Rodrigo Abed’s amazing makeover for the role of Amado in ‘El Chapo’

Rodrigo Abed was one of the leading young actors of the Mexican telenovelas of the 90s. He completely changed his look to play ‘Amado’ in ‘El Chapo’. Check out the before and after.

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Rodrigo Abed had never played a role quite like the one he interprets in seasons one and two of ‘ El Chapo’.

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‘ Amado’ is the right-hand man of Miguel Ángel, also known as ‘El Jefe de Jefes’, head of the Guadalajara cartel. He handles crossings of cocaine from Colombia to the United States, and he later becomes the new drug lord serving the Mexican and American governments.

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The process of characterization was tough on Rodrigo Abed, he had to let himself go and gaina few pounds.

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In season 1, ‘Amado’ weaved a plan to finish Joaquín Guzmán ‘El Chapo’ and cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo with the same stone.

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‘Amado’ warned the Mexican government of El Chapo’s escape to Guatemala after being blamed for Posadas Ocampo’s death.

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In the 90s, Rodrigo Abed wasone of the young actorsof the moment. His debut role was a small appearance in the telenovela ‘Mágica juventud’, in 1992.

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At the beginning of his career, he participated in telenovelas such as 'Sueño de amor' (1993), 'María la del Barrio' (1995), 'El premio mayor' (1995), 'Bajo un mismo rostro' (1995), 'Morir dos veces' (1996) and 'Cañaveral de pasiones'.

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He also took part in several episodes of Silvia Pinal’s memorable ‘Mujer... Casos de la vida real’.

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Time gave him a good reputation as a villain, though he didn’t stop playing good characters.

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In 1999, he shared the protagonic role with Víctor González and Eileen Abad in ‘Besos Prohibidos’.

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He and Silvia Navarro are great friends; this throwback picture shows how much fun they had together. They met in the set of ‘Cuando seas mía’.

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He has also shown his talent in shows like 'Súbete a mi moto', 'Mirada de mujer: el regreso', 'La hija del jardinero', 'Top models', 'Secretos del alma', 'A corazón abierto' and 'Las trampas del deseo'.

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He is not only an actor, but also a director and screenwriter. He studied filmmaking in New York.

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He joined the cast of ‘A corazón abierto’, the Mexican remake of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.

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Rodrigo is a Christian, he says religious ness brought him peace; it changed his worldview and he feels more mature than ever at 44 years old.

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He lived in San Diego, California duringhis high school years at the end of the 80s, but he went back to Mexico to pursue his acting career.

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He is happily married with three children: Elisa (7), Aarón (5) and Mía (2years old).

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‘ El Chapo’ is his latest project, his role will appear in season two.

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If you want to see Rodrigo Abed’s performance in ‘ El Chapo’, stay tuned for the season 2 premiere on Sunday, September 17th at 10pm/9C on Univision.

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