Rafael Hugo Fernández Silva (born 10 May 1977) is a

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actor.

Early life

Silva was born in

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's San Blas district. He began working as an electrician but, with his mother's encouragement, soon decided to try to be an actor. He began training in the

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(Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramatico, Spain's oldest school of theater), while continuing with his vocal and guitar studies. He also joined a band called INORDEM.

Career

In the late 1990s he had the opportunity to participate in the Spanish television program ''

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'', helping him obtain some recognition. He was then given a leading role hit television series ''

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'', based on the lives of Spanish high school students. In 2005, after having played a role in the unsuccessful ''Paco y Veva'', Hugo Silva was cast as Lucas Fernandez in on ''

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'', a show that averages nearly 4 million viewers per episode. In 2007 played the protagonist Mateo of critically acclaimed ''El Hombre de Arena''. In 2016 he joined the cast of ''

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Filmography

Stage credits

*''Hibrit'' (1993) *''

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'' (1995) *Toni in ''Atraco a las tres" (2001–2002) *Claudio in ''

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'' (2009)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Hugo 1977 births Living people Male actors from Madrid Spanish male film actors Spanish male stage actors Spanish male television actors 21st-century Spanish male actors