Dennis Mencia is a Honduran American television actor, model, and producer from Fort, Lauderdale, Florida. He is popular for his role on the CW Jane the Virgin as Mateo Villanueva and as Samuel Soto on the Sundance Film Festival selection a show about migrant detention centers.
Details of Dennis Mencia’s Personal Life
Mencia was born in La Lima, northern Honduras. He grew up in Fort Lauderdale and later moved to the United States to pursue his acting career. he is of average height, with a kind smile, warm brown eyes, and dark brown hair.
Career Life of Dennis Mencia
Mencia moved to the United States to pursue his acting career and began at the theatre. He worked with Univision and Telemundo, and the roles enabled him to grow and land more roles. His most vital role was as Mateo Villanueva in the television series Jane the Virgin. Mateo was from a wealthy family connected with the Venezuelan oil but after misunderstandings with his brothers, he gave up the wealth and relocated to the US. He puts family first and strived to provide for them but unfortunately, she died at the age of 43 leaving his wife Alba mourning the loss.
He has done five TV ad campaigns that have had over 6,098 airings. The campaigns include a 2020 Lexus RX TV Spot Maximalist, the 2022 Lexus RX TV Spot Maximalist, the 2017 Honda Ridgeline TV Spot No es nada, The Home Depot Store More Save More Event TV Spot De-Clutter; Husky Shelving and The Home Depot Store More Save More Event TV Spot De-Clutter; HDX Tough Totes.
His first role on television was Dame Chocolate in 2007 and this was followed by other roles like Si no Asta’s in 2009, and Perro Amor which was released in 2020 along with Aurora the same year.
In 2011, he had a busy year with four roles on La Casa de al Lado as Gambler, Mi Corazon Insiste en Lola Volcan, RPM Miami, and Blinding Light as Ray. He played El Gato in relaciones peligrosas and Jacobito on Con Elizabeth en Mount Dora in 2012. The Earning Son and Conscious Matter were released in 2013. The Entanglements; Enredos de Cuatro was shot from 2014 to 2015 and played Hermano in Muted Voices and the film What Do You Know as Miguel.
Mencia’s biggest role was on the series Jane the Virgin which aired from 2015 to 2018. Mencia played Pedro Pablo in Tiempo de Historias and Paciente Hot in Buddy Solitaire in 2016. His latest project was on the Netflix series Griselda as Hiram.
He describes himself as passionate and committed to his life. He is the associate producer of TLG released in 2023 and Entanglements; Enredos De Cuarto for seven episodes from 2014 to 2015. He directed Heart Broken in 2017. Mencia is active on social media pages like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok where people get to experience his vibrant side in duet performances with other stars and he expresses his Los Angeles and Honduras culture.
