Roberto Ballesteros (born March 22, 1952) is a Mexican actor.[1] In some media it has been erroneously published that the actor is originally from Peru. However, the actor himself has denied this information and exhibited his birth certificate to confirm that he was born in the Mexican city of Torreón.[2]
In the United States and Puerto Rico, Ballesteros is sometimes seen working on Univision.
Ballesteros has played a variety of roles during his career, including romantic antagonists and leads. He is usually cast as a villain or as a drug dealer in Mexican action films, but has occasionally played heroes, cops and other roles as well.
Apart from several soap operas, including Rosa salvaje opposite Verónica Castro, Ballesteros has also been in films such as:
Ballesteros has also acted in mini-series such as Navidad sin Fin, María Isabel, Cañaveral de Pasiones, María Mercedes, Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real, Simplemente María, Quinceañera and others.[21] He has shared acting credits with other Mexican television and film stars like Castro, Thalia Sodi, Mario Almada, Sebastian Ligalde, Eduardo Palomo, Victoria Ruffo, Jorge Luke and Alfonso Zayas.
