# Damián de Santo

Damián Álvaro de Santo (born June 12, 1968) is an Argentine actor.

## Biography

He began his studies of dramatic art with Lito Cruz and studied in the Casa del Teatro.

## Personal life

He was the boyfriend of the Argentine singer Laura Miller. He has been married since 2001 with Vanina Bilous, a tango dancer, with whom he has two children Joaquín and Camilo. Since 2005, he lives for a large part of the year in the Cordoba town of Villa Giardino. where he owns a cabin complex.

## Career

His first job as an actor was in the play La tiendita del horror. At that time he met Fernán Mirás, who introduced him to the world of television after proposing a rapist role in the series Zona de riesgo. At that time he also worked on the television series Princesa next to Gabriel Corrado. Damián de Santo would already be a known face for supporting roles in series like Canto rodado, Aprender a volar, Sheik, Amigovios and Mi cuñado. However, the opportunity came to work on the successful series Poliladron of Adrián Suar. From this intervention he began to gain notoriety, especially in the role of Ariel Quintana, the gay lawyer of Verdad consecuencia and Gonzalo Pierna Molina, a rich boy who hides in cocaine to avoid his family in Vulnerables. After a television impás, he returns with the sitcom Amor Mío next to Romina Yankelevich and in 2008 he returns to work with Romina Yankelevich in the television series B&B: Bella y Bestia. In cinema his appearances are still reduced to secondary roles in important productions such as El sueño de los héroes, Alma mía and Un día de suerte.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Character | Channel |
| 1992-1993 | Princesa | Damián Ventura | Canal 9 |
| 1993 | Canto rodado, escuela de canto | Damián | Canal 13 |
| 1993 | Mi cuñado | | Telefe |
| 1994-1995 | Aprender a volar | Poli | Canal 13 |
| 1995 | Amigovios | Padre Miguel Hernández | Canal 13 |
| 1995 | Poliladron | Fabián | Canal 13 |
| 1996-1998 | Verdad consecuencia | Ariel Quintana | Canal 13 |
| 1999-2000 | Vulnerables | Gonzalo Pierna Molina | Canal 13 |
| 2001 | 22, el loco | Fabián Martini | Canal 13 |
| 2002 | Tiempo final | | Telefe |
| 2002 | Infieles | | Telefe |
| 2003 | Malandras | Fernando Carrizo | Canal 9 |
| 2003 | Disputas | Alejandro | Telefe |
| 2004 | Los pensionados | Tony Carballo | Canal 13 |
| 2004 | Locas de amor | Víctor Wernlli | Canal 13 |
| 2005 | Amor Mío | Marcos Sinclair | Telefe |
| 2008 | B&B: Bella y Bestia | Benito "Benny" Cifaratti | Telefe |
| 2008 | Casi Ángeles | Profesor de las risas | Telefe |
| 2008 | Oportunidades | Miguel | Canal 13 |
| 2009-2010 | Botineras | Eduardo "Tato" Marín | Telefe |
| 2010 | Lo que el tiempo nos dejó | | Telefe |
| 2011 | Decisiones de vida | Mario | Canal 9 |
| 2013 | Viento sur | | América TV |
| 2014-2015 | Viudas e hijos del Rock & Roll | Diego Lamas | Telefe |
| 2016 | Educando a Nina | Checho Quiroga | Telefe |

### Movies

| Year | Movie | Character | Director |
| 1997 | La furia | Sebastián | Juan Bautista Stagnaro |
| 1997 | El sueño de los héroes | Pegoraro | Sergio Renán |
| 1999 | Alma mía | Tano | Daniel Barone |
| 1999 | Condor Crux | Condor Crux (Voice) | Juan Pablo Buscarini, Swan Glecer and Pablo Holcer |
| 2001 | Cabeza de tigre | Juan José Castelli | Claudio Etcheberry |
| 2001 | Historias de Argentina en vivo | | |
| 2001 | +bien | Galo | Eduardo Capilla |
| 2002 | Un día de suerte | Toni | Sandra Gugliotta |
| 2003 | Imposible | Bruno | Cristian Pauls |
| 2003 | La loma... no todo es lo que parece | Toti | Roberto Luis Garay |
| 2007 | Yo soy sola | Tomás | Tatiana Mereñuk |
| 2013 | La boleta | Pablo | Andrés Paternostro |
| 2017 | Yo soy así, Tita de Buenos Aires | Luis Sandrini | María Teresa Costantini |
| 2019 | La rosa del desierto | | |

### Television Programs

| Year | Title | Channel | Notes |
| 2018-2019 | Morfi, todos a la mesa | Telefe | Television Host |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2001 | Martín Fierro Awards | Supporting Actor | 22, el loco | Winner |
| 2002 | Martín Fierro Awards | Special Male Participation | Tiempo final and Infieles | Nominated |
| 2003 | Martín Fierro Awards | Special Male Performance | Disputas | Nominated |
| 2004 | Martín Fierro Awards | Special Participation in Fiction | Locas de amor | Nominated |
| 2005 | Martín Fierro Awards | Comedy Protagonist Actor | Amor Mío | Nominated |
| 2008 | Martín Fierro Awards | Comedy Protagonist Actor | B&B: Bella y Bestia | Nominated |
| 2009 | Martín Fierro Awards | Novel Protagonist Actor | Botineras | Nominated |
| 2010 | Martín Fierro Awards | Novel Protagonist Actor | Botineras | Nominated |
| 2010 | Tato Awards | Novel Protagonist Actor | Botineras | Winner |