Pol Monen

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| image = Premios Goya 2018 - Pol Monen.jpg

| caption = Monen at 2018 32nd Goya Awards

| birth_name = Pol Montañés Enrich

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|07|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

| occupation = Actor

| awards =

}}

Pol Montañés Enrich (born 22 July 1994), better known as Pol Monen, is a Spanish actor who rose to fame for his role as Carlos in Amar,{{Cite web|title=Pol Monen: "Me gustaría que el feminismo no fuera solo una moda, que hubieran cambios reales" {{!}} Nostromo Magazine|url=https://www.nostromomagazine.es/entrevista-pol-monen/|access-date=2021-02-13|website=www.nostromomagazine.es|date=8 March 2019 }}{{Cite web|last=Weston|first=Christopher|date=2021-02-03|title=Where is Black Beach filmed? Netflix movie filming locations|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/02/03/where-is-black-beach-filmed-netflix/|access-date=2021-02-06|website=HITC|language=en-GB}} a film for which he was nominated for Best New Actor at the Goya Awards,{{Cite web|title=Los nominados a Mejor Actor Revelación vistos por sus directores » Premios Goya 2021|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/32-edicion/articulos/ver/los-nominados-a-mejor-actor-revelacion-vistos-por-sus-directores/|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.premiosgoya.com}}{{Cite web|date=2019-06-20|title=Pol Monen. Ser viejoven is the new black|url=https://madmenmagazine.com/entrevista-con-pol-monen-soy-un-viejoven/|access-date=2021-02-02|website=MADMENMAG|language=es}} as well as the film Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island?. In 2022 he stars in the Netflix Original series The Girl in the Mirror, as Bruno. {{Citation |title=Alma |date=2022-08-19 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13106334/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2 |type=Drama, Horror, Mystery |publisher=Sospecha Films |access-date=2022-08-17}}

Biography

Pol Montañés Enrich was born in Barcelona on 22 July 1994.{{Cite web|last=Aragón|first=El Periódico de|title=María Pedraza y Pol Monen: el retrato generacional de Netflix|url=https://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/noticias/television/maria-pedraza-pol-monen-retrato-generacional-netflix_1355710.html|access-date=2021-02-06|website=El Periódico de Aragón|date=14 April 2019 |language=es}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/g18701467/fotomaton-a-pol-monen/|website=Fotogramas|date=20 April 2017|title=Fotomatón a Pol Monen}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.neo2.com/pol-monen-actor-estreno-entrevista-modelo/|website=Neo2|title=El actor Pol Monen escribe su mejor papel como modelo|date=12 March 2023}}

He is known by the stage name of Pol Monen (Monen is the fusion of his two family names, 'Montañés' and 'Enrich'). He made a minor appearance in the 2004 film La Mala Educación, when he was barely 10 years old,{{Cite web|url=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/cultura/entretenimiento/articulos/pol-monen-actor-nominado-goya-revelacion-pelicula-amar-habla-hebreo-boxeo-bardem-jerusalem/28028|website=Vanity Fair|date=28 December 2017|first=Nuria|last=Hernández|title=Así es Pol Monen: el actor nominado a los Goya que habla hebreo y practica boxeo}} whereas he had his television debut in 2005 with a guest role in TV3's El cor de la ciutat. He moved to Madrid at age 18, where he studied journalism.{{Cite web|last=Llongueras|first=Por Fotos: Pablo Sarabia Maquillaje y Peluquería Pilar Llorens para|date=2017-04-20|title=Fotomatón a Pol Monen|url=http://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/g18701467/fotomaton-a-pol-monen/|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Fotogramas|language=es-ES}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.es/2018/08/31/pol-monen-el-actor-al-que-comparan-con-javier-bardem-de-joven_a_23501338/|website=HuffPost|title=Pol Monen, el actor al que comparan con Javier Bardem de joven|first=Paula M.|last=Gonzálvez|date=31 August 2018}} He trained as an actor under Juan Carlos Corazza.

His leading performance as Carlos in the 2017 romantic drama film Amar: With You Until the End of the World earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor at the 32nd Goya Awards. In 2018, he joined the cast of the Telemundo and Netflix series La Reina del Sur (season 2).{{Cite web|url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/80500/la-reina-del-sur-pol-monen-ficha-segunda-temporada-netflix/|website=FormulaTV|title='La Reina del Sur': Pol Monen ficha por la segunda temporada de la serie en Netflix|date=3 June 2018|first=Fernando|last=Palenzuela}}

He starred as Eze in Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island? and performed the role of Said in So My Grandma's a Lesbian! , both films released in 2019.

He performed a main cast role in the TV series Campamento Albanta,{{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/yotele/20200725/pol-monen-campamento-albanta-trabajar-actores-como-jose-coronado-ensena-humanizarlos-8053009|website=El Periódico|title=Pol Monen ('Campamento Albanta'): "Al trabajar con actores como José Coronado aprendes a desmitificarlos"|first=Franc|last=Recio|date=25 July 2020|access-date=2021-02-14|language=es}} released in 2020 on Atresplayer Premium.

