Nacho Sánchez (actor)
{{Short description|Spanish actor}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Goya 2023 - Nacho Sánchez.jpg
| caption = At the 37th Goya Awards in 2023
| birth_place = Ávila, Spain
| birth_date = 1992
| occupation = Actor
}}
Nacho Sánchez (born 1992) is a Spanish actor. After earning early recognition in stage works such as La piedra oscura and Ivan and the Dogs, he made his feature film debut in the 2019 film Seventeen, clinching a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor. He has since featured in films such The Art of Return (2020), and Manticore (2022), for which he earned a nomination to the Goya Award for Best Actor.
Biography
Nacho Sánchez was born in Ávila in 1992.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.es/cultura/cultural/abci-miguel-arco-y-cinco-jovenes-apasionados-teatro-201611082351_noticia.html|website=ABC|title=Miguel del Arco y cinco jóvenes apasionados por el teatro|date=23 November 2016|first=Carmen R.|last=Santos}} He made his baby steps on stage in the IES Isabel de Castilla's theatre group 'Criatura'.{{Cite web|url=https://www.leonoticias.com/frontend/leonoticias/Roberto-Enriquez-Opta-Al-Premio-Union-De-Actores-vn196224-vst239|website=León Noticias|date=10 February 2016|title=Roberto Enríquez opta al Premio Unión de Actores|first=César|last=Combarros}} He was discovered by Pablo Messiez, who gave Sánchez a role in the play La piedra oscura. Sánchez' performance in the play earned him the Actors and Actresses Union Award for Best New Actor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/metropoli/teatro/2017/05/31/592ed58322601dc2758b45c8.html|website=Metrópoli|via=El Mundo|date=31 May 2017|first=José Luis|last=Romo|title=Nacho Sánchez: "La sociedad aparta a los más débiles"}} He has since starred in different plays in the Teatro Español, including the monologue Ivan and the Dogs portraying Ivan Mishukov.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.es/cultura/teatros/abci-historia-nino-huyo-casa-cuatro-anos-y-hizo-amigo-manada-perros-201705260057_noticia.html|website=abcplay|via=ABC|title=La historia del niño que huyó de casa a los cuatro años y se hizo amigo de una manada de perros|date=26 May 2017|first=Julio|last=Bravo}} His performance in the former play earned him the Max Award for Best Leading Actor, thereby reportedly becoming the youngest recipient ever in the history of the award category.{{Cite web|url=https://cadenaser.com/emisora/2018/06/19/ser_avila/1529389137_672792.html|website=Cadena SER|date=19 June 2018|title=El actor abulense Nacho Sánchez logra el Premio Max al mejor actor|first=Luis|last=Sánchez}} Also in the Teatro Español, he starred alongside Emma Vilarasau in the staging of El sueño de la vida, an unfinished work by García Lorca.{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/3534751/0/el-sueno-de-la-vida-obra-de-lorca-inacabada-se-estrena-teatro-espanol/|website=20minutos.es|title='El sueño de la vida', la obra que Lorca dejó inacabada, se estrena la próxima semana en el Teatro Español|date=11 January 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.es/cultura/teatros/abci-lugar-teatro-tiempos-convulsos-201901181139_noticia.html|website=ABC|date=21 January 2019|first=Diego|last=Doncel|title=El lugar del teatro en tiempos convulsos}}
