Israel Elejalde | |
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Born | December 10th 1973 Madrid, Spain |
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Israel Elejalde (born 1973) is a Spanish actor as well as a theatre director. Primarily a stage actor with television and film incursions, he had a breakthrough film performance with his role in the 2014 film Magical Girl , which earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor.
Born in 1973 in Villaverde, Madrid, Elejalde's stage debut took place at the Juan de Villanueva High School in Orcasitas. [1] He earned a licentiate degree in Political Science while training as an actor at William Layton's lab. [1] He further trained at the Teatro de La Abadía under José Luis Gómez and studied stage direction at the RESAD. [2] [1]
Some of his most important stage credits include those in Veraneantes, La función por hacer, and Misántropo. [2] Primarily an actor, he also writes and directs. [3] He was in a relationship with actress Bárbara Lennie, along with whom he performed in Magical Girl and different stage plays. [4] [2] [5] [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2013 | Gente en sitios (People in Places) | [2] | ||
2014 | Magical Girl | Alfredo | [4] | |
2014 | El gran salto adelante | Andrés | [7] | |
2015 | Sicarivs: La noche y el silencio | Néstor | [8] | |
2016 | El hombre de las mil caras (Smoke & Mirrors) | González | [9] | |
2017 | Plan de fuga (Getaway Plan) | [10] | ||
2021 | Parallel Mothers (Madres paralelas) | Arturo Buendía | [11] | |
2022 | Edén | Victor | [12] | |
2024 | La fianza (The Bond) | Ricardo |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2006–10 | Cuéntame cómo pasó | Raúl | [14] | |
2009 | Águila Roja | Capitán Rodrigo | Recurring | [14] |
2010–11 | Amar en tiempos revueltos | Matías Salazar | Main. Introduced in Season 6 | [15] |
2015 | Carlos, rey emperador | Juan Padilla | Recurring. 6 episodes | [14] |
2016 | Bajo sospecha | Gorka Montero | Main. Introduced in Season 2 | [16] |
2017–18 | Traición | Víctor Ayala | Main | [17] |
2019 | 45 revoluciones (45rpm) | Pedro Zabala | Main. Leading antagonist throughout the series | [18] |
2020 | Veneno | Pepe Navarro | Recurring. Real-life Pepe Navarro performs a cameo as security guard asking Elejalde to leave | [19] |
2021 | Ana Tramel. El juego (ANA. all in) | Teniente Moncada | Main | [20] |
2023 | Las noches de Tefía (Nights in Tefía) | Don Anselmo |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2004 | 15th Critical Eye Awards | Theatre Award | Won | [22] | |
2012 | 15th Max Awards | Best Leading Actor | Veraneantes | Nominated | [6] |
2015 | 29th Goya Awards | Best New Actor | Magical Girl | Nominated | [23] |
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