<P> De la Fuente was born in Caracas, Venezuela . He started his acting career in 2009 with the role of Jorge Giraldo in the Telemundo telenovela, Más sabe el diablo . In 2011, de la Fuente appeared as Max in the telenovela Aurora . This was followed by the recurring role of Diego Forlán in the Nickelodeon Latin America fantasy series, Grachi, which became a main role in the second season . In 2014, de la Fuente appeared as Coach Julio on Every Witch Way, an English - language remake of Grachi . </P> <P> In 2015 and 2016, de la Fuente appeared in the recurring role of Michael Sanchez, the boyfriend of Jamal Lyon, in the Fox musical prime time soap opera, Empire . In 2017, he appeared as Cleve Jones' boyfriend Ricardo Canto in the ABC miniseries When We Rise . In March 2017, de la Fuente was cast in The CW's Dynasty reboot as Sam Jones, a gay male version of the original series' Sammy Jo Carrington (Heather Locklear). </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Project </Th> <Th> Role </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Más sabe el diablo </Td> <Td> Jorge Giraldo </Td> <Td> TV series </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Aurora </Td> <Td> Max </Td> <Td> TV series </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011--2013 </Td> <Td> Grachi </Td> <Td> Diego Forlán </Td> <Td> TV series / Recurring role (202 episodes) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Every Witch Way </Td> <Td> Julio </Td> <Td> TV series / Recurring role (20 episodes) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The One I Wrote for You </Td> <Td> Rafael Amato </Td> <Td> Feature film </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Lift Me Up </Td> <Td> Erik </Td> <Td> Feature film </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015--2016 </Td> <Td> Empire </Td> <Td> Michael Sanchez </Td> <Td> TV series / Recurring role (11 episodes) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> When We Rise </Td> <Td> Ricardo Canto </Td> <Td> TV miniseries </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> American Horror Story: Cult </Td> <Td> Picnic Guy </Td> <Td> TV series / Episode: "Election Night" </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017--present </Td> <Td> Dynasty </Td> <Td> Sam "Sammy Jo" Jones </Td> <Td> TV series / Series regular </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Project </Th> <Th> Role </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr>

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