Miguel Ángel Silvestre
Silvestre in 2018
Born
Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla

(1982-04-06) 6 April 1982
Castellón de la Plana, Spain
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla (born 6 April 1982) is a Spanish actor. He rose to prominence with his performance as El Duque in Sin tetas no hay paraíso.[1]

He has since played roles in series such as Velvet, Sense8, Narcos, 30 Coins and Sky Rojo.

Early life

Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla was born in Castellón de la Plana on 6 April 1982.[2] He planned on becoming a professional tennis player before suffering an injury in a Hungarian tournament. He later decided to study physiotherapy until his aunt introduced him to the world of theatre.[3]

He studied drama, physical theatre, modern dance and acrobatics before winning the Mister Castelló 2002 pageant.

Career

Silvestre made his feature film debut in the 2005 drama Life and Colour.[4]

He stars in the Pedro Almodóvar film I'm So Excited and in the Spanish horror thriller Verbo.[5] He also starred in the Spanish series Velvet as Alberto Marquez.

Silvestre and Sense8 co-star Naveen Andrews

In 2015, the high-profile English-language Netflix drama Sense8 was released, in which Miguel plays one of the lead characters, a closeted action movie star named Lito Rodríguez, who lives in Mexico City with his boyfriend, Hernando (played by Alfonso Herrera).[6]

In 2017, he joined the cast of Netflix series Narcos playing recurring character and real life member of the Cali Cartel, Franklin Jurado.

In 2020, it was announced that he had joined the cast of Money Heist's Season 5 in an undisclosed role.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005Vida y color (Life and Colour)Javi[7]
A golpes (By Force)Yuri[7]
2006La distancia (The Distance)Daniel
2007DollyNachoShort film
20083:19Ilan
Cuando caen los ídolosRoberto, aged 27Short film
ZhaoMartín
ReflectionsMarco / Roberto
The EndGas station attendant
2010La trampa de la luzGiocondo
2011VerboLíriko
Lo mejor de Eva (Dark Impulse)Rocco
2012Winning StreakAlfredoSpanish: The Pelayos
Todo es silencio (All Is Silence)Brinco[8]
2013I'm So ExcitedNovioSpanish: Los amantes pasajeros
Scorpion in LoveLuisAlacrán enamorado
2017FerdinandEl Primero (voice)
2018IbizaManny
2019La boda de mi mejor amigoGeorge

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004Mis adorables vecinosMonitorEpisode: "No sé decir no" (S01, E02)
2005Motivos personalesNacho13 episodes
2008–2009Sin tetas no hay paraísoEl DuqueMain role (seasons 1–2); 28 episodes
2010AlakranaCapitánMiniseries, Lead role
2012AídaActorEpisode: "La verdad sobre perros y cacos" (S09, E21)
2013–2016VelvetAlberto Márquez NavarroMain role
2015–2018Sense8Lito RodríguezMain role
2017NarcosFranklin JuradoRecurring role; 5 episodes
2019En el corredor de la muertePablo IbarMain role; 4 episodes
Velvet ColecciónAlberto Márquez NavarroSpecial episode
2020–present30 CoinsPaco
2021–presentSky RojoMoisés ExpósitoMain role
2021 La casa de papel René Guest role; 3 episodes

Theater

Year Title Writer Director
2002 Verdadero Oeste Sam Shepard Luis Guilera
2003 Porno Mario Fratti Angela Bosch
2004 Noches de amor efímero Paloma Pedrero Eduardo Recabarren

References

  1. ↑ ""Sin tetas no hay paraíso": por qué Miguel Ángel Silvestre quería cambiarle el título a la serie". mag. 5 April 2021 – via El Comercio.
  2. ↑ "Miguel Ángel Silvestre, un actor en el paraíso". Diario Libre. 2 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Lluesma, Chelo (17 June 2007). "Miguel Ángel Silvestre". Las Provincias (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "'El duque', en 'Versión española'". Europa Press. 22 May 2008.
  5. ↑ Uncle Creepy (3 May 2010). "New Spanish Horror - Verbo". Dread Central. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  6. ↑ Townsend, Megan (28 May 2015). "WATCH: Netflix's Sense8 premieres trailers for LGBT characters Nomi and Lito". GLAAD. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  7. 1 2 Catalá, Laura (23 May 2017). "Conoce a Miguel Ángel Silvestre en 35 curiosidades que deberías saber sobre su vida". Bekia.
  8. ↑ Van Hoeij, Boyd (31 May 2012). "All Is Silence". Variety.
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