Filmography

;Film

class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes ! class="unsortable" \| {{Tooltip\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
align = "center" \| 2017	Amar (Amar: With You Until the End of the World)	Carlos	Starring role	align = "center" \| {{Cite web\|url=https://www.cuartopoder.es/cultura/2017/04/21/amar-protesis-sexuales-y-risas-flojas/\|website=Cuarto Poder\|title='Amar': prótesis sexuales y risas flojas\|first=Iván\|last=Reguera\|date=21 April 2017}}
align = "center" \| 2018	Tu hijo (Your Son)	Marcos		align = "center" \| {{Cite web\|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/a23772287/tu-hijo-trailer-jose-coronado-pol-monen/\|website=Fotogramas\|title='Tu hijo': José Coronado, padre coraje en el tráiler\|date=15 October 2018\|first=Juan\|last=Silvestre}}
rowspan = "2" align = "center" \| 2019	¿A quién te llevarías a una isla desierta? (Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island?)	Eze	Starring role	align = "center" \| {{Cite web\|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reviews/critica-quien-te-llevarias-isla-desierta-ya-netflix-403933\|website=Hobby Consolas\|title=Crítica de la película de Netflix ¿A quién te llevarías a una isla desierta?\|first=Raquel\|last=Hernández Luján\|date=11 April 2019}}
Salir del ropero (So My Grandma's A Lesbian!)	Said		align = "center" \| {{Cite web\|url=https://decider.com/2021/01/24/so-my-grandmas-a-lesbian-netflix-review/\|website=Decider.com\|title=Stream It Or Skip It: 'So My Grandma's A Lesbian!' On Netflix, A Spanish Comedy With A Big Heart & Stellar Cast\|first=Jade\|last=Budowski\|date=24 January 2021}}
rowspan = "2" align = "center" \| 2021 \| Con quién viajas (Carpoolers)	Miguel		align = "center" \| {{Cite web\|date=7 September 2021\|first=Alberto\|last=Úbeda-Portugués\|title=Los estrenos del 10 de septiembre. 'Con quién viajas'. Pasajeros inquietos\|url=https://www.aisge.es/los-estrenos-del-10-de-septiembre-con-quien-viajas\|website=Aisge}}
Ego	Jorge		align = "center" \| {{Cite web\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/noticias/maria-pedraza-peor-enemiga-trailer-ego-4753683/\|website=Cinemanía\|title=María Pedraza es su peor enemiga en el tráiler de 'Ego'\|date=5 July 2021\|access-date=1 November 2021\|language=es\|publisher=20minutos.es}}
align = "center" \| 2022	La novia de América	Tono	Starring role	align = "center" \| {{Cite web \|title=Alfonso Albacete shooting La novia de América \|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/398738/ \|access-date=2022-08-17 \|website=Cineuropa - the best of european cinema \|language=en}}

;Television

class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes ! class="unsortable" \| {{Tooltip\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
align = "center" \| 2018	Vivir sin permiso (Unauthorized Living)	Lara's boyfriend		align = "center" \| {{Cite news\|url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/10/30/icon/1540890889_552953.html\|date=8 December 2018\|newspaper=El País\|first=Custodio\|last=Pastor\|title=Pol Monen, deslumbrado por lo que está viviendo}}
align = "center" \| 2019	La Reina del Sur	Juan	Season 2	align = "center" \|
align = "center" \| 2020	Campamento Albanta	Abel		align = "center" \| {{Cite web\|url=https://www.elespanol.com/bluper/television/20200804/pol-monen-preocupa-contratar-actores-seguidores/509949652_0.html\|website=Bluper\|publisher=El Español\|title=Pol Monen: "Me preocupa lo de contratar a actores por sus seguidores"\|date=4 August 2020\|first=Jorge\|last=Rabazo\|access-date=14 February 2021}}
align = "center" \| 2022	Alma (The Girl In The Mirror) \|Bruno \|Starring Role \|

Awards and nominations

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rowspan = "2" align = "center" | 2018

| 32nd Goya Awards

| Best New Actor

| rowspan = "2" | Amar

| {{nominated}}

| align = "center" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/cine/2018/02/04/5a764fad468aeb08288b4643.html|website=El Mundo|title=Todos ganadores de los Premios Goya 2018|date=4 February 2018}}

73rd Premios CEC

| Best New Actor

| {{nom}}

| align = "center" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/la-libreria-y-el-autor-con-ocho-las-candidaturas-favoritas-en-las-medallas-cec-2018/|website=Audiovisual451|title='La librería' y 'El autor', con ocho candidaturas, favoritas en las Medallas CEC 2018|date=25 January 2018}}

align = "center" | 2019

| 34th {{ill|Cinema Jove|es|lt=Festival Cinema Jove}}

| "Un futuro de Cine" Award

| align = "center" | -

| {{won}}

| align = "center" | {{Cite web|url=https://valenciaplaza.com/nuria-herrero-y-pol-monen-reciben-su-premio-un-futuro-de-cine|website=Valencia Plaza|title=Nuria Herrero y Pol Monen reciben su premio 'Un futuro de cine'|date=28 June 2019}}

References

Category:1994 births

Category:Living people

Category:Male actors from Barcelona

Category:21st-century Spanish male actors

Category:Spanish male television actors

Category:Spanish male film actors