Acting career

Elbittar, began his career as an actor in 1998 in the Venezuelan telenovela produced by Venevisión Así es la vida,^[1][2] in 1999 he starred in the telenovela La calle de los sueños.^[3][4] After a year away from television, in 2001 he participated in Más que amor, frenesí with Maritza Bustamante.^[5] He had roles in several telenovelas later such as Engañada, Negra consentida and Olvidarte jamás.^[1] He has also appeared in several episodes of the series Decisiones, Lotería and Seguro y urgente.^[6] In 2007 he made his last telenovela in Venezuela for Radio Caracas Televisión, titled Camaleona.^[7] Which had problems during its transmission due to the problems of the closing of the channel.^[8]

In 2008 he moved from Miami to Mexico to sign a contract with network TV Azteca.^[9] His first production at TV Azteca was the telenovela Tengo todo excepto a ti.^[10] He later participated in several other telenovelas from the network such as Vidas robadas, Pecadora, La mujer de Judas and in the reality show La Isla.^[11][12][13]

In 2013 he debuted on American television in Find Me My Man, the show was broadcast on Oxygen on the NBC Universal Network.^[14]

In 2014 he starred in the telenovela Siempre tuya Acapulco, which was his last production for TV Azteca.^[15] While residing in Mexico he was part of the stage production of Mentiras, el musical, Ebittar later confirmed that his contract with TV Azteca had ended on good terms.^[16]

In 2015 he returned to Venezuela to start work on the production of the telenovela Entre tu amor y mi amor.^[17][18] The telenovela premiered on June 2016, being the most viewed production of Venevisión in the 9 pm time slot.^[19][20] In 2017 he began working with Telemundo, debuting in the telenovelas La Fan. His most recent project at the network being Guerra de ídolos with whom he shares credits with Venezuelan actress Sheryl Rubio.^[21][22]

Musical career

Elbittar began his career as a singer in the Venevisión series La calle de los sueños,^[23][24] prior to this, the band Calle Ciega considered adding him as a band member but Elbittar rejected the offer.^[23] Elbittar later played some songs for the telenovela Más que amor, frenesí.^[23][25] Following this work Elbittar took a hiatus from his music career for several years.^[23] In 2014 he signed a contract with Sony Music Mexico and Azteca Records to launch his album Quiero decirte which was produced by José Miguel Velásquez;^[23] the album was promoted with a tour taking place across Mexico, the United States, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Argentina.^[26] The first single from the album, titled "Quiero decirte", was part of the main theme of the telenovela Siempre Tuya Acapulco.^[27] Three songs from the album were written by David Bisbal and the rest by José Miguel Velásquez.^[27] In 2016, he released his single "Y estoy vivo" produced in Mexico by Juan Carlos Moguel, a single that was part of the telenovela Entre tu amor y mi amor.^[28]

Studio albums

Singles