Pepe Viyuela
José Viyuela Castillo (born 2 June 1963), known as Pepe Viyuela, is a Spanish actor, clown, poet, and comedian.[1] He is best known in English-speaking countries for his one-man stage show Encerrona (Lock-In), which was brought to the London stage in June 2017 as part of the Festival of Spanish Theatre in London (Festelón).[2]
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Viyuela in 2008 | |
| Born | José Viyuela Castillo 2 June 1963 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
He is known for playing Filemón in La gran aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón (2003) and Mortadelo y Filemón. Misión: salvar la Tierra (2008).[3] In 2003 he published the novel Bestiario del circo: el vientre de la carpa, with a prologue by Andrés Aberasturi.[4][5] In 2008 he published his second collection of poems named Las letras de tu nombre.[6]
He appeared in the list proposed by the local party Izquierda Independiente ("Independent Left") to the 2023 local elections in San Sebastián de los Reyes. He does not intend to become an active politician, though.[7]
Selected filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Earth | Ulloa | |
| 1998 | The Miracle of P. Tinto | Manikomien Direktor | |
| 2003 | Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure | Filemón | |
| 2004 | Di que sí | Salvador Asension | |
| 2004 | Escuela de seducción | Víctor | |
| 2008 | Mortadelo and Filemon. Mission: Save the Planet | Filemón | |
| 2021 | García y García | Javier García |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993, 2004 | Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez | Televisión Española | ||
| 2005-2014 | Aída | José María Martínez ("Chema") | Telecinco | |
| 2015-2016 | Olmos y Robles | Sebastián Olmos | Televisión Española |
Theatre edit
| Year | Title | Theatre | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mármol (Marble) by Marina Carr | Teatro Valle-Inclán | Art | |
| 2017 | Encerrona (Lock-in) by Pepe Viyuela | John Lyon's Theatre, London | Festelón |
References edit
- ^ "Pepe Viyuela". Fórmula TV (in Spanish). Noxvo. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "5th Annual Edition FesTeLon – Festival de Teatro Español en Londres". The BritishSpanish Society. 12–25 June 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Martín, J.; Pedrosa, G. (26 January 2008). "Filemón es un perdedor nato que no se rinde nunca". Ideal (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Amor y humor. La sonrisa ante la muerte" (PDF). Payasos sin Fronteras (in Spanish). p. 21. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Pinzón P., Javier Irenarco; Villa Ll, Juan David (2011). Tello, Clara (ed.). "Caracterización de la población circense en Colombia" (PDF). Ministerio de Cultura (in Spanish). p. 110. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ E. Press (6 June 2008). "Pepe Viyuela publica 'Las letras de tu nombre', su segundo poemario". La Rioja (in Spanish). Madrid: Vocento. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Zurro, Javier; García Higueras, Laura; Tenías, Ana (7 May 2023). "Drag queens, 'tiktokers', músicos y actores, la cultura que se moja en las elecciones del 28M". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
External links edit
- Pepe Viyuela at IMDb