Hovik Keuchkerian (born 14 November 1972) is a Spanish actor and former boxer best known for the role of Bogotá in '' Money Heist''.

Biography

Born in

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, Lebanon to an ethnic Armenian father and a Spanish mother, he moved with his family to Spain at age three, and he was raised in Alpedrete. Keuchkerian is a former

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. He became a boxer and was Spanish Heavyweight Champion twice. After quitting boxing, he started a new career as a stand-up comedian and writer (he has published four books), the last of them entitled ''Resiliente''. His performance playing a boxing trainer in the 2013 film '' Scorpion in Love'' earned him a nomination to the

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Selected filmography

* ''

Hispania, la leyenda ''Hispania, la leyenda'' () is a Spanish adventure drama television series starring Roberto Enríquez, Lluís Homar, Ana de Armas, Juan José Ballesta, Jesús Olmedo, Manuela Vellés and Nathalie Poza, among others. Set in the 2nd century BC ...

'' (2011) * '' Scorpion in Love'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2013) * ''

El ministerio del tiempo ''El ministerio del tiempo'' (English title: ''The Ministry of Time'') is a Spanish fantasy television series created by Javier and Pablo Olivares and produced by Onza Partners and Cliffhanger for Televisión Española (TVE). It premiered on 24 ...

'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2016) * '' Snatch'' (2017) * ''

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote ''The Man Who Killed Don Quixote'' is a 2018 adventure- comedy film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam and Tony Grisoni, loosely based on the 1605/1615 novel ''Don Quixote'' by Miguel de Cervantes. Gilliam tried to make the film m ...

'' (2018) * ''

4 Latas ''4L'' ( es, 4 latas, links=no) is a 2019 Spanish comedy film directed by Gerardo Olivares and written by Olivares and María Jesús Petrement. The plot revolves around Tocho (Hovik Keuchkerian), who is a rough, bad-mannered alcoholic; Jean Pierr ...

'' (2019) * '' Money Heist'' (2019–2021) * ''

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'' (2020) * '' The Head '' (2022)

Awards and nominations

In his career Keuchkerian has won three awards out of a total of 5 nominations obtained.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keuchkerian, Hovik 1972 births Living people Spanish male boxers Spanish male film actors Spanish people of Lebanese descent Lebanese people of Armenian descent Ethnic Armenian actors Lebanese male television actors 21st-century Spanish male actors Spanish male television actors Male actors from Beirut Sportspeople from Beirut