The star of “Coffee with the Aroma of a Woman” was involved in an incident at a restaurant, resulting in him spending Monday night in a jail in Weston, near Miami. After posting $500 bail, he was released pending further trial.

William Levy, the Cuban-American actor best known for his role in the soap opera “Café con aroma de mujer ,” has been arrested in Florida, specifically in the city of Weston, in the southeast of the state and within what is considered the Miami metropolitan area (in fact, an hour north of the city). This is confirmed by the records of the local prison, which also include the arrest photo. Apparently, an altercation at a restaurant, where he refused to pay the bill, was the source of the problem.

Levy (Cojímar, Havana, 44) was arrested Monday night by the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the county to which Weston belongs, and charged with two counts. The first, a double count of “disorderly intoxication” (i.e., consumption of alcohol accompanied by some type of disturbance) and causing a public disturbance. The second, for attempting to enter private property without permission. On Tuesday afternoon, after appearing before a judge with his lawyer in a brief hearing of barely a minute , he was released until a further hearing.

According to the arrest record obtained by EL PAÍS, William Gutiérrez-Levy (his full name) was arrested on April 14 and taken to the county jail. Although initially he did not appear eligible for bail, he was now able to do so after posting $500, $250 for each charge. After appearing before a judge, he is awaiting trial on both charges. The record also includes his mugshot, in which he appears wearing a yellow T-shirt, serious, and with swollen eyes.

Apparently, according to People en Español , an incident occurred on Monday night at an Argentine restaurant in Weston, where Levy was spending the night with some friends, parents of friends of his oldest son, Christopher. The actor decided to buy a round of drinks, but things got out of hand: according to eyewitnesses, he offered alcohol for more than 100 people, so when it came, the bill was much higher than expected. Levy didn’t like the price he saw on the ticket and confronted the manager. Then, according to the publication, a third person approached to mediate and he pushed him, which led to him being thrown out of the establishment. When he realized it, he had left his phone on the table. He went back in to retrieve it, and the managers decided to call the police, who took him into custody.

Representatives for the Cuban singer have not responded to media requests. In Florida, the charge of causing a disturbance due to alcohol consumption typically carries a 60-day jail sentence and a $500 fine, according to several attorneys.

Despite Levy’s huge popularity three years ago, which saw him grace the front pages and become the protagonist of parties, reports, and advertising campaigns , little has been heard from him for months. His most important project was the ambitious 2023 miniseries Montecristo , which he starred in and where he once again appeared on the red carpet. However, its success was not as expected, and he returned to soap operas: between 2023 and 2024, he appeared in almost a hundred episodes of the Mexican soap opera Vuelve a mí . He also has three projects pending release.

After spending a harsh and hungry childhood in Cuba, as he himself has recounted on more than one occasion, he left for the United States in his teens, around the age of 15, without speaking English. Raised by his mother and stepfather, for whom he decided to emigrate, he was good at sports from a young age, especially baseball, which led him to earn a scholarship to university. His physical build (blond, light eyes, sharp features, over 180 centimeters tall) led him first to become a model, then to participate in reality shows —such as the Latin version of Temptation Island on Telemundo or Protagonistas de novela 2, where he met his later wife, actress Elizabeth Gutiérrez—and later to make the leap to theater and television. In addition to soap operas, he has also participated in minor roles in the Resident Evil saga . In May 2024, her divorce from Gutiérrez was announced. She had been in a relationship with him for over 20 years and has two children with him: a 19-year-old boy named Christopher and a 15-year-old girl named Kailey.