Fele Martínez
Fele Martínez (born Rafael Martínez; 22 February 1975) is a Goya Award-winning Spanish actor.
Fele Martínez | |
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 Martinez at the 32nd Goya Awards in 2018 | |
| Born | Rafael Martínez 22 February 1975 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Awards | Goya Best New Actor 1997 Tesis Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival Award for Best Actor 2004 Bad Education |
Early years
Martínez was born in Alicante, Spain. A product of the Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático in Madrid, he began to act and direct theater at an early age. His first acting attempts were with the Sexpeare Teatro theater company.
Career
His chance at stardom came at the hand of Alejandro Amenábar, who offered him a role in his opera prima Tesis.[1] It was for this work that Fele received the Goya Award for Best New Actor in 1996.[2] Among his films are the notable Abre Los Ojos (Amenábar, 1997),[3] Los amantes del círculo polar (Julio Médem, 1998), El arte de morir (Álvaro Fernández Armero, 1999), Capitanes de Abril (María de Medeiros, 1999), Tuno negro (Pedro L. Barbero y Vicente J. Martín, 2000), and La Mala Educación (Pedro Almodóvar, 2004).[3]
He has also participated in several independent film projects including the short films Pasaia (1996), for which he won Best Actor at the Elche Film Festival, Amigos (1997), La cartera (2000), and El castigo del ángel (2002) which he also directed.
Filmography
- Pasaia (1996)
- Tesis (1996)
- Amigos (1997)
- Abre los ojos (1997)
- Los Amantes del Círculo Polar (1998)
- Lágrimas negras (1998)
- Tú que harías por amor (1999)
- El arte de morir (1999)
- Capitanes de Abril (2000)
- Tuno negro (2000)
- Tinta roja (2000)
- La cartera (2000)
- Noche de reyes (2001)
- El castigo del ángel (2002)
- Darkness (2002)
- Hable con ella (2002)
- Dos tipos duros (2003)
- La mala educación (2004)
- Tánger (2004)
- El asesino del parking (2006)
- El síndrome de Svensson (2006)
- A un metro de ti (2007)
- 14, Fabian Road (2008)
- Carmo (2008)
- El kaserón (2008)
- Los kinutos del silencio (2009)
- La Estrella (2013)[4]
- The Night My Mother Killed My Father (2016)
- Nuestros Amantes (2017)
- Erase una vez en el caribe (2022)[5]
- Bajo terapia (2022)[6]
- En Temporada Baja (2022)[7]
- Alpha Males (2022)
Theatre
- Sueños de un Seductor (2004)
- Bajo terapia (2017) [8]
References
- "Fele Martínez Biography | Fandango". Fandango. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- "Almodovar's Other Bad Boy". FilmStew. April 12, 2005. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- Vigil, Delfin (December 19, 2004). "Actor Fele Martinez grows up". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- Caviaro, Juan Luis (24 May 2013). "Estrenos de cine | 24 de mayo | Vuelven rápidos y furiosos por sexta vez". Espinof.
- "Proyectos en fase de producción - Kinatro". Kinatro Producciones (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- Noticias, Diario de. "La película 'Bajo Terapia' convierte a Lezkairu en su 'set' de grabación". www.noticiasdenavarra.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- "La película "En Temporada Baja", de David Marqués, en rodaje con Antonio Resines, Coque Malla, Edu Soto y Ana Milán en su reparto ¡Exclusiva! | El Blog de Cine Español". 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- "Alcalá bulle". elpais.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
External links
This page draws heavily on the corresponding article in the Spanish-language Wikipedia which was accessed in the version of 30 November 2005.