David Castillo Martínez (born 1992) is a Spanish actor. His

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bringing him popularity was his performance as Jonathan in the sitcom ''

Aída ''Aída'' is a Spanish sitcom that aired on Telecinco from 16 January 2005 to 8 June 2014. Set in Madrid, it is a spin off of the sitcom ''7 Vidas'', on which Aída was a recurring character. It was produced by Globomedia. The show stars C ...

'', aired from 2005 to 2014.

Biography

David Castillo Martínez was born in 1992 (depending on sources, either in

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). He began his acting career as a child and played lesser roles in series such as ''

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'', '' Una nueva vida'' and '' Ana y los 7''. David appeared in the 2004 gay-themed film ''

Cachorro ''Bear Cub'' ( es, Cachorro) is a 2004 Spanish comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Miguel Albaladejo. The plot follows a bearish gay man who ends up looking after his nephew while his sister goes away to India and in turn makes hi ...

'', playing Bernardo, a 9-year-old boy. He starred in the 2004 TV series , playing Yihad, the antagonist of lead character Manolito Gafotas, played by Christopher Torres. He joined the cast of

when he was 13 years old. He was cast to play Jonathan, the "troubling" son of leading character Aída (

Carmen Machi María del Carmen Machi Arroyo (born 7 January 1963) is a Spanish actress. She become popular for her role as Aída in the television series ''7 vidas'' and ''Aída''. Biography María del Carmen Machi Arroyo was born on 7 January 1963 in Madr ...

). The successful series aired on

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from 2005 to 2014, and earned Castillo (who starred in 237 episodes) popularity. Castillo starred in ''El diario de Carlota'' as 'Sergio' and played a cameo in '' Torrente 4'' (2011), performing 'El chanclas'. Following the end of ''Aída'', he temporarily distanced from television, and decided to take the entrance tests for the ''Joven Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico'' ("Young National Classical Theatre Company"). In 2018, he joined the cast of the 7th season of ''

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'', playing a role very different to ''Aídas 'Jonathan', that of 'Miguel', a shy and introverted cartoonist. Castillo also starred in the war drama miniseries ''Los nuestros 2'' (aired in 2019 on Telecinco), playing 'Ray Izquierdo', a corporal charged with the communications of the portrayed BRIPAC unit. He later took part in the medieval action drama '' El Cid'', released on Amazon Prime Video in 2020, performing the role of the squire Lisardo. In October 2020, he joined the filming of the miniseries '' Besos al aire'', set on the COVID-19 lockdown.

Filmography

;Television ;Film

References

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