Things you didn't know about Marco de la O, the protagonist of 'El Chapo'

Marco de la O returns to Univision playing the most famous Mexican drug trafficker 'El Chapo', this series tells Joaquin Guzman Loera's life. Learn more about Marco's life and trajectory here.

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Once more Marco de la O will play one of the most well-known Mexican drug traffickers in the world ' El Chapo', the series tells the life of Joaquin Guzman Loera, leader of Sinaloa Cartel over three decades. Don't miss the world premiere of 'El Chapo' Season 2, upcoming in September 2017 on Univision.

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His full name is Marco Antonio de la O Ríos. He was born on July 12, 1978 in Tecpan de Galeana, a town located in Guerrero, Mexico.

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Marco de O is the youngest child of four from Fernando de la O Solis and Maria de Jesus Rios Ruiz. Hisfather passed away three years ago and was his biggest fan.

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In 2011, Marco de la O got married with Susana Buitrago, a Colombian actress. And months later in March 2012 they got married by church and had a baby girl.

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Maybe you are not familiar with Marco's career, but he has been acting for more than 20 years and has played important characters by William Shakespeare and Lope de Vega.

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Marco de la O began his career at the age of 18 in Mexico City working in musicals while studying at M&M Studio, by Patricia Reyes Espindola.

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De la O has been part of almost 50 casts, such as: 'Joseph the Dreamer', 'Pawns of a house' and 'Cats' among others.

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In 1999, Marco de la O traveled to Cuba to learn more about performing arts from the Italian stage manager and theater director, Eugenio Barba.

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Marco has also been part of successful soap operas in Mexico such as, 'Abrázame muy fuerte', 'Serafín' and 'Salomé'.

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Marco De la O wanted to become a really good actor, so he studied in the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York.

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Marco De la O graduated from the Escuela Superior de Artes y Espectáculos in Madrid, Spain.

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The 38-year-old actor also worked on the staging 'Bodas de Sangre' by Federico Garcia Lorca, for which the National Circle of Journalists awarded him the Best Theater Actor in 2013.

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Even though Marco De la O have always worked in theater, he had never done a casting before because he had been invited to the productions. So, 'El Chapo' was his first experience in the fight forgetting the main character.

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At the end of Season 1, Marco De la O confessed the impact he had while playing the final scenes in his emotional state, because it was hard for him to distinguish between fictional and non-fictional.

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Marco De la O said he has gained lots of friends since the beginning of the recordings of 'El Chapo' and made a very special bond with the Colombian actor Alejandro Aguilar, who plays Toño, one of histrusted men in the series.

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In 'El Chapo' Season 2, Marco De la O will change his appearance and show his talent to play the newstage of 'El Chapo'. Don’t miss the world premiere of 'El Chapo' Season 2 this Sunday, September 17, 10pm/9C on Univision.

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