Rafael Novoa

Acting

Rafael Novoa

Born

1971-10-31 (54)

Place of birth

Bogotá, Colombia

Known for

Acting

Credits

25 titles

Known for

El Señor de los Cielos poster
8.0

Set in the 1990s, these are the life and times of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, a man who became the head of the Juárez cartel. Nicknamed “El Señor de los Cielos” (Lord of the Skies) because of the large fleet of airplanes he used to transport drugs, he was also known for washing more than $200 million through Colombia to finance his huge fleet. He is described as the most powerful drug trafficker of his time.

El Señor de los Cielos

2013

Tomorrow is forever poster
7.4

Fernanda is the youngest daughter of the landowner Gonzalo Elizalde, owner of a large dairy company, and Eduardo is the son of Soledad, the Elizalde family's housekeeper. The two children have grown up together, united by an innocent and pure love, despite the difference in social class.

Tomorrow is forever

2008

Cosita Rica poster
8.5

Cosita Rica is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venevisión. This telenovela lasted 270 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International. Fabiola Colmenares and Colombian actor Rafael Novoa starred as the main protagonists while Chiquinquirá Delgado, Carlos Cruz, Daniel Alvarado and Nohely Arteaga starred as the main antagonists.

Cosita Rica

2003

Masterchef Celebrity: Colombia poster
2.5

A culinary competition featuring celebrity contestants.

Masterchef Celebrity: Colombia

2018

A Corazón Abierto poster
8.0

María Alejandra Rivas Cavalier, a young aspiring surgeon with a prestigious family name, joins the highly regarded internship program at Santa María University Hospital. There, alongside a group of new friends and her relationship with renowned surgeon Andrés Guerra, she faces medical and personal challenges that shape her journey. Amid intriguing medical cases and the quest for her own path, the hospital becomes her new home and the stage where friendship, love, and sacrifice intertwine.

A Corazón Abierto

2010

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

Film credits

Series credits

El Señor de los Cielos poster
8.0

Set in the 1990s, these are the life and times of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, a man who became the head of the Juárez cartel. Nicknamed “El Señor de los Cielos” (Lord of the Skies) because of the large fleet of airplanes he used to transport drugs, he was also known for washing more than $200 million through Colombia to finance his huge fleet. He is described as the most powerful drug trafficker of his time.

El Señor de los Cielos

2013

Tomorrow is forever poster
7.4

Fernanda is the youngest daughter of the landowner Gonzalo Elizalde, owner of a large dairy company, and Eduardo is the son of Soledad, the Elizalde family's housekeeper. The two children have grown up together, united by an innocent and pure love, despite the difference in social class.

Tomorrow is forever

2008

Cosita Rica poster
8.5

Cosita Rica is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venevisión. This telenovela lasted 270 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International. Fabiola Colmenares and Colombian actor Rafael Novoa starred as the main protagonists while Chiquinquirá Delgado, Carlos Cruz, Daniel Alvarado and Nohely Arteaga starred as the main antagonists.

Cosita Rica

2003

Masterchef Celebrity: Colombia poster
2.5

A culinary competition featuring celebrity contestants.

Masterchef Celebrity: Colombia

2018

A Corazón Abierto poster
8.0

María Alejandra Rivas Cavalier, a young aspiring surgeon with a prestigious family name, joins the highly regarded internship program at Santa María University Hospital. There, alongside a group of new friends and her relationship with renowned surgeon Andrés Guerra, she faces medical and personal challenges that shape her journey. Amid intriguing medical cases and the quest for her own path, the hospital becomes her new home and the stage where friendship, love, and sacrifice intertwine.

A Corazón Abierto

2010

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

Carolina Barrantes poster
NR

A young woman named Carolina returns to her village, unaware that she is the heir to a hacienda marked by an ancient curse. Raised as a servant’s daughter, she is oblivious to her true origin and her family’s dark past. As she grows, she faces secrets, forbidden passions, and forces that seek to destroy her to prevent her from claiming what is rightfully hers.

Carolina Barrantes

1998

Pura Sangre (Col) poster
7.4

No synopsis available yet.

