "Serena Morena" has remained a public domain after two decades. From 1986 thru 2003 he remained an exclusive actor for the Mexican Television Producer Televisa. His popular roles in telenovelas such as Lo Blanco y lo Negro, Entre la Vida y la Muerte, María la del Barrio, Salomé, Tú y yo, Belinda and most recently Demente Criminal have kept him a household name. Ligarde is usually seen playing the role of a villain, degenerate, or miscreant.
He was awarded the Diosa de Plata and El Heraldo, both for Best Film Actor in El Homicida. Ligarde has also obtained four TVyNovelas Awards (Mexico's equivalent of an Emmy Award) for Pobre Juventud, Quinceañera, Entre La Vida y La Muerte, and an Honorary Award in 2002. In 2002 the League of United Latin American Citizens named him "Sr. Internacional" for his contribution to that society and as "Honorary President of the Republic of the Rio Grande" for his contributions to the state of Texas.
In 2005, Ligarde played "Gonzalo Montero", the alcoholic antagonist in Olvidarte Jamás for Venevision. He also portrayed "Alan" and "George Smith" in their TV series Mi Vida Eres Tu.
In 2006, he became the acting coach for Venevision and made a special appearance in Acorralada.
In 2007, Ligarde played the villain "Manuel" in Telemundo's Pecados Ajenos, where he reunited with Sonya Smith from Olvidarte Jamás & Acorralada. That same year, and for Telemundo Productions, he also made two guest appearances in the TV series Decisiones.
In 2008, he played the antagonist "Santori" (a Vatican City paid hit-man) in the mini-series Gabriel. This project, made by Mega-Films, reunites him with Chayanne whom he co-starred with in their first telenovela for both actors in 1986 Pobre Juventud.

## Meisner Technique Teacher

Ligarde has been teaching acting at Taller de Actuación Sebastián Ligarde since 2006 in Miami. He trains actors in film acting, and is the only known "Meisner in Spanish" teacher. After 35 years as an actor he now enjoys his own acting academy and has, for now, retired from acting. His past students include Thalía, William Levy, Jencarlos Canela, Enrique Alejandro, Elizabeth Gutiérrez, Alejandro de la Madrid, Julián Gil, Frances Ondiviela, Daniel Elbittar, and Sissi Fleitas.
In 2015, Taller de Actuación Sebastián Ligarde will also open in Houston, Texas.

## Personal life

In a 2013 interview with TVyNovelas magazine, Ligarde came out as gay, saying he has been in a stable relationship for the last 20 years. He credits performer Ricky Martin, who came out in 2010, as his inspiration.

