Héctor Medina (actor)

Héctor Medina is Cuban theatre, television and film actor.[1] He is known for two Cuba's international film coproductions of latest years.[2]

Profile
Héctor Medina
Born
Héctor Medina Valdés

1989
Pinar del Río
NationalityCuban
CitizenshipCuba
EducationNational School of Art
OccupationActor
Years active2009 -
Known forViva, Ticket to Paradise
Websitehttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm5794678/?ref_=nm_mv_close

Biography

Hector Medina was born in Pinar del Río, Cuba on September 10, 1989. Shortly after graduating from that country’s select, National School of Art (ENA), he earned a place in the prestigious theatre company, El Público. Even from the beginning of his career, Hector has starred in many, landmark Cuban films such as Boleto al Paraíso (“Ticket to Paradise,” 2010) and La Cosa Humana (“The Human Thing,” 2011). By 2015, Hector becomes internationally recognized as a rising talent while working on The King of Havana by acclaimed Spanish director Agustí Villaronga. Later in 2016, he was featured as a guest star in Netflix’s Four Seasons in Havana. Currently, he lives in Miami where he recently enjoyed acclaim starring in Telemundo’s Sangre de mi Tierra (“Blood from My Country,” 2017). A juror at the Miami International Film Festival (HBO’s Contest), he was later invited as a guest actor in 2018's Sundance Lab. Without a doubt, Hector’s most outstanding work is as “Jesús” the lead character in the award-winning, 2015 film distributed by Magnolia Pictures, Viva directed by Irishman Paddy Breathnch.He has had a successful career in the theater in Miami, participating in very successful works such as The Amparo Experience and Papás Fritos. His most recent work is the Lord Miller Productions film "Los Frikins" directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz where he is acting and executive producing.

Filmography
Feature films and television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011Ticket to ParadiseAlejandroFilm
2013Esther en alguna parteIsmaelFilm
2014Una historia con Cristo y JesúsCristoShort film
2015VivaJesúsFilm[3][4]
2015El rey de La Habana (The King of Havana)YunisleidiFilm
2016Vientos de la HabanaLázaroFilm[5]
2017El hombre que cuidaAlexFilm
2017Leyendas del ExilioActorTV series
2017Sangre de mi tierraLeonardo CastañedaTV series[6]
2022BorrowedJustinFilm[7]

Awards and nominations

Héctor Medina received Adolfo Llauradó Award for Best Actor by the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba and the Award for Best Actor at the Ibero-American Film and Video Festival in Fortaleza, Brazil for his role of Alejandro in Ticket to Paradise.[8][9]

References
  1. "Héctor Medina Valdés - Boleto al paraíso". www.boletoalparaiso.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. Martinez, Alexandra (28 April 2016). "Actor Hector Medina Talks Cuban Cinema and His Latest Film, Viva". Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  3. Morgenstern, Joe. "'Viva' Review: Family Values and Dazzling Drag". Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  4. "CubaSi - Cuban Actor Hector Medina happy with film Viva's Nomination for Oscar". Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  5. "Vientos de la Habana". Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  6. González, Moisés. "Telemundo tendrá personaje transexual en su nueva telenovela". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  7. "'Borrowed' Is A Sexy, Scary Study In Psychology, Freedom, Food And Loss by Dawn Ennis". Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  8. "CUBA 50 news item - Interview with young Cuban actor Hector Medina, star of films Viva and La cosa humana". www.cuba50.org. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  9. "Héctor Medina, actor de "Viva", contento de llegar a la otra mitad de Cuba". Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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