Rodrigo Nehme was born Rodrigo Vázquez Nehme in Mexico City. Along with his older sister he was brought up as a child in Guadalajara, where he studied in the American School Foundation of Guadalajara. Later on, he moved to Ensenada, Baja California. He then returned to Mexico City where he discovered his true passion, acting. While he was auditioning and getting chosen for parts in Commercials for TV, he was asked to host the cooking section of a TV program, and studied at the "Centro de Educación Artística" (Artistic Education Center) in Mexico City. Rodrigo got his break by playing "Nico", a Jewish teenager, in "Rebelde" a highly successful Mexican Series. To the date he has participated in several other programs produced by Televisa and Univision as well as independent and short films.