Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla (born 6 April 1982) is a Spanish actor. He rose to prominence with his performance as El Duque in Sin tetas no hay paraíso.[1]
Miguel Ángel Silvestre | |
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.jpg) Silvestre in 2008 | |
| Born | Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla 6 April 1982 Castellón de la Plana, Spain |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
He has since played roles in series such as Velvet, Sense8, En el corredor de la muerte, Narcos, 30 Coins and Sky Rojo.
Early life
editMiguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla was born in Castellón de la Plana on 6 April 1982.[2] He planned on becoming a professional tennis player before suffering an injury in a Hungarian tournament. He later decided to study physiotherapy until his aunt introduced him to the world of theatre.[3]
He studied drama, physical theatre, modern dance and acrobatics before winning the Mister Castelló 2002 pageant.
Career
editSilvestre made his feature film debut in the 2005 drama Life and Colour.[4]
He stars in the Pedro Almodóvar film I'm So Excited and in the Spanish horror thriller Verbo.[5] He also starred in the Spanish series Velvet as Alberto Marquez.
In 2015, the high-profile English-language Netflix drama Sense8 was released, in which Miguel plays one of the lead characters, a closeted action movie star named Lito Rodríguez, who lives in Mexico City with his boyfriend, Hernando (played by Alfonso Herrera).[6]
In 2017, he joined the cast of Netflix series Narcos playing recurring character and real life member of the Cali Cartel, Franklin Jurado.
In 2020, it was announced that he had joined the cast of Money Heist's Season 5 in an undisclosed role.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Vida y color (Life and Colour) | Javi | [7] | |
| A golpes (By Force) | Yuri | [7] | ||
| 2006 | La distancia (The Distance) | Daniel | ||
| 2007 | Dolly | Nacho | Short film | |
| 2008 | 3:19 | Ilan | ||
| Cuando caen los ídolos | Roberto, aged 27 | Short film | ||
| Zhao | Martín | |||
| Reflections | Marco / Roberto | |||
| The End | Gas station attendant | |||
| 2010 | La trampa de la luz | Giocondo | ||
| 2011 | Verbo | Líriko | ||
| Lo mejor de Eva (Dark Impulse) | Rocco | |||
| 2012 | Winning Streak | Alfredo | Spanish: The Pelayos | |
| Todo es silencio (All Is Silence) | Brinco | [10] | ||
| 2013 | I'm So Excited | Novio | Spanish: Los amantes pasajeros | |
| Alacrán enamorado (Scorpion in Love) | Luis | |||
| 2017 | Ferdinand | El Primero (voice) | ||
| 2018 | Ibiza | Manny | ||
| 2019 | La boda de mi mejor amigo | George |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Mis adorables vecinos | Monitor | Episode: "No sé decir no" (S01, E02) |
| 2005 | Motivos personales | Nacho | 13 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | Sin tetas no hay paraíso | El Duque | Main role (seasons 1–2); 28 episodes |
| 2010 | Alakrana | Capitán | Miniseries, Lead role |
| 2012 | Aída | Actor | Episode: "La verdad sobre perros y cacos" (S09, E21) |
| 2013–2016 | Velvet | Alberto Márquez Navarro | Main role |
| 2015–2018 | Sense8 | Lito Rodríguez | Main role |
| 2017 | Narcos | Franklin Jurado | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2019 | En el corredor de la muerte | Pablo Ibar | Main role; 4 episodes |
| Velvet Colección | Alberto Márquez Navarro | Special episode | |
| 2020–present | 30 Coins | Paco | |
| 2021–2023 | Sky Rojo | Moisés Expósito | Main role |
| 2021 | Money Heist | René | Guest role; 3 episodes |
Theater
edit| Year | Title | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Verdadero Oeste | Sam Shepard | Luis Guilera |
| 2003 | Porno | Mario Fratti | Angela Bosch |
| 2004 | Noches de amor efímero | Paloma Pedrero | Eduardo Recabarren |
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 |
18th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best New Actor | Sin tetas no hay paraíso | Nominated | |
2014 |
23rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Minor Role | Scorpion in Love | Nominated | |
2020
|
7th Feroz Awards | Best Main Actor in a Series | En el corredor de la muerte | Nominated | |
| 29th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated | |||
2024 |
32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Actor in an International Production | Los enviados | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ ""Sin tetas no hay paraíso": por qué Miguel Ángel Silvestre quería cambiarle el título a la serie". mag. 5 April 2021 – via El Comercio.
- ^ "Miguel Ángel Silvestre, un actor en el paraíso". Diario Libre. 2 April 2022.
- ^ Lluesma, Chelo (17 June 2007). "Miguel Ángel Silvestre". Las Provincias (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "'El duque', en 'Versión española'". Europa Press. 22 May 2008.
- ^ Uncle Creepy (3 May 2010). "New Spanish Horror - Verbo". Dread Central. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Townsend, Megan (28 May 2015). "WATCH: Netflix's Sense8 premieres trailers for LGBT characters Nomi and Lito". GLAAD. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ a b Catalá, Laura (23 May 2017). "Conoce a Miguel Ángel Silvestre en 35 curiosidades que deberías saber sobre su vida". Bekia.
- ^ "Iñaki Dorronsoro debuta como director con 'La distancia', un 'thriller' con el mundo del boxeo como telón de fondo". Europa Press. 26 September 2006.
- ^ "Lo mejor de Eva". La Voz de Galicia. 10 February 2012.
- ^ Van Hoeij, Boyd (31 May 2012). "All Is Silence". Variety.
- ^ "'Alacrán enamorado', una fábula urbana de superación". El Correo. Grupo Vocento. 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Penélope Cruz y Chus Lampreave, rivales en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). 19 January 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "El filme ´Camino´ arrasa en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 11 March 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "'El tiempo entre costuras' e 'Isabel' dominan en las nominaciones de la Unión de Actores". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Antonio de la Torre y Susi Sánchez triunfan en los premios de la Unión de Actores". Fotogramas. 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Premios Feroz 2020: Lista completa de ganadores". El Mundo. 17 January 2020.
- ^ Silvestre, Juan (11 February 2020). "XXIX Premios de la Unión de Actores y Actrices: Lista completa de finalistas". Fotogramas.
- ^ "Los repartos de Dolor y gloria y Estoy vivo triunfan en los 29º Premios de la Unión de Actores y Actrices" [The casts of Pain and Glory and Estoy vivo triumph at the 29th Actors and Actresses Union Awards]. Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 10 March 2020. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Todos los nominados de la 32 edición de los Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices de España". Escribiendo Cine. 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Todos los ganadores de los 32 Premios de la Unión de Actores y Actrices de España". Escribiendo Cine. 11 March 2024.
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