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Carlos Mata
Mata in September 2015
Born	Carlos Enrique Mata Iturriza (1952-08-28) August 28, 1952 (age 72) Caracas, Venezuela
Occupations	Actor singer
Years active	1971–present
Children	3
Musical career
Genres	Balada Pop
Instrument	Vocals
Website	carlosmata.net
Musical artist

Carlos Enrique Mata Iturriza (born August 28, 1952), better known as Carlos Mata, is a Venezuelan television actor and singer. Born in Caracas, Venezuela on August 28, 1952, he is best known for his great career in Venezuelan telenovelas for the companies Venezolana de Televisión, Radio Caracas Televisión and, Venevisión. Mata was the protagonist in 9 telenovelas, among them the most recognized are La dama de rosa (1986), Señora (1988), Las dos Dianas (1992), Déjate querer (1993) and Enamorada (1999), among others. His album "Que por que te quiero" remained for four months on the Billboard charts in 1985, where he shared the stage with artists such as: Miami Sound Machine, Lola Flores, Celia Cruz, Joaquin Sabina, Julio Iglesias, Brigitte Nielsen, Miguel Bosé, among many others.

Through his image, he was the biggest seller of Latin American telenovelas in the world, and was even mentioned by market studies as the third export product of Venezuela, and as the most recognized Spanish non-Spanish character.

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations

References

1. "Carlos Mata, "El primer actor" celebra su cumpleaños (Video)". noticiaaldia.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
2. ^ "Biografía, historia, vida y legado musical de Carlos Mata". buenamusica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
3. ^ "Lo que no sabíamos de Carlos Mata cuando era el "galán del año"". panorama.com.ve (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
4. "Carlos Mata: "El hambre está matando a Venezuela"". primiciasya.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
5. "Carlos Mata / Luis Alfredo Ascanio". apuntes.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
6. Romero, Hillary. "Carlos Mata y Catherina Cardozo se incorporan a la nueva temporada del Señor de los Cielos". ondalasuperestacion.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2017.
7. Aranguez, Teresa. "Carlos Mata es el nuevo fichaje de la serie Soltero con hijas ¡y además le da tiempo a 'desnudarse' en el teatro!". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
8. Salazar, Soreny (22 August 2023). "¡Qué, qué! Carlos Mata regresa a Telemundo tras abrirse paso en Televisa – Te contamos". vidamoderna.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
9. González, Aliana (2023-02-07). "La película La casa azul del director Claudio Callao inicia producción el 6 de marzo en Jalisco". PRODU (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-14.
10. "Miami Life Awards Ganadores 2015". miamilifeawards.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.

External links

• Carlos Mata at IMDb

• 1952 births
• Living people
• Venezuelan male telenovela actors
• 20th-century Venezuelan male singers
• 21st-century Venezuelan male singers