Aitor Luna
Aitor González Luna (born 18 September 1981), professionally known as Aitor Luna, is a Spanish actor. He earned early public recognition in Spain for his performance in Los hombres de Paco. He has since featured in series such as Gran Reserva, Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste or Cathedral of the Sea.
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Born | Aitor González Luna 18 September 1981 Bergara, Spain |
Occupation | Actor |
Relatives | Yon González (brother) |
Biography
Born on 18 September 1981 in Bergara, Gipuzkoa,[1][2] son to Andalusian migrants in the Basque Country, he is the older brother of actor Yon González.[3] Luna trained his acting chops at Ánima Eskola.[4] He made his television debut in 2005 in the Basque soap opera Goenkale.[5] He earned early public recognition in Spain for his performance from 2005 to 2009 as Gonzalo Montoya in Los hombres de Paco.[5][6] He featured afterwards in La ira (TV movie, 2009), Gran Reserva (2010–2013) and La fuga (2012).[6][5] In 2014, he landed the lead of the television adaptation of the Arturo Pérez Reverte's Capitán Alatriste novels,[7] Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste, which proved to be an audience blunder.[8] Among other performances, he has since featured in the final season of Velvet, as the lead of the historical drama series Cathedral of the Sea and in the Telemundo telenovela Enemigo íntimo.
Filmography
- Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2005–09 | Los hombres de Paco | Gonzalo Montoya | Main | [5][6] |
2010–13 | Gran Reserva | Raúl Cortázar | Main | [5][9] |
2012 | La fuga | Daniel Ochoa | Main | [10] |
2014 | Cuéntame un cuento | Iván Dorado (La Bestia) | Episode: "La bella y la bestia" | [11] |
2014–15 | Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste | Diego Alatriste | Main | [7] |
2016 | Velvet | Humberto Santamaría | Main. Introduced in Season 4 | [12] |
2017 | Velvet Colección | Humberto Santamaría | Guest. Reprise of his role in Velvet | [13] |
2018 | La catedral del mar (Cathedral of the Sea) | Arnau Estanyol | Main | [14] |
2020–21 | Valeria | Sergio | Recurring | [15] |
2020 | Enemigo íntimo | Martín Ustariz | Main. Introduced in Season 2 | [16] |
2022 | La última (Our Only Chance) | [17] | ||
2023 | El silencio (Mute) | Cabrera | [18] |
- Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | Matar el tiempo | Diego | Starring along his brother Yon | [19] |
2018 | El aviso (The Warning) | Pablo | [20] | |
2019 | Sordo (The Silent War) | Capitán Bosch | Villain role | [21] |
2020 | La isla de las mentiras | Tomás | [22] |
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | 20th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actor in a Secondary Role | Gran Reserva | Won | [23] |
References
- Vilanova, Tom (3 January 2014). "Así es Aitor Luna, el nuevo capitán Alatriste". Divinity.
- Alfonso, Miguel Ángel (27 June 2018). "Aitor Luna: «A mi profesión le hace falta unión»". Las Provincias.
- Pereda, Olga (3 July 2016). "Aitor Luna y Yon González, hermanos y 'currelas' del cine y la televisión". El Periódico.
- Santana, A. (10 November 2012). "Ánima Eskola, cuna de actores y cineastas en pleno Bilbao". Deia.
- Moles, Sara (27 April 2015). "Aitor Luna y Yon González, hermanos de sangre y pantalla". El Diario Vasco.
- Clarós, Isabel (9 October 2018). "Aitor Luna, más allá de la catedral". La Vanguardia.
- Lorente López, Sara (11 December 2014). "'Alatriste' por fin toma su espada". El País.
- Solà i Gimferrer, Pere (17 January 2015). "Las claves del fracaso de 'Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste' en Telecinco". La Vanguardia.
- "Aitor Luna: "Tras 4 años en 'Los hombres de Paco' necesitaba disfrutar de una nueva historia"". FormulaTV. 26 November 2009.
- Ortiz, Cristina (6 December 2011). "Un drama carcelario de tinte futurista". La Razón.
- "Michelle Jenner es la Bella y Aitor Luna la Bestia en Cuéntame un cuento". Europa Press. 5 December 2014.
- "Aitor Luna será un galán de cine en la cuarta temporada de 'Velvet'". Diez Minutos. 9 March 2016.
- Zavala, Cristina (17 July 2017). "Curiosidades sobre Velvet Colección que dan ganas de verla ya". Los 40.
- Funes, A (23 November 2016). "Conoce a los personajes de 'La catedral del mar'". El Confidencial.
- Zavala, Cristina (11 May 2020). "Aitor Luna reaparece en Instagram para hablar de 'Valeria'". Los 40.
- ""Enemigo íntimo" 2: la escena más íntima de Fernanda Castillo con el español Aitor Luna". El Comercio. 3 July 2020.
- "Así suena la canción de Aitana para 'La última', su serie en Disney+ con Miguel Bernardeau". Cinemanía. 11 November 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
- ""El silencio": Arón Piper y Manu Ríos protagonizan la nueva serie de Netflix". El Comercio. 28 February 2023.
- "'Matar el tiempo', una "partida de ajedrez maquiavélica" con Yon González y Aitor Luna". rtve. 25 May 2015.
- Pinilla, Sergio F. (28 March 2018). "Artículo: Entrevista a Raúl Arévalo". Guía del Ocio.
- Gómez de Montis, María (18 September 2019). "Así es «Sordo», un wéstern ambientado en la dura posguerra española". abcplay. ABC.
- Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (23 July 2020). "La isla de las mentiras". Aisge.
- "Javier Bardem, premiado por sus colegas". Fotogramas. 2 November 2011.