## Filmography

Films :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1976 | Supervivientes de los Andes | Felipe | |
| 1976 | Longitud de guerra | | |
| 1980 | Verano salvaje | | |
| 1982 | Antonieta | Esposo Norteamericano | |
| 1983 | Triumphs of a Man Called Horse | Mullins | |
| 1984 | Toy Soldiers | Lt. Caden | |
| 1985 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | Pvt. Johnson | |
| 1986 | Chido Guan, el tacos de oro | Wilfredo Sherman | |
| 1986 | Mission Kill | Secretary | |
| 1987 | Lamberto Quintero | Oscar Balderrama Jr. | |
| 1988 | Relajo matrimonial | | |
| 1989 | La ley de las calles | Juan Carlos | |
| 1989 | Apuesta contra la muerte | Mario | |
| 1990 | Jack el vigilante | | |
| 1990 | El despiadado | | |
| 1990 | El homicida | | |
| 1990 | La secta de la muerte | | |
| 1990 | La guerra de los bikinis | | |
| 1990 | Atrapados en la coca | | |
| 1991 | Ritmo traición y muerte: La cumbia asesina | El Drácula | Video |
| 1991 | Justicia de nadie | | |
| 1991 | Frontera roja | | |
| 1991 | La tentación | Gato | |
| 1991 | Verano peligroso | Mario Rosadon | |
| 1991 | La pareja perfecta | Francisco Oceguera | |
| 1991 | A golpe de hacha | | |
| 1992 | Por un salvaje amor | | |
| 1992 | El tigre de la frontera | | |
| 1992 | Traficantes de niños | | |
| 1992 | Supervivencia | McCoy | |
| 1992 | El sacristán del diablo | Pedro | |
| 1992 | Comando terrorista | | |
| 1992 | Cazador de cabezas | | |
| 1993 | Infancia violenta | | Video |
| 1993 | Círculo del vicio | | |
| 1993 | El asesino del zodíaco | Arturo | |
| 1993 | Se equivoco la cigueña | | |
| 1993 | Obsesión de matar | | |
| 1993 | Entre el amor y la muerte | | |
| 1994 | Las esclavas del sadismo | | |
| 1994 | El perfil del crimen | | Video |
| 1994 | Las pasiones del poder | Alonso Miranda | |
| 1994 | La perversión | | |
| 1994 | Justicia | Arturo Pérez | |
| 1995 | La ley del cholo | | |
| 1995 | Esclavos de la pasión | | |
| 1995 | Los cómplices del infierno | | |
| 1995 | Venganza mortal | Alejandro | |
| 1995 | Las nueve caras del miedo | | |
| 1995 | Eva secuestrada y Adán... ¡como si nada! | Adán | |
| 1995 | Deseo criminal | | |
| 1996 | Trebol negro | | |
| 1996 | El rigór de la ley | | |
| 1997 | Tormenta de muerte | | |
| 1997 | El cartel de Juarez | | Video |
| 1997 | El güero estrada | Billy Mathews | Video |
| 1997 | Ambición mortal | | |
| 1998 | Sangre sobre el polvo | | Video |
| 1998 | La mafia de un gallero | | Video |
| 1998 | La fuga de Arizmendi | | Video |
| 1999 | Reclusorio III | | |
| 1999 | Monjas narcotraficantes | | Video |
| 1999 | La fuga de Arizmendi 2 | | Video |
| 1999 | El mariachi narcotraficante | | Video |
| 1999 | El agente Borrego | | |
| 1999 | Cuentas claras | Erick Solana | |
| 2001 | Ritmo, traición y muerte: La cumbia asesina 2 | | |
| 2002 | Ángel de la noche | | |
| 2003 | Muerte lenta | | |
| 2003 | Morras desmadrosas 2: ¿Y el desmadre? | Fausto | |
| 2003 | Eran cabrones los secuestradores | Omar Salgado | |
| 2003 | Cursos prenupciales | | |
| 2004 | Desnudos | Doctor | |
| 2013 | The Dark Forest | Assassin | Short film |
Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Tim | Episode: "Breakdown" (season 1, episode 8) |
| 1986 | En alas de las águilas | Aide #1 | TV mini-series |
| 1986 | Pobre juventud | Freddy | |
| 1986 | Marionetas | Luis | |
| 1987 | Quinceañera | Guillermo "Memo" López | Main antagonist |
| 1989 | Lo blanco y lo negro | Andrés de Castro | |
| 1990 | En carne propia | Abigail Múñoz | |
| 1993 | Entre la vida y la muerte | Lic. Andrés del Valle | Main antagonist |
| 1994 | Prisionera de amor | Gerardo Ávila | |
| 1995 | María la del Barrio | Lic. Gonzalo Dorantes | Antagonist/Protagonist |
| 1998 | Vivo por Elena | Ernesto de los Monteros | Main antagonist |
| 2000 | La casa en la playa | Salvador Villarreal | |
| 2000 | Primer amor... a mil por hora | Antonio Iturriaga Riquelme | Antagonist |
| 2001 | Salomé | Diego Duval | Main antagonist |
| 2001-02 | Mujer, casos de la vida real | Various roles | Episode: "Amor del bueno" Episode: "Naufragio" |
| 2004 | Belinda | Adolfo Semprum | Main antagonist |
| 2004 | Tormenta de passiones | Mauricio Miranda | Main antagonist |
| 2005 | Pasiones prohibidas | Enrique | 27 episodes |
| 2006 | Mi vida eres tú | Alan Robinson / George Smith | |
| 2006 | Olvidarte jamás | Gonzalo Montero | Main antagonist |
| 2007-08 | Acorralada | Licenciado Borges | |
| 2007 | Decisiones | Roberto | Episode: "Bloque de hielo" |
| 2007 | Pecados ajenos | Manuel | Antagonist |
| 2008 | Gabriel | Santori | 7 episodes |
| 2010 | Grandes finales de telenovelas | Guillermo "Memo" López | TV movie documentary |
| 2015 | Nuestra Belleza Latina 2015 | Himself | Celebrity guest; Season 9 (9th Gala) |
| 2015 | Demente criminal | Raimundo Acosta | Lead role/Antagonistic protagonist |
| 2018 | Mary for Mayor | Padre Armando | |
| 2023 | Luz de luna 3 | Adan Cruces Lezama | Antagonist |