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Noriega was born in [[Santander, Cantabria|Santander]], [[Spain]], the youngest of seven siblings and the only one who decided to become an actor. While he was a child, he devoted himself to [[music]]. When he grew up he decided to leave his [[law degree]] and his love for music, and move to [[Madrid]] |
Noriega was born in [[Santander, Cantabria|Santander]], [[Spain]], the youngest of seven siblings and the only one who decided to become an actor. While he was a child, he devoted himself to [[music]]. When he grew up he decided to leave his [[law degree]] and his love for music, and move to [[Madrid]] to become an actor. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Eduardo Noriega | |
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| File:Eduardo norieg.jpg Noriega at Alatriste première | |
| Born | Eduardo Noriega Gómez August 1, 1973 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | Since 1993 |
| Website | http://www.eduardonoriega.com |
Eduardo Noriega Gómez[1] (born August 1, 1973) is a Spanish film actor, perhaps best known for his roles in two Alejandro Amenábar films, the multiple Goya Award-winning Tesis (English: Thesis) (1996) and Open Your Eyes (Spanish: Abre los Ojos) (1997). He also starred in The Wolf (Spanish: El Lobo) (2004). In the United States, Noriega is probably best known for his role as Enrique in the political thriller Vantage Point (2008).
Early life and education
Noriega was born in Santander, Spain, the youngest of seven siblings and the only one who decided to become an actor. While he was a child, he devoted himself to music. When he grew up he decided to leave his law degree and his love for music, and move to Madrid to become an actor.
Career
He acted in several short films by directors Amenábar, Mateo Gil and Carlos Montero and he appeared in a short role in the well-known Spanish film Stories from the Kronen (Spanish: Historias del Kronen). But it was not until Tesis that he had his first starring role in a film that became one of most-important successes in the history of Spanish films.[citation needed] Amenábar confessed in a T.T[clarification needed] interview that at first he did not want Noriega in Tesis, thinking he was just a "pretty face", although his collaborators thought otherwise. In the end he called him again because he preferred him over the other actors in the casting. They became close friends and later worked on different projects together, including Open Your Eyes.
With Leonardo Sbaraglia, he appeared in Plata Quemada (English: Burnt Money) (2000), an Argentine film directed by Marcelo Piñeyro. Noriega went on to star in another Piñeyro film, The Method (Spanish: El Método (2005), reuniting with Plata Quemada co-star Pablo Echarri. He appeared as Jacinto in The Devil's Backbone (2001), a film directed by Guillermo del Toro and produced by Agustín Almodóvar and Pedro Almodóvar, about life in an orphanage in the last months of the Spanish Civil War. The film also stars Marisa Paredes and Federico Luppi.
He starred as the main actor in Novo (2002), a French film directed by Jean-Pierre Limosin, where he appeared completely nude.
Noriega appeared as theConde de Guadalmedina (English: Count of Guadalmedina) in Alatriste (2006), the most-expensive film in the history of Spanish cinema.[citation needed] Agustín Díaz Yanes directed the film, starring Viggo Mortensen, Javier Cámara, Ariadna Gil, Blanca Portillo, and Juan Echanove. Alatriste is based on five novels written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte.
He starred in Vantage Point (2008), playing Enrique, a Spanish police officer assigned to protect the local mayor, and who plays an unintended central role in the investigation of the assassination of the American president.
Filmography
References
External links
- eduardonoriega.com, Eduardo Noriega's official website
- Eduardo Noriega at IMDb