Carlos Iglesias

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Born
Carlos Iglesias Serrano

(1955-07-15) 15 July 1955 (age 68)
Madrid, Spain
Alma mater RESAD
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film director
  • screenwriter

Carlos Iglesias Serrano (born 15 July 1955) is a Spanish actor and filmmaker. From 1998 to 2001, he starred as Benito in the comedy television series Manos a la obra , extremely popular for Spanish audiences throughout its broadcasting run. [1] [2]

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Biography

Iglesias attending a photocall at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. Carlos Iglesias.jpg
Iglesias attending a photocall at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.

Carlos Iglesias Serrano was born on 15 July 1955 in Madrid, [3] [4] living for a time with his family in Quintanar de la Orden. [2] From 1960 to 1966, he lived in Switzerland, where his parents had immigrated. [3] After returning to Spain, and living in Alicante and Madrid, he graduated from the RESAD. [5] [2]

He earned early public recognition in the 1990s for his appearances as 'Pepelu' in the late-night show Esta noche cruzamos el Mississippi  [ es ]. [2] [6]

He earned further recognition for his performance in Antena 3 comedy television series Manos a la obra (1998–2001), a massive audience hit that broke the 6 million viewers per episode mark, [6] starring in a tandem alongside Ángel de Andrés, respectively portraying Benito Lopera and Manolo Jumilla, two clumsy and lazy bricklayers. [7] The broadcasting run from 1998 to 2001 comprised 6 seasons and about 130 episodes. [8]

Iglesias starred as Sancho Panza in Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón's 2002 film Don Quixote, Knight Errant , [9] earning a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor for his performance. [10]

He returned as Benito alongside Ángel de Andrés in Manolo y Benito Corporeision  [ es ] (2006–2007), a revival of the popular duo that proved to be an audience failure owing to the worn-out plots, and was cancelled after 1 season of 12 episodes. [11]

Iglesias made his feature film directorial debut with the 2006 immigration comedy-drama Crossing the Border (Un Franco, 14 pesetas), in which he also starred and took over writing duties. [12] His second feature was Inspansi (¡Españoles!), whose plot also related to the Spanish diaspora. [13] He also directed the sequel to Crossing the Border, 2 Francos, 40 pesetas, released in 2014. [14]

Film director

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2003 17th Goya Awards Best New Actor Don Quixote, Knight ErrantNominated [10]
2007 21st Goya Awards Best New Director Crossing BordersNominated [16]
2015 24th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actor in a Leading Role2 Francos, 40 pesetasNominated [17] [18]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Qué fue de Carlos Iglesias, el «Pepelu» en el Mississippi y Benito en Manos a la obra". Qué! . 28 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 Couceiro, Belén (25 August 2006). ""Vivir en Suiza nos abrió los ojos"". Swissinfo.ch .
  4. ↑ "Cumpleaños 15-07-2021". El Correo Gallego. 15 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Carlos Iglesias rueda en Suiza "Ispansi!" sobre el exilio y la postguerra". La Información. 28 January 2010.
  6. 1 2 "El actor y director Carlos Iglesias mantendrá una charla con jóvenes en Quintanar". En Castilla-La Mancha. 16 December 2021.
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  8. ↑ García, Víctor Eduardo (2 December 2020). "Manos a la obra: ¿Qué fue de los protagonistas de la serie?". Qué! .
  9. ↑ Bravo, Francisca (16 April 2017). "Carlos Iglesias: "Por desgracia tenemos un país que cada dos por tres nos empuja a salir"". eldiario.es .
  10. 1 2 "El caballero Don Quijote". premiosgoya.com . Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España . Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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  12. 1 2 Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "Un Franco, 14 pesetas". Fotogramas .
  13. 1 2 Fernández, Fausto (10 February 2011). "Ispansi (Españoles). Para hispanistas nostálgicos". Fotogramas .
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  15. ↑ Ocaña, Javier (10 January 2020). "El pozo de la comedia". El País .
  16. ↑ Villacastín, Rosa (2 November 2019). "Carlos Iglesias: "Mi mujer es maravillosa"". Diez Minutos .
  17. ↑ "Nominaciones a los Premios de la Unión de Actores". Fotogramas . 10 February 2015.
  18. ↑ "'La isla mínima' también triunfa en los Premios Unión de Actores". Fotogramas . 10 March 2015.
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