Carlos Ponce was born on 4th September 1972 in Puerto Rico. His father’s name is Carlos Ponce Sr. and his mother’s name is Esther Freyre. After the Cuban Revolution, his parents moved from Cuba. He was raised in Humacao as his parents moved there after his birth. He was an active participant in plays during his school days. He used to enact and put up shows for his family members also at home. He appeared in TV commercial at the age of six years. He was part of the drama club at his high school in Humacoa. In the year of 1986, his family relocated to Miami in the state of Florida. He continued to be part of the school plays there also. He won the award for the “Best Student Actor” in the entire southern part of United States of America.
He won the scholarship through Southeastern Theatre Conference in the year of 1990. After that he enrolled in the “New World School of the Arts conservatory”. He made his first debut in TV industry at a good level through a Spanish TV station named as “Univision” and he hosted a show called “Hablando”. He left his university studies soon after the show. After show ended, he was offered a role in soap opera in Mexico when he was visiting a friend there. The show was named as “Guadalupe”. The show belonged to a Mexican TV station named as “Televisia”. He played the main character in another show named as “Sentimientos Ajenos”. He won the “Actor Revelation of 1997” from Eres Magazine which was a pure Mexican publication. He was also named as “Best Actor” by another Mexican magazine named as “TV y Novalas”. After his first show ended, he came to Miami and was hired by Unvision. He hosted a show for them for nearly 3 years. He won the “ACE Award” for the same. He has been seen in various American TV series such as 7th Heaven & 90210 of Beverly Hills. He was seen in the guest star in the shows like “Donny & Marrie” and “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee”. In the year of 2003, he was seen as himself in the movie “Chasing Papi”. In 2006, he was part of recording of the Spanish version of “The Star – Spangled Banner” which became very controversial. He was the host of the “Miss Universe” pageant in the year of 2006. He was seen in the movie named as “Just My Luck” along with McFly, Chris Pine and Lindsay Lohan. In the year of 2009, he played the role of a good looking yoga instructor in the show named as “Couples Retreat”.
He was married to Veronica Rubio. His wife was his high school sweetheart. They have 4 children together. The couple headed for divorce in the year of 2010. After that he dated Ximena Duque for 5 years. He has a current net worth of 5 million dollars. His biography can be found in all the major websites.
Birth Date: | 4 Sep, 1972 |
Age: | 47 yrs |
Citizenship: | Puerto Rico |
Birth Place: | Santurce |
Gender: | Male |
Description: | Puerto Rican actor and musician |
Net Worth 2021: | 8 million |