When it comes to successful and unforgettable soap operas from the 90s, you can’t leave out Marimar, An iconic plot, starring Thalía i Eduardo Capetillo, Which has left an indelible mark on the world of Mexican melodramas since its release in 1994.
Although it was an adaptation of revenge, The iconic teledrama managed to capture the taste of the public with the story of the beautiful, candid and humble ‘Marimar ‘ since falling in love with the rich footballer ‘Sergio Santibáñez ‘ and a luxury cast that wasted talent.
However, while it is true that the protagonists and their villains were bright stars in this story, there were other supporting characters in this production of Veronica Pimstein by Televisa who managed to completely steal the public’s heart, like the endearing ‘Esteban ‘, Personified by the Mexican actor Rafael de l’Villar.
video capture As we will remember, ‘Esteban’ was a man with a disfigured face who is madly in love with the refined ‘Bella Aldama ‘, The identity adopted by the “Costeñita de la platja” to take revenge on all those who humiliated her in the past, with whom she forges a friendship.
video capture Because of his feelings for the protagonist, he takes care of her and protects her until he decides to improve her physical appearance by undergoing surgery in the hope of capturing the attention of his beloved with a new image.
video capture More than two decades after the premiere of this story, the memory of this character remains intact in the minds of viewers but the actor who played him was not immortalized as in the frames of the soap opera, but it has evolved over time and in all aspects of its life. Look at how she looks today and what her life was like.
video capture The current look of ‘Esteban’ from Marimar
After his impeccable personification of ‘Esteban’ a Marimar for which he gained great international recognition and fame, Rafael de l’Villar continue to build his artistic career in the world of Mexican entertainment, where he debuted in 1982 as part of the cast of Spark.
Immediately after his participation in this melodrama, the artist returned to accompany Thalía in the endearing soap opera Maria, the one in the neighborhood (1995), another mega-success. And, after that, he went on unstoppably playing one character after another in more than three dozen television productions to date.
Emerald (1997), Drop of love (1998), Accomplices to the rescue (2002), My beloved girl (2003), Bet on a love (2004 – 2005), Distilling love (2007), Tomorrow is forever (2008 – 2009), My heart is yours (2014-2015), My husband has family (2017), without your gaze (2017-2018) and To love without law (2019) are some of the soap operas in which De l’Villar has participated for the last almost 27 years.
He has also been part of the recurring cast of Televisa’s unitary programs As the saying goes i The rose of Guadalupe.
Currently, the eternal lover of ‘Bella’ a Marimar he is 58 years old and, although his image has changed, he still retains the good physical appearance and gallantry of the years of his youth.
He is also still focused on his acting career. In fact, he has just added a new project to his vast career with the soap opera want it all, A production by Nacho Sada that is broadcast by Les Estrelles at 3:30 pm, where he has a participation with the role of ‘Alberto’.
As for your social media, Rafael is very active on his Instagram account where he has more than 3,000 followers, with whom he shares images about his current projects, some glances at his personal life in which he brags about his children, Valeria and Rafael, and also recalls the roles he has played in past productions, such as that of ‘Esteban’ in Marimar..