6 1 ▁in ▁Santa ▁Mart a , ▁Mag dal ena , ▁Colombia , ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁his ▁first ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁of ▁life . ▁At ▁that ▁age , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Bog ot á ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁a ▁better ▁life . ▁He ▁en rolled ▁in ▁Jorge ▁T ade o ▁L oz ano ▁University ▁and ▁holds ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Ad vert ising ▁from ▁the ▁university . ▁In ▁Bog ot á , ▁he ▁also ▁acquired ▁a ▁taste ▁for ▁rock , ▁getting ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁music ▁scene , ▁and ▁started ▁playing ▁in ▁bars ▁and ▁c af és ▁around ▁the ▁city . ▁▁ 1 9 8 2 – 1 9 8 9 ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁V ives ▁began ▁acting ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁shows ▁and ▁t elen ov el as ▁including ▁" Pe que ños ▁G ig antes " ▁( L ittle ▁Gi ants ▁– ▁ 1 9 8 3 ) ▁and ▁" T uy o ▁es ▁Mi ▁Cor az ón " ▁( Y ours ▁is ▁My ▁Heart ▁– ▁ 1 9 8 5 ). ▁He ▁finally ▁found ▁fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁by ▁playing ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁of ▁Gall ito ▁Ram í rez , ▁which ▁told ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁Colomb ian ▁Car ib bean ▁coast ▁box er ▁who ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁an ▁u pt ight ▁girl , ▁who ▁was ▁port rayed ▁by ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁Mar gar ita ▁Rosa ▁de ▁Francisco . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁released ▁his ▁first ▁album ,