Pura Sangre (Col)

2007

Las Juanas poster
7.4

Las Juanas is a Colombian telenovela. It first aired in 1997 on the Colombian Network RCN. The show was written by Bernardo Romero Pereira, and was his most successful telenovela after the globally distributed series Café and Yo Soy Betty, La Fea.

Las Juanas

1997

Bloque de búsqueda poster
7.6

Group of policemen trained to capture Pablo Escobar. It tells the story of the family of some of its members and what they had to experience during the drug trafficking era in Colombia.

Bloque de búsqueda

2016

The Vineyard poster
5.8

Mauro Larrea and Soledad Montalvo are two strangers whose destinies cross in the second half of the 19th century, leading to their lives changing forever. A history of glories and defeats, of silver mines, family intrigues, vineyards, wineries, and fascinating cities whose splendor faded over time.

The Vineyard

2021

Todos quieren con Marilyn poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Todos quieren con Marilyn

2004

Se solicita príncipe azul poster
3.6

María Carlota Rivas (Gaby Espino) and María Corina Palmieri (Daniela Alvarado) are first cousins. They are young, beautiful, fierce and free, and they create opposite poles, but they share a common cause: both are deeply disappointed in men. They are the granddaughters of Don Pastor Palmieri (Guillermo Ferrán), owner of land, fattening cattle, and lover of the good life. María Carlota has chosen to take over her grandfather's farm; because she loves the country and the wild life. On the other hand, María Corina is a cosmopolitan lover of capital nights, who cannot live far from the vibrancy of the city.

Se solicita príncipe azul

2005

Corazón de oro poster
8.2

Luz, a taco stand owner, is offered a job and a place to live at the Arango-Nova estate by Antonio, who reveals the truth about her past firing. Her daughter, Catalina, is tempted by the lifestyle and, believing Luz will be removed from Antonio’s will, murders him. Luz takes the blame for the murder to protect Catalina, but is later exonerated and determined to fight for her rights.

Corazón de oro

2026

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sofía dame tiempo

2003

The Hijacking of Flight 601 poster
7.9

After a plane is hijacked, two flight attendants must outwit their assailants amid intense negotiations in the air and on the ground. Based on real events.

The Hijacking of Flight 601

2024

The Talisman poster
3.0

El Talismán is a telenovela co-produced by Venevision and Univision Studios, starring Blanca Soto and Rafael Novoa as the main protagonists, and Aarón Díaz, Lola Ponce, and Marcela Mar as the main antagonists. Univision had announced that El Talismán would air on the network as part of the 2011–2012 programming schedule, and was confirmed to air in 2012 on November 11, 2011. Though 120 episodes were planned to be produced, the episode count was reduced to a total of 98 due to low ratings. From January 30 to February 3, 2012, Univision aired El Talismán at 8pm central, replacing one hour of Una familia con suerte, and later at 9pm central from February 6 to March 9, 2012. Though El Talismán was seen by 5 million viewers during its premiere day, viewership declined overtime during its prime time airings. As a result, Univision aired El Talismán at 1pm central from March 12 to June 15, 2012.

The Talisman

2012

Las de siempre poster
8.6

No synopsis available yet.

Las de siempre

2026

Alias el Mexicano poster
7.6

No synopsis available yet.

Alias el Mexicano

2013

Amor en Navidad poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Amor en Navidad

2022

Sala de Urgencias poster
5.2

Spanish adaptation of the award winning original TV series ER (1994) created by Michael Crichton. Although "Sala de Urgencias" its a medical drama focused on life and death, its adaptation also contains key elements that are more related to Latin American Fiction "Telenovela". The story takes place in a Colombian Hospital ("Hospital La Esperanza") emergency room, giving it a unique style.

Sala de Urgencias

2015

Made in Cartagena poster
NR

Harvey, the leader of a powerful gang, loses his son during a robbery at a major bank. When the plan fails, Flora becomes the weapon with which Harvey plots revenge. What he does not know is that love and deceit could make of his plan another failure.

Made in Cartagena

2012