Koldo Abando Olabarri (born November 19, 1992, Bilbao, Spain), known as Koldo Olabarri, is a Spanish film, theater and television actor.

Life and career

He studied, trained and graduated in theatre, drama and acting ( BA) in Ánima Eskola School of Drama with David Valdelvira,

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and Algis Arlauskas, training as a

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actor, under the

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- M.Chekhov-

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methodology ( Russian method), following the methodologies of the

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classical school. He also trained with Agentinian

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and

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. Since 2010, he has worked in more than a dozen theatrical productions, more than a dozen television series and more than a dozen movies. In 2010, he performed the play ''

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'', directed by Spanish

David Valdelvira, which was awarded the Buero Vallejo Award (2011). In 2012, he performed the play ''An ordinary day at the Moulin Rouge'', a theatrical production at the Campos Elíseos Theatre, directed by Spanish

David Valdelvira, which was awarded the Buero Vallejo Award (2013). In the year 2021 he was part of the cast of the comedy film ''

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'', along with Spanish actors

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and

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, directed by Mariano Cohn & Gastón Duprat, premiered t the

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and also screened at the

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and at the

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. In 2020 he was part of the cast of the theater production of the Arriaga Theatre "''Erresuma/Kingdom/Reino''", directed by

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, playing Henry VI, a play based on the main tragedies of

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. In 2022 he was part of the cast of the

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original series ''

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'', along with

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and

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. In 2020, he had to be admitted to the hospital due to severe

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Filmography

Television

* 2022: ''

'' -

* 2020: ''Altsasu'' - ETB1 * 2020ː ''El Ministerio del Tiempo'' - La 1 * 2020: ''

Vamos Juan ''Vamos Juan'' is a Spanish comedy television series starring Javier Cámara and María Pujalte. It is the sequel to ''Vota Juan''. The plot concerns the attempts of Juan Carrasco to return to politics. Premise Both Juan Carrasco (Javier Cáma ...

'' -

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Spain * 2016/2018: ''Centro Médico'' - La 1 * 2016: ''Beta'' * 2015: ''Eskamak Kentzen'' - ETB1 * 2014: ''

Bienvenidos al Lolita ''Bienvenidos al Lolita'' is a Spanish dramedy television series set in a cabaret club. Produced by Globomedia for Antena 3, it aired on the latter channel from January 2014 to February 2014. Premise The series deals about the backstage mishap ...

'' - Antena 3 * 2012: ''

Goenkale ''Goenkale'' (in English ''High Street'') was a Basque soap-opera, produced by Pausoka Entertainment and ETB, which was broadcast every Monday and Tuesday on Basque Radio-television's first channel, ETB 1. Set in an imaginary Basque seaside to ...

'' - ETB1 * 2012: ''Bi eta Bat'' - ETB1

Film

* 2021, ''

'', dir. Mariano Cohn & Gastón Duprat * 2020: ''Tres veces'', dir. Paco Ruiz * 2018: ''Ane'', dir. David Pérez Sañudo * 2018: ''Cuando dejes de quererme'', dir. Igor Legarreta * 2017: ''Versus'', dir. Demetrio Elorz * 2015: ''Playa de las Mujeres'', dir. Iñigo Cobo * 2013: ''Por un puñado de besos'', dir. David Menkes * 2012: ''Agua!'', dir.

Mikel Rueda Mikel Rueda Sasieta (Bilbao, Spain ) is a film director and screenwriter. He is a graduate in audiovisual communication with a specialty in script from the University of Navarra. He worked as a producer in Euskal Telebista (EITB) for four yea ...

* 2010: ''(d)efecto'', dir. Gotzon Aurrekoetxea * 2010: ''Yerba'', dir. Javier Hernández

Stage

* 2022, ''Sagastitarrak'' * 2020, ''Erresuma/Kingdom/Reino'', dir.

* 2018, ''El Último Habsburgo'', dir. David Caíña, Elena Vaio * 2017, ''Obabakoak'', dir.

* 2016-2018, ''Chichinabo Cabaret'', dir. Felipe Loza * 2016-2017, ''

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'', dir.

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* 2016-2017, ''Triple Salto/Jauzi Hirukoitza'', dir. Miguel Olmeda * 2015, ''Planteamiento, Nudo y Desenlace'', dir. Itziar Lazkano * 2014, ''

'', dir. Victoria Di Pace * 2014: ''Egun Berri Bat'', dir. Galder Perez * 2012, ''An ordinary day at the Moulin Rouge'', dir. David Valdelvira * 2011, ''Isn't it true that we will be forever?'', dir.

* 2010, ''

'', dir. David Valdelvira

Awards and nominations

Buero Vallejo Awards

References

External links

* * 1992 births Living people People from Bilbao Ánima Eskola School of Drama alumni 21st-century Spanish actors Spanish film actors Spanish television actors Spanish stage actors {{DEFAULTSORT:Olabarri, Koldo