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Facundo Gambandé |
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| Full Name |
Facundo Gambandé |
| Nickname(s) |
Facu |
| Gender |
Male |
| Born |
January 10, 1990 (age 34) |
| Eye Color |
Brown |
| Hair Color |
Black |
| Occupation |
Actor, singer, dancer |
| Years active |
2012–present |
| Role | |
Facundo "Facu" Gambandé, (born January 10, 1990) is an Argentine actor, singer, and dancer. He is best known for portraying Maxi on the Disney series Violetta. He is friends with Candelaria Molfese, Alba Rico, Diego Domínguez, Martina Stoessel, Samuel Nascimento, Lodovica Comello, Nicolás Garnier, and Mercedes Lambre.
Early Life and Career
Gambandé was born on January 10, 1990 in the city of Córdoba, Argentina. He is the second oldest of four siblings. His career began in 2011 when he began filming for the TV show Violetta. He took on the role Maximiliano "Maxi" Ponte, a student at On Beat Studio and one of the protagonists, Violetta's best friends. Facundo is currently filming for Violetta 3. He also participated in the four CDs that the series launched: Violetta, Cantar es lo que soy, Hoy Somos Más and Violetta en Vivo.
In 2013-2014 he toured Latin America and Europe alongside the cast of Violetta as part of Violetta En Vivo. In 2015, he toured again with the cast of Violetta in the Violetta Live tour, through Europe and Latin America.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012–2015 | Violetta | Maxi Ponte |
Co-star |
| 2016 | Educando a Nina | Leonardo | |
| 2019–2020 | BIA | Marcelo |
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Trivia
- Facu is a Capricorn.
- He sleeps a lot and Candelaria always has to wake him up to go to the set.[1]
- He has a dog called Albus.[2]
- He once went to Disneyland Paris with several of the other cast members from Violetta. [3]
- The name Facundo means 'fertile'. [4]
- His fans are called "Facunáticas".
- He participated in both the Violetta en Vivo tour and the Violetta LIVE tour. [5]
- He has a brother named Nacho, which could be short for Ignacio, and a sister called Lucía.[6][7]
- He has an infinity tattoo on his side.[8]
- He portrayed the character Leonardo in the TV-show "Educando a Nina", produced by the Argentinian channel Telefe.[9]
- He did a photoshoot for Contardi with his Violetta co-star Florencia Benítez.[10]
- He revealed in a Q&A on Instagram, that he wanted Maxi to be Gay, before he felt in love with Naty.
- He is the first LGBT cast member.
Gallery
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To view the Facundo Gambandé gallery, click here.
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References
- ↑ Interview of Facundo and Candelaria on The U-Mix Show.
- ↑ Facundo and his dog.
- ↑ News article about the cast's trip to Disneyland
- ↑ Meaning of Facundo
- ↑ The cast for the Violetta LIVE tour
- ↑ Facu's tweet about his brother's birthday.
- ↑ Facundo with his sister
- ↑ Facu's Tattoo.
- ↑ Facundo's tweet about Educando a Nina
- ↑ Facu and Flor's photo shoot.