Polo Morín
Morín in 2017
Born
Leopoldo Morín Garza

(1990-11-03) November 3, 1990
Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Occupation(s)Actor, model
Years active2010–present

Leopoldo Morín Garza (born November 3, 1990), known professionally as Polo Morín, is a Mexican actor and model.

Early life and education

Morín was born in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico on November 3, 1990.[1] He studied Economics and Business at the Universidad Anáhuac.[1] He studied acting in CasAzul, Casa del Diezmo and in some workshops at his university Universidad Anáhuac.[1]

Career

Morín began his career as an actor in the series La rosa de Guadalupe in 2010.[2] In 2011, playing Osvaldo a murderer appeared in the episode "Cuidar el amor", the following year won a prize for best performance at the ceremony Bravo Awards 2012.[2] In 2012, he participated in the series of MTV entitled Último año, with Martín Barba. In 2013, he participated in the series Como dice el dicho in episode 4 of season 3: "Al mal paso".[3] In that same year, it interpreted to a character gay in the series Gossip Girl: Acapulco, in which it had many critics and repercussions after interpreting to that character.[4][1] In 2014, he was chosen by Juan Osorio to play "Nando" in the telenovela, Mi corazón es tuyo,[5] in 2015, which he won the award "Favorite Actor" at the Kids Choice Awards México.[6][7] Later in 2014, he debuted in the cinema in the film Fragmented directed by Douglas Elford which was recorded in Mexico in November 2013.[8] In 2015, he recorded the film Sobre tus huellas, which premiered in Mexico in 2016.[9] At the end of 2015, he was chosen again by Juan Osorio to participate in the telenovela Sueño de amor, which premiered in Mexico on February 22, 2016,[10] in the telenovela Morín interpreted to a character who suffered of diabetes.[11] At the end of 2016 after auditioning for the casting of the telenovela of El Bienamado, was chosen by Nicandro Díaz González to play the character of Jordi De Ovando.[12][13]

Personal life

In December 2016, Morín was involved in a scandal about his sexuality, due to photos that a hacker posted on Morín's Facebook.[14] After this, Morin confirmed that the photographs were real and said the following through a Facebook Live:

"This has never been about hiding things from them. There are just parts of my personal life I think what is called personal life should be kept personal. So I wanted to keep it that way".[15]

In the same live, he also revealed that he prefers not to label his sexuality, saying that he is just a person who loves.[16]

Polo came to recognize he and Lambda García were in a relationship but in July 2019, he announced they had broken up.[17]

Filmography

Film

Title Year Role Notes
Fragmented 2014 Waiter Debut film
Sobre tus huellas 2018 Matías
Escuela de miedo[18] 2020 Danny Voice
Animated film
Spanish version
Escuela para seductores[19] TBA Juan

Television roles

Title Year Role Notes
La rosa de Guadalupe 2010–11 Osvaldo / Fabián 2 episodes
Último año 2012 Nicolás "Nico" Montes
Como dice el dicho 2013 Unknown role Episode: "Al mal paso..."
Gossip Girl: Acapulco 2013 Eric López-Haro Also starring; 18 episodes
Mi corazón es tuyo 2014–15 Nando Lascuráin Also starring; 176 episodes
Sueño de amor 2016 Pedro Carmona Also starring; 131 episodes
El Bienamado 2017 Jordi de Ovando Also starring; 64 episodes
Tenías que ser tú 2018 Bruno
La reina soy yo 2019 Erick / Young Charly
Who Killed Sara? 2021 young José María Lazcano Recurring role [20]
High Heat 2022 Julián Main role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Works Result
2012 Bravo Awards Best Performance La rosa de Guadalupe Won[2]
2015 Kids Choice Awards México Favorite Actor Mi corazón es tuyo Won[6][7]
2017 TVyNovelas Awards Best Young Actor Sueño de amor Won[21]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Interpreta a gay con medida". elsiglodetorreon.com.mx (in Spanish). 17 November 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Lerma, Alex. "Morín agradece a La Rosa de Guadalupe". televisa.com (in Spanish). Televisa. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Morín, Polo. "Este Jueves me toca hacerla de malo y loco en "Como dice el dicho". No se lo pierdan, a las 5:15pm por el Canal de las Estrellas". twitter.com (in Spanish). Twitter. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Polo Morín tiene personaje gay en 'Gossip Girl Acapulco'". entretenimiento.terra.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Pasillas, Iván (19 January 2015). "¿Cómo consiguió Polo Morín el papel de Nando Lascurain?". quien.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 "#KCAMEXICO: EL SLIME REGRESÓ A MÉXICO… ¡CONOCE A LOS PRE NOMINADOS!". Trendybynick (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Lista de ganadores Premios Kids Choice Awards México 2015". Espectaculostiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Fragmented una película filmada en México". laescaleta.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Polo Morín, de bebé a joven problemático". yucatan.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  10. ↑ González, Moisés. "Así le fue en audiencia al estreno de la telenovela Sueño de amor". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Sueño de amor la gran oportunidad de Polo Morín". e-consulta.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  12. ↑ Rodarte, Jorge. "Polo Morín ya forma parte de "El bien amado"". debate.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  13. ↑ TIM, Televisa (16 January 2017). "Jordi de Ovando - Las Estrellas TV". Retrieved on 18 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "¡Hacker saca del clóset a Polo Morín y Lambda García!". tvnotas.com.mx (in Spanish). 8 December 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  15. ↑ González, Moisés. "Polo Morín confirma noviazgo con otro hombre: "Estoy muy orgulloso de ser quien soy"". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  16. ↑ Morín, Polo. "Estoy muy orgulloso de ser quien soy y de tener a tanta gente que me ama a mi alrededor". Facebook (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "Polo Morín: ¡le pusieron EL CUERNO! Por eso tronó con Lambda García (FOTOS)". laverdadnoticias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  18. ↑ "Mira el primer póster de Escuela de miedo, la nueva película de Ánima Estudios". Sector Cine (in Spanish). sectorcine.com, Inc. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  19. ↑ Woodside, Maxine. ""Escuela para Seductores" arranca su filmación". radioformula.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  20. ↑ "Quién mató a Sara 2 en Netflix: fecha de estreno y nuevos personajes de la segunda temporada". Marca Claro (in Spanish). Marca. 30 March 2021.
  21. ↑ "Premios TVyNovelas 2017 Lista De Ganadores Completa: 'La Candidata' Arrasa". novelalounge.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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