William Levy Says He's Done With Telenovelas

By: Taylor Pineda

Cuban model-actor William Levy has announced he is stepping away from making telenovelas, to concentrate on his family and new movie project.

In an interview with Teleformula he said that “La Tempestad” was his last telenovela because he wants to spend time with his family, “It is too much work and as time goes by I’m trying to find new priorities. I want to be with my children and spend more time with them. We will see what happens because it is too much time and tiring.”

As he finishes with “La Tempestad,” Levy is preparing for his merge in to American media with the premiere of his first two Hollywood films, “Addicted” and “Tyler Perry’s A Single Moms Club.” The films will be released in March and May, respectively. Levy stated that he will be portraying a “very peculiar character.”

The new challenge of diverging onto the U.S screen should be interesting. He will be following in the steps of actress Sofia Vergara who has made strides in Hollywood. It is however, important that as an actor, Levy portrays a positive image of his Latin culture. Representing only a small demographic of Latino U.S actors who are less seen on the big screen, and more on reality television in U.S. media.