Arap Bethke

Acting

Arap Bethke

Born

1980-03-12 (46)

Place of birth

Nairobi, Kenya

Known for

Acting

Credits

40 titles

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…

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 6 titles

2010s · 5 titles

Series credits

Ugly Betty poster
6.4

Wannabe writer Betty Suarez is a plain girl from Queens, who is smart, hardworking and savvy but lacks a fashionable sense of style. When publishing mogul Bradford Meade puts his son Daniel in charge of Mode magazine, he hires Betty to be Daniel's new assistant -- mostly because he knows that she may be the only woman in Manhattan with whom the younger man won't sleep.

Ugly Betty

2006

Senora Acero poster
7.9

The adventures of Vicenta Acero, the feared coyote who now leads the dynasty of illicit dealings once under the control of her father.

Senora Acero

2014

Clase 406 poster
8.0

The realistic chronicles of a working class group of Hispanic youth, with heavy subject matter like sex, drug dealing, teen pregnancy, abuse, drinking, rape, deception, and heartbreak.

Clase 406

2002

Doña Bárbara poster
7.8

Doña Bárbara is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo, Sony Pictures Television International and RTI Colombia. Edith González and Christian Meier star in this adaptation of the 1929 novel by Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos.

Doña Bárbara

2008

La Casa de los Famosos poster
8.9

No synopsis available yet.

La Casa de los Famosos

2021

Club de Cuervos poster
8.4

When the patriarch of a prominent family dies, his heirs battle to determine who will gain control of his beloved soccer team: The Cuervos of Nuevo Toledo.

Club de Cuervos

2015

Wolf: Die Killing poster
8.9

Lobo Rosales, a former detective, becomes a guardian to the daughter of a woman he once loved. He must flee with young Renata when he discovers that she holds the key to a hidden fortune that many criminals are willing to kill to find.

Wolf: Die Killing

2026

Tanto Amor poster
2.0

In this novel we will see how love struggles to survive and overcome all obstacles. The Lombardo family is very wealthy and is one of the most recognized, everything in it is perfection, they maintain a quiet life. But from one moment to another everything starts to be chaos. The Lombard brothers will face each other, Alberto is the good brother, a man of honor, but his brother Bruno is full of envy and ambition. The trigger for everything is the love that Alberto and Mia have for each other, but who is Mia? She is a young woman who grew up in a humble family and when her father died, her family was received by the Lombards. There is a secret that many will try to protect at all costs that is why they will act against Mia and especially against her union with Alberto since it is a threat to their ambitions.

Tanto Amor

2015

El Octavo Mandamiento poster
2.0

No synopsis available yet.

El Octavo Mandamiento

2011

Juegos de amor y poder poster
7.6

Luciana, a psychologist, is torn between love and loyalty. After being rescued from a robbery by prosecutor Roberto Roldán, they feel a strong connection. However, Roberto is investigating a hit-and-run involving Adrián Ferrer, whose father, Enrique Ferrer, is the presidential candidate and Luciana’s godfather. As Roberto gets closer to the truth, Enrique’s future is at risk. Luciana must choose between supporting Roberto in his quest for justice or protecting her family.

Juegos de amor y poder

2025

La piloto poster
7.5

Yolanda dreamed her entire life of being a pilot. She found a stewardess job, and an unexpected role in drug smuggling.

La piloto

2017

Eva La Trailera poster
8.4

No synopsis available yet.

Eva La Trailera

2017

RBD: The Family poster
8.2

About the fictional lives of the Mexican group RBD.

RBD: The Family

2007

El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar poster
8.0

In the 17th century, Leonor and Eduardo's forbidden love ends tragically when she is executed for witchcraft. Centuries later their souls reincarnate in Diana and Mario, but they face the fear of being discovered for their true selves.

El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar

2024

Madre Luna poster
5.5

No synopsis available yet.

Madre Luna

2007

Fugitivas, en busca de la libertad poster
7.5

Lorena, Frida, Lisset and Montse, four friends who are in prison serving a sentence. One of them is accused unjustly. In the prison where they are held there is a massive escape and they escape. After their escape, the fugitives take refuge in a bar looking for the opportunity to start a new life.

