Miguel Ángel Silvestre
Miguel Ángel Silvestre | |
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.jpg) Silvestre in 2018 | |
| Born | Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla 6 April 1982 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
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| Website | https://miguelangelsilvestre.org/ |
Married with Maria since 2016-present.
Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla (born 6 April 1982) is a Spanish actor.[1] He is best known for playing the role of Alberto Márquez in Velvet, as well as Lito Rodríguez and Franklin Jurado in the Netflix original series Sense8 and Narcos respectively. He is also known for playing El Duque in the Spanish television show Sin tetas no hay paraíso. He is starring in the HBO limited series 30 Coins.
Early life
Silvestre was born in Castellón de la Plana. 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.[2]
He studied drama, physical theatre, modern dance and acrobatics before winning the Mister Castelló 2002 pageant.
Career
Silvestre stars in the Pedro Almodóvar film I'm So Excited (Template:Lang-es) and in the Spanish horror thriller Verbo.[3] 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 telenovela star named Lito Rodríguez, who lives in Mexico City with his boyfriend, Hernando (played by Alfonso Herrera).[4]
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 joined the cast of La Casa de Papel Season 5 in an undisclosed role.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Vida y color | Javi | |
| A golpes | Yuri | ||
| 2006 | La Distancia | 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 | Rocco | ||
| 2012 | Winning Streak | Alfredo | Template:Lang-es |
| Todo es silencio | Brinco | ||
| 2013 | I'm So Excited | Novio | Template:Lang-es |
| Scorpion in Love | Luis | Alacrán enamorado | |
| 2017 | Ferdinand | El Primero (voice) | |
| 2018 | Ibiza | Manny | |
| 2019 | La boda de mi mejor amigo | George |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Mis adorables vecinos | Monitor | Episode: "No sé decir no" (Season 1, Episode 2) |
| 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" (Season 9, Episode 21) |
| 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 | 30 Coins | Paco | |
| 2021 | Sky Rojo | Moisés | Main role |
Theater
| 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 |
References
- ^ Official MySpace
- ^ Lluesma, Chelo (17 June 2007). "Miguel Ángel Silvestre". Las Provincias (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ 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.
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