# Christian Meier

Christian Dietrich Meier Zender (born 23 June 1970) is a Peruvian actor and singer in Latin America, the U.S. Hispanic market, and around the Spanish-speaking world.

## Biography

Meier was born in Lima, Peru, the youngest of four siblings. He is the son of Gladys Zender, Miss Universe 1957, and Antonio Meier, a Peruvian politician who in 2006 was elected mayor of the Lima district of San Isidro. He has two older sisters and one older brother: Sibylle Meier Zender, Karina Meier Zender, and Antonio Meier Zender.
Raised in the Roman Catholic faith, Christian Meier studied at the Miraflores Maristas School, a Marist Brothers congregation school. After finishing high school he studied Graphic Design graduating in early 1992.

## Career
### Musician

In 1987, he formed the popular Peruvian alternative-rock band Arena Hash with Pedro Suárez Vértiz, Patricio Suárez Vértiz and Arturo Pomar. Between the 1980s and early 1990s, he was the keyboardist of the band, and also did some singing. A few years later, the band broke up, and some of its members pursued a solo career.
In 1996, Meier released an album, No Me Acuerdo Quién Fui, which produced the singles, "tus huellas entre la mías", and "Carreteras Mojadas" ("Wet Highways") that got the first positions in almost all radio station charts in Peru. the album went double platinum. In 1997 began the production of his second album, Primero en Mojarme, with Manuel Garrido-Lecca, a well known musical producer that he worked with in Arena Hash.
In 2002, he produced Once Noches, probably the album that brought him the most accolades. It contained the singles "Alguien" and "Novia de nadie", a duet featuring Spanish singer Mikel Erentxun.

### Acting

Meier has acted and starred in both soap operas and movies. His success has brought him fame in Latin American countries, in the United States, Spanish-speaking media, and around the Spanish-speaking world. He also has his own line of perfumes and appeared in commercials.

## Personal life

He married Peruvian actress Marisol Aguirre in 1995. They met during the filming of the soap opera "Gorrión". They separated in October 2007, finalizing their divorce in November 2008. They have three children together. Meier married fellow Peruvian Andrea Bosio in July 2023.

## Discography
### With Arena Hash

* Arena Hash (1988)
* Ah Ah Ah (1991)
* El Archivo De Arena Hash (1995)

### Solo career

* No Me Acuerdo Quien Fuí (1996)
* Primero En Mojarme (1999)
* Once Noches (2002)
* Nada Ha Cambiado (2016)
* He Vuelto a Casa (2023)

## Filmography
### Film roles

| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
| 1994 | Watchers III | The Outsider | |
| 1998 | No se lo digas a nadie | Gonzalo | |
| 2000 | Ciudad de M | Pacho | |
| 2005 | La mujer de mi hermano | Ignacio / Ishan-husband | |
| 2008 | Valentino y el clan del can | Valentino | Animated film; voice role |
| 2012 | Mar de Fondo | Luis | |
| 2015 | ¡Asu mare! 2 | Ricky | |
| 2015 | Magallanes | Augusto Rivero | |
| 2016 | All Men Are the Same | Joaquín | |
| 2017 | Todas las mujeres son iguales | Joaquín | |
| 2017 | Doble | Lorenzo | |
| 2024 | Mistura | Roberto Tapia | |
| 2024 | ¿Vienes o voy? | Esteban Ferrer | |

### Television roles

| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
| 1994–1995 | Gorrión (telenovela) | Gabriel Maidana | Main role; 154 episodes |
| 1996 | Obsesión | Jimmy Martel / Jano | Main role; 160 episodes |
| 1997 | Escándalo | Álvaro Dupont | Main role; 120 episodes |
| 1998–1999 | Luz María | Gustavo Gonzálvez | Main role; 175 episodes |
| 1999 | Me muero por ti | Alfonso Hidalgo | Main role; 91 episodes |
| 1999 | Isabella, mujer enamorada | Fernando De Alvear | Main role; 138 episodes |
| 2001 | Amores, querer con alevosía | Pablo Herreros | Main role; 64 episodes |
| 2001–2002 | Lo que es el amor | Efrén Villarreal | Main role; 68 episodes |
| 2003 | Luciana y Nicolás | Nicolás Echevarría | Main role; 120 episodes |
| 2004–2005 | Luna, la heredera | Mauricio García | Main role; 120 episodes |
| 2005–2006 | La Tormenta | Santos Torrealba | Main role; 216 episodes |
| 2007 | Decisiones | Troquero | Episode: "Amor de carretera" |
| 2007 | El Zorro, la espada y la rosa | Diego de la Vega / El Zorro | Main role; 90 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | Doña Bárbara | Santos Luzardo | Main role; 190 episodes |
| 2010–2011 | Alguien te mira | Rodrigo Quintana | Main role; 116 episodes |
| 2011 | Primera Dama | Leonardo Santander | Main role; 150 episodes |
| 2012–2013 | Lynch | Emilio Triana | Recurring role (seasons 1–2); 6 episodes |
| 2013 | Cumbia Ninja | Willy | Recurring role (season 1); 13 episodes |
| 2013 | Arranque de pasión | Jordi Fernández | Main role; 15 episodes |
| 2014 | Familia en venta | Santiago | Main role; 13 episodes |
| 2014 | La malquerida | Esteban Domínguez | Main role; 117 episodes |
| 2013 | Cosita linda | Diego Luján | Main role; 146 episodes |
| 2019–2020 | El General Naranjo | Óscar Naranjo | Main role (seasons 1–3); 60 episodes |