Karra Elejalde

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At the 31st Goya Awards photocall (2017)
Born
Carlos Elejalde Garay

(1960-10-10) 10 October 1960 (age 63)
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain
Occupations

Carlos Elejalde Garay (born 10 October 1960) better known as Karra Elejalde, is a Spanish actor and occasional filmmaker.

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Biography

Carlos Elejalde Garay was born on 10 October 1960 in Vitoria-Gasteiz. [1] [2] He developed his early acting career on independent stage plays. [2]

After making his feature film debut with a role in the 1987 film A los cuatro vientos, Elejalde's collaborations with Basque cinema auteurs such as Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Álex de la Iglesia or Julio Medem launched his acting career in the 1990s. [3]

He made his feature film directorial debut by shooting the 2000 film Año Mariano in tandem with Fernando Guillén Cuervo, later making his solo debut with the 2004 film Torapia. [4]

In 2014 he replaced Benito Pocino as Mortadelo in Mortadelo y Filemón contra Jimmy el Cachondo (2014). [5] He played Koldo in Ocho apellidos vascos . [6] He reprised the same role in Ocho apellidos catalanes (2015). [7] After the success of both films, he affirmed he won't play the next sequels. [8] [9] In 2016 he appeared in 1898: Los últimos de Filipinas as Brother Carmelo. [10]

During the 25th Goya Awards in 2011 he was awarded by the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor. [11] In 2015 he was awarded by the same prize at the 29th Goya Awards. [12]

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1990SaunaJohnny [13]
1991TerranovaCelso [14]
1992 Vacas (Cows)Ilegorri / Lucas [15]
1993 Kika Policía Mario [16]
Acción mutante Manitas [17]
La ardilla roja (The Red Squirrel)Antón [18]
La madre muerta (The Dead Mother)Ismael López de Matako [19]
1994 Dias contados (Running Out of Time)Rafa [20]
Enciende mi pasiónBruno [21]
1995 Salto al vacío (Jump into the Void)Juancar [22]
Entre rojas Padre de Lucía ('Lucía's father') [23]
Tatiana, la muñeca rusaJoaquín [24]
1996 Tierra (Earth)Patricio [25]
Corsarios del chipRoberto Mesa [26]
Best-seller: El premioSergio [26]
1997 Airbag Juantxo [27]
La pistola de mi hermano (My Brother's Gun)Inspector [28]
1999 Novios (Couples)José [29]
Los sin nombre (The Nameless)Bruno Massera [30]
2000 Año Mariano (The Year of Maria)MarianoAlso writer-director [31]
2001 Lázaro de Tormes Arcipreste [32]
Visionarios (Visionaries)Padre Laburu ('Father Laburu') [33]
2002 Carne de gallina (Chicken Skin)Gelín [34]
Nos miran (They're Watching Us)Medina [35]
2007 Los cronocrímenes (Timecrimes)Héctor [36]
2010 El idioma imposible (The Impossible Language)Camarero ('waiter') [37]
Biutiful Mendoza [38]
También la lluvia (Even the Rain)Antón / Cristóbal Colón [39]
2012 Invasor (Invader)Baza [40]
Miel de naranjas (Orange Honey)Don Eladio [41]
2014 Ocho apellidos vascos (Spanish Affair)Koldo [42]
A esmorga Bocas [43]
2015 Rey Gitano (Gipsy King)Jose Mari [44]
Ocho apellidos catalanes (Spanish Affair 2)Koldo [45]
2016
 Embarazados (We Are Pregnant)Ginecólogo ('gynaecologist')
100 metros (100 Meters)Manolo [47]
Rumbos (Night Tales)Pedro [48]
1898, Los últimos de Filipinas (1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines)Fray Carmelo [49]
2017 La higuera de los bastardos (The Bastards' Fig Tree)Rogelio [50]
2019 La pequeña Suiza (The Little Switzerland)Peio [51]
Mientras dure la guerra (While at War) Miguel de Unamuno [52]
2021 Bajocero (Below Zero)Miguel [53]
Poliamor para principiantes (Polyamory for Dummies)Satur [54]
2022 Llegaron de noche (What Lucia Saw) Ignacio Ellacuría [55]
La vida padre (Two Many Chefs)Juan [56]
Vasil Alfredo [57]
Reyes contra Santa (The Three Wise Kings vs Santa) Melchor [58]
2023 Kepler Sexto B (Kepler 6B)Jonás [59]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2015 20th Forqué Awards Best ActorSpanish AffairNominated [60]
2nd Feroz Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated [61]
24th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actor in a Secondary RoleWon [62]
2017 9th Gaudí Awards Best Supporting Actor100 MetersWon [63]
2019 6th Feroz Awards Best Supporting Actor in a TV SeriesWhat the Future HoldsNominated [64]
2020 25th Forqué Awards Best ActorWhile at WarNominated [65]
12th Gaudí Awards Best ActorWon [66]
35th Goya Awards Best Actor Nominated [67]
29th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actor in a Leading RoleWon [68]
7th Platino Awards Best Actor Nominated [69] [70]
2022 9th Feroz Awards Best Supporting Actor in a TV SeriesLa FortunaNominated [71]
30th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actor in a Secondary RoleNominated [72] [73]
9th Platino Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV Series Nominated [74]
67th Valladolid International Film Festival Best ActorVasilWon [75]
2023 10th Feroz Awards Best Actor in a Film Nominated [76]
6th Berlanga Awards Best ActorKepler 6BWon

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