Álex García (actor)

Álex García (born 14 November 1981) is a Spanish actor. He rose to prominence for his performances in television series Amar en tiempos revueltos and Tierra de lobos.

Álex García
Born (1981-11-14) 14 November 1981
La Laguna, Spain
OccupationActor
PartnerVerónica Echegui

Biography

Álex García was born on 14 November 1981 in San Cristóbal de la Laguna, in the island of Tenerife.[1][2] He worked as a local reporter in the Canary Islands.[3] He moved from the Canary Islands to Madrid to train his acting chops at Cristina Rota's atelier.[4] He appeared in serial drama Compañeros playing Serpa.[3] He featured in minor roles in series such as Hospital Central and Génesis, en la mente del asesino,[4] rising to prominence for his television performances as Alfonso García in Amar en tiempos revueltos and César Bravo in Tierra de lobos.[5][3] He also earned early public recognition for his role in drama series Sin tetas no hay paraíso.[3]

He landed his first major film role in Six Points About Emma (2011), starring alongside Verónica Echegui.[n. 1][4][7] His performances in Entre esquelas (2012) and The Bride (2015) earned him, respectively, an Actors and Actresses Union Award for Best New Actor and a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor.[7][8][9]

Awards

Notes
  1. He met Echegui (his longtime partner) in 2010 during the shooting of the film.[6]

References
  1. Galafate, Cristina (24 November 2020). "Álex García: "La manera de estar sano es pensar que ni eres tan bueno ni eres tan malo como dice la gente"". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
  2. "Álex García". Fotogramas. 24 March 2014.
  3. Pereira, Azucena (14 November 2018). "La trayectoria televisiva de Álex García: De 'Compañeros' a 'El continental'". FormulaTV.
  4. Silvestre, Juan (14 November 2019). "Flashback Fotogramas: Álex García recuerda sus inicios como actor". Fotogramas.
  5. Álvarez, Juan Luis (20 July 2012). "Álex García, un paso adelante". La Vanguardia.
  6. "El espontáneo abrazo-beso de Verónica Echegui y Álex García que sella en público su relación". El País. 3 March 2021.
  7. "Verónica Echegui y Álex García: ¿Cuánto tiempo llevan y qué premio han ganado juntos?". rtve.es. 2 October 2022.
  8. "Álex García y Marisol Membrillo protagonizan 'Entre Esquelas'". Europa Press. 12 May 2012.
  9. "'Grupo 7' triunfa en los Premios de la Unión de Actores y Actrices". 20minutos.es. 3 June 2013.


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