THE BECKER BUGLE

We talked in Los Angeles with the new figure of hollywood and mexican cinema, a hot violinist who at the age of 17 changed his path in order to dedicated himself to acting.

I'm in Los Angeles doing the coverage for the Oscars for our magazine, when I get a call from the office telling me I have to go to Arenas; that those people are making very interesting things in hispanic cinema; that Kuno Becker is there, that he has done filming Imagining Argentina. "To be there at 12 and see if I interview him", they say. "Kuno Becker?" I ask, since I am columbian. "Yes, they told me that he is a famous mexican actor, something like Antonio Banderas", my interlocutor. I of course know who the people of Arenas are. Santiago Pozo is huge in the industry, and Arenas is the company that he created 2 years ago, after associating with Universal Poctures. Their last film, is Empire, with John Leguizamo, which made over 7 million dollars in its weekend release. And they've released the sequel to The Fast and The Furious, and a production with Antonio Banderas. But its the first time I hear that name Kuno Becker, and unfortunately I don't have time to investigate anything about his life.

I'm on my way and focused on another mission: interview an expert in trends and member of the La Jolla Institute, to understand a little bit about whats happening in the hispanic market in the east coast. At the end I discover that taking a taxi in L.A. is mas harder than taking a taxi in Manhattan on a rainy day. There I loose a bunch of time, until I arrive at Arenas and I welcomed by Venessa. She introduces me to Kuno, who gets mad at me for getting there late. We enter a boardroom and without any perlude we begin the interview, without suspecting my ignorance about his life and career. I say to myself "as soon as I am done here I will make my task of investigating his life and career.

When I'm going to ask him the first question, Kuno shoots, as if he were a cassette player on play. 20 minutes later he stops, as if it sank to a stop, and he says good bye. He said to me something like this: That his lifelong dream was to work with the director Christopher Hampton, with Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson (with whom he shares starring credits in Imagining Argentina).That if he could choose a cast, a director and a movie he would choose that one; that his passion is filmmaking; that with acting he obtains his few moments of cathersis and relief. That he was a violinist; who comes from mexican television; that he starred in a mexican film called Lucia, Lucia; that he doesn't know why he has been successful; that he is humble; down to earth; that he is thankful with life. That the character he had to play in Imagining Argentina was very strong; that he liked Argentina and that right now he is not in love. That he won't talk to me about the film because it would damage the story; nor who he represents [his role] so it won't stop me from going to see it; that the only thing he wants as an actor is that his roles/characters are real, and since I got there late, he has to go.

He says everything with that fire of experience, convinced that he has accomplished his mission. He doesn't mention one phrase out of the script, there is not a single license of his irresponsibility. He stands up and thanks me, and I see he has one of those lunchboxes kids take with them to school. Its a "Transformers" lunchbox. I ask him about that, and he showed to me, proudly that it has a thermist and that a friend gave it to him. He tells me Optimus Prime was his favorite Transformor. Kuno disappears; I talk to Venessa to schedule a photo session and we agreed to make it on next Saturday. Since Kuno doesn't have his entourage, I am going to pick him up at his house. They gave me the directions.

I am excited to think about the fact that I have the afternoon off, until I remember about my research on Kuno Becker, and just like he commented, he was a violinist in his adolescence. He obtained a scholarship to study violin in Salzburgo Austria and at age 17 he changed his path and dedicated himself to acting. After making respective studies, he worked in several mexican soap operas, won 2 important awards and this year he obtained the lead role in Lucia, Lucia. The rest of the story Kuno had summarized it for me and I felt satisfied about making my task well.

Between Tuesday and Friday in the evening there is an exchange in calls between Arenas and I. That Kuno can't make it at that time; that Kuno would like for the photo session to be earlier; that he has to go to San Diego; that they are very embarassed, but Kuno has to cancel. He has a personal problem. In the end, Kuno does the photo shoot but it has to be early on Saturday and has to last very shortly, because he has to leave in the middle of day to go to San Diego. I get a photographer and a location in an old factory in East L.A. Now I understand the work of those producers, Before this, I always asked myself what did those people who yelled at everybody in photoshoots do, but are not the ones who take the photos, nor the ones who are getting the photos taken. They give me Kuno's sizes and then comes the most fun part: a shopping spree to choose the clothes that will be used in the photoshoot. I pick Kuno up at his house around 9 in the morning. He is calm, on a good note and more alert than me. At that time it didn't work for caffeine deficiency. Since Kuno knows I'm columbian, he obviously talks to me about John Leguizamo and tells me that he saw his stand up. I thank him and to repay his courtesy I tell him that when I was little I used to watch Cantinflas movies. The photoshoot is without eagerness, with out slips and can't be any easier and uncomplicated. We connected well talking about the old Atari games and the Thundercats, that we both like.

Recently a press release arrived in which it said that they had just chosen Kuno Becker for the starring role of Two Lovers and a Wedding (Isla Bella), directed by Matia Karrell. He will surely do very well. I hope to interview him again, and talk about his successful career with his three Hollywood films that have placed him as a new Hollywood "heartthrob".

Kuno Becker arrived in Hollywood at exactly the right moment. The 26-year-old Mexican actor managed, through both luck and talent, to show up in Los Angeles just as Mexican films have become the newest toast of the town.

With the unexpected success of movies such as Antonio Serrano's Sex Shame and Tears (Sexo, Pudor y Lagrimas) and Alfonso Arau's Zapata, every major studio in town searching hungrily for more of the same, and agents, producers, and directors are looking for the next Antonio Banderas.

"I think it's always good to have different voices, voices from around the world", says Kuno Becker. "Obviously the American film industry is the biggest market in the world, but it's getting more and more content from everywhere around the globe, which I think is good. There are more choices for the public and also more choices for the actors and directors and producers. There are all sorts of different projects now, which I think are good for the world in general. Its good to have varied views."

Born and educated in Mexico City, Kuno Becker spent much of his life studying to become a violinist (he's played the instrument since age five), travelling to Austria each summer and practicing the instrument diligently. Well on his way to a career as a professional classical musician, Kuno experienced an unexpected change of heart and decided to try his hand at acting instead.

"After ten years of playing the violin," Kuno explains, "I wanted to do something different. I wanted to express emotions in a different way so I went to drama school. At first I didn't think it was a similar art form to music, but it actually is. It's a way to express yourself, to say things, and to play any instrument helps in my acting as well."

Kuno Becker's musical skills came in handy for his first role in a film in Mexico. He played a violinist in Lucia, Lucia.

"I got to play the violin because the character played one," says Kuno, "so it was useful. In the end it made the role more intimate for me and more personal, to be able to do that."

Fresh of the set of Imagining Argentina, where he starred oposite Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson, Kuno Becker's decision to move away from music and into movies seem to have been a wise one. He's now found a new agent, a new manager, and what seems to be a new life in Hollywood.

