Santiago Segura Silva (born 17 July 1965) is a Spanish filmmaker and actor. He also worked to a lesser extent as a television presenter, voice actor and comic book writer, as well as being a collector of original comic books.[1]
At 12, he began making films with a Super-8 camera, and, after a recommendation from Fernando Trueba, began to make films in 35mm, funded by his appearances in TV game shows.
He then went on to direct films with a lighter tone, likewise churning domestic box-office hits with children comedies such as Father There Is Only One (and its four sequels) and The Kids Are Alright.[4]
Life and career
Santiago Segura Silva was born in Madrid on 17 July 1965.[5] He was raised in the city's district of Carabanchel.[6] After studying Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid,[7] he decided to pursue a career as a filmmaker and in 1989 he directed the short Relatos de medianoche with a budget of 7000 pesetas (around US$50). In 1992 he went on to direct his first professional short Evilio, followed with Perturbado in 1993.
In 1993, he had a small role in Alex de la Iglesia's film Acción mutante. Two years later, he starred in El día de la Bestia, from the same director and that role made him famous in Spain.[8][9] In 1998 he directed the film that brought him to stardom, Torrente: El brazo tonto de la ley (1998), in which he also acted as the lead character José Luis Torrente, a sleazy crime-fighter.[10] Its popularity led to a sequel (Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella)[11] and a computer game (Torrente: El juego).[12]
Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella made €22,838,500 at the Spanish box office, becoming the highest grossing Spanish film of all time.[13]Torrente 3: El protector, the third film in the series, was released in September 2005. Its advertising campaign parodied Batman Begins, using the phrase "Torrente Acabado" ("Torrente Finished"). Although he declared Torrente 3: El protector would be the last of the Torrente series, Torrente 4 was released in 2011.[14] In 2010, he played the title role in El gran Vázquez,[15] based on the life of the legendary cartoonist/wastrel Manuel Vázquez Gallego.[16]
Because of his success, Santiago Segura has become a producer.[21] He owns Amiguetes Entertainment company, he is associated with the theater in Estación del Norte in Madrid,[22] and has produced Promedio rojo (2004) (featuring Nicolás López)[23][24] and Aquí mando yo... y punto com.[25]
In 2018 he appeared in the third season of MasterChef Celebrity.[26] He was the 10th contestant to be eliminated.[27]
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