Name
Arap Bethke
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1980-03-12 (46 years old)
Place of Birth
Nairobi, Kenya
Biography
Ricardo Arap Bethke Galdames (born March 12, 1980 in Nairobi, Kenya) is a Mexican actor.
He was born to a German father and a Chilean mother, but grew up in Mexico. He is most remembered for his role of "Chacho" in the telenovela Clase 406. In 2007 he appeared in the Ugly Betty episode "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara as Antonio Barreiro, a cafe waiter who tried to sweet talk Hilda Suarez, and after meeting her father Ignacio, was the one who tipped off a contact who was waiting for Ignacio's return to Mexico. Arap also starred in "Tierra de pasiones", and in Madre Luna as Demetrio Aguirre. He is also one of the main characters in Doña Bárbara (Telemundo series), playing the role of "Antonio Sandoval"." Although he was born on the African continent, he considers himself Hispanic since that is where he grew up. In his own words: He is made of "chile, mole andpasilla pepper" He has also guest-starred on the 1st season of RBD: La Familia as "Alvaro";Dulce Maria's new hot conquest, on episode 3 "El Que Quiera Azul Celeste... Que Se Acueste!". His cast members were Alfonso Herrera, Anahi, Dulce Maria, Christopher Uckermann, Maite Perroni, &Christian Chávez, the stars of the show and the members of the famous popular Latin pop band RBD from Mexico city. Bethke has been living in Colombia since 2005 and started in Victorinos in 2009 .
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- 2021 Single Mother by Choice as Arnulfo
- 2022 Evil Eye as Guillermo
- Soon Infatuacion as Rafa
- 2015 Falling in Love with April
- 2013 Instructions Not Included as Abogado Valentín
- 2021 Antes que Amanezca
- 2022 Amores permitidos as Manuel Jalife
- 2014 Love of My Loves as Novio Andrea
- 2018 Sobredosis de Amor
- 2020 Originless as Velkan
- 2019 Guadalupe-Kings as Dr. Roy
- 2023 Nada que ver as Dr. Quirarte
- Soon Duplicitous Minds
- 2005 Decisiones ( 1 episode )
- 2021 Buscando a Frida ( 84 episodes ) as Martin Cabrera
- 2006 Tierra de Pasiones ( 2 episodes )
- 2007 Madre Luna ( 139 episodes ) as Demetrio Aguirre / Demetrio Cisneros Aguirre
- 2015 Club de Cuervos ( 17 episodes ) as Juan Pablo Iglesias
- 2009 Victorinos ( 153 episodes ) as Victorino Gallardo Botero
- 2017 Eva La Trailera ( 118 episodes ) as Pablo Contreras
- 2012 Amor Cautivo ( 130 episodes ) as Fernando Bustamante Arizmendi
- 2013 Corazón en Condominio ( 151 episodes ) as Rodolfo
- 2014 Senora Acero ( 395 episodes ) as Gabriel 'Muñeco' Cruz
- 2015 Tanto Amor ( 120 episodes ) as Bruno Lombardo
- 2017 La piloto ( 80 episodes ) as John Lucio
- 2022 A Woman of Her Own ( 45 episodes ) as Alfredo
- 2002 Clase 406 ( 50 episodes ) as Antonio "Chacho" Mendoza Cuervo
- 2022 A Woman of Her Own ( 45 episodes ) as Alfredo Terán
- 2008 Doña Bárbara ( 190 episodes ) as Antonio Sandoval
- 2011 El Octavo Mandamiento ( 130 episodes ) as Iván Acosta
- 2019 The Usurper ( 25 episodes ) as Facundo Nava
- 2024 El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar ( 24 episodes ) as Joaquín Núñez / Conde Lucas de Treviño
- 2023 Game of Lies ( 76 episodes ) as César Ferrer
- 2024 Fugitivas, en busca de la libertad ( 85 episodes ) as Alejandro del Castillo 'El Abogado'
- 2025 Juegos de amor y poder ( 70 episodes ) as Roberto Roldán
- 2007 RBD: The Family ( 1 episode ) as Álvaro
- 2006 Ugly Betty ( 1 episode ) as Antonio
- 2021 La Casa de los Famosos ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2026 Lobo, morir matando ( 70 episodes ) as Damián Rosales «Lobo»
- 2026 Polen ( 10 episodes ) as Juan Mendoza
