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Héctor Aníbal Estrella (born February 26, 1975) is a Dominican actor, singer, and photographer. He has received multiple awards, including Best Supporting Actor for his role in Codigo Paz, in the 2015 Dominican Movie Awards La Silla and Best Actor for his role in The Watchman in the 2018 Soberano Awards.
Héctor first gained recognition as a singer in one of the most successful Dominican bands in the early 90's. He produced and hosted the tv show Mango en Directo and was the executive producer of the daily morning show Buenos Días Dominicana.
His first acting appearances were in the miniseries Una Reina en Las Américas (1997), Mambé (1998), and Mujeres Asesinas (2012). He became one of the most sought out actors for musical theater, starring in Grease (1999), Les Miserables (2008), Cats (2009) Chicago (2010), RENT (2011), In the Heights (2014).
Regarding his film career, he has participated in more than 30 films receiving accolades for his performance in Código Paz (2014), Sugar Fields (2016), Reinbou (2017), The Watchman (2017), and De lo mío (2019). With the Dominican Republic being a blooming film location for Hollywood movies, he's being cast in some of the mayor productions filmed on the island such as XXX The Return of Xander Cage starring Vin Diesel, Shotgun Wedding starring Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel and Lost City of D starring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum.- Actress
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Nashla Bogaert was born on 11 May 1986 in San Francisco De Macoris, Dominican Republic. She is an actress and producer, known for La Gunguna (2015), Código Paz (2014) and Reinbou (2017).- From childhood he enjoyed a life of luxury. In early childhood, Rubirosa moved to Paris with his father, where he headed the Dominican legation in France. In the French capital, Rubirosa enjoyed two years of university education. At the same time, he developed a strong affinity for nightlife and sports. Returning to the Dominican Republic, Rubirosa joined the army there. In 1932, as a lieutenant, he was personal assistant to the dictator Rafael Léonida Trujillo Molina. At an international polo competition, Rubirosa met the dictator's older daughter, Flor de Oro Trujillo, who had also previously studied in Paris. The lovers married in December 1932. As a result, thanks to his father-in-law's favor, Rubirosa made a career in the civil service. He worked, among other things, as Undersecretary of State for Foreign Relations and as President of the state insurance company. In 1934 he was promoted to captain in the army.
In 1935, a politically undesirable Dominican exile was murdered in New York: Rubirosa was also linked to the act, which was ordered by Rafael Trujillo and carried out by one of his relatives, but he always denied his involvement. A little later, Rubirosa was promoted to diplomatic service in 1936: he was sent with his wife Flor de Oro to National Socialist Germany, where he was deployed as first secretary in the Dominican embassy and first attracted the attention of the international press and bitterness as a plaboy and bon vivant attracted his wife's attention. His marriage to the dictator's daughter ended in divorce in 1937, but this did not affect his friendship with the head of state, who appointed him ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Argentina in 1938. A year later, Rubirosa arrived in France as a diplomatic envoy, where he was wounded in a mysterious shootout on the streets of Paris.
It was also the year in which the Second World War was started by Hitler's Germany. After the German occupation of France, the Dominican diplomat was imprisoned by the Gestapo every six months. After his release, Rubirosa met the French actress Danielle Darrieux, with whom he was married for five years. At the same time, however, he continued to pursue his affairs. He was then briefly married to the rich tobacco heiress Doris Duke. At the end of 1952, Rubirosa met the film star Zsa-Zsa Gabor in New York, with whom he had a highly publicized affair. A few years later he married her sister, Eva Gabor. In the 1950s, Rubirosa was in the headlines so often for adultery, which had destroyed the marriages of several prominent couples, that dictator Trujillo had to temporarily suspend him from diplomatic service.
The next stop in Rubirosa's married life at the end of 1953 was Barbara Hutton, the granddaughter of the Woolworth founder, another rich heiress. However, the connection only lasted until February of the following year. When another Dominican exile was murdered in the United States on Trujillo's orders in 1956, the press again linked Rubirosa to the crime, who denied any involvement. That same year, the playboy married 19-year-old French actress Odile Rodin, with whom he had his last marriage. Until the end, Rubirosa's married life was repeatedly disturbed and interrupted by affairs and sex affairs. His lovers included Soraya of Persia, Evita Peron, Marilyn Monroe and Veronica Lake. Thanks to his scandalous love life, Rubirosa became the most famous playboy of his time. In addition to his affairs with women, Rubirosa was particularly enthusiastic about racing. So he drove the Carrera Panamericana. Rubirosa also enjoyed playing polo.
When sanctions were imposed on Trujillo's regime by the Organization of American States in 1960, Rubirosa tried to defend the dictatorship by intervening with President John F. Kennedy. When Rafael Trujillo was assassinated in May 1961, the diplomat remained loyal to his son and other representatives of the regime. In 1962 Rubirosa was dismissed from the diplomatic service. After losing diplomatic immunity, he had to undergo an interrogation by the New York prosecutor's office in connection with the murder of the exiled Dominicans, which ended without charges.
Rubirosa died on July 5, 1965 in Paris after driving his Ferrari into a tree in the Bois de Boulogne.
The legend of Plaboy lived on after his death. Numerous dining establishments around the world named themselves after the dandy. In 1992, Andreas Zielcke and Kurt Scheel published the book "The Last Playboy. The Life of Porfirio Rubirosa". The dramaturg published in 2003 in New York the radio play "Splendor and Death of Porfirio Rubirosa", which clearly reconstructs the biography of the bon vivant. In 2004, the novel "Playboy" was published in Austria, with which Armin Rachet presented a fictional and ironic expansion of Rubirosa's life story. - María Cristina Camilo was born on 25 December 1918 in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic. She is an actress, known for Arrobá (2013), Mi novia está... de madre! (2007) and Un macho de mujer (2006).
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Adalgisa Pantaleon was born in San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic. She is known for La Familia Reyna (2015), Nueba Yol 3: Bajo la nueva ley (1997) and Truth or Dare (2016).- Johnny Naranjo was born on 13 January 1933 in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic. He was an actor, known for The Godfather Part II (1974) and Caribe Show (1986). He died on 25 January 2008 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
- Víctor Méndez Capellán was born on 9 August 1928 in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic. He died on 14 February 2023 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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Ramón Cordero was born on 26 April 1940 in San Francisco De Macoris, Dominican Republic. He was an actor and composer, known for Sand Dollars (2014). He died on 19 January 2017 in San Carlos, Dominican Republic.- Stan Javier was born on 9 January 1964 in San Francisco De Macoris, Dominican Republic.
- Flor de Bethania was born on 16 January 1938 in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic. She was an actress, known for Oscuros sueños de agosto (1968), España otra vez (1968) and The Curse of Father Cardona (2005). She died on 12 August 2019 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
- Elyzabeth Cheron was born on 16 March 1981 in San Francisco De Macoris, Dominican Republic. She was previously married to Luis Jose Lopez, Gabriel Stark and Roberto Roy.
- Julian Javier was born on 9 August 1936 in San Francisco De Macoris, Dominican Republic.
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Lucia Taveras was born in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic. She was a director and actress, known for Tierra de los Montero and Buga (2018). She died on 17 January 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Miriam Ariza was born on 8 January 1940 in San Francisco De Macoris, Dominican Republic. She was married to Jacinto Gimbernard. She died on 2 February 2014 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.