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Sebastián Ligarde ((:seβasˈtjan liɣarðe); born January 26, 1954) is an American actor and acting coach best known for his work in telenovelas and the big screen. In his four decade career he has appeared in more than 25 TV shows and over 90 films - most of them in first billing. In 2015, Ligarde will portray "Dr. Raimundo Acosta" in the upcoming UniMás TV series Demente Criminal, in which his former student Enrique Alejandro will interpret "Billy".〔http://www.cisnerosmediadist.com/es/media/demente-criminal/〕 ==Biography== Born Amedee Gerardo Ligarde Mayaudon to Tejano-American father Amedee Ligarde Saenz, and Mexican mother Emma Armantina Mayaudon Lopez, this duo-national began his acting career in Mexico in the play ''Fortune and Men's Eyes'' in 1974. He obtained his first film role in ''Supervivientes de los Andes'' two years later. He graduated with a degree in film directing and a minor in acting from the University of Texas at Austin, and then moved to Mexico to continue his acting career. Before finding steady work in Mexico, he appeared in various USA film and television productions with Alfred Hitchcock, John Hurt, and Richard Harris. Ligarde became known in Mexico after landing the role of ''Memo'' in the successful TV series ''Quinceañera'' in 1987. His very famous phrase "''Serena Morena''" has remained a public domain after two decades. From 1986 thru 2003 he remained an exclusive actor for the Mexican Television Producer Televisa. His popular roles in telenovelas such as ''Lo Blanco y lo Negro'', ''Entre la Vida y la Muerte'', María la del Barrio, ''Salomé'', ''Tú y yo'', ''Belinda'' and most recently ''Demente Criminal'' have kept him a household name. Ligarde is usually seen playing the role of a villain, degenerate, or miscreant. He was awarded the Diosa de Plata and El Heraldo, both for Best Film Actor in ''El Homicida''. Ligarde has also obtained four TVyNovelas Awards (Mexico's equivalent of an Emmy Award) for ''Pobre Juventud'', ''Quinceañera'', ''Entre La Vida y La Muerte'', and an Honorary Award in 2002. In 2002 the League of United Latin American Citizens named him "Sr. Internacional" for his contribution to that society and as "Honorary President of the Republic of the Rio Grande" for his contributions to the state of Texas. In 2005, Ligarde played "Gonzalo Montero", the alcoholic antagonist in Olvidarte Jamás for Venevision. He also portrayed "Alan" and "George Smith" in their TV series ''Mi Vida Eres Tu''. In 2006, he became the acting coach for Venevision and made a special appearance in Acorralada. In 2007, Ligarde played the villain "Manuel" in Telemundo's Pecados Ajenos. That same year, and for Telemundo Productions, he also made two guest appearances in the TV series Decisiones. In 2008, he played the antagonist "Santori" (a Vatican City paid hit-man) in the mini-series ''Gabriel''. This project, made by Mega-Films, reunites him with Chayanne whom he co-starred with in their first telenovela for both actors in 1986 ''Pobre Juventud''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sebastián Ligarde」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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