De la Fuente was spotted by a talent scout during his sophomore year as a civil engineering major at Santiago's Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and won a contest as Chile's next "Super Teen". Beginning with small network roles in prime time, he quickly went on to star in four prime time dramas including "Eclipse de Luna" and the highly acclaimed televised theatrical production of "La Tía de Carlos". He starred in Chile's number-one rated variety program "Venga Conmigo" (Come With Me), the comedy "Mi Tío y Yo" (My Uncle and Me) and the MTV-style music and dance program "Generación 2000" (Generation 2000).