Adrián Lastra
{{Short description|Spanish film actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Adrián Lastra
| image = Adrian Lastra at Premios Goya 2017 (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Lastra at the 31st Goya Awards in 2017
| birth_name = Luis Adrián Álvaro Lastra
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|2|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Madrid, Spain
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actor
- dancer
- singer}}
| years_active = 2004–present
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Luis Adrián Álvaro Lastra (born 26 February 1984), known professionally as Adrián Lastra, is a Spanish actor, dancer and singer, known for his performance as Pedro in the TV series Velvet and Velvet Colección.{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2020/01/10/gente/1578653995_603204.html|website=El País|title=La vida de Adrián Lastra tras ‘Velvet’ está en Miami|first=Natalia|last=Méndez Aparicio|date=11 January 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://vertele.eldiario.es/noticias/Adrian-Lastra-Nochevieja-Univision-Mira-Quien-Baila-America_0_2191280858.html|website=Vertele|title=La Nochevieja de Adrián Lastra en Univisión, antes de saltar al 'Mira quién baila' americano|date=1 January 2020|publisher=eldiario.es}}
Biography
Luis Adrián Álvaro Lastra{{Cite web|title=Adrián Lastra, de Madrid a Miami|date=9 December 2019|url=https://www.univision.com/shows/mira-quien-baila/adrian-lastra|website=Univisión}} was born on 26 February 1984 in Palomeras Bajas, Puente de Vallecas, Madrid, to a working-class family.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bekia.es/television/noticias/15-curiosidades-adrian-lastra-descubre-todo-actor-velvet/|website=Bekia|title=15 curiosidades de Adrián Lastra, un actor que se ha ganado su sitio|date=26 February 2019}} Before entering his scenic career, Lastra took vocational training courses in electronics, but according to him, he was a "bad student".{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2010/02/01/suvivienda/1265043703.html|website=El Mundo|title=Comprar mi casa hace cuatro años fue la mejor inversión que pude hacer'|first=María|last=Martínez|date=1 February 2010}} Reportedly moved to start a musical career after watching David Bustamante's performances in Operación Triunfo,{{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/tele/20150126/adrian-lastra-los-actores-de-velvet-hemos-hecho-pina-y-eso-traspasa-la-pantalla-3878059|website=El Periódico|title=Adrián Lastra: «Los actores de 'Velvet' hemos hecho piña. Y eso traspasa la pantalla»|date=26 January 2015|first=Inés|last=Álvarez}} his education in this area began in 2003, taking classes of vocal technique and musical performance as student of Victoria Manso and Patricia Ferro.
He began a career in musical theatre in 2004. He has since starred in stage plays such as Broadway Millennium, Hoy no me puedo levantar, En tu fiesta me colé, Flashdance, {{ill|40, el musical|es|40. El Musical}}, Billy Elliot, El discurso del rey.{{Cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/2019/04/26/primera/1556315107_680151.html|website=AS|title=Adrián Lastra: "Hay algo del Rayo en todo vallecano, la lucha"|first=Maite|last=Martín|date=27 April 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/el-relevo/a459296/adrian-lastra-me-aterran-los-fantasmas/|website=Fotogramas|title=Adrián Lastra: "Me aterran los fantasmas"|date=18 October 2011}} His first main role in television was his performance as 'Pipo' in the Corta-T series, aired on Cuatro.
He starred in the film 2011 film Primos (Cousinhood), playing José Miguel, a military veteran of Afghanistan, addicted to pills. This performance earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor in 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/cultura/entretenimiento/articulos/adrian-lastra/16025|website=Vanity Fair|title=Adrián Lastra, en caliente|first=Margarita|last=Lázaro|date=10 January 2012}}
He also performed as leading actor in the 2011 comedy Fuga de cerebros 2 (sequel to Fuga de cerebros), playing Alfonso Carbajosa.{{Cite web|url=https://www.madridiario.es/noticia/210687/la-comedia-gamberra-espaola-regresa-a-las-pantallas.html|website=Madridiario|title=La comedia gamberra española regresa a las pantallas|first=Noelia|last=Canedo Vilariño|date=2 December 2011}} He also played a teacher in seduction techniques in the 2017 comedy El club de los buenos infieles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reviews/critica-club-buenos-infieles-adrian-lastra-197832|website=Hobby Consolas|title=Crítica de El club de los buenos infieles, con Adrián Lastra|first= Raquel|last=Hernández Luján|date=27 March 2018}} Venturing into horror, Lastra starred in as leading actor in Noctem, a 2017 mockumentary film directed by Marcos Cabotá in which Lastra played himself.{{Cite web|url=https://www.larazon.es/cultura/noctem-miedo-en-primera-persona-JO18341888/|website=La Razón|date=11 May 2018|first=Julián|last=Herrero|title=«Noctem», miedo en primera persona}} Lastra also appeared in the 2020 comedy Hasta que la boda nos separe.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/metropoli/cine/2020/02/12/5e441b23fdddffd0088b4616.html|website=El Mundo|date=17 February 2020|first=Javier|last=Estrada|title=Belén Cuesta: "Prefiero que la vida me sorprenda"}}
Lastra became very popular for his role as the Pedro Infantes in the series Velvet, reprised in the sequel Velvet Colección.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lasprovincias.es/culturas/actor-adrian-lastra-20170701000810-ntvo.html|title=El actor Adrián Lastra recibe hoy el premio 'Un futuro de cine' en Cinema Jove|date=1 July 2017|website=Las Provincias}}
Filmography
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Awards and nominations
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| 2012
| Primos | {{nom}} |
| 2016
| {{ill|Ercilla Awards|es|Premios Ercilla}} | Best Stage Actor | El discurso del rey | {{won}} | align = "center" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/2667969/0/aitana-s-nchez-gijon-adri-lastra-galardonados-con-xxxii-premios-ercilla-teatro-2015/|website=20minutos.es|title=Aitana Sánchez Gijón y Adrián Lastra, galardonados con los XXXII Premios Ercilla de Teatro 2015|date=8 February 2016}} |
References
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External links
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Category:Spanish male musical theatre actors
Category:Spanish male television actors
Category:Spanish male stage actors
Category:Spanish male film actors