Osvaldo Benavides (born June 14, 1979, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor, writer, producer and cinematographer.
Born in Mexico City, Mexico, currently resides in Tepoztlán, Morelos.
Osvaldo began acting at age 9 years.
He has participated in musical theater rods as: "El Graduado" and "Todos eran mis hijos".
Benavides began his career in television from an early age, on the telenovela El abuelo y yo, along to Gael García Bernal, and Ludwika Paleta.
1995
Two years later, in 1995 he played Nandito, the lost son of María la del Barrio, thanks to his character, he won in the edition 14th TVyNovelas Awards for Best Young Lead Actor.
In that same year he also participated in the telenovela El premio mayor as Chicles.
1996
In 1996 he played Lazarito in the telenovela Te sigo amando, along to Claudia Ramírez, and Luis José Santander, and won again at the 16th TVyNovelas Awards as Best Young Lead Actor.
1998
In 1998, he participated in the telenovela Preciosa, and later in the film La primera noche, with the latter he made his film debut, and for which he stood out.
2000
In the year 2000, he participated in telenovela Locura de amor, and again stood out in the cinema as Rocco, in the film Por la libre.
2001
In 2001, he participated in the film Piedras verdes, a film about the philosophical-spiritual discovery of the protagonist.
In that same year he also participated in the film La segunda noche, and Seres humanos.
2002
In 2002, he appeared in Daniela, and two years later he played Damián in the telenovela Piel de otoño, and in 2006 to Curioso, in the film Un mundo maravilloso.
After these last two productions, he moved away from the world of telenovelas and the acting for eleven years.
In 2022, Osvaldo began filming Noche de Bodas (Wedding Night); Osvaldo will direct and star in the production.
On October 12, 2022, during a break in filming on Majahual beach in Oaxaca Mexico, two actors, Marco Antonio Curiel Pérez and Luis Manuel Gutiérrez, died by drowning.
The two men who worked as extras on the production could not escape the sea due to high tide.