Sánchez made his feature film debut in Daniel Sánchez Arévalo's film Seventeen.{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2019/08/26/actualidad/1566803589_046396.html|website=El País|title='Diecisiete', el regreso de Daniel Sánchez Arévalo|date=26 August 2019 }} He starred alongside Biel Montoro and portrayed Ismael, the elder brother of Montoro's Héctor, whom with the character embarks on road trip across the Cantabrian coast.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/festivals/netflixs-seventeen-charms-san-sebastian-premiere-1203351389/|website=Variety|date=27 September 2019|title=Netflix's 'Seventeen' Charms at San Sebastian Premiere|first=Jamie|last=Lang}} His performance clinched him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cope.es/emisoras/castilla-y-leon/avila-provincia/noticias/abulense-nacho-sanchez-nominado-los-goya-como-mejor-actor-revelacion-20191204_566531|website=Cadena COPE|title=El abulense Nacho Sánchez nominado a los Goya como Mejor Actor Revelación|date=4 December 2019}} He then featured alongside Macarena García and Ingrid García-Jonsson in the 2020 film The Art of Return, directed by Pedro Collantes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/a42199182/nacho-sanchez-manticora-mejor-actor-goya-2023/|website=Fotogramas|title=Por qué Nacho Sánchez debería ganar el Goya a mejor actor'|date=11 December 2022|first=Mariona|last=Borrull}} He also featured in The Sea Beyond. He starred alongside Jorge Perugorría in the Filmin streaming series Doctor Portuondo, released in 2021, portraying the role of Carlo Padial, the creator of the series.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.es/play/series/noticias/abci-fascinante-caso-doctor-portuondo-psiquiatra-cubano-echaba-pacientes-consulta-202110280317_noticia.html|website=ABC|title=El fascinante caso del doctor Portuondo, un psiquiatra cubano que echaba a los pacientes de su consulta|date=28 October 2021|first=Federico|last=Marín Bellón}}{{Cite web|url=https://vertele.eldiario.es/criticas/filmin-doctor-portuondo-primera-serie-original-nacho-sanchez-terapia-necesitamos_1_8436427.html|website=Vertele!|via=20minutos.es|date=29 October 2021|title='Doctor Portuondo', la serie que engrandece a Filmin y encumbra a Nacho Sánchez con la terapia que necesitamos|first=Gabriel|last=Arias Romero}} Also in 2021,{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/noticias/manticora-carlos-vermut-protagonistas-pelicula-amor-monstruos-4692758/|website=Cinemanía|via=20minutos.es|date=11 May 2021|first=Daniel de|last=Partearroyo|title='Mantícora': Carlos Vermut ya tiene protagonistas para su película de amor y monstruos}} he landed a starring role in Carlos Vermut's Manticore, portraying Julián,{{Cite journal|journal=Fotogramas|title=El monstruo anda suelto|volume=74|issue=2134|date=August 2021|issn=1889-9706|page=44}} a video game designer tortured by a grim secret.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/a35724782/manticora-pelicula-carlos-vermut/|website=Fotogramas|title= 'Mantícora': Primeras imágenes de la nueva película de Carlos Vermut|date=14 July 2021|first=Juan|last=Silvestre}}
Filmography
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! {{Abbrv|Ref.|References}} | ||||
| align = "center" | 2019 | Diecisiete (Seventeen) | Ismael | align = "center" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20191018/471047583197/dicieisiete-daniel-sanchez-arevalo.html|website=La Vanguardia|date=18 October 2019|first=Andrés|last=Guerra|title='Diecisiete', en busca de un perro llamado Oveja}} | |
| align = "center" | 2020 | El arte de volver (The Art of Return) | Carlos | align = "center" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.aisge.es/imprimir.php?v=los-estrenos-del-11-de-diciembre-el-arte-de-volver&print=ok|website=Aisge|first=Alberto|last=Úbeda-Portugués|date=10 December 2020|title=Los estrenos del 11 de diciembre. 'El arte de volver'. Extranjera de sí misma}} | |
| align = "center" | 2021 | Doctor Portuondo | Carlo Padial | align = "center" | | |
| align = "center" | 2022 | Mantícora (Manticore) | Julián | align = "center" | |
Accolades
References
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{{Feroz Award for Best Main Actor in a Film}}
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Category:People from Ávila, Spain
Category:Spanish male stage actors
Category:Spanish male film actors
Category:Spanish male television actors
Category:21st-century Spanish male actors