"I'm lucky," he explains. "I did TV, which I liked, but I was lookng for roles with more substance, roles that had some depth. I've been very lucky in that, so far, I've been able to find those roles. So, needless to say, I'm very happy about everything."

With out a doubt 2002 was filled with great truimphs for Kuno Becker, after passing accurately, from the pink soap operas of Televisa, to the big screen, acting in 2 important productions: Lucia, Lucia and Imagining Argentina. In Lucia, Lucia he acted alongside the argentine actress Cecilia Roth (All About My Mother); and was directed by the mexican director Antonio Serrano (Sex, Shame and Tears); and in Imagining Argentina he shares starring credits with the spanish actor Antonio Banderas and the english actress Emma Thompson.

In Lucia, Lucia, Kuno took with him something more than fame and recognition: 2 talented friends, to whom he left a very good impression. The spanish writer and journalist Rosa Montero, who is the author of the novel from which the film Lucia, Lucia was based on and the talented actress Cecilia Roth.

"I met Kuno in Mexico", said Rosa, "during a visit I made to the movie set when they were filming some scenes from the film and I believe he acts wonderfully. This young actor has the Angel (carisma), he is to die for, he conquers the spectator. There could not have been a better actor to give life to Adrian [Kuno's role in Lucia, Lucia]. I imagined Adrian like that."

Cecilia on the other hand, got to know Kuno better during the 3 months that Lucia, Lucia was filmed in Mexico, and Cecilia thinks: "I consider Kuno to be enormously brave, he left his great career in television to debut in cinema; he risked and everything went great for him. And its just that he has something magnificent and highly contagious: the passion, a delivery and authenticity that he cannot hide. He is a professional actor".

Imagine together the spanish actor Antonio Banderas, the english actress Emma Thompson and mexican actor Kuno Becker. Now give loose rein to your imagination and place them in the Argentina of the 70s. Yes, because that is what you are gonna see in the film Imagining Argentina when its released in theatres. So far, the world-wide release of the film has been recently given in Madrid. Antonio Banderas is emphatic that the dirty work in Imagining Argentina is a story that should never be forgotten. And its possible that the film will be released in the U.S. during the autumn.

Now imagine Antonio Banderas as Carlos Rueda the director of a children's theater, that has the gift to see the destiny of the disappeareds, but when he tries to use his power to locate his wife it is hard for him to see the whereabouts of his wife Cecilia (portrayed by Emma Thompson), a journalist who dared to denounce the abuses of the military government and became one more disappeared. With his impossibility to "imagine" Cecilia, Carlos begins a journey in the search for Cecilia. Ruben Blades is Silvio, Carlo's best friend.

Imagine the young actress Leticia Dolera as Teresa, the daughter of Carlos and Cecilia. Carlos and Teresa participate in the manifestations of the mothers in "la plaza de Mayo", protesting for their missing relatives. Their Carlos meets Gustavo, a good looking young man, who tells Carlos that one of his family members was kidnapped, While they talk in the temple, some mysterious vehicles take away many of the women outside.

Finally imagine Kuno Becker as that young man, Gustavo Santos, a character based on lieutenant Astiz, "the white angel", a young man who is not what he pretends to be, that behind that angelic face exists a hard and cold man, capable of hurting and damaging innocent people. A hard role for Kuno Becker, but the director and screenplay writer of Imagining Argentina, Christopher Hampton, britanic and born in Portugal, was more than satisfied with Kuno's work. Since Kuno Becker demonstrated the talent he has and his acting capacity, with his character. Which is totally different from Kuno and what he has done in his acting career. Character that was a challenge for Kuno.

Imagining Argentina was presented in the last Film Festival of Venice and recieved very good reviews from the press, and counted with the public's support whom where more than satisfied with the film, with the respect the story was told and how great it was done. The public showed their support for the film, and that they liked Imagining Argentina by giving it a standing ovation that lasted over 5 minutes after its screening in the festival, it was filled with applause and positive comments. The only ones who were bothered by the film and dedicated themselves to talk trash about Imagining Argentina, was Univision, because for obvious reasons they were angered with the success of this great film.

In the release of Imagining Argentina in Madrid, the whole cast carried on their clothes a black bow as a symbol of duel by the victims of the attacks that shocked the spanish capitol on March 11, where 191 people passed away.

The mexican actor Kuno Becker assures that his goal is to find good film roles, with the framework, of the presentation of the film "Imagining Argentina' in Madrid, Spain.

The Mexican actor Kuno Becker assured that his goal right now is " to continue to find good movie roles" that will permit him to grow as an actor, after his starring role in the film Imagining Argentina directed by the britanic director Christopher Hampton.

In an interview with Notimex,, Kuno said to have felt satisfied with his entrance to Hollywood with this film that has permited him to diversify his work as an actor and consolidates his career in Hollywood.

Although he affirmed that filming in Hollywood is very interesting, and doesn't have preferences for a concrete place, "in reality, I don't have much in my head to work in american cinema or make a mexican film".

"I'm looking for good roles, and it wouldn't matter to me, in the contrary, I would love for it to be in a different place every time, but of course I would like to film in Mexico again, and Spain also", he said.

Kuno Becker is in Spain right now, promoting his film Imagining Argentina, in which he shares starring credits with the spanish actor Antonio Banderas and the britanic actress Emma Thompson.

In Hampton's film, Kuno Becker gives life to Gustavo Santos, a repressive argentinean involved in crimes of civilians during the Argentine military regime.

"Its an interesting and complex role, which is what any actor is looking for, a character with more substance, more complex, denser and with very strong scenes", he explained about his role in the film.

Besides, "its about something totally different from what I had done until now", Kuno indicated, that he debuted in cinema with Antonio Serrano's film, "Lucia, Lucia", alongside the argentine actress Cecilia Roth.

The interpretation of Gustavo Santos behind him had ample work of documentation to deepen the character, task that, Kuno admitted resulted "very hard and dramatic, because its a story based on real life."

"I got close to him, by reading and asking people and it was really hard, horrible, its something that can't be hidden and that happened recently about 20 yrs ago. Its not something that was very distant and was very delicate to treat." he said.

With experience also in theater, where he worked in plays like "In Rome life is a Joke" and "Forbidden Faults", Kuno Becker assured that to portray the character he tried to also use the resources he had at his reach.

"Its really hard to understand how somebody could do something like this, my grandgather Kuno was german and he was a victim of nazism, and for me it was very interesting to find connections to deepen the character", he explained.

"Filmmaking is a media that offers an amplified range of characters and stories, besides there is more time to prepare things, to talk to the director, with our film companions and to try and enjoy every moment", he said.

"As a person it also leaves me with a lot of satisfaction, when I begin to get bored, because I am portraying the same character more than once, its not a challenge anymore and then I don't find it many options", he said.

"In reality my primary objective is to do something different to what I have done before", assured Kuno Becker, who at the moment is working in a project of the czech director Ivan Passer, whose filming in Kazakhstan has predicted to be retaken this summer.

