William Levy is a Cuban actor famous for working in Mexican soap operas who was recently identified as the affair of singer Simaria.
William Gutiérrez Levy, known only as William Levy He is a Cuban actor and model with American and Mexican ancestry. He is mainly known for acting in Mexican soap operas, being considered the Latino Brad Pitt.
More recently, the Cuban heartthrob played the protagonist in the soap opera Café com Aroma de Mulher, a remake of the soap opera of the same name that is available on Netflix. William also has a reputation as a womanizer and is full of controversies.
In fact, he has been identified as the new affair of Brazilian singer Simaria, who was a duo with her sister Simone. So, let’s learn a little more about the life, career and controversies of actor William Levy.
Who is William Levy?
William Levy was born on August 29, 1980, in the city of Cojímar, Cuba. Despite being born in Cuba, the actor has North American and Mexican citizenship. He was raised solely by his mother Barbara, who had two other children, Jonathan and Barbara Gutiérrez Levy.
While still a child, the actor migrated with his mother and sisters to Miami, Florida. So he finished his studies there, and later studied business administration thanks to a baseball scholarship at the University of St. Thomas for two years.
However, after finishing college, William moved to Los Angeles to study acting and then moved to Mexico City, where he began and consolidated his acting career.
In his personal life, the 42-year-old actor was previously married to actress Elizabeth Gutierrez. The two were together for almost 20 years, having a turbulent and on-and-off relationship. Together, they have two children Christopher Alexander, who was born in 2006, and Kailey Alexandra, in 2010. The couple officially announced the end of their relationship in January 2022.
Career of William Levy
William Levy started out doing some modeling work for the Next Models agency. But his first job as an actor came in 2005, when he joined the cast of the soap opera Olvidarte Jamás, on the Venevisíon channel. After that he acted in two other productions on the channel, Mi vida eres tú in 2006 and Acorralada in 2007.
Also in 2007, William got a contract with the Mexican channel Televisa. Therefore, he starred in his first big success, the soap opera CUTE COM O ANJO, alongside actress Maite Perroni, known for the soap opera Rebelde, on the same channel. In fact, it was with this soap opera that the actor gained tremendous popularity in Mexico and also in Latin America, officially becoming a soap opera heartthrob.
Furthermore, he is also well known for another great success of 2011, the soap opera Triunfo do Amor, in which he even starred again with Maite Perroni, who played his romantic partner.
The actor’s most recent success was released in 2021, when he returned to doing soap operas. William is the protagonist of the remake of Café Com Aroma de Mulher, a Colombian soap opera that was very successful in 1994. The production is available on the Nexflix streaming service and is responsible for the actor’s increased popularity, especially in Brazil.
Controversies involving William Levy
The actor, who has a reputation as a womanizer, is full of controversies and is involved in some controversy.
To begin with his marriage to actress Elizabeth Gutierrez, which was quite turbulent and marked by many separations and reconciliations. Furthermore, during their marriage, the actor was accused of treason several times. One of the actor’s most notorious cases of betrayal was the extramarital affair he had in 2009 with actress Jacqueline Bracamontes, who worked with him on the soap opera Sortilégio that year.
In addition to the affair with Jacqueline, The Mexican press launched rumors that the actor also had an affair with Maite Perrone, who was Levy’s love interest twice. However, in this case, the rumors were never officially confirmed by any of them. However, it generated quite a controversy in the media at the time.
More recently, the heartthrob made news due to a post on Instagram that drew a lot of attention and generated controversy. In stories, William published the following message: “Remember that whatever you wish for someone, God will multiply it back. You decide what you want to arrive at your door. In this life, everything pays for itself. I wish God fills you and yours with lots of health and lots of light. And may he always protect you from all harm.”
However, his intention with the message or who it was directed to was not explained. But there is speculation that he sent messages to his haters.
Affair with singer Simaria
Recently there have been many rumors that the Cuban actor would be Simaria’s new love interest. According to information from columnist Leo Dias, the two got closer and started talking at the end of 2021, the year in which the singer divorced Vicente Escrig.
Furthermore, William Levy recently moved to Spain. By chance or not, Simaria has a house in Madrid. In fact, some sources close to the artist even revealed that the two have met a few times in the Spanish capital.
On Simaria’s 40th birthday, her brother confirmed the romance in an interview with Fofocalizando. So much so that Simaria even invited the actor to participate in a music video for the duo, before the separation and career break.
Sources: 7 Segundos Estrela Latina TV News Metrópoles
