Fernando Dente

Fernando Dente
Born January 7, 1990
Buenos Aires
Nationality Argentinian
Occupation Actor, singer, dancer, theater director
Parents
  • José Dente (father)
  • Ada Rizzutti (mother)
Relatives
  • Lucas Dente (brother)
  • Guido Dente (brother)
  • Tomás Dente (brother)

Fernando Dente (born January 7, 1990 in Buenos Aires) is an actor, singer, dancer, driver and theater director in Argentina.[1] He is known for winning the reality High School Musical: Selection and later for having starred in the movie High School Musical: The Challenge, for which he competed in the same competition.

Early life

Fernando has three siblings: Guido, Lucas and Thomas Dente. Since his childhood, Fernando has two great passions: riding, sports, and musical comedy. He studied at the Colegio La Salle in the neighborhood of Flores (in Buenos Aires) and was trained in musical theater and comedy with Hugo Midon (1944-2011). In 2009 his mother, Ada Rizzuti died. Later in March 2014, his father Joseph died as well.[2]

Career in Film and Television

High School Musical: The Selection

In 2007, Fernando joined the group of twenty selected from 26,000 applicants, who would participate in the reality High School Musical: Selection. This cycle was intended to choose the players for the local film adaptation of Disney High School Musical , High School Musical: El Desafio. On Sunday, October 21, 2007 the end of the cycle took place, in which both Fernando Dente and Agustina Vera became the winners of the cycle after beating Gaston Vietto and Sofia Aguero Petros, earning the right to star Troy and Gabriella in the national version of the film.[3]

High School Musical: The Challenge

In 2008 he starred in High School Musical: The Challenge. In this film he played a young captain of a rugby team. The film was released on Thursday, July 17, 2008 in Argentina.[4]

Discography

Year Title Record Company
2007 Acting, dancing, singing Sony BMG
2008 High School Musical: The Challenge
2009 Teach me to live Metronome
2013 Almost Normal Palermo Films

Awards and Nominations

Year Prize Category Work Result
2008 ACE Award Breakthrough Male Hairspray Nominated
Clarin Entertainment Awards Male Newcomer in theater Hairspray Won
2010 ACE Award Musical actor Spring Awakening Nominated
Hugo Awards Best Actor in musical off Musicool Nominated
Hugo Awards Best actor in musical Spring Awakening Won
2011 Florencio Sánchez Award Musical performance Spring Awakening Nominated
ACE Award Male musical performance, music hall and / or coffee concert Musicool Nominated
2012 Hugo Awards Best performance male cast Almost Normal Nominated
2013 Florencio Sánchez Award Musical performance Almost Normal Nominated
Hugo Awards Male Performer in child-youth Tanguito mine Nominated
2014 Florencio Sánchez Award Best Actor in a Musical Fierce Tango Nominated
2015 Kids Choice Awards Argentina Favorite actor -- Nominated
2016 Awards "VOS" Best singer Stravaganza: No Rules for Love Nominated
Carlos Awards Breakthrough Male Stravaganza: No Rules for Love Nominated
Carlos Awards Best Singer in Show Stravaganza: No Rules for Love Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Fernando Dente". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "La reconciliación en vivo de Tomás y Fernando Dente: "Somos muy distintos y eso es bueno"". 16 December 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Final sung: finished "High School Musical, selection" and Disney think about the film". 22 October 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "High School Musical: El desafío (2008)". Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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