Pol Monen

Pol Montañés Enrich (born 1994), better known as Pol Monen, is a Spanish actor who rose to fame for his role as Carlos in Amar,[1][2] a film for which he was nominated for best actor at the Goya Awards,[3][4][5] as well as the film Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island?. In 2022 he stars in the Netflix Original series The Girl in the Mirror, as Bruno. [6]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montañés and the second or maternal family name is Enrich.
Pol Monen
Monen at 2018 32nd Goya Awards
Born
Pol Montañés Enrich

1994 (age 28–29)
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
OccupationActor

Biography

Pol Montañés Enrich was born in Barcelona in 1994.[7]

He is known by the stage name of Pol Monen (Monen is the fusion of his two family names, 'Montañés' and 'Enrich').[8] He made a minor appearance in the 2004 film La Mala Educación, when he was barely 10 years old,[9] whereas he had his television debut in 2005 with a guest role in TV3's El cor de la ciutat.[4] He moved to Madrid at age 18, where he studied Journalism.[8][10][11] He trained as an actor with Juan Carlos Corazza.[10]

His leading performance as Carlos in the 2017 romantic drama film Amar: With You Until the End of the World earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor at the 32nd Goya Awards.[9] In 2018, he joined the cast of the Telemundo and Netflix series La Reina del Sur (season 2).[12]

He starred as Eze in Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island? and performed the role of Said in So My Grandma's a Lesbian! ,[13][14] both films released in 2019.

He performed a main cast role in the TV series Campamento Albanta,[15] released in 2020 on Atresplayer Premium.

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017Amar (Amar: With You Until the End of the World)CarlosStarring role[16]
2018Tu hijo (Your Son)Marcos[17]
2019¿A quién te llevarías a una isla desierta? (Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island?)EzeStarring role[13]
2019Salir del ropero (So My Grandma's A Lesbian!)Said[14]
2021EgoJorge[18]
2022 La novia de América Tono Starring role [19]
Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018Vivir sin permiso (Unauthorized Living)Lara's boyfriend[10]
2019La Reina del SurJuanSeason 2[12]
2020Campamento AlbantaAbel[4]
2022 Alma (The Girl In The Mirror) Bruno Starring Role [6]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2018 32nd Goya Awards Best New Actor Amar Nominated [20]
73rd Premios CEC Best New Actor Nominated [21]
2019 34th Festival Cinema Jove "Un futuro de Cine" Award - Won [22]

References
  1. "Pol Monen: "Me gustaría que el feminismo no fuera solo una moda, que hubieran cambios reales" | Nostromo Magazine". www.nostromomagazine.es. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  2. Weston, Christopher (2021-02-03). "Where is Black Beach filmed? Netflix movie filming locations". HITC. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  3. "Los nominados a Mejor Actor Revelación vistos por sus directores » Premios Goya 2021". www.premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  4. Rabazo, Jorge (4 August 2020). "Pol Monen: "Me preocupa lo de contratar a actores por sus seguidores"". Bluper. El Español. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. "Pol Monen. Ser viejoven is the new black". MADMENMAG (in Spanish). 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  6. Alma (Drama, Horror, Mystery), Sospecha Films, 2022-08-19, retrieved 2022-08-17
  7. Aragón, El Periódico de (14 April 2019). "María Pedraza y Pol Monen: el retrato generacional de Netflix". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  8. Llongueras, Por Fotos: Pablo Sarabia Maquillaje y Peluquería Pilar Llorens para (2017-04-20). "Fotomatón a Pol Monen". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  9. Hernández, Nuria (28 December 2017). "Así es Pol Monen: el actor nominado a los Goya que habla hebreo y practica boxeo". Vanity Fair.
  10. Pastor, Custodio (8 December 2018). "Pol Monen, deslumbrado por lo que está viviendo". El País.
  11. Gonzálvez, Paula M. (31 August 2018). "Pol Monen, el actor al que comparan con Javier Bardem de joven". HuffPost.
  12. Palenzuela, Fernando (3 June 2018). "'La Reina del Sur': Pol Monen ficha por la segunda temporada de la serie en Netflix". FormulaTV.
  13. Hernández Luján, Raquel (11 April 2019). "Crítica de la película de Netflix ¿A quién te llevarías a una isla desierta?". Hobby Consolas.
  14. Budowski, Jade (24 January 2021). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'So My Grandma's A Lesbian!' On Netflix, A Spanish Comedy With A Big Heart & Stellar Cast". Decider.com.
  15. Recio, Franc (25 July 2020). "Pol Monen ('Campamento Albanta'): "Al trabajar con actores como José Coronado aprendes a desmitificarlos"". El Periódico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  16. Reguera, Iván (21 April 2017). "'Amar': prótesis sexuales y risas flojas". Cuarto Poder.
  17. Silvestre, Juan (15 October 2018). "'Tu hijo': José Coronado, padre coraje en el tráiler". Fotogramas.
  18. "María Pedraza es su peor enemiga en el tráiler de 'Ego'". Cinemanía (in Spanish). 20minutos.es. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  19. "Alfonso Albacete shooting La novia de América". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  20. "Todos ganadores de los Premios Goya 2018". El Mundo. 4 February 2018.
  21. "'La librería' y 'El autor', con ocho candidaturas, favoritas en las Medallas CEC 2018". Audiovisual451. 25 January 2018.
  22. "Nuria Herrero y Pol Monen reciben su premio 'Un futuro de cine'". Valencia Plaza. 28 June 2019.
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