After his being in mexican television in the soap operas Decieved Women [Mujeres Engañadas] and Dreamers [Soñadoras], said that he does not like to classify himself into a certain role.

"I tried to get rid of the characteristics that you (the press) said I had, what they are", he emphasized.

In the personal terrain, Kuno Becker admits that the fame of being a hollywood star and the pressure of a certain public "is part of his work", a part with which he coexists and does not become a problem to him in his day by day.

"My relationship with the people or that they consider you of a form or another in my life does not change anything, I am still the same person, although my circumstances do change a little here and there, for example Spain I live there with less pressure than in Mexico", he concluded.

A lot has been talked about, around the world of these new talents who have arrived in Hollywood, one of them being Kuno Becker. A young mexican actor who little by little has been winning territory in international cinema.

Kuno is found filming a new movie in the faraway region of Kazakhstan, in Asia, a project of the producer Ivan Passer. Kuno has the starring role.

"Its an independent film, which to my understanding was an idea from the government of that country, that was given to the director, to make known to the world the story of Kazakhstan, the migration of its tribes and the culture they have", says Kuno.

Kuno divides his time between Mexico and the U.S. , meanwhile the bloody winter interrupted the filming of the movie. Nevertheless, they will back in Asia in May of the present year, to conclude the filming that began since summer 2003.

Its a film of epic proportions,  in which actor Jason Scott Lee will be participating in too.

For Kuno, this signifies adventure, "because before the offer, I didn't even know much about kazakhstan".

Meanwhile, Kuno anxiously awaits the release of Imagining Argentina, the movie in which he shared starring credits with Emma Thompson and Antonio Banderas.

Completely spoken  in english, a film that  approaches the subject of the argentine dictatorship, the consequence of the disappeareds.

Of that filming, Kuno brought with him only great experiences.

"Emma Thompson represented something huge for me, you know, the winner of an oscar and all that". Kuno expresses, "and at the end she turned out to be the most down to earth lady in the world. She tried speaking in spanish with everybody although she was having trouble".

The situation with Antonio Banderas was similar, since the protagonist of "Desperado" always showed himself willing to rehearse with Kuno, as many times as necessary.  Besides making a good friendship, and getting along very well in the set of Imagining Argentina.

The release of "Imagining Argentina" is programmed for release between 2004-2005.

After the offers he has had to star in other films, to just think that the ex protagonist of the mexican soap opera "First Love 1000 Miles Per Hour" [Primer Amor A 1000 X Hora] will not be working in his country anymore. Kuno does not in any way agree. "I would like to do things in Mexico, in films, but right now I haven't had the time. But, of course, what I'm always looking for are great movie roles", he concluded.

Kuno Becker is succeding in Hollywood, he is very close to becoming the next mexican star in Hollywood.

Born in the city of Mexico, Kuno has been filming for many months his new flick The Nomad in Kazakhstan, a country between China and Russia. The film, which has the famous director Milos Forman (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus) as executive producer, will transform this handsome mexican actor into a Nomad of the XVIII century.

During an interview made via e-mail, Kuno Becker assured from Kazakhstan that "this is an incredible opportunity" for his career, in spite of the low temperatures. The 26 yr old actor assured us his is very happy with this experience. "I am really great! Its a very different site", he said.

Kuno Becker has been training for months, in the use of traditional weapons of that region. "Swords, knifes, arcs, arrows, in combat on horses" and how to handle themselfs with tons of equipment that those young men took in their fights, at that time.

"Its an incredible opportunity; the production is of high quality and I hope that this film demonstrates another phase of another one of my capacities as an actor", emphasized Kuno Becker, who has great hopes that this film will help even more in his internationalisim as an actor.

The Nomad, which will not be released in the U.S. until next year, tells the story of Mansur, a young man destined to united the three enemy tribes of the country.

For Kuno Becker, filming this movie wasn't only a physical challenge or as an actor, but also finding himself filming in english. "I am already quite comfortable. With each film I learn more, I loosen more, and in reality it just became second nature." Kuno assured. Kuno Becker has already filmed other flicks in the english language like Two Lovers and a Wedding (Isla Bella), which will be released in the U.S. in 2004, and Imagining Argentina which will also be released in 2004, although it doesn't yet have an exact release date. Kuno Becker learned english when he was very young, which has helped him a lot in his new career as a Hollywood actor. Since Kuno speaks really good english.

Musician turned Actor

Music and not films surrounded Kuno's life for many years. His parents taught him the love for the classics and playing an instrument, something he did at a professional level. "I studied violin for many years, from 6 to 17 yrs of age, and was going on and off to Austria to study it." The fact that his grandfather was german, and also named Kuno, made him travel to Austria.

Besides music, Kuno Becker learned the German language in elementary school and later perfected it in his various trips to Austria.

This mexican actor, who assures that went in front of the cameras (actor), "at first for curiosity, but later he fell in love with acting and the rest is history." In order to refine his technique he decided to study in the Center of Artistic Education of Televisa (mexican arts & drama school), where he attended for 3 yrs.

Kuno Becker has forged his knowledge as an actor in soap operas that he filmed in his country, Mexico. Mexican soap operas like: Dreamers [Soñadoras] where he was the protagonist, or Deceived Women [Mujeres Enagañadas], which were the fundemental base of the international actor he is today.

In such a short time he has gone from television to starring in international films like the mexican film Lucia, Lucia (with Cecilia Roth) and the hollywood film Imagining Argentina (with Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson).

His work and his talent have helped him a lot, since Kuno says that you need more than physic and luck to earn your place in the world of Hollywood. "Luck alone does not take you to success. You have to work, have discipline and have a crew & team behind, like the one I have." Kuno Becker assures, praising the role his managers have had, that has helped him get important movie roles in important films thanks to his work, talent and experience.

Within very little time, those who already know him and those who don't, will be able to see him in the three new Hollywood filmes., three films he will be starring in: The Nomad, Imagining Argentina and Tow Lovers and a Wedding (Isla Bella).

Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today voiced its support for "Imagining Argentina," stressing the importance of the film's message in bringing to light the horrific human rights violations endured by the Argentine people and the positive role the film can play in honoring the memory of the victims and their families.

The film, which stars Antonio Banderas, Emma Thompson, Ruben Blades and Kuno Becker, is an adaptation of the bestselling book by Lawrence Thornton that is set during Argentina's "dirty war" of the 1970's. During that time, an estimated 30,000 Argentines, mostly political activists, lawyers, professors and journalists, were indiscriminately snatched from streets, homes, universities and businesses and later tortured and murdered.

The film provoked controversy after it was shown recently at the Venice Film Festival. Some members of the press (Univision) were offended by the use of magical realism combined with harrowing scenes of torture; the film, however, was very well-received during the public screening at the festival with a standing ovation.

