Julen Guerrero
Born
Julen Guerrero Calvo

(1996-03-27) 27 March 1996
Castro Urdiales, Spain
CitizenshipSpain
EducationÁnima Eskola School of Drama
Higher School of Dramatic Art of Castilla y León (ESADCyL)
Occupation(s)actor, stage director, dramaturgue
Years active2008-present
AwardsBuero Vallejo Award (2015)

Julen Guerrero Calvo (born March 27, 1996, Castro Urdiales, Spain) is a Spanish film, theater and television actor and stage director.[1]

Life and career

He was born in Castro Urdiales in 1996. From a young age he was attached to the theater, participating in different plays.

He studied and trained in theater and drama in Ánima Eskola School of Drama with David Valdelvira, Sandra Tejero and Marina Shimanskaya, training as a method actor, under the Stanislavsky-M.Chekhov-Grotowski-Vakhtangov methodology (Russian method), following the methodologies of the Russian classical school. There he coincided with the also actresses Carmen Climent and Nerea Elizalde, together with whom he was trained. Later, he graduated in theater at the Higher School of Dramatic Art of Castilla y León of Castile and Leon (in Valladolid), specializing in stage direction and dramaturgy. Afterwards, he studied a master's degree in contemporary thought and scenic creation also at the Higher School of Dramatic Art of Castilla y León.

In 2014 he performed the play A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, playing the role of Theseus, a theatrical production at the Campos Elíseos Theatre, directed by Spanish stage director David Valdelvira,[2][3] together with Carmen Climent and Nerea Elizalde, among other cast members. The theatrical production was very well received by the public, and was staged several times between 2014 and 2015.[4] The stage production was awarded the Buero Vallejo Award (2015), in the XII edition of the awards.[5][6][7][8]

In 2017 he participated in the play Fuegos (Fires), written by Lola Blasco. The play won the "Best Show" award at the Valladolid International Festival. In 2019, he directed the play Yo, eromeno, a play about two men who maintain a relationship, with the collaboration of playwright and stage director José Manuel Mora Ortiz.[9] The work won the second prize at the Youth Art Contest of the Youth Institute of Castile and Leon.[10]

In 2019 he participated in the work The Seagull (by Chekhov). The performance was selected to be performed in Saint Petersburg (Russia), in an international theater festival, in which several plays from different countries are selected to be performed for two weeks at the festival.[11]

During the years 2019 and 2020 he was selected as an assistant director in two large theatrical productions. The first, Yerma (by Lorca), directed by Pepa Gamboa and starring María León.[12] The second, In the words of Jo... Little Women, based on the novel Little Women.[11]

Guerrero is a co-founder and member of the theater company Atrote Teatro (created in 2017),[13][14][15] with which he has staged works such as A slight discomfort (2018), I, eromen (2019) or The loaves and the fishes (2022).[16] In 2022 the company was selected within the residency framework of the "MeetYou" Festival in Valladolid.

In 2022 he staged the play The loaves and the fishes (Los panes y los peces), co-directed by Guerrero and Popy Vegas, at the "MeetYou" Festival in Valladolid.[17][18] The staging was very well received and was taken to other theaters in Spain.[19][20]

Filmography

Television

  • 2020, The Heritage Project, International Media Ministries

Stage

Year Title Director Role Notes Ref.
2022 The loaves and the fishes (Los panes y los peces) Popy Vegas and Julen Guerrero Calvo Abel Within the "MeetYou" Festival in Valladolid [19][20][17][18]
2021 Mother's Love (Amor de Madre) Julen Guerrero Calvo
2021 In loop (En Bucle) Nina Reglero Award for Best Theater Show at the Ciudad Rodrigo Theater Fair [21]
2019-2020 In the words of Jo... Little Women Pepa Gamboa / Julen Guerrero Calvo (asist.)
2019-2020 Yerma Pepa Gamboa / Julen Guerrero Calvo (asist.) Starring María León [12]
2019 Yo, erómeno (I, eromen) Julen Guerrero Calvo [22][23][24]
2018-2019 The Seagull On tour to Saint Petersburg (Russia)
2018 A slight discomfort (Un ligero malestar) Julen Guerrero Calvo
2018 Ágora Nina Reglero
2017 Fuegos (Fires) Nina Reglero
2014 A Midsummer Night's Dream David Valdelvira Theseus Stage production at the Campos Elíseos Theatre. Buero Vallejo Award (2015). [3]
2013 The Lower Depths David Valdelvira Satine Stage production at the Campos Elíseos Theatre
2013 Gypsy Ballads Sandra Tejero Stage production at the Campos Elíseos Theatre

