

Rafael Amaya's cinematic debut was with the film "Desnudos" of Enrique Gomez Badillo, in which he was nominated for the first time with the prestigious Diosa de Plata in which he later went on to win with “Asi del Percipicio” Rafael Amaya's interpretation of a homosexual lead him to a nomination and earned him the award of Diosa de Plata for Best Male Actor. He worked with producer Lucero Suarez headlining Televisa’s first telenovela to be filmed out side of Mexico, "Las dos Caras de Ana"(2006). Rafael Amaya has participated in several novelas for Televisa including, "Sin Pecado Concebido” for which he was nominated for the awards of " Best On Screen Revelation” for Premios Heraldo de Mexico and Premios TVyNovelas. He bursted on the scene with the international Mexican group, Garibaldi recording two albums "Casado sabe mas bueno" (1999) and "Punto G" (2001). Rafael Amaya was born in the city of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. José Rafael Amaya Núñez, born February 28, 1977 Rafael Amaya says that "El señor de los cielos" is another step in the evolution of the soap opera and advises his fans not to miss it because "We're doing things that have never been done. Rafael Amaya has starred in a number of successful soaps since then, in particular "Alguien te mira" and "La reina del sur," the latter of which he considers to be a revolutionary production in the genre. His career as an actor in soap operas kicked off in 2001 with a role in "Sin pecado concebido," along with Angelica Rivera, the wife of Mexico's current president, Enrique Peña Nieto. Rafael Amaya began his performing career with the youth musical group Garibaldi. Aurelio was blinded by power and by ambition, but here we see that power isn't everything, that money isn't everything." The story, although violent, carries a very important message, Rafael Amaya said: "It's deep, it's born from the deepest feelings. He's an excellent strategist," Rafael Amaya said. He's a man of the people, who is able to 'read' others and knows when someone is going to betray him and who is useful to him for what. And my character is a very interesting individual because he's a very emotionally intelligent man. "For me, the most important – the most fascinating – thing is human behavior. Rafael Amaya – who stars in the program along with Fernanda Castillo, Ximena Herrera, Angelica Celaya and Gabriel Porras – says that the role of Casillas allows him to explore the dark side of life, something that he enjoys as an actor.

How did he do it? Certainly, it's all fiction, but it's what we explore in this story," the 36-year-old actor born in Sonora state told Efe in an interview.Ĭasillas, a man blinded by ambition, got the nickname "El señor de los cielos" (The lord of the skies), because he used an impressive fleet of aircraft to make his drug shipments.

"This is the story of a man who came from nothing and became one of the richest and most powerful. The role of Aurelio Casillas, an ambitious and manipulative man who becomes one of Mexico's most powerful drug traffickers, is one of the strongest parts Rafael Amaya has been called upon to play. Mexican actor Rafael Amaya plays the lead role in "El señor de los cielos," a new soap opera Telemundo will air in April.
