13 Facts About Carlos Rivera

Carlos Augusto Rivera Guerra was born on March 15,1986 and is a Mexican singer who rose to fame by winning the third generation of La Academia.

Carlos Rivera has released four studio albums and participated in six theatre productions.

Carlos Rivera's wit made him a hometown celebrity from a young age, and continued after winning singing competitions and hosting a radio show on Radio Huamantla.

In 2011, Carlos Rivera became the first Mexican actor to star in a Disney production outside of Mexico.

Carlos Rivera sold out approximately 700 shows at the Lope de Vega Theater on the famous Gran Via de Madrid, and won Best New Actor at the 2012 Broadway World Spain Awards.

In 2013, Carlos Rivera focused on his last Lion King production and the release of his third studio album, El hubiera no existe.

In 2014, Carlos Rivera participated as a judge in Spain's version of The Voice.

In 2015, Carlos Rivera joined the Lion King cast again, in Mexico, where the project was the highest grossing in the country's history.

Carlos Rivera performed in more than 300 shows from 2015 to 2016, and combined with Spain's production, he acted in over 1,000 theater shows, enjoyed by approximately 1.4 million guests.

Carlos Rivera is the only actor in the world to have starred in two original Disney productions of The Lion King, and the only protagonist to record on two soundtracks, as well as participating in the lyric adaptation of the original songs for the Spanish version.

In 2016, Carlos Rivera costarred in the telenovela El hotel de los secretos, produced by Televisa.

Carlos Rivera recorded a song for the Argentinian soap opera Los ricos no piden permiso.

Carlos Rivera has collaborated with artists including the late Juan Gabriel, Maluma, Banda el Recodo, Thalia, Jose Jose, Pandora, Reyli Barba, Ana Torroja, Marta Sanchez, Franco De Vita, Ana Carolina and Daniel Boaventura, Paulo Gonzo, Abel Pintos, Laura Pausini and India Martinez.