Bonnie Abaunza, director of AIUSA's Artists for Amnesty, stated "I wish to voice unwavering support for 'Imagining Argentina.' This film is a powerful depiction of the unspeakable atrocities that the Argentine people endured at the hands of their brutal government during the 'dirty war' of the 1970's. 'Imagining Argentina' is a film that honestly, disturbingly, and poignantly affirms the message that torture must end. The fact that magical realism is interspersed throughout the film as a means of artistic expression should not diminish its ultimate message of hope and love in the face of such brutality. Amnesty International believes that art can be a powerful and compelling vehicle for human rights education. Films like 'Imagining Argentina' reaffirm this belief."

Film star Antonio Banderas said in a statement "As actors and public figures we have not only the right but the duty to stand up for what we believe in. Not so much for the artistic approach to the cause we represent, but for the knowledge of the cause itself among masses around the world. People in Argentina are concerned about art. But what they are really worried about is justice."

Banderas' co-star Emma Thompson said in a statement to the press in Venice "There are still things we should talk about. I know so many people who have actually been through this, some of our crew lived through it." Thompson added that she had promised the mothers of the disappeared, who still march in Argentina to this day every Thursday, that their stories would be told. "They don't want revenge, they want justice, they want people to know," she said.

Author Thornton also came to the film's defense. In his statement to the press, Thornton said "This is a deadly serious film and the quality of the work that Christopher (Hampton, the film's director) and Emma (Thompson) and Antonio Banderas have done is extraordinary. I would challenge any critic to contradict that."

Amnesty International has plans to act on its support for "Imagining Argentina" by hosting special screenings around the world for human rights activists, including fellow Nobel Peace Laureates, government officials, celebrities and journalists who are committed to human rights issues.

Imagining Argentina will be released in theaters in 2004, film in which Kuno shares leading credits with Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson.

Kuno Becker has a trayectory that Gael Garcia and Diego Luna would die to have, since Kuno Becker in his recent arrival in Hollywood has obtained 3 starring roles, which he has earned because of his work and his great talent. The mexican actor can been seen this year on the big screen thanks to the film Imagining Argentina, that will help him to reinforce his presence abroad.                                                                              
In the film, which will be released in the U.S. this yr 2004, and which doesn't yet have a release date for Mexico, Kuno Becker shared leading credits with Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson, under the direction of the britanic director Christopher Hampton.

The movie was filmed during 2002 in different locations in Spain and the south american country, and the story is centered around life during the argentine military dictatorship, and the way in which men, through their imagination could escape from it.

The story is located in 1976, with Carlos Rueda (Antonio Banderas) a theater director for children and his wife Cecilia (Emma Thompson) a journalist, both living with their daughter Teresa (Leticia Dolera).

Kuno Becker, the protagonist of Lucia, Lucia, is Gustavos Santos in Imagining Argentina, a two-faced man who is not what he pretends to be... Carlos Rueda (Antonio Banderas) discovers who Gustavo Santos really is. A secret that will shock Carlos, after discovering that Gustavo es totally different from that good, caring man he met, to whom he offered his aid and helped him. Gustavo Santos is the antagonist of the film, Kuno's first role as a villan, which was a cool challenge for him. Which showed his talent even more and his acting capacity. That he can do any kind of roles [characters]. Gustavo Santos is a key role in the story, one of the protagonists of this anxiously awaited film.

With Imagining Argentina, the mexican actor has obtained roles in other international productions. Like the newest hollywood production The Nomad, co produced by Milos Forman.

For that film Kuno Becker had to travel to Kazakhstan around last year.

Imagining Argentina is based on the original novel by Lawrence Thornton, which will be released in the U.S. in 2004 and has had 2 premieres in Spain and in August 2003 in Italy in the Venice International Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion Award.

Kuno Becker sensation of the new Mexican cinema and intriguing surprise for the english language, in which he has become the newest Hollywood sensation. 2 years ago he burst on to the big screen alongside important actors and in roles, that are only given to actors with real talent, roles that are not given to just anyone. Only actors who have talent and the experience to take on lead roles. Kuno Becker has proved to have the talent and the sufficient experience to be able to obtain important, leading and key roles.

But the Mexican actor who has just turned 26, has spent almost all his life, in one form or another, on stage and in front of the cameras: as a precocious violinist boy, as a Soap Opera heartthrob and superstar, to an actor in cinema in english and spanish films, and now a Hollywood sensation. He even participated in the recording of an album for a Soap Opera, that sold over 150,000 copies.

"Various actors and I from a soap opera, sang a few songs and had a lot of fun." Kuno explained. "The soap opera had a lot of rating and we sold a lot of cds to our audience.

For his talent, preparation, carisma and his attractive physic, Kuno Becker has been catalogued as one of the hispanic promises of Hollywood, but now he has become more than a promise. His modesty at the time of facing the press and his fans, represents a pleasant surprise in a media plagued with so much unfounded vanities.

In 2 yrs he has made 4 films. Last year he starred in the independent comedy "Two Lovers & a Wedding (Isla Bella) directed by Matia Jarell (Behind the red door), alongside Esai Morales and Charlotte Ayanna, where Kuno said he had a lot of fun. He also starred in Lucia, Lucia, directed by Antonio Serrano (Sex, Shame and Tears), in which Kuno was nominated for best actor in the mexican MTV movie awards.

This mexican suspense comedy  broke records at the box office in Mexico last year, it was distributed in the USA with the title Lucia Lucia and has come out on sale on DVD (20th. Century Fox Home Entertainment).

He had a lead role (antagonist), in his first english film in Hollywood, in Imagining Argentina, alongside Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson which will come out in theaters in 2004.

"In Two Lovers and a Wedding" I had the lead role and in Imagining Argentina I'm the antagonist, and I did act with those actors", he says. "I don't expect the results of the film, because it has already given them to me. Its enough for me to be filming a scene with Emma Thompson".

Now he is filming his 3rd leading role in english, The Nomad, hollywood epic directed by czech Ivan Passer (Born to win) and produced by no other than Milos Forman.

"I was filming for 3 months and a half in Kazakhstan, in an asian country between China and Russia. We stopped for the winter and we will continue filming in May. Its a fun action film, thats very entertaining and tells a story from the XVIII century, about how 2 tribes were united against another one. Its the most interesting thing I have done until now."

Kuno is living in a world very different from the one he was used to. When he was 5 yrs old he began studying and learning to play the violin in the National School of Music in Mexico. He amplified those studies in Salzburgo, Austria; and from age 6 to 16 he dedicated himself to that instrument.

"When I was little I had 2 concerts with my grandmother, who is a pianist, one of Vivaldi in the minor and another one of greater Bach in re, in Mexico and California", he said.

His primary language is Spanish and speaks German and English to perfection. Grandson to germans and spaniards, he was born in Mexico and he says he is 100% Mexican. He made his primary studies in the German school of Mexico city and his family familiarized him and his brother and sister with the art and culture.

