Julio Peña
Born
Julio Peña Fernández

(2000-07-15) 15 July 2000
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2018–present

Julio Pena Fernández (born 15 July 2000) is a Spanish actor and singer who is known for his role as Manuel Gutiérrez Quemola in the Disney Channel original series Bia[1] and Ares Hidalgo in the Netflix movie Through My Window, based on the book by Ariana Godoy.

Life and career

Julio Peña was born on July 15, 2000, in San Sebastián, Spain.[2] However, he grew up in the city of Madrid, along with his parents and his sister named Emma Peña. In high school, he took theater lessons, and he attended acting workshops in the city. In addition, Peña took piano lessons for nine years.

Since 2012, he has appeared in several plays, such as: The Nightmare Before Christmas (2012), Miles Gloriosus (2013), Spamolot (2014), Mamma Mia! (2015) and Los Pelópidas (2016), in addition to starring in the musicals Alice in Wonderland (2017), Corpse Bride (2018) and Moulin Rouge (2018) at the Arcadia Theater.

In 2018, he was selected to star in the Disney Channel original series Bia, with the role of Manuel Gutiérrez. He got the role when he was at the Jana theater school in Madrid and the producers of the series went to do a casting to select the actor. Although at first he was reluctant to do it, they hired him after passing the final tests, moving to Buenos Aires. Thanks to his performance, he has been nominated for the Kids' Choice Awards Mexico in 2020 as favorite television actor, to the Most Listened Awards in 2021 as actor of the year and the SEC Awards in Brazil as best actor in a teen series. In 2021, he participated in the television special Bia: A World Upside Down on Disney+. That same year, he appeared in the musical Something Rotten!, translated into Spanish by Marcos Árbex and premiered at the Arapiles Theater in Madrid.

In January 2021, he joined the Spanish television series Acacias 38, where he played Guillermo Sacristán until the end of it in May of the same year. In April 2021, his casting in a Netflix original film was announced: Through My Window, based on the bestselling novel of the same name, where he plays Ares Hidalgo, the main protagonist. Months later, he participated in the music video for the song "Berlín" by Aitana, playing the love interest of Aitana (Miguel). He was part of the main cast of the play Embrague, written by Raúl Barranco and directed by Jacobo Muñoz.

Filmography

Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2019–2020 BIA Manuel Gutiérrez Quemola Protagonist, 120 episodes
2021 BIA: Un mundo al revés Manuel "El Puma" Protagonist, especial of Disney+
Acacias 38 Guillermo Sancristán Main cast (season 7); 80 episodes
2023 Berlín Roi Main cast
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
04.02.22 A través de mi ventana Ares Hidalgo Protagonist
23.06.23 A través del mar Ares Hidalgo Protagonist
2024 A través de tu mirada Ares Hidalgo Protagonist

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result
2020 Kids' Choice Awards Mexico Male TV Artist Nominated
2021 Lo Más Escuchado Awards Actor of the year Nominated
SEC Awards Teen series actor Won
Kids' Choice Awards Mexico Male TV Artist Nominated

References

  1. "Bia: conocé a los personajes de la nueva serie teen del 2019". Infobae. 17 January 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  2. "10 cosas que no sabías sobre Julio Peña". Youtube (in Spanish). Retrieved May 19, 2020.
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