Miguel Ángel Silvestre
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]
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| 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, Narcos, 30 Coins and Sky Rojo.
Early life edit
Miguel 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 edit
Silvestre 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 edit
Film 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 | [8] | ||
| 2013 | I'm So Excited | Novio | Spanish: Los amantes pasajeros | |
| Scorpion in Love | Luis | Alacrán enamorado | ||
| 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 | La casa de papel | 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 |
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). . Dread Central. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Townsend, Megan (28 May 2015). . 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.
- ^ Van Hoeij, Boyd (31 May 2012). "All Is Silence". Variety.
External links edit
- Official website
- Miguel Ángel Silvestre at IMDb