Eugenio Derbez Movies and Career Information

Eugenio González Derbez (born September 2, 1962 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico) is a Mexican comedy actor and Formula Three auto driver. Derbez is the son of actress Silvia Derbez and publicist Eugenio González Salas. Derbez developed an early childhood interest in acting. At the age of twelve, he made his television debut, acting as an extra in a telenovela. Derbez kept acting during his school years and took his first formal acting class at age 19. Derbez began acting in theater. During the early 1980s, Derbez was a regular in Cachun, Cachun, Ra, Ra!, a Mexican television show. He also participated in En Familia con Chabelo, a children's television show. In 1988, Derbez got his first recurring television character, when he played a number of roles in a comedy show called "Anabel". In 1987, he briefly worked in a television series named "Tal Como Somos" ("Just The Way we Are"). In 1990, he played "Eugenio" in a comedy film, "Transplante a la Mexicana" ("Mexican Style Transplant"). That same year he participated alongside Mexican comedian César Bono in "Fotógrafo de Modelos" ("Models Photographer"). Derbez kept making movies during the 1990s. In 1992, he began hosting the