Alberto San Juan | |
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Born | Alberto San Juan Guijarro 1 November 1967 Madrid, Spain |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1990s–present |
Alberto San Juan Guijarro (born 1 November 1967) is a Spanish film, stage and television actor. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including two Goya awards.
Alberto San Juan was born on 1 November 1968 in Madrid, the son of cartoonist Máximo San Juan and radio announcer Pilar Guijarro Ortiz de Zárate. [1] [2] He was raised in the well-off neighborhood of El Viso. [3] He attended the Colegio Estilo and joined its theatrical group, where he acquainted with his long-term friend Guillermo Toledo. [4] He also spent many of his childhood's summers in Cañamares, province of Cuenca. [5] He studied journalism and worked for two years at Diario 16 before pursuing an acting career. [6] At age 24, he joined the Cristina Rota's atelier to train his acting chops. [7]
He landed his big screen debut with a bit part in You Shall Die in Chafarinas (1995). [8] Jointly with Guillermo Toledo, Nathalie Poza and Ernesto Alterio, San Juan founded the theatre group 'Ración de oreja', which merged with Andrés Lima 's 'Riesgo' into the theatre company Animalario . [9] His first film success and main film role was Juanma Bajo Ulloa's Airbag (1997). [10] [11] For his character of Paco, a scoundrel, actors Javier Bardem and Viggo Mortensen were previously considered. [12] [13]
† | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1995 | Morirás en Chafarinas (You Shall Die in Chafarinas) | |||
1997 | Airbag | Pako | [14] | |
1998 | Insomnio (Sleepless in Madrid) | |||
1998 | Los lobos de Washington (Washington Wolves) | Antonio | [15] | |
1998 | Basado en hechos reales | |||
1999 | Entre las piernas (Between Your Legs) | |||
1999 | La ciudad de los prodigios (The City of Marvels) | |||
1999 | La sombra de Caín | Santana | [16] | |
1999 | San Bernardo | |||
1999 | Zapping | Alberto | [17] | |
1999 | Sobreviviré | [18] | ||
1999 | La mujer más fea del mundo (The Ugliest Woman in the World) | Luis Casanova | [19] | |
2000 | Km. 0 | Sergio | [20] | |
2001 | Valentín | |||
2002 | El otro lado de la cama (The Other Side of the Bed) | Rafa | [21] | |
2002 | No dejaré que no me quieras (I Won't Let You Not Love Me) | Enrique | [22] | |
2002 | Cosa de brujas (The Witch Affair) | Ángel | [23] | |
2002 | Días de fútbol (Football Days) | Jorge | [24] | |
2003 | Carta mortal | |||
2003 | Haz conmigo lo que quieras (Kill Me Tender) | Manolo | [25] | |
2004 | Agujeros en el cielo | |||
2004 | Horas de luz (Hours of Light) | Juan José Garfia | [26] | |
2005 | Los 2 lados de la cama (The 2 Sides of the Bed) | Rafa | Reprise of role in The Other Side of the Bed | [27] |
2007 | Días de cine (Cinema Days) | Federico Solá | Also collaborating writer | [28] |
2007 | Bajo las estrellas (Under the Stars) | Benito Lacunza | [29] | |
2007 | Casual Day | Psicólogo ('psychologist') | [30] | |
2009 | La vergüenza (The Shame) | Pepe | [31] | |
La isla interior (The Island Inside) | Martín | [32] | ||
2011 | Mientras duermes (Sleep Tight) | Marcos | [33] | |
2012 | La montaña rusa | Luis | [34] | |
Una pistola en cada mano (A Gun in Each Hand) | A. | [35] | ||
2014 | La ignorancia de la sangre (The Ignorance of Blood) | Yacub | [36] | |
2015 | Las ovejas no pierden el tren (Sidetracked) | Juan | [37] | |
2016 | Las furias (The Furies) | Aki | [38] | |
2020 | Sentimental (The People Upstairs) | Salva | [39] | |
2022 | El cuarto pasajero (Four's a Crowd) | Julián | [40] | |
2023 | Matusalén (Mathusalem) | Kase.O | ||
2024 | Casa en flames (A House on Fire) | Carlos | ||
2025 | Parenostre (Our Father, Our President) | Juan Carlos I | ||
La cena † (The Dinner) | Genaro |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1997 | Más que amigos | Víctor | ||
2010 | Águila Roja (Red Eagle) | Víctor | ||
2011 | Cheers | Nicolás Arnedo | ||
2013 | Gran Reserva: El origen | Jesús Reverte | ||
2015 | Carlos, rey emperador | Carlos de Borbón | ||
2021 | Cardo | Santiago | ||
2023–24 | Todos mienten (You Shall Not Lie) | Beto | Season 2 | |
2024 | Cristobal Balenciaga | Cristóbal Balenciaga | ||
2025 | Furia (Rage) | Roberto |
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Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2003 | 17th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Other Side of the Bed | Nominated | [54] |
2008 | 22nd Goya Awards | Best Actor | Under the Stars | Won | [55] |
2021 | 35th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The People Upstairs | Won | [56] |
2024 | 30th Forqué Awards | Best Actor in a Series | Cristóbal Balenciaga | Nominated | |
2025 | 26th Iris Awards | Best Actor | Won | ||
17th Gaudí Awards | Best Actor | A House on Fire | Nominated | ||
12th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Film | Nominated | |||
Best Main Actor in a Series | Cristóbal Balenciaga | Nominated | |||
39th Goya Awards | Best Actor | A House on Fire | Nominated | ||
33rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role | Nominated | |||
Best Television Actor in a Leading Role | Cristóbal Balenciaga | Nominated |