Christian Dietrich Meier Zender (born June 23, 1970) is a well-known Peruvian actor and singer in Latin America.
Personal life
Christian Dietrich Meier Zender was born in Lima, Peru, the youngest of four children. He was born to Gladys Zender, Miss Universe 1957, and to Antonio Meier. His father is from Peru and his mother is half Peruvian and half Swiss. Meier's father is currently the mayor of the San Isidro District in Lima.
He was married to Peruvian actress Marisol Aguirre for 12 years. They met during the filming of the telenovela "Gorrión".They separated in October 2007, finalizing the divorce in November 2008.[1] They have three children together,Stefano Meier who was born in 1996,Taira Meier who was born in 2001, and Gia Meier in 2003.
He split with engaged Cuban Venezuelan American actress Génesis Rodríguez.
Career
Musician
He formed the popular Peruvian alternative-rock band Arena Hash with Pedro Suárez Vértiz, Patricio Suárez Vértiz and Arturo Pomar, in 1987. He was the keyboardist of the band in the 1980s and early 1990s. A few years later the band broke up because Pedro Suárez Vértiz began a solo career.
Meier released an album, No Me Acuerdo Quién Fui, which produced the singles, "Espérame en el tren" and "Carreteras Mojadas" (Wet Highways) that got the first positions in almost all radio station charts in Peru. In 1997 began the production of its second album Primero en Mojarme, with Manuel Garrido-Lecca, wellknow musical producer that worked with in Arena Hash. In 2002 Christian produced Once Noches, probably the album with best rewards for him.
Acting
Performing in soap operas and movies, he has achieved some fame in other Latin American countries.
Movies
2008: Valentino y el Clan del Can asValentino (A Voice)
2005: La mujer de mi hermano as Ignacio
2004: Un Marciano Llamado Deseo como Jorge
2000: Ciudad de M as Pacho
1998: No se lo digas a nadie asGonzalo
Television
2010: Alguien Te Mira (Telemundo series) as Rodrigo Quintana
2008: Doña Bárbara (Telemundo series) (2008/2009) as Santos Luzardo
2007: Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa as Diego de la Vega/ El Zorro
2005: La Tormenta (2005/6) asSantos Torrealba/Santiago Guanipa
2004: Luna, la heredera as Mauricio García
2003: Luciana y Nicolás as Nicolás Echevarría
2001: Amores querer con alevosía as Pablo Herreros
2001: Lo que es el amor as Efrén Villarreal
1999: Isabella, mujer enamorada as Fernando de Alvear
1999: Me muero por ti asAlfonso Hidalgo
1998: Luz María como Gustavo Gonzálvez
1997: Escándalo as Álvaro Dupont
1996: La Noche as Daniel Brenner
1996: Obsesión as Jimmy Martel/Jano
1995: Malicia as Francisco
1994: Gorrión asGabriel Maidana
