William Levy is one of the most successful actors at international level who recently returned to the limelight with the new version of “Café con aroma de mujer”, the Colombian soap opera that conquered Netflix and gave a new boost to his career. Although much is known about his life, few know the origin of the Cuban interpreter’s surname.
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And Levy has captured the public not only with his physical attractiveness, but also with his charisma and talent. The Cuban interpreter has thousands of followers in countries like the United States, Spain and different parts of Latin America.
Although the 41-year-old actor’s personal life is public knowledge, his split from Elizabeth Gutiérrez is something special, while other aspects of his intimacy are little known, such as the origin of his last name. Surprisingly, it doesn’t belong to his father and has a rather peculiar history. Here we tell you the details.
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William Levy was born in Cojímar, municipality of Habana del Este in the province of Havana (Photo: William Levy / Instagram)THE ODD ORIGIN OF WILLIAM LEVY’S LAST NAME
The Cuban actor’s surname Levy does not belong to his father but to his mother Barbara. According to the MDZ portal, he is of Jewish origin.
William Levy was born in Cojímar, municipality of Habana del Este in the province of Havana. His maternal grandfather was an Ashkenazi Jew who had to separate from his own family when he married a non-Jewish Cuban; In an interview, he said he grew up in a non-religious family environment.
Abandoned by their father at an early age, he and his siblings (Jonathan and Barbara) grew up in the care of their mother and family. Shortly before his fifteenth birthday, he legally emigrated to the United States because his stepfather was granted political asylum and was able to get his family out of Cuba.
William Levy studied acting in Miami, Los Angeles and Mexico City. He was an excellent baseball player in high school, which earned him a scholarship to attend college.
He then began his studies in business administration, which he interrupted after two years to enter the entertainment industry.
He was hired as a model by the Next Models agency and later took part in two television reality shows broadcast by Telemundo: Isla de la tentación and Protagonistas de novela. At the latter he met the actress Elizabeth Gutiérrez, with whom he has two children.
The first works by William Levy were obtained thanks to the production company Venevisión Internacional. He took part in some soap operas and his surname started to gain meaning with “Never forget you”, then “My life is you” and “Acorralada”.
He was also the protagonist of Cuidado con el Ángel (2008), Sortilegio (2009), Triunfo del amor (2010), La tempestad (2013) and other productions, most recently the rewrite of Café con aroma de mujer”, where he conquered the audience with his interpretation of Sebastián Vallejo.