Emilio Gavira (born 14 December 1964 in

Fuengirola Fuengirola (), in ancient times known as Suel and then Suhayl, is a large town and municipality on the Costa del Sol in the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is located on the central coast of the pr ...

Málaga Province Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most popu ...

) is a Spanish actor. The youngest of 6, he lived his life in

Málaga Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...

and

Alcázar de San Juan Alcázar de San Juan is a city and municipality of Spain located in the province of Ciudad Real, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. It lies on the plain of La Mancha. From the 13th to the 19th century the history of Alcázar is strongly ...

(Ciudad Real, Spain). He is the son of Ignacio Gavira and Carmén Tomás and the brother of Ignacio Gavira (junior), Miguel Gavira, Gema Gavira, Carlos Gavira and Humberto Gavira. He began show business as an opera singer (baritone). After that, he starred in his first major movie: '' El Milagro de P. Tinto'' as one of the aliens. Soon after that, he starred in other movies such as: Rompetechos in ''

La Gran Aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón ''Mortadelo & Filemon : The Big Adventure '' ( es, La gran aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón) is a 2003 Spanish-language film based on the popular Spanish comic book series ''Mortadelo y Filemón'' by Francisco Ibáñez Talavera. It also included ...

'' and its sequel, '' El Gran Zambini'', '' El puente de San Luis Rey'' and ''Camino''. His recent film appearance was ''

Blancanieves ''Blancanieves'' (known as ''Blancaneu'' in Catalan) is a 2012 Spanish black-and-white silent drama film written and directed by Pablo Berger. Based on the 1812 fairy tale ''Snow White'' by the Brothers Grimm, the story is set in a romantic vis ...

'' and was later nominated for a Goya Award for Best Actor. His television appearance included ''Agente 700'' (''Agent 700)'', ''

Manos a la obra ''Manos a la obra'' is a Spanish comedy television series starring Ángel de Andrés and Carlos Iglesias that originally aired on Antena 3 from 1998 to 2001. Premise The fiction follows the mishaps of a duo of clumsy and lazy bricklayers, Ma ...

'' and '' ¡Ala... Dina! Y'' He also appeared in theatricals including ''Carmen'' (1998), ''Los misterios de la ópera'' (2000), ''Pelo de tormenta'' by

Francisco Nieva Francisco Morales Nieva (29 December 1924 – 10 November 2016) was a Spanish playwright. Born in Valdepeñas, he moved to Madrid at an early age to train at the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. He was a member of the avant-garde li ...

and recently ' (''Divine Words'') with the

Centro Dramático Nacional The Centro Dramático Nacional ("National Drama Centre" or CDN) is a Madrid-based Spanish theatre company operating under the Instituto de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música (Institute for Performing Arts and Music), an autonomous body of the S ...

company and '' Henry VIII and the Schism of England'' with the '' Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico'' (''National Theatrical Classic Company''). He won Best Actor on 6th edition of Festival Internacional de Cine de Gáldar.

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External links

Emilio Gavira's official web page
* 1964 births Living people People from Fuengirola Spanish male film actors Spanish male stage actors Spanish male television actors Male actors from Castilla–La Mancha 20th-century Spanish male actors 21st-century Spanish male actors {{Spain-actor-stub