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| Born | 1980 (age 44–45) Zaragoza, Spain |
| Occupation | Actor |
Pepe Lorente (born 1980) is a Spanish actor. He won the Goya Award for Best New Actor for The Blue Star at the 39th Goya Awards.
Pepe Lorente | |
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| Lorente in 2025 | |
| Born | 1980 (age 44–45) Zaragoza, Spain |
| Occupation | Actor |
Pepe Lorente (born 1980) is a Spanish actor. He won the Goya Award for Best New Actor for The Blue Star at the 39th Goya Awards.
Born in Zaragoza in 1980, [1] Lorente earned a licentiate degree in law from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). [2] His television work include credits in 67 episodes of Amar es para siempre and six episodes of Dafne and the Rest . [3] He made his feature film debut in Paula Ortiz's Chrysalis (2011). [4] He played Jude Thaddaeus in the biblical drama film Risen (2016). [5] He played a small part in Pilar Palomero's Motherhood (2022). [6] [3] His portrayal of Spanish rocker Mauricio Aznar in The Blue Star (2023) earned him the Goya Award for Best New Actor. [7] To prepare for the role, he learned to play guitar and improved on his vocal skills over several years, and became a singer for 'La Estrella Azul Live' project. [7] After shooting The Blue Star, Lorente worked in Vincent Perez's The Edge of the Blade and Álvaro Fernández Armero's Los Muértimer. [7]