At 17 yrs of age he began to study in the school of Televisa (acting school) in Mexico and was a soap opera actor for 6 yrs. 3 yrs ago he did his last soap opera (First Love 1000 Miles Per Hour [Primer Amor A 1000 x Hora], where he recorded the album).

"One day I said; I want to surpass as an actor", he remembers, "I want to be able to choose better projects, I'm going to try".

He tried and his life totally changed. Just like Salma Hayeck in her time in Mexico, when she went from television to films, Kuno had to start from zero but on the right foot and with important and key roles. Not secondary roles, because he showed his acting capacity and that he truly deserves important roles. Because he is a real actor, with an enormous talent and passion for his career.

"Having the security in television and economically, and then throwing yourself and leaving everything behind to see if you will get to work in films, is risky. A lot of things go through your head: "What if I got and make this movie and in the end I don't make it, what if I never work again?".

The first film he did was a short film and for the role he had to summit himself to a lot of castings. "I didn't do castings anymore because they already knew me, but in filmmaking it doesn't matter if you work in television, you have to do castings. And thats where I started from zero. Later they made me the favor of telling me about the casting of Lucia, Lucia and then 6 months passed. They called me and 2 months passed, they called me again and more months passed. until I got the part and stayed in the movie".

Kuno is very thankful for all the opportunities he has had, but he knows that he has known to choose good projects. "I'm a guy that lives from his work, but I rather wait and choose a good movie, than doing anything just to get some money", he says.

Kuno is obstinate to accept that he is in the category of young actors, new values of Mexican cinema, that he is an actor with lots of talent, presence, class, and the angel to capture the attention of the public. He is an actor who cares about his work, and knows how to choose good roles. He doesn't just take anything, like some actors who do, like Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna, reason why they have not advanced in their career, besides the fact that they lack talent completely. They are just pure publicity, who only worry about appearing everywhere (tv, magazines, etc.) with out worrying about doing their job right. Kuno Becker is very different, because he worries about doing a good job, in doing something good and with quality, in WORKING, before anything. Fame is the farthest thing from his mind, because he is a serious actor. Who is here to work, to get good roles that help him grow even more as an actor. He is not here for the glamour. He is an actor who knows what he wants and that is very mature in his way of thinking. Reason why he will go very far in his career, because of his way of thinking. Because he is an actor with talent, who is still the same down to earth guy...he is Kuno Becker the funny, friendly and playful guy everybody knows. He is a guy like any other, who has not let fame change him, because he values his work and how far he has gone. Unlike Gael Garcia and Diego Luna, who are nobodies but give themselves airs of greatness, thinking that they are the best of Hollywood, when in reality they are nothing.

"Who am I to put my self at such a high level? I can't say that I am a good or bad actor. Just now they begin to locate in filmmaking. I'm looking for good roles and the good roles are in the good films. I'm not saying that there aren't good roles in tv, but the best ones are in films." said Kuno.

Can his physic influence his being successful? Kuno laughs and says he doesn't consider himself handsome.

"I hope that what I am and who I am influence for good in my work. The idea is that as an actor I can do anything and my work (talent) has helped me obtain those roles that have been given to me. I want an interesting career that fulfills me as an actor. When I decided to do this, I had to leave some things for others, but at the very, very,  end, things are coming out very good for me, which I thank God and destiny for my work."

Some years back Kuno was the fury of teen girls in soap operas; today he is outlined as an actor who can conquer Hollywood, and go as far as the same Antonio Banderas.

Playing the violin since he was 6 years old, has molded Kuno Becker's character. It was a romance that started early in his life, attending the National School of Music in the city of Mexico to the Mozarteum Academy in Salzburgo, Austria, after rigorous exams for his entrance to the Academy.

"I'm disciplined because classical music teaches you that", commented the mexican actor who gave his first steps in acting as the favorite of teen girls in mexican soap operas like Dreamers [Soñadoras], Decieved Women [Mujeres Engañadas], Camila and First Love [Primer Amor], and may others, now he has become one of the most promising actors of his country, recently acting along side great names of the filming industry like Antonio Banderas,Emma Thompson and Cecilia Roth, the argentine actress who starred in All About My Mother, which won the oscar for Best Foreign Film, in the year 2000.

Kuno exchanged music, for acting when he was 17 yrs old, at the begining for curiousity more than vocation, he recalls, but later he fell in love in such a way with his career, that he could not be taken off. He studied 3 yrs in the Center of Artistic Education of Televisia in Mexico and there he found that the discipline he learned with music would be very useful in his new career.

"Acting is also an art, a form of expression, just using only a different instrument, the body", commented the 25 yr old actor, whose paternal grandfather arrived in Mexico from Germany, and his maternal grandfather came from Spain. Both married mexican women, one a native from Sonora and another from Tlaxcala. This rich inheritence and his knowledge for different languages, German which he learned in elementary school and later perfected it during his stay in Austria, and English, which he also learned at a very young age, have helped him to undertake the road to Cinematography (Film making). Kuno didn't need an english teacher when he came to Hollywod, because he came prepared, knowing english and speaking it very well. Not like others, for example Eduardo Verastegui, who needed a teacher to learn english, because he doesn't speak a word of it, and even so he went on to make an english film. But apparently his teacher ripped him off, because he is still the same, and didn't learn anything, besides his acting is very cold and too empty. Going back to Kuno, in his short career, he has filmed in Argentina, Spain, Mexico and the U.S. In May he was in miami filming the romantic comedy Two Lovers and a Wedding where he has the leading role and worked with the cast of hispanic actors like Esai Morales and Charlotte Ayanna.


From Mexico to Hollywood, on the road to Argentina

Lucia, Lucia a mexican film based on the novel by spanish author Rosa Montero, La Hija del Canibal, which was released in the U.S. in July, was his first oportunity in a film. In this film he portrays a young musician who finds himself involved in the kidnapping of Cecilia Roth's husband, and later ends up falling in love with her. The film, in which Kuno had a nude scene, took over the mexican box office, winning the top position over films like Eminem's 8 Miles and Al Pacino with Simone. Kuno recognizes that its not a role too different from the ones he did in soap operas, but it let him enjoy the rythm of film making, explains Kuno, its more meticulous, in comparison with soap operas, in which 60 scenes are filmed a day.

The next step was Imagining Argentina, a film directed by the prestigous britanic director Christopher Hampton, winner of an Oscar in 1988, for his adaptation of the novel Dangerous Liaisons. Its a production of the Arenas Entertainment company, whom have set out to approach hispanic themes, as is the disappearance of 30,000 peope durring the military dictatorship in Argentina, in the 70s.

Kuno classifies the film, which will be released in the Spring, "a supernatural thriller, a love story". Besides the great honor and the challenge of sharing scenes with Emma Thompson, one of the most recogonized britanic actresses, winner of an oscar for Howards End, and Antonio Banderas, whom he considers an example to follow for hispanic actors. Kuno's role in the film is complex. "Its not huge, but it gives a turn to the story, Its important. A key character.", he comments, without givng much details, but feeling very happy to talk about the filming of Imagining Argentina and the set.

