# Sergio Sendel

Arnoldo Sergio Santaella Sendel (born November 4, 1966) is a Mexican actor, known for playing antagonistic roles in Mexican telenovelas.
He won the TVyNovelas Award for Best Antagonist Actor in 2008 for his role as Aarón Montalvo Iturbe in Destilando Amor.

## Early life

Sergio Sendel was born in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 4, 1966. He is the son of Elsa Sendel.

## Career
### 1990s

Sendel made his television debut in 1990, appearing in telenovelas, including Mi pequeña Soledad in 1990 as Gustavo and Alcanzar una estrella II in 1991.
In 1992, he had a supporting role in Muchachitas as Pedro.
Later in 1993, he got his second supporting role in Dos mujeres, un camino. Also in 1993, he participated in the film Zapatos viejos, with Gloria Trevi.
His first role as an antagonist was in the 1999 telenovela Tres mujeres.

### 2000s

Sendel continued to portray antagonistic roles in other telenovelas, including Ramona, La intrusa and La Otra.
Sendel provided his voice to Diego in the Latin American Spanish dub of the 2002 film Ice Age. Although he was originally contracted to voice for the character again in the film's 2006 sequel, he left the project when the producers would not meet his financial demands.
He had his first protagonist role in 2004 with Amarte es mi Pecado, alongside Yadhira Carrillo and Alessandra Rosaldo. He marked his second protagonist role in 2005 in Salvador Mejía's production La esposa virgen, alongside Jorge Salinas, Adela Noriega and Natalia Esperón.
He returned to play antagonistic roles in 2006 with the telenovela Heridas de amor as César Beltrán Campuzano.
In 2007, he was the antagonist in Destilando amor, working with Eduardo Yañez and is one of his most notable performances since he was awarded the 2008 TVyNovelas Awards for Best Antagonist Actor.
In 2008, Sendel and Lucero played the antagonists in the Nicandro Diaz production Mañana es para siempre, alongside Silvia Navarro and Fernando Colunga.

### 2010s

In 2011, he returned to telenovelas in Una familia con suerte as Vicente Irabien, alongside Daniela Castro and Mayrín Villanueva.
In July 2013, he was confirmed to star in the Angelli Nesma production Lo que la vida me robó, together with a ensemble cast consisting of Daniela Castro, Angelique Boyer and Luis Roberto Guzmán. Sendel played Pedro Medina, Nadia's (Alejandra Garcia) ambitious and cruel husband.
In 2015, he was part of the main cast in Lo imperdonable, a Salvador Mejía production, working together with Ana Brenda Contreras, Iván Sánchez and Grettel Valdéz.

### 2020s

In May 2020, it was announced by Telemundo that Sendel would return to acting.

### Filmography
#### Films

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2015 | Un gallo con muchos huevos | Bankivoide (voice) |
| 2002 | Ice age | Diego (Ice Age) (voice Spanish) |

#### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | Mi pequeña Soledad | Gustavo 'Tavo' | Guest star |
| 1991 | Alcanzar una estrella II | Rico | Guest star |
| 1991 | Muchachitas | Pedro Ortigoza Domínguez | Supporting role |
| 1992 | Mágica juventud | Leonardo Grimaldi Retana | Main cast |
| 1993-94 | Dos mujeres, un camino | Raymundo Soto #2 | Supporting role |
| 1999 | Tres mujeres | Adrián de la Fuente | Main cast |
| 2000 | Ramona | Sheriff Jack Green | Main cast |
| 2001 | La intrusa | Danilo Roldán Limantur | Main cast |
| 2002 | La Otra | Adrián Ibáñez | Main cast |
| 2004 | Amarte es mi Pecado | Arturo Sandoval de Anda | Main role |
| 2005 | La esposa virgen | Fernando Ortiz Betancourt | Main role |
| 2006 | Heridas de amor | César Beltrán Campuzano | Main cast |
| 2007 | Destilando Amor | Aarón Montalvo Iturbe | Main cast |
| 2008-09 | Mañana es para siempre | Damián Gallardo Roa | Main cast |
| 2011-12 | Una familia con suerte | Vicente Irabien Rubalcaba | Main cast |
| 2013-14 | Lo que la vida me robó | Pedro Medina | Main cast |
| 2015 | Lo imperdonable | Emiliano Prado-Castelo Duran | Main cast |
| 2019 | El corazón nunca se equivoca | Ubaldo Ortega Fabela | Main cast |
| 2021-22 | Mi fortuna es amarte | Adrián Cantú Garza | Main cast |
| 2023-24 | Golpe de suerte | Dante Ferrer | Main cast |
| 2024 | El Conde: Amor y honor | Gerardo Villarreal | Main cast |

### Accolades
#### Premios TVyNovelas

| Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 2003 | Best Male Antagonist | La Otra | Nominated |
| 2004 | Best Male Lead Actor | Amarte es mi pecado | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Male Antagonist | Heridas de amor | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Male Antagonist | Destilando amor | Won |
| 2015 | Best Male Antagonist | Lo que la vida me robó | Nominated |

#### Premios Bravo

| Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 2008 | Best Male Antagonist | Destilando amor | Won |

#### People en Español

| Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 2009 | Best Villain | Mañana es para siempre | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Villain | Una familia con suerte | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Villain | Lo que la vida me robó | Won |
On December 8, 2007, he received a star on the Paseo de las Luminarias alley in the Plaza de las Estrellas.

## Personal life

Sendel divorced from Marcela Rodriguez in 2012 after 16 years of marriage.
He has two children, twins Elsa Valeria and Sergio Graco.