Cristian de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke

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Cristian de la Fuente
Occupation: International film star

Partnered With: Cheryl Burke

BACKGROUND:
Having started his acting career in his native Chile, the international film and television star’s Spanish language projects include: Univisión’s mini series, Como ama una mujer and Sony television’s Reyes y Rey which aired on Telemundo. He gained recognition in the States as a series regular on Family Law and CSI: Miami. Recent TV guest roles include: Ugly Betty and Psych. He stars in the upcoming USA Network series, In Plain Sight. Film work includes Driven and Basic. Cristián is a First Lieutenant in the Chilean Air Force Reserve and a member of Halcones, the High Aerobatics team. People Magazine named him one of their “50 Most Beautiful.” He was the first man ever to grace the cover of Cosmopolitan en Espanol.

Cheryl Burke

Partnered with: Cristian de la Fuente

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• 2005 World Cup Professional Rising Star Latin Champion
• U.K. Championships
• 4th in U.S. in the Under 21s

STATS:
Style: Latin
Nationality: American
Based in:New York
Status: Not Currently Competing

BACKGROUND:
Cheryl is the only two-time winner of Dancing with the Stars. Cheryl and her partner singer Drew Lachey stole the show on Season 2 and sensationally won the competition. Season 3, Cheryl was partnered with football legend Emmitt Smith, and together they won the competition. Season 4, Cheryl made it to the semi-finals with actor Ian Ziering, placing fourth.

Growing up in San Francisco, California, Cheryl came from a family who all loved to dance. At four years old, she began taking ballet lessons and performed throughout the Bay area until she was ten. It was at that time that she discovered that ballroom, “wasn’t just for old people” and decided to change her focus. She hung up her ballet shoes and began training in both standard and Latin. By 13, Cheryl was competing and traveling all over the world.