"We filmed strong scenes of the kidnappings, which impacted us. I remember Christopher Hampson said things that made us relax. He has a great sense of humor and says everything in the exact moment" Kuno commented, adding that the director doesn't have that britanic coldness.

Banderas has apparently left a deep mark on Kuno: "By seeing him work, I recovered my love for my career. He's a professional, even though he is a star, he's there at your disposition, always in a good mood."

Kuno feels inspired by this type of professionalism, which gets him closer to his dream: "I love being in the set, enjoying my film and only that". Portraying great characters is his goal, and he's going through the right road.

Kuno Becker couldn't be any happier! And after recieving excellent criticism from Film Critics for his work in Lucia, Lucia and Imagining Argentina, now the mexican hearthrob has a new proyect that promises to leave a mark in his successful career. We are talking about his leading role in the film The Nomad, which is already being filmed in Kazakhstan, a country in the border between Russia and China. Kuno commented: "I'm very happy, I have signed a contract and its the biggest thing that has happened to me right now. I feel very luck, no actually blessed!" In this film, Kuno gives life to Mansur, a strong and brave, mongol warrior, who has the mission to save his tribe. "When I was interviewed by the director, Ivan Passer, the first thing he asked was if I knew how to ride a horse and luckily, I do know how. So you'll be seeing me in scenes with lots of action", Kuno commented. The best part of all is that the producer, is Milos Forman, director of Amadeus and many other classic films. "For me its an honor and I don't want to let him down. Can you imagine: Mr. Forman and I working together? Wow!, said Kuno happily.

Kuno Becker, mexican hottie, advances with gigantic steps in international cinema. He obtained his third leading role in Two Lovers and a Wedding, an independent film written by Ruben Gonzalez, and by the direction of Matia Karrell. Kuno has followed that layout path since Lucia, Lucia and will soon be seen in Imagining Argentina.

Kuno comented "I am very proud to work with the director and actors Charlotte Ayanna and Esai Morales".

In 2004 we'll be able to see Kuno in his Hollywood [english] debut, alongside Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson in Imagining Argentina. The futures looks very bright for the mexican hottie who in an recent interview talked about his new phase in cinema.

Your career has not been nothing but televised. What is the challange now, working in films?
"Its a diferent media, I had never done it and had only been on tv, which I love. More than a challange I see it as pleasure, because it gives me the opportunity to make characters very different from others.

The scripts don't have to have one line, the point is to be able to have an interesting variety for me as an actor, and that way works in different situations with different characters. The character I portrayed in Lucia, Lucia for example is drastically different to what I did in Imagining Argentina. Thats what I want".

What do you thing of Antonio Serrano?
"I think he is a fun person, singular. He is very cool, and made an excellent job with his script, which is right at the level of the novel "La Hija del Canibal" written by Rosa Montero".

Did you have to change your form [method] of working now in films?
"A little bit, I had to do some things different. The process is much slower, more detailed, the scenes take more time, they are more taken care of in a certain way. But as an actor, the job is still the same. The challanges, now.. those were more intensive".

Do you consider yourself to have the ability to make people laugh?
"Something curious happened to me in a soap opera I starred in that was called Dreamers [Soñadoras]. I portrayed the role of the tipical rich guy, but with an attitude and every one told me they laughed like hell when I acted, and I was doing it seriously, without the intention of making them laugh, but that's the point.

Thats how it is with comedy, one has to be serious, but the situation is the one that has to be funny. I have never tried to force myself to be funny, nor do I expect to do that. I believe that scenes have to be worked with seriously, whatever that scene is".

Has your perspective as an actor changed?
"Yes I learned a lot. I thought I was gonna learn from things and I ended up learning from others.

Kuno Becker affirmed that he will not be acting in tv for right now, because his priority right now is his film career.

Mexican actor Kuno Becker affirmed that he will not be acting in tv for right now, because his priority right now is his film career, genre in which he will not let go of all the opportunities that are presented to him. In the interview the protagonist of "Lucia, Lucia" assured us that he will be very selective with the projects that are offered to him, because his objective is to consolidate himself as an actor in films.

"Being able to act alongside actors like Cecilia Roth and Carlos Alvarez is a great satisfaction for me, because I never imagined that the doors to hollywoid would open for me and that in such short time I could do quality movies," he assured.

Kuno Becker who became know in television and participated in very popular soap operas like Dreamers (Soñadoras), expressed that he has loved film making and that proof of his work will be demonstrated when his newest film is released in theaters nation wide, his recent film Imagining Argenting, where he will star alongside the britantic actress Emma Thompson and spanish actor Antonio Banderas.

"I'm just barely trying to understand films and obviously making myself responsible in my career, besides making the greatest effort possible so the public will like it." he said.

I don't want to believe that there is a division between actores in tv or films, although they are two different mediums. "One has to focus on the fact that actors exist, although I still have more to learn and the public will have to judge my work."

"I'm interested in films becauses I try to make characters drastically different to the ones I interpreted in television".

Kuno whom insisted on not coming back to the small screen until he earned a place in film making, mentioned that he has some projects to work on, although he refused to reveal them because he said that if he mentioned anything about it, those projects might not happen.

Kuno trusts that his internationalization will come naturally and assured us that he will not do anything to force his entrance in other films.

"It doesn't interest me to center myself in doing films in Hollywood or Spain, I want to be open for where ever there are great characters. If the next film is in North Africa, than I'll be happy to do it." he said.

"I don't want to do anything fast, I was offered two great stories in mexican cinema, but I didn't accept them for diverse reasons.

I learned to say no, to choose my projects wisely and be more selective, because the objective is not getting there but being there always." said Kuno. Although the actor accepted that he already has a representative (agent) in Los Angeles, Ca, who is in charge of proposing various movie projects to Kuno.

Kuno told us that his second film, Imagining Argentina, could possibly be considered for the Cannes Festival, France, because the producers are looking for that opportunity.

"Its a a film of a more propositive cut, on political denunciation and contains much of the Argentine process," he commented.

"What I liked best about this project was the simplicity of the story and that I had a lot to learn from actors like Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompsons." he added.

Lucia, Lucia, where Kuno portrays Adrian, symbolized his debut in films, for an artist that comes from television. "I could stay a long time in television and live well, and I need to diversify myself, because I needed it as an actor and as a person." he concluded.

Mexican actor Kuno Becker, will star in Milos Forman's new film "The Nomad". The actor has already starred in several other Hollywood films like "Lucia, Lucia", "Imagining Argentina" and "Two Lovers and a Wedding".

