# Aarón Díaz

Aarón Díaz Spencer (born March 7, 1982) is a Mexican actor, singer, and model. He is known for playing in series aired on ABC.

## Early life

Aarón Díaz Spencer was born in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico to an Irish-American mother (surname Spencer) and a Mexican father (surname Díaz).

## Career

He made his acting debut in the popular teen drama Clase 406, playing the role of Kike González. In 2004, he followed Clase 406 with another teen drama titled Corazones al límite co-starring with Sherlyn and Sara Maldonado. He later played the role of the older Andrés Romero in the telenovela Barrera de amor starring Yadhira Carrillo. He also starred with Sherlyn in Mexico's stage production of Grease.
Diaz signed on in 2006 with Pedro Damian, (creator of Clase 406) to be Alexander Von Ferdinand, the main male protagonist for the teen telenovela Lola...Érase una vez, co-starring with Eiza González and Grettell Valdez, which premiered on February 26, 2007 on Canal 5.
In 2008 he debuted as a designer and entrepreneur with the clothing brand Perra.
Aside from acting, Díaz is also a singer and he released his first album titled Enamórate de mí in June 2009. His second album self-titled Aaron Diaz, was released in 2011.
From 2010 to 2011 he was the main protagonist alongside Angelique Boyer and Sebastián Rulli in the latest version of the telenovela Teresa, playing the role of Mariano.
In November 2011, Díaz made his debut on American television with the ABC series Pan Am, playing the role of Miguel.
For the first time in his career, Díaz starred in an antagonist role in the telenovela El Talismán, where he played the role of Antonio Negrete, alongside Blanca Soto and Rafael Novoa.
In 2014, he played the role of Arturo Gallardo, one of the main roles, in the Telemundo telenovela Tierra de Reyes, based on the Colombian telenovela Pasión de Gavilanes, working with Ana Lorena Sánchez, who starred as his love interest, as well as Gonzalo García Vivanco, Kimberly Dos Ramos, Scarlet Gruber and Christian de la Campa, having worked with the latter in Santa Diabla.
In 2016, Díaz was cast in the ABC thriller series Quantico in the recurring role of CIA recruit, León Velez.

## Personal life

In 2007, he began dating actress Kate del Castillo, and they were married on August 29, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A religious ceremony was later held in the Episcopal Church in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico on September 5 of the same year. He is now married to Lola Ponce.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Amor xtremo | Sebastián | Film debut |
| 2012 | Marcelo | Marcelo | |
| 2019 | No Manches Frida 2 | Mario | |
| 2021 | Habit | Priest | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | El juego de la vida | | 1 episode |
| 2002–2003 | Clase 406 | Kike González | Lead role |
| 2004 | Corazones al límite | Braulio Vallardes Stone | Co-lead role |
| 2005 | Barrera de amor | Andrés Romero | Recurring role |
| 2007 | Plaza Sésamo | Doctor | "Visita al doctor" (Season 10, Episode 14) |
| 2007–2008 | Lola, érase una vez | Alexander Von Ferdinand | Lead role |
| 2008 | Terminales | | 2 episodes ("Sangre nueva" and "Espejismos") |
| 2010 | Dinoshark | Luis | Television film |
| 2010–2011 | Teresa | Mariano Sánchez Suárez | Lead role; 152 episodes |
| 2011 | Pan Am | Miguel | "Unscheduled Departure" (Season 1, Episode 8) |
| 2012 | El Talismán | Antonio Negrete | |
| 2013 | Rosario | Esteban Martínez | Co-lead role |
| 2013–2014 | Santa Diabla | Santiago Cano | Lead role |
| 2014 | Los miserables | César Mondragón Bianchi | 16 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Tierra de reyes | Arturo Gallardo | Lead role |
| 2016–2017 | Quantico | León Velez | Recurring role |
| 2019 | Betty en NY | Ricardo Calderón | Lead role |
| 2022 | Toda la sangre | Eugenio Casasola | Lead role |

## Theater

* Vaselina - Danny.

## Discography

* Aarón Díaz (2011)
* Enamórate de mí (2009)

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Association | Category | Nominated works | Result |
| 2011 | Premios People en Español | Best Male Lead in a Telenovela | Teresa | Nominated |
| 2011 | Premios People en Español | Best Couple (with Angelique Boyer) | Teresa | Nominated |
| 2013 | Premios People en Español | Best Male Lead in a Telenovela | Santa Diabla | Nominated |
| 2013 | Premios People en Español | Best Couple (with Gaby Espino) | Santa Diabla | Nominated |
| 2014 | Premios Tu Mundo | Favorite Lead Actor | Santa Diabla | Nominated |
| 2014 | Premios Tu Mundo | The Perfect Couple (with Gaby Espino) | Santa Diabla | Nominated |
| 2014 | Premios Tu Mundo | ¡Qué Papacito! | Santa Diabla | Nominated |
| 2015 | Miami Life Awards | Best Male Lead in a Telenovela | Tierra de reyes | Nominated |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | Favorite Lead Actor | Tierra de reyes | Nominated |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | The Perfect Couple (with Ana Lorena Sánchez) | Tierra de reyes | Nominated |