1. Jencarlos Canela was born on April 21,1988 and is a Cuban-American actor and singer.
14 Facts About Jencarlos Canela
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Jencarlos Canela won Artist of the Year in the 2013 awards show Premios Juventud, and his song "I Love It" won the Song of the Summer award.
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Jencarlos Canela was born in Miami, Florida, to Cuban parents, Lisette and Heriberto Jencarlos Canela.
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Jencarlos Canela is the older brother of actor Jason Canela, and they have two older siblings, Erick and Annette.
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Jencarlos Canela refused to follow his father's military footsteps and joined Disney Channel to pursue his dream of being the first Cuban Disney Singer.
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At the age of 12, Jencarlos Canela began his musical career as the lead singer of the group "Boom Boom Pop".
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Jencarlos Canela made his acting debut in 2007 as Alfredo Torres in the hit telenovela Pecados Ajenos, in which he collaborated with Dominican singer Cristal Marie to create the theme song for the show.
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Jencarlos Canela then went on to appear in Dona Barbara in 2008.
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On January 16,2009, Jencarlos Canela signed an exclusivity contract with Telemundo.
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In 2009, Jencarlos Canela was the protagonist as Angel Salvador in the telenovela Mas sabe el diablo.
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In 2011, Jencarlos Canela began recording the telenovela Mi corazon insiste en Lola Volcan with Carmen Villalobos.
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Jencarlos Canela reappeared in 2013 in the new Telemundo telenovela Pasion prohibida with Monica Spear.
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On December 7,2015, Jencarlos Canela made his debut on English-language television starring in Eva Longoria's NBC show Telenovela.
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In March 2016, Jencarlos Canela portrayed Jesus Christ in the musical special The Passion on Fox.