Los Angeles, CA-  Mexican actor Kuno Becker, has rapidly become a Hollywood star and an international one too. Kuno has gotten the lead role in the new film "The Nomad" produced by Milos Forman and Ram Bergman. The independent film, an epic story that takes place in Kazakhstan in the 18th century, the filming of the movie has already begun in Kazakhstan with Ivan Passer as director and using Rustam Ibragimbekov's script.

The film's budget is about 22 million dollars and is being sponsered by the Kazakhstan government. The story behind the movie is about Mansur (Kuno Becker) who is the destined leader whom one day will reunite the three tribes that are in combat with each other in the country.

"Kuno was our first option for this role. He has a lot of carisma and is a very natural actor and with lots of presence." said Bergam, the executive producer of the film. He also said, "he is the type of actor that all women respond very will to. I believe he has the potential to become a successful movie star and I predict that he has a great future.

Kuno Becker's cinamatographic career has been rising ever since he debuted on the big screen with the film "Lucia, Lucia" of Fox Searchlight. The film is the continuation of the great new wave of mexican cinema and was the second project of the acclaimed director/writer Antonio Serrano ("Sex, Shame and Tears").

Kuno has also finished filming another movie called Two Lovers and a Wedding, a romantic comedy in which he also has the leading role alongside Esai Morales and Charlotte Ayanna. This movie will be released in theaters in 2005.

After his debut in the film Lucia Lucia, Kuno Becker remained with hunger and he's  searching for international success. Thus, after leaving his sedentary life in Mexico and after venturing into Hollywood territory, this actor prepares himself to star in the film The Nomad, an epic story that begins its filming in October in Kasakhstan.

KUNO BECKER THE NOMAD

The talent, the perseverance and the enchantment of Kuno Becker have conquered, besides hundreds of women, executive director ram Bergman, who chose the actor for  the leading role in the film The Nomad and to tell the story of Mansur, a man destined to unite the three tribes who were at war in their country. The filming of this independent film, an epic film is located in the 18th century , which is programmed to start filming next month in Kasakhstan with Kuno in the leading role.

Milos Forman and ram Bergman, executive producers of the film The Nomad, have deposited all their confidence into Kuno Becker's talent, affirming that he has an enormous amount of talent and charisma, in addition to being a born actor who has not been exploited adecuately - combined to that, he has success with women that gives an added value, huge reason why they predict  a great future for the young actor.

Since his debut in the film Lucia, Lucia, Kuno has been dedicated to humbly knock on doors in many places obtaining very good answers, so good that he already has several international films in his career. Lucia, Lucia, Mexican film by Antonio Serrano director (Sex, Pudor and La'grimas), was a great push, due to the support that he received from Fox Searchlight. Recently he starred in the romantic comedy Two Lovers and a Wedding. And for those people from Univision that did not believe in him and made up nasty rumors about him, Kuno has demonstrated the contrary to all they have said, and now we will see him acting alongside Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson in the police thriller Imagining Argentina, a film written and directed by the winner of the Oscar Christopher Hampton.

Thus, Kuno adds himself to the long list of actors who wish  to enter the enigmatic world of Hollywood, Kuno has done way better than those wannabe actors (Gael Garcia, Eduardo Verastegui) and we are sure that Kuno will not disappoint all those who trust in his acting capabilities. Because Kuno is a 100% pure talent, not like actors who claim themselves to be the best at everything, but they don't demonstrate it, and are only pure publicity. Two good examples are Gael Garcia and Eduardo Verastegui, this pair of conceited semi actors claim themselves to be the best, but what we see on the screen is totally different from what they say, because they have demonstrated that they do not have any talent at all. They are actors who knock on doors in Hollywood, but nobody opens the doors for them, for them the doors of Hollywood are full of padlocks and chains. Because they have not demonstrated to have the talent and charisma that Hollywood looks for. 

Kuno Becker, however is a true actor, humble in all senses, he is not conceited and does not brag and most of all shows his talent through his work. Not like Eduardo and Gael, who are pure publicity and pure bragging, but at the time of acting they show that they have zero talent. Eduardo is more muscle than talent and Gael is more bragging than talent. Kuno Becker is a great actor, who has the doors of Hollywood wide open for him, because he gained it with his effort. Hollywood looks for him, because Kuno has demonstrated to have an amazing talent for acting.

Now seeing Kuno act like a soldier from the Middle East will be a wonderful test for Kuno, and as always he will pass with honors, because of the talent that he posseses. Kuno always keeps his audience satisfied with his work, and we don't doubt that The Nomad will be a great film, and to see him as a warrrior would  be something amusing and interesting. We wish Kuno all the success of the world in Hollywood, because he deserves it and because he has earned the place that he now holds in Hollywood with his work and effort.

Gael Garcia not only is a bad actor, but has the worst taste in clothes. Diego Luna has showed he has a better taste than Gael, and tends to dress more appropriate in events. Kuno Becker not only is a great actor but has an impresive taste in clothes, and his style has always been appropriate depending on the events he attends.

Gael, Diego and Kuno are three different personalities.
Kuno Becker is a guy who likes to dress very well, and Diego does too, but the one who is always dressing bad and has a careless look, casual, informal, and even dirty when choosing his clothes and presenting himself in award shows or premieres is Gael Garcia, with his outfits which look like the type you'd use to walk the dog.

A great image is part of an international artist's success, like Leonardo Dicaprio or the new hollywood sensation, Colin Farrell, who know how to dress depending on the events they attend.

Gael is a very bad actor and the least he could do is try to dress well, but it looks like he hardly cares about his image. His outfits are just something to laugh at. He only needs a tin cup and some dark sun glasses to complete his obviously terrible outfits. Besides his careless image, makes him look like he hasn't bathed in a week. Truthfully its embarassing and gives one the impression that he stinks like hell.

Kuno Becker is the most formal and best dressed out of the three, every time he attends important premieres, international award shows or whatever type of event, he has always been seen dressed very well. Even as casual as an event maybe, we always see Kuno well dressed. And although he doesn't have a suit and tie on, his outfits are always elegant. You can tell the young actor has an excellent taste in clothes, and  likes to dress well. Kuno has said that if he doesn't dress well than he doesn't feel comfortable. Gael learn from the man! Because Kuno can very well give you tips on how to dress and combine your clothes.

Dressing well, demonstrates someone's class and education. And Kuno has always demonstrated it. He is always one of the best dressed actors in what ever event he attends. And to tell the truth what ever outfit he's wearing, it always looks good on him. He shows his elegance and that handsomeness that has won him the title of "hottie" amongst his female fans.

On September 24th  the Mexican Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences will decide which film will be lucky one.

Around 20 Mexican films, among them Japan, Lucia, Lucia,Hurts to love you, and Alex Lora, slave of rock and roll, could represent this country in 18th edition of the Goya awards, in Spain, and in the 76th edition of the Oscars , in the United States.

The films were registered before the Mexican Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences, and by means of its Committee of Election and through secret and direct vote, that will decide which will be the lucky production.

