Born Amedee Gerardo Ligarde Mayaudon to Mexican-American father Amedee Ligarde Saenz, and Mexican mother Emma Armantina Mayaudon Lopez, this dual-national began his acting career in
Mexico in the play ''
Fortune and Men's Eyes in 1974. He obtained his first film role in Supervivientes de los Andes'' two years later. He graduated with a degree in film directing and a minor in acting from the
University of Texas at Austin, and then moved to Mexico to continue his acting career. Before finding steady work in Mexico, he appeared in various USA film and television productions with
Alfred Hitchcock,
John Hurt, and
Richard Harris. Ligarde became known in Mexico after landing the role of
Memo in the successful TV series
Quinceañera in 1987. His very famous phrase "
Serena Morena" has remained a public domain after two decades. From 1986 thru 2003 he remained an exclusive actor for the Mexican Television Producer
Televisa. His popular roles in telenovelas such as
Lo Blanco y lo Negro,
Entre la Vida y la Muerte,
María la del Barrio,
Salomé,
Tú y yo,
Belinda and most recently
Demente Criminal have kept him a household name. Ligarde is usually seen playing the role of a villain, degenerate, or miscreant. He was awarded the
Diosa de Plata and
El Heraldo, both for Best Film Actor in
El Homicida. Ligarde has also obtained four
TVyNovelas Awards (Mexico's equivalent of an
Emmy Award) for
Pobre Juventud,
Quinceañera,
Entre La Vida y La Muerte, and an Honorary Award in 2002. In 2002 the
League of United Latin American Citizens named him "Sr. Internacional" for his contribution to that society and as "Honorary President of the
Republic of the Rio Grande" for his contributions to the state of
Texas. In 2005, Ligarde played "Gonzalo Montero", the alcoholic antagonist in
Olvidarte Jamás for
Venevision. He also portrayed "Alan" and "George Smith" in their TV series
Mi Vida Eres Tu. In 2006, he became the acting coach for
Venevision and made a special appearance in
Acorralada. In 2007, Ligarde played the villain "Manuel" in
Telemundo's
Pecados Ajenos, where he reunited with
Sonya Smith from Olvidarte Jamás & Acorralada. That same year, and for
Telemundo Productions, he also made two guest appearances in the TV series
Decisiones. In 2008, he played the antagonist "Santori" (a
Vatican City paid hit-man) in the mini-series
Gabriel. This project, made by Mega-Films, reunites him with
Chayanne whom he co-starred with in their first telenovela for both actors in 1986
Pobre Juventud. ==Meisner Technique Teacher==