Fugitivas, en busca de la libertad

2024

Victorinos poster
7.5

Victorinos is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. It debuted on June 23, 2009, replacing Sin Senos no hay Paraíso and concluded February 5, 2010. The telenovela is a remake of the 1991 RTI Colombia weekly series Cuando Quiero Llorar No Lloro, which in turn is based in the homonymous 1970 novel by Venezuelan writer Miguel Otero Silva. Ramiro Meneses, who is currently directing the Telemundo telenovela, starred as one of the Victorinos in the 1991 RTI series. The serial ran from Monday to Friday to run for over 26 weeks. As with most of its other soap operas, the network broadcasts English subtitles as closed captions on CC3. Ironically, this show was replaced by the original serial of the show, it had replaced.. Telemundo is currently re-airing the series at 12:30/11:30 PM slot

Victorinos

2009

Buscando a Frida poster
7.2

The lives of the members of the Pons family change suddenly when Frida mysteriously disappears on the night of her father's birthday party.

Buscando a Frida

2021

Game of Lies poster
7.2

No synopsis available yet.

Game of Lies

2023

Amor Cautivo poster
6.4

Amor Cautivo, is a Mexican telenovela produced by Azteca in association with Corazón TV. It stars Marimar Vega and Arap Bethke as the main protagonists. Filming starts on May 6, 2012. It is set to debut on Azteca Trece starting May 28, at 8:30pm, replacing A Corazón Abierto. It is based on "Lejana como el viento" by Laura Visconti. The telenovela concluded with 120 episodes, where the final episode was aired on November 9, 2012. The following week, on November 12, Hispanic television channel Telemundo is airing the telenovela at 11:00am/10:00 central. Meanwhile in Mexico, it was replaced by La Otra Cara del Alma.

Amor Cautivo

2012

Corazón en Condominio poster
NR

Corazón en Condominio is a Mexican telenovela produced by Azteca in 2013. It stars Victor García and Cynthia Rodríguez as the main protagonists. It is based on "Vecinos", a Colombian telenovela by Caracol. As of September 2, 2013, Azteca is broadcasting Corazón en Condominio at 7:30pm, replacing Destino. Corazón en Condominio has started filming since August 1, 2013.

Corazón en Condominio

2013

Polen poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Polen

2026

The Usurper poster
6.9

A humble young woman allows herself be manipulated by her twin sister to replace her so she can leave with another man.

The Usurper

2019

A Woman of Her Own poster
7.2

After her father passed away her stepmother who never loved her (Isaura) treated her cruelly. In spite of that Lucia met Fernando who made her discover what true love is.

A Woman of Her Own

2022

A Woman of Her Own poster
7.2

After her father passed away her stepmother who never loved her (Isaura) treated her cruelly. In spite of that Lucia met Fernando who made her discover what true love is.

A Woman of Her Own

2022

Tierra de Pasiones poster
7.5

Tierra de Pasiones is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Telemundo which is owned by NBC Universal. Tierra de Pasiones was filmed on a set in Homestead, Florida, and aired weekdays from February 20, 2006 to October 24, 2006 at 8 pm ET.

Tierra de Pasiones

2006

Decisiones poster
4.8

Decisiones is a Telemundo-produced Spanish-language television anthology of steamy melodramas about passion and sex in the modern world. The 30-minute-long series features impassioned people thrust into amorous adventures and pushed to their breaking points. Unlike much Spanish-language dramatic fare, each show contains a complete story. According to Telemundo, these fervid tales are "inspired by real-life cases of everyday heroes". The network bills the show as a mix of drama and reality. Telemundo also broadcast English subtitles of many episodes as closed captions on CC3. Decisiones' first aired on Telemundo from May 9 to August 8, 2005 with Candela Ferro hosting. It returned to the prime-time schedule from September 26, 2005 to April 13, 2007, when it made room for the serial Sin Vergüenza. A third run began in daytime on August 22, 2007 with the title Decisiones de mujeres hosted by Rashel Diaz. On September 4, 2007, a 50-episode season of Decisiones began production in Puerto Rico by a division of Telemundo, Telemundo of Puerto Rico Studios. The season debuted on November 12, 2007, hosted by Cynthia Olavarria. As of April, 2008, over 500 episodes of this series had been produced.

Decisiones

2005