The Academy said that the films that dispute the distinction are Alex Lora, slave  of rocanrol, byLuis Kelly; Hurts to love you y Dark Cities, of Fernando Sariñana; Aro Tolbukhin (In the mind of the assassin), of Agustín Villaronga, Lydia Zimmermann and Isaac. P. Racine and Serious Assassin, of Antonio Urrutia.

Heart of melon, Luis Vélez; The mystery of the Trinidad, Jose Luis Garci'a Agraz; Writiten in the body of the night, of Jaime Humberto Hermosillo; Gabriel Orozco, of Juan Carlos Martín; Japan, of Carlos Reygadasm as well as Lucia, Lucia, Antonio Serrano.


Also... Thousand clouds of peace surround the sky, love, never you will never finish being love, of Julian Hernandez; Nicotine, of Hugo Rodriguez; Human beings, of Jorge Eyrie; Without ton nor Sonia, of Carlos Sama and One of two, Marcel Sisniega.

Vera, of Francisco Athie '; You will return, of Antonio Chavarrías; They No longer do them like before, of Fernando Perez Gavila'n and Zurdode Carlos Salces, also they dispute the representation.

The young Mexican actor has the hands full of projects and the head full of ideas

The young Mexican artists are fashionable in both sides of the border. Kuno Becker, another good looking member of the new wave of Mexican actors, is settling down firmly like one of the most promising of his generation.

Initially, Kuno did not think that the seventh art would be his vocation. He began to study classic music in Mexico at the age of 6 years old. With the violin he had it made as a talented musician with a brilliant future.

But when he turned 17, after more than one decade of intensive studies that took him from the National School of Music in Mexico City to the Mozarteum academy in Salzburgo, Austria, he made a decision that would changehis  life dramatically: to put to a side the violin to submerge himself deeply in the performance arts.

"Although at some point in my life I thought that music was not connected with performing, and suddenly it is connected. Its to express emotions, and the only thing that changes is the instrument '', Kuno said in an interview in Miami Beach, during a recess of the filming of his new independent film, that is rumored to be called Beautiful Island (Isla Bella). "Now it is my body, my face, my attitude, my feelings".

Kuno also has a starring role in the cast of Imagining Argentina , a thriller with Spanish actor Antonio Banderas and the British Emma Thompson, under the direction of Christopher Hampton, winner of the Oscar of his script of Dangerous Liaisons (1988). A coproduction between the United States, Great Britain and Spain, Imagining Argentina will arrive in theaters this autumn.

However, to work in his first film in English with two of the most famous actors of the international cinema, was not something that Kuno imagined that could happen so quickly in his career. "It just happened", Kuno says.

Kuno obtained his third starring role in the hollywood film "The Nomad", in which he'll be acting next to actor Jason Scott Lee.

In the middle of the decade of 1990, Kuno graduated from the Center of Artistic Eduacation  (CEA) of Televisa, where he studied performance arts for three years. In his second year he began to work in Mexican soap operas. His first soap opera was "For all the life" (1996) with Ofelia Medina. Later he worked in 13 more, among them "Small Town, great hell" (1997),  Camila (1998), Soñadoras Dreamers(1998), Deceived Women (1999), First love 1000 miles an hour (2001) standing out like one of the best young actors in his country. His jump from the small screen to the big screen perhaps was inevitable. Hollywood, his destiny.

"I never said now I am going to work in the United States in Hollywood '', assures Kuno. "I began working in the television, and happened what never I thought that was going to happen: it has been going well for me. Audiences accepted me. Better than I thought".

His first film was the Mexican production "The daughter of the cannibal" (2003), based on the novel by Rosa Montero of the same name. The film opened July 25th in the United States under the new title "Lucia, Lucia".
" I was looking for better roles", adds Kuno on its decision to work in the film.

Although he says that he adores television, he added that he got bored interpreting the same roles over and over. One of the aspects of the performance arts that attracts him more is to be able to change from the inside and not only of appearance.

"the roles that caught my attention are different from me", emphasizes. "Those don't really catch my attention, are the ones that amuse me, there are sort of like me. I Like  to change. That's the fun part of acting".

Eduardo Kuno Becker Paz was born in Mexico City, on January 14 of 1978. Single, he resides in Los Angeles, where he is represented by Creative Artists Agency, one of the great agencies of talent in the cinematographic industry.

For Kuno the most important thing about his work is: to worry about the quality of its work. Period.

"That is what it is going to make you work more, less, or not work at all. That is what you can control'', Kuno said. "It's What you can change, which you can fix, which you can do good or bad its your work".

Kuno has the leading role of "The Nomad" under the production of
Milos Forman.

LOS ANGELES.- Kuno Becker landed his third leading role in Hollywood, he's filming the "The Nomad", produced by Milos Forman, who is considered a manufacturer of Oscars.

The mexican actor, who had the leading role in Cannibal's Daughter and in the hollywood productions Imagining Argentina alongside Antonio Banderas, and another film who doesn't have a title yet. He flied today to Kazakhstan, a little country located in the border between China and Russia, to film for four months the movie directed by Czech Ivan Passer.

"I'm very happy, a just signed a contract to film a very interesting movie. The movie is called "The Nomad", its in english, but the best part of it is that I landed a leading role, thanks to God", commented Kuno.

Milos Foreman is the executive producer, who in 1976 won the Oscar for the movie "Trapped without an Exit" for best director, and same in 1984 for Amadeus.

"Its the best thing that has happened to my career, I haven't told anybody because it wasn't something for sure. Its an honor to work with Milos Forman in such a big production."

Kuno explained that he will be portraying the role of Mansur, a warrior whose mission is to save his tribe.

"I have the leading role, and I worked alongside Jason Scott Lee. The rest of the cast hasn't been confirmed. The news is fresh out of the oven. Its a movie about epic times, about warriors, mongole tribes, Muslim and Russian, it narrates everything that happened after Gengis Khan".

Passer who will be directing Kuno, has made films like "Born to win, Creator, and Cutters Way."

Before boarding his 33 hour flight to Kazakhstan, Kuno said that the role of a warrior was custom made for him because it requires physical training conditions, good English and the ability to mount a horse.

"I say that the role was custom made for me, because I used to ride horses when I was little. When I met the director he asked me if I knew how to ride a horse. Its the ultimate test of fire,  It's a very important film and a very great responsibility ".

Kuno said that he got the role of Mansur thanks to the great work of his representation Agency CAA, who also represents Jon Bon Jovi, Kirk Douglas, Cuba Gooding Jr, Jennifer Aniston and Christina Applegate, among others.

"It was a team effort, a project that was reached thanks to our hard work, we all did our job."

The direction of photography of "The Nomad" is the responsibility of Ueli Steiger (Godzila, Austin Powers), the costumes of Marit Allen (Affluent Hulk, Closed Eyes) and the special effects of Yves De Bono (the Patriotic one).