Humberto Zurita

Humberto Zurita (born September 2, 1954 (age 61) ; Spanish pronunciation: [umˈberto suˈɾita]) is a Mexican actor, director and producer.

Zurita, one of 10 siblings from Torreón, Coahuila, is best known as actor, director and producer of telenovelas. He is married to Argentine-born actress Christian Bach and the family have two children, Sebastian and Emiliano. With his wife and his brother, Gerardo Zurita, also a telenovela producer, he founded a production company, ZUBA (Zurita-Bach) in 1981.

Acting career

He made his first stage appearances in amateur performances of musicals including Tommy and Jesus Christ Superstar. He graduated from CUT (Centro Universitario de Teatro - the University Theatrical Centre) of UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma - National Autonomous University of Mexico), the famous educational institute for acting in Mexico.

As a stage actor, he acted in various plays from classical to modern, as well as absurd theater. Humberto Zurita played classical roles like Hamlet but he also appeared in various contemporary plays like M. Butterfly. As theatrical producer and director he staged The Protagonist (El Protagonista) by the Argentine playwright Luis Agustoni (also acting in the title role as Fernando) and Haute surveillance (Severa Vigilancia) by Jean Genet.