Jesús Castro Romero (born 19 January 1993, in

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) is a Spanish actor known for starring alongside

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in a leading role in ''

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''. He is considered to be one of the new

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s of the

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Biography

Jesús Castro was born on 19 January 1993 at Hospital Universitario Puerto Real. Before being an actor, he worked in a

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and in his father's café. He was cast in his role in ''

'' from among three thousand young men who auditioned. After appearing in ''El Niño'', someone suggested that he audition for a spot on the cast of ''

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'', by Alberto Rodriguez Librero where he played Quini. In 2015, Jesús was cast in the TV Series '' Mar de plastico'', as Lucas Morales, playing in 13 episodes. Then in 2017 Jesús starred in the TV series shot by

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''Secretos de Estado'' with Michelle Calvó and Myriam Gallego, released in 2018. In 2018 it was announced by Diagonal TV that Jesús Castro and Aitor Luna were the first to be cast in the TV series '' La Reina del Sur''. In addition, '' Brigada Costa del Sol'', which is about

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and is filming in

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, stars among Hugo Silva, and

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Filmography

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Castro, Jesús 1993 births Living people Spanish male film actors 21st-century Spanish male actors Spanish male television actors Male actors from Andalusia