Sergio Peris-Mencheta

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Sergio Peris-Mencheta
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Peris-Mencheta in 2018
Born
Luis Sergio Peris-Mencheta Barrio

(1975-04-07) 7 April 1975 (age 50)
Madrid, Spain
Occupations
  • Actor
  • stage director
Years active1997–present
Spouse
Marta Solaz
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(m. 2017)​
Children2

Luis Sergio Peris-Mencheta Barrio (born 7 April 1975), better known as Sergio Peris-Mencheta, is a Spanish actor, and theatre director. [1]

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Early life

Luis Sergio Peris-Mencheta Barrio was born on 7 April 1975 in Madrid, [2] [3] [4] son to a Spanish father and a Moscow-born mother, daughter of Spanish exiles. [5] A rugby union player for the team of the Lycée Français, [6] he also was part of international teams that won several championships, and was captain of his youth team. After finishing secondary school, he enrolled at the Charles III University of Madrid, [7] but while participating in the university theater group directed by Inés París he discovered a desire to become an actor.

Career

In 1998, Peris-Mencheta landed a role in teen drama television series Al salir de clase , which earned him popularity. [8] He played Dani Daroca, one of the students of the Siete Robles school. [9]

He made his feature film debut in Jara (1999), in which he starred alongside the also debuting Olivia Molina and seasoned actress Ángela Molina. [10] [11] He portrayed Tato, a man who finds a mysterious and beautiful woman (Jara) living alone in the forest since she was a child, starting a murky relationship. [12]

In 2017 he made his American television debut in Snowfall, in which he played a former Mexican luchador employed by a drug cartel in 1980s Los Angeles. The series ran for 6 seasons, from 2017-2023. [13]

Personal life

In 2017, he married actress Marta Solaz  [ es ], with whom he has 2 children. [14] In January 2024, Peris-Mencheta announced that he was suffering from an unspecified type of cancer, which was later disclosed to be chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML). [15]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes works that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
1999JaraTatoFeature film debut
2000El arte de morirRamón
Menos es másCarlos
2001Dama de Porto PimLucas
2003 Les Marins perdus Nedim
2004 Secret Agents Raymond
Earth's Skin Pablo
Tiovivo c. 1950 Joven detenido
2006 Toi et moi Pablo
The Borgia Cesare Borgia
2007Luz de domingo
His Majesty Minor Karkos
2008 La vida en rojo André Sánchez
2010 18 Meals Sergio
Love Ranch Armando Bruza
Resident Evil: Afterlife Ángel Ortiz
2011 El Capitán Trueno y el Santo Grial Capitán Trueno
2012La mémoire dans la chairTomás
2015HablarEl Profeta
The Evil That Men DoMartin
2016EstirpeSergio Peris-Mencheta
Los comensalesSergio
2017Llueven vacasFernando
2017-2023 Snowfall Gustavo 'El Oso' ZapataMain Cast (57 episodes)
2018 Life Itself Javier González
2019Close to His ChestAntonio(segment "Princesa de hielo")
Rambo: Last Blood Hugo Martinez
2021S.O.Z: Soldiers or ZombiesMarroquinAmazon Tv Series
2021 Xtreme Finito
2022 Boundless Capitan Cartagena
2023 Meg 2: The Trench Montes

References

  1. ↑ "Sergio Peris-Mencheta: "El teatro debe tener la verdad del cine" | Metropoli.com". metropoli.elmundo.es. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  2. ↑ Nemolato, Luis (20 June 2013). "'Envejecer es progresista'". El Mundo .
  3. ↑ "Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, interpretado por Sergio Peris Mencheta". RTVE . 22 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Sergio Peris-Mencheta: "He abandonado más lecturas de las que he terminado"". Babelia. El País. 10 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Román, Manuel (5 February 2019). "Sergio Peris-Mencheta, a tiros contra Rambo". Libertad Digital .
  6. ↑ "Peris Mencheta: "La sensación de ensayar es incomparable"". Marca.com . 9 January 2012.
  7. ↑ García, Rocío (6 January 2013). ""Me imponen más Lorca y Chéjov que Shakespeare"". El País .
  8. ↑ "Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Premio Escena del Festival de Teatro Lazarillo". SGAE . 17 August 2016.
  9. ↑ López, Tony (29 August 2016). "Sergio Peris-Mencheta: "La reunión de 'Al salir de clase' está en camino"". Bluper– via El Español.
  10. ↑ Siles, Luis Eduardo (22 November 1999). "Ángela Molina y su hija Olivia brillan en Huelva con la película "Jara"". El País .
  11. ↑ "La increíble conversación entre Sergio Peris-Mencheta y Sylvester Stallone". Cadena100. 30 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Jara". Fotogramas . 29 May 2008.
  13. ↑ "Sergio Peris-Mencheta Overview". fandango.com. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Sergio Peris-Mencheta se pone romántico con Marta Solaz, la actriz de 'Al salir de clase' que robó su corazón hace 13 años". ¡Hola! . 18 January 2018.
  15. ↑ Mira, Sergio (10 January 2025). "La condición médica por la cual la piel de Sergio Peris-Mencheta ha oscurecido: "Están tratando de negociar permanentemente"". La Vanguardia .


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