Albert Pla
{{Short description|Catalan singer-songwriter and actor}}
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| image = Albert Pla, XII Premis Gaudí (2020).jpg
| caption = Pla attending the 12th Gaudí Awards
| occupation = {{Hlist|Singer|songwriter|actor}}
| birth_place = Sabadell, Spain
| birth_name = Albert Pla i Álvarez
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|09|22|df=yes}}
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Albert Pla i Álvarez (born 22 September 1966) is a Catalan singer-songwriter and actor. Noted for his irreverent lyrics and transgressive persona, he performs both in Catalan and Spanish.
Life and career
Albert Pla i Álvarez was born in Sabadell on 22 September 1966.{{Cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/tiramillas/television/2023/11/22/655e2fda22601d9f1f8b45e1.html|website=Tiramillas|via=Marca|title=¿Quién es Albert Pla? El invitado de hoy en 'La Resistencia'|date=22 November 2023}}
In 1988, Pla won the National Singer-Songwriters Contest held in Jaén.{{Cite web|website=El País|date=31 October 1988|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1988/10/31/cultura/594255609_850215.html#|title=Albert Pla gana el Certamen Nacional de Cantautores|first=Ricardo|last=Cantalapiedra}} With a professional background as a textile patternmaker,{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1989/11/07/cultura/626396414_850215.html|website=El País|first=Ignacio|last=Sáenz de Tejada|date=7 November 1989|title=Perversa ingenuidad}} he released his debut musical album, the Catalan-language Ho sento molt, in 1989.{{Cite web|url=https://www.larazon.es/cultura/musica/albert-pla-soy-transgresor_202310026519ef224fd7bf00014cc209.html|website=La Razón|title=Albert Pla: "No soy un transgresor"|first=Javier|last=Menéndez Flores|date=2 October 2023}} It was followed by Aquí sácaba el que es donava (1990). His first album fully in Spanish was {{ill|No sólo de rumba vive el hombre|es}}.{{Cite web|website=La Voz del Interior|url=http://archivo.lavoz.com.ar/2002/0919/Espectaculos/nota120030_1.htm|date=19 September 2002|title=Albert Pla, el juglar que se resiste a cualquier rótulo}}
He made his film debut as an actor in Juanma Bajo Ulloa's box-office hit Airbag (1997).{{Cite web|url=https://www.tapasmagazine.es/tapas-interview-albert-pla-me-gusta-que-los-cocineros-esten-locos-si-no-no-me-sirven/|website=Tapas|first=Jesús|last=Rodríguez Lenin|date=4 December 2023|title=Tapas Interview {{!}} Albert Pla: «Me gusta que los cocineros estén locos, si no, no me sirven»}} In the film, he portrays a priest who performs "Soy rebelde" in a brothel.{{Cite journal|date=24 November 2017|title=Veinte años de un cierto cine español (17). El día que un Airbag reventó la taquilla española (I)|first=José Ángel|last=Lázaro|url=https://cvc.cervantes.es/el_rinconete/anteriores/noviembre_17/24112017_01.htm|journal=Rinconete}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/fotos/cultura/los-actores-de-airbag-20-anos-despues-12174/|website=20minutos.es|date=15 May 2016|title=Los actores de Airbag, 20 años después}} He has since worked as an actor in film and television titles, such as {{ill|A los que aman|es}} (1998), Honor of the Knights (2006), Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades (2014), The Barcelona Vampiress (2020), La mesías (2023), Escape and The Platform 2.{{Cite web|url=https://www.noticiasdenavarra.com/cultura/2024/01/27/dejarde-pensar-cosas-quisiera-necesito-7794162.html|website=Noticias de Navarra|date=27 January 2024|first=Carla|last=González|title=“No podría dejarde pensar cosas, aunque quisiera.Y necesito subirme al escenario”}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/albert-pla-dicen-aburrido_0_S1zeNZVl0Kx.html|website=Clarín|date=6 September 2002|title=Albert Plá: dicen que soy aburrido}} In addition to his acting career, his songs have been featured in The Day of the Beast and Live Flesh. His portrayal of ultra-Catholic Pep in La mesías earned him a Feroz Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series.{{Cite web|date=2 December 2023|title=¿Quién es Albert Pla? Así es el actor que da vida a Pep, el padre ultracatólico en 'La Mesías'|first=Pablo|last=Martín|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/series/quien-es-albert-pla-actor-pep-padre-ultracatolico-la-mesias-los-javis-5195080/|website=Cinemanía|via=20minutos.es}}{{Cite web|url=https://woman.elperiodico.com/lifestyle/mesias-arrasa-premios-feroz-2024-ganadores-97404612|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127020527/https://woman.elperiodico.com/lifestyle/mesias-arrasa-premios-feroz-2024-ganadores-97404612|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 27, 2024|website=Woman|via=El Periódico de Catalunya|title='La Mesías' arrasa en los Premios Feroz 2024: esta es la lista completa de los ganadores|date=27 January 2024|first=Tamara|last=Conde}}
After meeting in 2003 during the staging of theatre play Canciones de amor y droga, he has been in a relationship with actress {{ill|Judit Farrés|es}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.europafm.com/noticias/musica/albert-pla-faceta-mas-personal-familia-amigo-javis-relacion-drogas-sus-criticas-iglesia-politica_202403246600213609990300014599cc.html|website=Europa FM|title=Albert Pla, su faceta más personal: su familia, amigo de Los Javis, su relación con las drogas, sus críticas a la Iglesia y la política|date=24 March 2024}}
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Category:Singer-songwriters from Catalonia
Category:20th-century Spanish male actors
Category:21st-century Spanish male actors
Category:Male actors from Catalonia
Category:Spanish male film actors
Category:Spanish male television actors
Category:Spanish male stage actors