Carlos Ponce continued to expand his acting career by participating in various American television series.
31 Facts About Carlos Ponce
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Carlos Ponce did not limit himself solely to a career in television.
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Carlos Ponce, who is a singer, is active in the American movie industry as a character actor.
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Carlos Ponce attended high school in Humacao and was a member of the school's drama club.
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In 1986, the Carlos Ponce family moved to Miami, Florida, and Carlos Ponce continued to participate in his school's productions at South Miami Senior High.
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Carlos Ponce was named the best student actor of the southern region of the United States.
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In 1990, Carlos Ponce participated in the Southeastern Theatre Conference and competed for the chance to win a scholarship.
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Carlos Ponce won and enrolled in the New World School of the Arts conservatory.
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The talent director of the station met Carlos Ponce and offered Carlos Ponce his first role in a soap opera: Guadalupe, starring Adela Noriega and Eduardo Yanez.
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Carlos Ponce participated in another soap opera for Televisa, Sentimientos Ajenos, in which he played the main character.
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Carlos Ponce received the "Actor Revelation of 1997 Award" by Eres magazine and named "Best Actor" by TV y Novelas magazine.
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In between productions, Carlos Ponce returned to Miami and Univision hired him as the host of a new show, Control.
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Carlos Ponce hosted the show for three years and won an "ACE Award".
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Carlos Ponce hosted the 2006 Miss Universe pageant in Los Angeles, with Shandi Finnessey, Nancy O'Dell and Carson Kressley.
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Carlos Ponce starred in Perro Amor in 2010 on the same network.
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In 2012, Carlos Ponce began hosting the hit Puerto Rican singing competition for kids on Wapa Television called Idol Kids Puerto Rico.
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In 2013, Carlos Ponce appeared on Telemundo's Santa Diabla as Humberto Cano.
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In 2003, Carlos Ponce played himself in the movie Chasing Papi alongside fellow Latinos: Puerto Ricans Roselyn Sanchez, Lisa Vidal, Walter Mercado, Colombian actress Sofia Vergara, and Latin pop singer Jaci Velasquez.
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In 2005, Carlos Ponce briefly appeared in the movie Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo.
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In 2006, Carlos Ponce participated in the controversial recording of the Spanish-language version of the Star-Spangled Banner, called "Nuestro Himno", alongside Wyclef Jean, Gloria Trevi, and Olga Tanon.
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Carlos Ponce hosted the Miss Universe 2006 pageant in Los Angeles, along with Nancy O'Dell and Carson Kressley.
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Carlos Ponce appeared in the movie Just My Luck, with Lindsay Lohan, Chris Pine, and McFly.
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In 2009, Carlos Ponce starred in the second season of Lipstick Jungle, where he played a character named Rodrigo.
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Carlos Ponce later stated that he accepted the role because it could "benefit" his career.
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From 2014 to 2015, Carlos Ponce co-starred in the ABC comedy Cristela as Felix, the male lead on the show.
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In 2020, Carlos Ponce appeared in Julie and the Phantoms as the titular character's father, Ray Molina.
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Carlos Ponce was awarded a Double Platinum Award for the sales which his album generated.
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In 1999, Carlos Ponce recorded his second studio album, Todo lo que Soy.
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Carlos Ponce appeared in ABC's drama series Once and Again.
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That same year Carlos Ponce participated in the Televisa production Sin Pecado Concebido, along with Mexican actress Angelica Rivera.
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Carlos Ponce married his high school sweetheart, photographer Veronica Rubio, the sister of current US Senator Marco Rubio.