José Guillermo Cortines

José Guillermo Cortines (born December 5, 1973) is a Dominican actor and singer who is involved in films, telenovelas, musical theatre and television. Jose Guillermo studied in Santo Domingo. He graduated from Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU) in 1996 having specialized in Graphic Design and Publicity. He took singing lessons with Frank Ceara, María Remolá and Nadia Niccola. He started his artistic career playing guitars in Rock bands. In the early 1990s, he entered television as host on programs such as, "Sin la Muela en Vivo" broadcast by "Mango TV", also hosted "Cocoloco Internacional", "Boulevard 37", "Bureo Café" and more. He played in the popular TV miniseries, "Hasta que la Muerte nos Separe", "Cuando llama el Amor", "El Planeta" and "Apartamento 402" for Mariasela Alvarez's weekly program, "Esta Noche Mariasela". He also appeared in Paraíso which aired in Spain. In 1997, his roles in the theater earned him popularity. Under the direction of producer Nuryn Sanlley, he played the role of Tony Manero on Saturday Night Fever", Rolf Grubber in The Sound of Music. In 1999, he worked in the musicals Los Tres Mosqueteros and Grease. In 2003 he worked with producer Amaury Sánchez, in "Sonido para una Imagen" and in 2005 in "Disco Forever". Other plays in which he appeared are La Bella y la Bestia, "Los Piratas de Barba Negra" and "Una Fiesta Inolvidable". In 2008 he played Marius Pontmercy in "Les Miserables" and in 2012 he took the role of Benny in "La Barbería" an off broadway show in New York city. He has played different characters in Telemundo's & Univision novelas like: Trópico, El Rostro de Analía, Amores de Luna, Más sabe el Diablo, Sacrificio de mujer, Eva Luna, Corazón Apasionado, Mia Mundo, Corazón Valiente, Mia Mundo 2, El Rostro de la venganza and Marido en alquiler. He then participated in "Buscando mi Ritmo" the reality show from Telemundo in which he became the show's winner. In 2014 he went back to DR to work in three different featured films. El Pelotudo, Codigo Paz and Pa'L Campamento. Now in 2015 he's back in the novelas with Telemundo. Actually recording.