William Levy

William LevyPhoto © Instagram of the artist

William Gutiérrez Levy is a model, television actor, film actor, and voice actor from Cuba, born on August 29, 1980, in Havana, Cuba.

Despite being born in Havana, at the age of 15, still a minor, his stepfather obtained political asylum in the United States, and William legally emigrated with him.

He began studying for a degree in Business Administration but did not complete it in order to pursue his true calling: acting and modeling. Hired by Next Model agency, he participated in two reality television shows, Isla de la tentación (2002) and Protagonistas de novelas 2 (2002).

He studied acting in Miami, Los Angeles, and Mexico.

He began his acting career in telenovelas with Venevision International. His debut was in Olvidarte jamás (2005), and from there he joined the cast of Mi vida eres tú (2006) and Acorralada (2007). With Pasión (2007-2008), he made his debut on Mexican television. His first leading role was in Cuidado con el ángel (2008-2009), which was broadcast by Univision. From this point on, his career as a telenovela actor, primarily in leading roles, has not stopped: Sortilegio (Mexico, 2009), Triunfo del Amor (2010-2011), La tempestad (2013).

She has made appearances in television series such as Mujeres asesinadas (Mexico, 2010) and Single Ladies (VH1, 2012), and acted in films like Retazos de vida (2008), The Single Mums Club (2014), and Addicted (2014). She has also ventured into theater, serving as both the lead and co-producer of Un amante a la medida (Mexico, 2009), which was later renamed Un amante perfecto (2010). She has lent her voice to a character in Planet 51.

In 2012, he/she secured third place in the final of the reality show Dancing with the Stars.

He was the actor in the music video for the song "I'm into you" by Jennifer López.

She was the face of the Dolce & Gabbana clothing advertising campaign in 2010.

He has been selected several times by People magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful.

Personally, he was married to the American actress of Mexican descent, Elizabeth Gutiérrez, whom he had met during his participation in Protagonistas de Novelas 2. Their relationship resulted in the birth of their two children.