Biography

Héctor Aníbal Estrella (born February 26, 1975) is a Dominican actor, singer, and photographer. He has received multiple awards, including Best Supporting Actor for his role in Codigo Paz, in the 2015 Dominican Movie Awards La Silla and Best Actor for his role in The Watchman in the 2018 Soberano Awards.

Héctor first gained recognition as a singer in one of the most successful Dominican bands in the early 90's. He produced and hosted the tv show Mango en Directo and was the executive producer of the daily morning show Buenos Días Dominicana.

His first acting appearances were in the miniseries Una Reina en Las Américas (1997), Mambé (1998), and Mujeres Asesinas (2012). He became one of the most sought out actors for musical theater, starring in Grease (1999), Les Miserables (2008), Cats (2009) Chicago (2010), RENT (2011), In the Heights (2014).

Regarding his film career, he has participated in more than 30 films receiving accolades for his performance in Código Paz (2014), Sugar Fields (2016), Reinbou (2017), The Watchman (2017), and De lo mío (2019). With the Dominican Republic being a blooming film location for Hollywood movies, he's being cast in some of the mayor productions filmed on the island such as XXX The Return of Xander Cage starring Vin Diesel, Shotgun Wedding starring Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel and Lost City of D starring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum.
- IMDb mini biography by: Carmen Mejia