| Birth Name: | Álvaro Gonzalo Rudolphy Fontaine |
| Birth Date: | May 24, 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Viña del Mar, Chile |
| Occupation: | Actor |
Álvaro Gonzalo Rudolphy Fontaine (born May 24, 1964, in Viña del Mar, Chile) is a Chilean actor who works in theater, soap operas and film. He has obtained numerous awards, among them the Apes Prize in 2001 to the best Actor in his role in Amores de mercado and the Altazor Prize in 2008 for his role in Alguien te mira.
He was raised in Concepción, where he studied at Alianza Francesa.[1] When his parents divorced, he returned to his birth city along with his mother and two siblings.
After a year studying French, and another one of Engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, he finally opted for theater. He studied theater in the academy by Gustavo Meza. He worked for Canal 13 and later on TVN. In the majority of his roles he has been the main character or one of the principal characters of the plot.
He made his debut in Matilde Dedos Verdes, in Canal 13.
His first main role was in Estúpido Cupido from TVN, where he played Aníbal Donoso who fell in love with the main character Mónica Tagle, played by Carolina Fadic.
His great performance in the soap opera Amores de mercado with the lead role of twins Pelluco and Rodolfo.
He also appeared in Alguien te mira, portraying a psychopath killer. And his most recent role is the vampire "Domingo Vrolok" in the nocturnal soap opera named Conde Vrolok.[2]
His best friend is fellow actress Sigrid Alegría.
On November 15, 2008,[3] he married the journalist Catalina Comandari at a beach resort in Horcón.
| Films | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Character | Notes | |
| 2000 | Tierra del Fuego | |||
| 2003 | Sexo con Amor | Álvaro | ||
| 2008 | Chile Puede | Javier | ||
| Soap Operas | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Soap Opera | Character | Director | |
| 1988 | Matilde Dedos Verdes | Mauricio Echaurren | Cristián Mason | |
| 1989 | Bravo | Mauricio Gonzalez | Alejandro Rojas | |
| 1990 | Acércate Más | Rodrigo Montero | Ricardo Vicuña | |
| 1991 | Ellas por Ellas | Leonardo Luco | Ricardo Vicuña | |
| 1992 | El Palo al Gato | Aníbal Bustamante | Oscar Rodríguez G. | |
| 1993 | Marrón Glacé | Kostia Karalakis | Oscar Rodríguez G. | |
| 1994 | Champaña | Juan José Sanfuentes | Cristián Mason | |
| 1995 | Estúpido Cupido | Aníbal Donoso | Vicente Sabatini | |
| 1996 | Sucupira | Rafael Aliaga | Vicente Sabatini | |
| 1997 | Oro Verde | Cristóbal Ossandón | Vicente Sabatini | |
| 1998 | Borrón y Cuenta Nueva | Rubén Salgado | Leonardo Rojas | |
| 1999 | Aquelarre | Juan Pablo Huidobro | María E. Rencoret | |
| 2000 | Santo Ladrón | Adrián Villegas | María E. Rencoret | |
| 2001 | Amores de Mercado | Pedro "Pelluco" Solís / Rodolfo Ruttenmeier | María E. Rencoret | |
| 2002 | Purasangre | Miguel Callasis | María E. Rencoret | |
| 2003 | Pecadores | Simón Valladares | María E. Rencoret | |
| 2004 | Destinos Cruzados | Daniel Riquelme | María E. Rencoret | |
| 2007 | Alguien te Mira | Julián García | Germán Barriga | |
| 2008 | El señor de La Querencia | Manuel Pradenas | Germán Barriga | |
| 2009 | ¿Dónde está Elisa? | Camilo Rivas | Rodrigo Velásquez | |
| 2009-2010 | Conde Vrolok | Domingo Vrolok | Victor Huerta | |
| 2010 | La Familia de al Lado | Gonzalo Ibañez | Victor Huerta | |
| 2011 | Su Nombre es Joaquín | Joaquín Arellano | Victor Huerta | |
| 2012 | Separados | Jaime Mathews | Italo Galleani | |
| 2013 | Somos Los Carmona | Facundo Carmona | Claudio Lopez de L. | |
| 2014 | Pituca Sin Lucas | Manuel Gallardo | Patricio Gonzalez | |
| 2016 | Pobre Gallo | Nicolás Perez de Castro | Nicolas Alemparte | |
| 2017-2018 | Perdona Nuestros Pecados | Armando Quiroga | Nicolas Alemparte | |
| 2019 | Juegos de Poder | Mariano Beltrán | Patricio Gonzalez | |
| 2024 | Secretos de Familia | Martín Fernández | Roberto Rebolledo | |