Mister Handsome Man 2000: Carlos Ponce
MEET CARLOS PONCE, Mister Handsome Man of 2000
Carlos Armando Ponce, Jr. (born September 4, 1972) is a Puerto Rican actor, singer, composer and TV personality of Cuban descent, known as simply Carlos Ponce. He starred in the Telemundo serial Dame Chocolate (Give Me Chocolate).
After the show came to its end, Ponce went to Mexico to visit a friend. While there he visited the Televisa television station. The talent director of the station met Ponce and offered Ponce his first role in a soap opera: Guadalupe, starring Adela Noriega & Eduardo Yañez. He participated in another soap opera for Televisa, Sentimientos Ajenos, in which he played the main character. Ponce also sang the theme song for the production. He received the “Actor Revelation of 1997 Award” by Eres magazine and named “Best Actor” by TV y Novelas magazine (both are Mexican publications).
In between productions, Ponce returned to Miami and Univision hired him as the host of a new show, Control. He hosted the show for three years and won an “ACE Award”. He hosted the 2006 Miss Universe pageant in Los Angeles, with Shandi Finnessey, Nancy O’Dell and Carson Kressley.
In 2003, Ponce joined Entertainment Tonight as a correspondent. He also hosted An Entertainment Tonight Event — Celebrity Weddings Unveiled, a CBS primetime special. Ponce, now no longer with ET, he starred in the Telemundo NBC Universal soap opera Dame Chocolate (Give Me Chocolate) alongside Genesis Rodriguez & Karla Monroig.
In 1998, Emilio Estefan signed Ponce to a record contract. His first album was entitled Carlos Ponce, and included three of his own compositions. The album reached the #1 spot in the Latin Billboards for nine weeks in the Hispanic community of the United States. It also reached the #1 spot in Central America and South America. He was Awarded a Double Platinum Award for the sales which his album generated.
On the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks Carlos Ponce reached the number-one spot three times with “Rezo” (I Pray), “Decir Adiós” (Say Good-Bye) and “Escúchame” (Listen to Me).
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Mister Handsome Man 2000 Runners-up
1st runner-up: Rafael Novoa (COLOMBIA)
2nd runner-up: Sebastian Rulli (ARGENTINA)
3rd runner-up: Alejandro Sanz (SPAIN)
4th runner-up: Juanes (COLOMBIA)
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