Ángel Martín Gómez (
Barcelona
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, October 5, 1977) is a Spanish
actor
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, TV presenter,
comedian
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and
screenwriter
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...
.
Beginnings
He studied piano in Barcelona and worked with his father playing music for seniors. He spent the money he earned to pay for his studies in an acting academy.
Television
He attended an audition for the TV channel
Paramount Comedy where the producer was looking for new talent. He put a sheet over his head and spoke about the disadvantages of being a
ghost
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.
He passed the audition, and afterwards, joined the group of comedians already at the channel, writing and performing his monologues in the programme ''Nuevos Cómicos'' ''(New comedians)''
Some of them are:
''Leyendas Urbanas'' ''
rban Legends',
''Cuentos Infantiles'' ''
hildren's Stories'
''Sexo y Milagros'' ''
ex and Miracles'
Ángel collaborated on ''Noche sin tregua'' ''
ight without truce', his friend
Dani Mateo
Daniel Mateo Patau (born 1 June 1979 in Granollers, Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish comedian, actor and radio and tv host famous for his work in the program '' Sé lo que hicisteis...'' in La Sexta channel.
He graduated in journalism at the Auto ...
's TV show on
Paramount Comedy, and also on ''La Noche con Fuentes & Cía'' ''
ight with Fuentes & Cía' with
Manel Fuentes.
He was one of the screenwriters of the successful series ''
7 Vidas
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''
lives
He worked from March 2006 to January 2011 at
La Sexta
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, co-presenting ''
Sé lo que hicisteis...''
know what you did... a humorous programme which takes a critical look at the world of celebrity and sensationalist TV programmes with
Patricia Conde.
From December 2014 to December 2015 he hosted the scientific divulgation TV program ''Órbita Laika'' in
La 2. Since March 2018 he hosts the comedy program ''Wifileaks'' in
#0, alongside Patricia Conde.
Cinema
Ángel Martín has written scripts for many short films.
He appeared in ''Pernambuco'', directed by Albert Ponte and ''Marta Molina'', by Javier Ocaña.
Theatre
He was in the play ''¡Que viene Richi!'' (''The Nerd'') by
Larry Shoe
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, in
Madrid
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(Spain).
Books
In November 2021 it was published his book "Por si las voces vuelven", in which he narrates how, in 2017, he had to be hospitalized for fifteen days after suffering a
psychotic break
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.
Awards
*2007
- 'Man of the year' (Men's health magazine)
- 'Comedian of the year' (Jaja Festival in Zaragoza)
- 'Best Light Entertainment Presenters: Ángel Martín and
Patricia Conde' (
ATV 2006
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)
- 'Best Light Entertainment Presenter' (
TP de Oro 2007)
*2008
- 'Best Light Entertainment Presenter' (
TP de Oro 2008)
References
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Angel
1977 births
Living people
Spanish television presenters
Spanish comedians
Spanish stand-up comedians