Awards and nominations

Buero Vallejo Awards

Year Category For work Result
2015 Best theatrical/stage production A Midsummer Night's Dream Won

References

  1. ↑ "Julen Guerrero: «I never give up my land, I am fighting for my first work to have a tour and reach Cantabria»". El Diario Montañes (in Spanish). 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  2. ↑ El Correo (newspaper) (2014-06-21) [2014-06-21]. El Correo (ed.). "Today. Cultural Agenda". p. 91.
  3. 1 2 "Today. Cultural Agenda". El Correo. 2014-06-21. p. 91.
  4. ↑ Ánima Eskola School of Drama (2015-01-14). "Ánima Theatre-Sala Ánima. 2014-2015 Season Programming. "A Midsummer Night's" directed by David Valdelvira". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  5. ↑ ""Buero" Theater Award (2015)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-02-19. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  6. ↑ Coca-Cola Foundation. National Institute of Performing Arts and Music (INAEM). (2015). "XII Buero Vallejo Awards. 2015. Coca-Cola Foundation. National Institute of Performing Arts and Music (INAEM)".
  7. ↑ Ánima Eskola School of Drama (2015-06-18). "Ánima Eskola School of Drama. 2015 News. Buero Vallejo Awards 2015". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  8. ↑ Ánima Eskola School of Drama (2015-08-10). "Ánima Eskola School of Drama. 2015 News". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  9. ↑ Valladolid, Diario de. "Alumnos de la Esadcyl presentan 'Yo, Erómeno' en el Centro Cultural Miguel Delibes". Diario de Valladolid (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  10. ↑ "'Yo, erómeno' obtiene el accésit en el Certamen de Arte Joven del Instituto de Juventud de Castilla y León". El Diario Montañes (in Spanish). 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  11. 1 2 Radio, Castro Punto (2019-10-10). "EL CASTREÑO JULEN GUERRERO SERÁ AYUDANTE DE DIRECCIÓN EN LA OBRA 'YERMA' QUE PROTAGONIZA MARÍA LEÓN • Castro Punto Radio". Castro Punto Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  12. 1 2 Sevilla, Diario de (2021-11-08). "María León protagoniza la adaptación de 'Yerma' en el teatro de Utrera". Diario de Sevilla (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  13. ↑ "Atrote Teatro – Compañía de teatro" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  14. ↑ "ATROTE TEATRO". Redescena. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  15. ↑ Not to be confused with the amateur company Atrote Teatro de Elche, created in 1991.
  16. ↑ "La Compañía Atrote Teatro gana el accésit del Certamen de Arte Joven del Instituto de la Juventud de Castilla y León".
  17. 1 2 Valladolid, Diario de (2022-03-24). "'MeetYou' explora identidades, aborda miedos y reclama raíces en cinco montajes". Diario de Valladolid (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  18. 1 2 "'Hijos' de la Feria de Ciudad Rodrigo". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 2022-08-20. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  19. 1 2 Radio, Castro Punto (2022-08-25). "EL ESPECTÁCULO "LOS PANES Y LOS PECES" DEL CASTREÑO JULEN GUERRERO, SELECCIONADO EN LA 25ª FERIA DEL TEATRO DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN • Castro Punto Radio". Castro Punto Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  20. 1 2 "Presentado el programa de la Semana Grande de fiestas de Castro Urdiales - Onda Cero Castro Urdiales" (in Spanish). 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  21. ↑ "EN BUCLE". www.rayuela.nu. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  22. ↑ Correo, El (2021-07-18). ""Yo, Erómeno"". agenda.elcorreo.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  23. ↑ "Yo, Erómeno". Teatro Madrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  24. ↑ "Yo, erómeno". Redescena. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
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