Agustín Della Corte Bertoni (born 11 September 1997) is a Uruguayan former rugby union player, model and actor. He played as a centre representing Uruguay internationally and made his first World Cup appearance in 2019.[1][2]
Biography
Early life and education
Della Corte Bertoni was born in Paysandú in 1997.[3] He is of Italian descent.[4] He started playing rugby at an early age at the Trébol Rugby Club in his hometown.[5]
In 2017 he enrolled at the University of Montevideo to study public accounting and business administration.[6]
Playing career
He made his international debut for Uruguay against Emerging Italy on 10 June 2017, at the age of 19.[7] He made his first Rugby World Cup appearance in 2019, during the tournament held in Japan, appearing in Uruguay's third match against Wales.[8]
In 2020, he was signed by Peñarol Rugby.[9] However, at the end of the year, he officially retired from rugby.[10]
Acting career
In 2021, after a successful audition, he was cast as Antonio "Tintín" Vizintín in Society of the Snow, directed by J. A. Bayona. The film recounts the true story of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed in the Andes.[10] Marking his acting debut, he underwent an intense physical transformation, losing 27 kilos to authentically portray the experience of the survivors.[11]
In July 2024, it was announced that he had joined the cast of Olympo, a new Spanish Netflix series set to premiere in 2025.[12]
References
- ^ "Agustín Della Corte". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Los Teros name squad for Japan 2019". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Es de Paysandú, brilló en "La sociedad de la nieve" y ahora lo fichó Netflix para una gran apuesta de 2025". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2024-07-24. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ "El sanducero Agustín Della Corte participa del film "La sociedad de la nieve" que se verá por Netflix". Diario El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ "Agustín Della Corte en una emotiva entrevista junto a Antonio Vizintín: "La actuación dio rumbo a mi vida"". Caras (in Spanish). 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ "Mushkana: made in Uruguay, born in Africa | UM". www.um.edu.uy. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ "Una jornada histórica para el Uruguayo de Clubes de rugby". EL PAIS. 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ "Agustín Della Corte: "Los veía en la tele"". Diario El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ "Della Corte, entre Peñarol y el seven". Diario El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 2020-01-19. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ a b "Perdió 27 kilos, pasó días sin comer y disfruta el éxito: la transformación de Agustín Della Corte, de Tero mundialista a La Sociedad de la Nieve". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ "El Tero que recreó el milagro de los Andes: jugó un Mundial y bajó 27 kilos para interpretar a Vizintín". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2023-12-30. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ "De Uruguay a las grandes ligas: el camino de Agustín Della Corte, cara de la nueva superproducción de Netflix". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2024-07-27. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
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