Carlos Ponce is a Puerto Rican actor, singer, composer and television personality. Ponce was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. His parents, Carlos Ponce, Sr. and Esther Freyre, emigrated from Cuba after the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro. After his birth, the family moved to Humacao where Ponce was raised. As a child, he would actively participate in his school's plays and at home he would often put on a show for the family where he would sing the latest tunes. "Carlitos", as he is known in Puerto Rico, started to appear in television commercials at the age of six. He attended high school in Humacao and was a member of the school's drama club. In 1986, the Ponce family moved to Miami, Florida and Ponce continued to participate in his school's productions. He was named the best student actor of the southern region of the United States. In 1990, Ponce participated in the Southeastern Theatre Conference and competed for the chance to win a scholarship. He won and enrolled in the New World School of the Arts conservatory. However, the Spanish-language television station Univision offered Ponce the opportunity to host a show called Hablando (Talking). This was his first serious television debut and after his debut he gave up his university studies.

Filmography

• 2026Ethan Bloom — Father Diaz
• 2026Mercy Mercy Me
• 2026Perla — Vicente Espinel
• Vida de pelos
• ¿Apostarías por Mí? — Invitado
• Velvet el nuevo imperio — Esteban
• 2023Blue Beetle — Bentley Owner
• 2023Mi amor en navidad
• 2023Murder Mystery 2 — Shitz Helicopter Pilot
• Amores que engañan — Jorge
• 2022What Father… Is My Family? — Fello
• La suerte de Loli — Armando
• 2021The Housewives of the North Pole — Paul
• Julie and the Phantoms — Ray Molina
• Playing with Fire — Jorge Jaramillo
• ¿Quién es la Máscara? — Carlos Ponce
• Luis Miguel: The Series — Miguel Alemán
• The Boss Baby: Back in Business — Board Baby Emiliano (voice)
• La Fan — Luis Alberto Fontan
• 2016Ice Age: Collision Course — Mariachi Beaver (voice)
• La Doña — Leon Contreras
• Silvana Sin Lana — Manuel Gallardo
• 2015Single In South Beach — Robert
• 2015Spy — Matthew Wright
• Telenovela — Diego
• Cristela — Felix Gonzalez
• 2014Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy — Bonito (voice)
• Arranque de Pasión — Chceco Fernández
• Broken Angel — Humberto Cano
• Devious Maids — Benjamin Pacheco
• 2013Free Birds — Narrator / Alejandro (voice)
• Hollywood Heights — Max Duran
• Major Crimes — Mr. Emilio Diaz
• Dos Hogares — Santiago Ballesteros Ortiz
• 2011Rio — Marcel (voice)
• Dog love — Antonio "El Perro" Brando Montesinos
• 2009Couples Retreat — Salvadore
• Lipstick Jungle — Rodrigo Vega
• ¡Viva Hollywood!
• Dame Chocolate — Bruce Remington
• 2006Break-In
• 2006Just My Luck — Antonio
• 2006Vanished — Raddimus
• 2005Complete Guide to Guys — Steve
• 2005Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo — Rodrigo
• 2005Meet Me in Miami — Luis
• Ángel de la Guarda Mi Dulce Compañía — Gustavo Almansa
• Maya & Miguel — Santiago Santos (voice)
• Eve — Joe
• Karen Sisco — Will
• Sin pecado concebido — Adrián Martorel
• Once and Again
• 7th Heaven — Carlos Rivera
• Sentimientos Ajenos — Renato Aramendia
• Guadalupe — Willy
• Beverly Hills, 90210 — Tom Savin

Appearances as themselves (9)

• Operación Triunfo (Estados Unidos) — Self - Guest
• 2022Los lunes a las 9 — Self (Archive Footage)
• Top Chef VIP — Self - Contestant
• Por Amor o Por Dinero — Self - Host
• 2014Habla Men — Self
• 2003Chasing Papi — Self
• 2003Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade — Self
• Viña del Mar International Song Festival — Self - Musical Guest
• Miss Universe — Self - Host