Daniel Grao Valle (born 17 February 1976) is a Spanish actor. He is known for his performances in television series such as ''
Luna, el misterio de Calenda'' or ''
Sin identidad'', or his lead role in the
biopic miniseries about Mario Conde.
Biography
Born in 1976 in
Sabadell
Sabadell () is a city in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the ''comarca'' of Vallès Occidental and its joint capital (co-capital), on the River Ripoll, north of Barcelona. Sabadell is located above sea level.
Sabadell pioneered the Ind ...
, Catalonia, he discovered acting thanks to a high school teacher in
Caldes de Montbui, where he lived with his family, becoming a member of an amateur theatrical group.
Grao had his debut as a television actor in the Catalan regional broadcaster
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, with performances in shows such as ''
Temps de silenci
() is a Catalan-language soap opera. It aired from 2001 to 2002 on TV3.
Premise
The fiction follows the lives of three families during the Francoist dictatorship: the Dalmau-Muntaner, representatives of the Catalan bourgeoisie; the Comes, a ...
'' and ''
El cor de la ciutat''. A native Spanish-language speaker, he declared in 2020 that he reportedly moved to
Madrid because of TV3, as in his first performances in the channel's shows "the accent was not on the quality of the performance but on the way he pronounced the 's's" (in
Catalan).
His debut in a feature film came in 2003 with a minor role in ''
La flaqueza del bolchevique
''The Weakness of the Bolshevik'' ( es, La flaqueza del bolchevique, links=no) is a 2003 Spanish psychological drama film directed by Manuel Martín Cuenca from a screenplay he co-wrote with Lorenzo Silva, based on Silva's novel ''La flaqueza del ...
''.
While he had previously performed in several stage plays, he landed his first major stage role with ''La avería''.
He earned some recognition with performances in the TV series ''Amistades peligrosas'' and
''Sin tetas no hay paraíso'', whereas ''
Acusados'' (2009–2010) brought him further popularity.
His performance in the
Pedro Almodóvar's film
''Julieta'' (2016) further consolidated his career.
He played the role of
Rafael Rodríguez Rapún
Rafael Rodríguez Rapún (1912–18 August 1937) was a Spanish football player, actor and soldier during the Spanish Civil War. He was the companion of Spanish poet Federico García Lorca.
Life
A mining engineer by profession, great sportsman, ...
,
Federico García Lorca's lover, in ''La Piedra Oscura'' by Alberto Conojero in 2016 in Spain and France in 2016.
He landed the role of Bernat Estanyol (the father of the lead character) in the 2018 series ''
La catedral del mar''.
He starred in the TV series ''
Stolen Away
''Stolen Away'' ( es, Perdida) is a Spanish thriller drama television series, produced by Atresmedia with the collaboration of Big Bang Media for broadcasting in Antena 3. Created by Natxo López, the series stars Daniel Grao, Carolina Lapausa, ...
'', aired in 2020 on Antena 3, playing the lead character Antonio Santos.
Personal life
Since 2004, Grao has been in a relationship with Florencia Fernández, with whom he has two children, Mirko and Guido.
Grao is openly
bisexual
Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, whi ...
.
Filmography
;Television
;Film
References
21st-century Spanish male actors
Spanish male television actors
Spanish male film actors
Spanish male stage actors
Bisexual male actors
Spanish LGBT actors
Spanish bisexual people
1976 births
Living people
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