Editing Segundo Cernadas

{{short description|Argentine actor}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Segundo Cernadas
| image =
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| caption = Segundo Cernadas
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|3|20}}
| birth_place = [[Viedma, Río Negro]], [[Argentina]]
| birth_name = Pedro Cernadas
| othername =
| website =
| occupation = Actor
| spouse= {{Marriage|Sofía Bravo|2018}}
| children = 3
}}

'''Pedro Cernadas''' (born March 20, 1972, in [[Viedma, Río Negro]], [[Argentina]]), better known as '''Segundo Cernadas''', is an [[Argentine]] actor and politician.

He was influenced by a show business insider to change his screen name to "Segundo", the name of his favorite fictional character, the protagonist and an actor in ''[[Don Segundo Sombra]]''.

Pablo Ponce, a well known Argentine acting instructor, was Cernadas' first professional acting teacher. Soon after, Cernadas was accepted by one of Argentina's top show business academies.

Although Cernadas' main acting interests were in the theatrical area, soon after being accepted by the academy, he made his [[television]] debut, acting in ''[[Montana Rusa, Otra Vuelta]]'' ("Rollercoaster, (let's go) One More Time"). He followed that by participating, as a married medical doctor in ''[[90-60-90 Modelos]]''. In 1997, Cernadas made his third appearance in a telenovela, in ''[[Ricos y Famosos]]'' ("Rich and Famous"), which became a major international hit. 1998 was an important year in Cernadas' life: after participating in ''[[Milady: La Historia Continua]]'' ("Milady: The Story Continues)", which was the sequel to Argentine [[soap opera]] classic ''[[Milady (telenovela)|Milady]]'', while considering moving to Mexico to work there, he was convinced to stay in his home country by producer [[Raúl Lecouna]], who offered Cernadas his first starring role as a telenovela actor, in another soap that would become a major hit: ''[[Muñeca Brava]]'' ("Wild Angel"). This soap opera was successful  and that Cernadas travelled across Argentina, and many other countries, to relive his character at various acting venues for the next two years.

In 2000, he played the role of "Bebo" in ''[[Los Buscas de Siempre]]'' ("The (same) Bullies of Always)". Later on that year, he would once again play a doctor, in ''[[Los Medicos de Hoy]]'' ("Today's Doctors").Cernadas would not become a major international super-star until 2002, when he flew to [[Peru]] to act in ''[[Bésame Tonto]]'' ("Kiss me, Fool"), alongside [[Gianella Neyra]]. The soap opera, which featured romantic, family and [[mafia]] twists, became the number one show in many countries, such as the [[Dominican Republic]], [[Chile]], and [[Panama]]. In 2003, he participated in ''[[Dr. Amor]]'' ("Dr. Love") . By 2004, [[Univision]] began to show ''Bésame Tonto'' in the United States; and  Cernadas became the first Argentine actor to star in a [[Philippines|Philippine]] telenovela, when he went to [[Manila]] to participate and team-up with [[Iza Calzado]] in ''[[Te Amo, Maging Sino Ka Man]]'' ("I Love You, Whoever You Are").

In 2005 he returned to [[Argentina]] and worked at ''Amor en custodia'' (2005) and ''Se dice amor'' (2006).

== Political career ==

In 2015 he ventured into politics, and was elected councilor for the city of [[Tigre, Buenos Aires|Tigre]].

In 2015, while serving as councilor, he was appointed as head of the [[ANSES]] for Tigre, generating strong controversy due to his lack of experience. There were allegations of nepotism involved with the appointment. He later resigned from the city council to head the agency.

In 2017, he led the list for councilors for [[Juntos por el Cambio|Cambiemos]] in the city of Tigre. In 2019, he ran for mayor. In 2021, while also regaining his council seat, he was elected president of the Honorable Deliberative Council of Tigre.  .

==Filmography==
===Telenovelas===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year!! Telenovela!! Role
|-
|align=centre|1996 ||''[[90-60-90 Modelos]]''|| Dr. Fabrizio
|-
|align=centre|1996 ||''[[Montaña rusa, otra vuelta]]''||Diego
|-
|align=center|1997 ||''[[Ricos y Famosos]]''|| Agustín Garcia Méndez
|-
|align=center|1998 ||''[[Milady, la historia continua]]'' ||Leonardo López Quintana
|-
|align=center|1998 ||''[[Muñeca Brava]]''|| Pablo Rapallo
|-
|align=center|2000 ||''[[Los buscas de siempre]]''|| Baby
|-
|align=center|2000 ||''[[Los medicos de hoy]]''|| Dr. Federico Ezcurra
|-
|align=center|2002 ||''[[Todo sobre Camila]]''|| Alejandro Novoa
|-
|align=center|2003 ||''[[Bésame Tonto]]''|| Romulo Martinez
|-
|align=center|2004 ||''[[Te Amo, Maging Sino Ka Man]]''|| Principé Aragon de Montenegro
|-
|align=center|2005 ||''[[El Patrón de la Vereda]]''|| Javier
|-
|align=center|2006 ||''[[Se dice amor]]''|| Rodrigo García Pueyrredon
|-
|align=center|2008 ||''[[Valentino, el argentino]]''|| Valentinov alter ego
|-
|align=center|2009 ||''[[Pasión Morena]]''|| Oscar Salomón
|-
|align=center|2009|| ''[[Bella Calamidades]]'' || Marcelo Machado Cardona
|-
|align=center|2010|| ''[[El Fantasma de Elena]]'' || Eduardo Girón
|-
|align=center|2011|| ''[[Todo te amo for you]]'' ||Martin
|-
|align=center|2011|| ''Ana Cristina''||Gonzalo de Ribera Martinelli/Oscar de Ribera
|-
|align=center|2012|| ''[[Dulce amor (TV series)|Dulce amor]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radiomitre.cienradios.com/segundo-cernadas-hablo-la-denuncia-juan-darthes-fue-algo-brutal-tremendo/|title=Segundo Cernadas habló de la denuncia a Juan Darthés: "Fue algo brutal y tremendo"|date=2019-07-03|website=Radio Mitre|language=es-AR|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>||Lorenzo Amador
|-
|align=center|2014|| ''[[Demonio Del cielo (telenovela)|Demonio del cielo]]''||Rolando Ferrer
|}

===Television series===
*(2003) ''Dr. Amor'' ... Dr. Fernando Diaz Amor
*(2005) ''Quien es el jefe?''

==Personal life==
Segundo Cernadas married the Peruvian actress [[Gianella Neyra]] in 2004. They had a son named Salvador who was born in 2008. Cernadas and Neyra divorced in 2011.

In 2012, he started a relationship with the lawyer Sofía Bravo who he married in 2018 after 6 years. The couple have two daughters, Isabel who was born on December 27, 2019, and Jacinta, born on April 19, 2021.

==References==
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==External links==

* {{IMDb name|id=0148644|name=Segundo Cernadas}}
*[http://segundocernadas.blogspot.com/ http://segundocernadas.blogspot.com/] (Fan Site)

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