Luis Perezagua (born 8 October 1949) is a Spanish actor of theater, cinema and television.
Biography
Perezagua studied theater at
The Royal High School of Dramatic Arts in Madrid. He began his professional career in Antonio Buero Vallejo's play "
La Detonación" directed by
José Tamayo
José Tamayo (1920–2003) was a Spanish theatre director and producer, best known for his dramatic and zarzuela
() is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and po ...
. At that time he had previously participated in independent theater groups with plays by playwrights such as
Max Aub
Max Aub Mohrenwitz (June 2, 1903, Paris – July 22, 1972 Mexico City) was a Mexican-Spanish experimentalist novelist, playwright, poet, and literary critic. In 1965 he founded the literary periodical ''Los Sesenta'' (the Sixties), with edi ...
and
Fernando Arrabal
Fernando Arrabal Terán (born August 11, 1932) is a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, film director, novelist, and poet. He was born in Melilla and settled in France in 1955. Regarding his nationality, Arrabal describes himself as "desterrado", ...
. From then on, his professional career was mainly linked to the world of theater (The
Zarzuela
() is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular songs, as well as dance. The etymology of the name is uncertain, but some propose it may derive from the name of ...
and Spanish Variety Shows). At that time he alternated his professional activities with work in the cinema and television, and most recently, as an actor and speaker at the
Complutense University of Madrid
The Complutense University of Madrid ( es, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; UCM, links=no, ''Universidad de Madrid'', ''Universidad Central de Madrid''; la, Universitas Complutensis Matritensis, links=no) is a public research university loca ...
.
He has been a member of the CNINAT (National Center for the Initiation of Children and Adolescents to the Theater), directed by
José María Morera, intervening in several of its productions.
Theater
Throughout his career as an actor, he has been part of several theater and zarzuela companies, such as The Spanish Company of Classical Theater (directed by
Manuel Canseco
Manuel may refer to:
People
* Manuel (name)
* Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers''
* Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies
* Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire
* Manu ...
), The Small Theater Company of Madrid (directed by
Antonio Guirau), The National Lyrical Company, The Ases Líricos Company (directed by
Evelio Esteve) and the Isaac Albéniz Company (directed by
Angel F. Montesinos). While in these companies, he performed mainly in popular plays from the Spanish Golden Age, even receiving the prize for Best Actor in the "Theater Festival of The
Spanish Golden Age
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", celebrated in the Chamizal National Memorial (United States) with the play "''
La dama duende
''The Phantom Lady'' (Spanish: ''La Dama duende'') is a 1945 Argentine film directed by Luis Saslavsky. At the 1946 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards the film won Silver Condor Awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay ...
''", in 1986. He performed as a comic tenor with the Ases Líricos Company and Isaac Albéniz Company in many well-known zarzuelas including, ''
La del manojo de rosas
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
'', ''
La calesera, Doña Francisquita'', ''
La corte de faraón
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
'', ''
La verbena de la paloma
' (''The Fair of the Virgin of la Paloma'') —subtitled ''El boticario y las chulapas y celos mal reprimidos''— is an 1894 zarzuela with a libretto by and music by Tomás Bretón. It premiered on 17 February 1894 in Teatro Apolo, Madrid. It ...
'', etc., as well as in their variety shows, ''
Las leandras'', ''
La blanca doble'' and ''
La bruja
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
'' (As Tomillo). This last play was represented in honor of the one-hundredth year after the death of Gayarre, and was directed by Ignacio Aranaz.
In 1993 he starred with
Lina Morgan
María de los Ángeles López Segovia OAXS MML (20 March 1937 – 19 August 2015), better known as Lina Morgan, was a Spanish film, theatre and television actress and showgirl.
Biography
Morgan was born to Emilio López Roldán and Julia Garc ...
in ''
Celeste no es un color'', and was directed by prestigious directors such as
Josep María Mestre,
Carles Alfaro,
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 ...
,
Víctor Andrés Catena,
José Luis García Sánchez
José Luis García Sánchez (born 22 September 1941) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed 30 films since 1968. He wrote for the 1973 film ''Habla, mudita'', which was entered into the 23rd Berlin International ...
,
José Osuna,
Evelio Esteve,
Ángel F. Montesinos,
Ignacio Aranaz
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,
Gerardo Malla
Gerardo may refer to:
People Given name
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* Gerardo Amarilla (born 1969), Uruguayan politician
* Gerardo Bonilla (born 1975), Puerto Rican-born professional race ca ...
,
Andrés Lima,
José Tamayo
José Tamayo (1920–2003) was a Spanish theatre director and producer, best known for his dramatic and zarzuela
() is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and po ...
,
Alberto González Vergel,
Carlos Larrañaga
Carlos Larrañaga Ladrón de Guevara (11 March 1937 – 30 August 2012) was a Spanish actor.
Biography Personal life
Larrañaga was born in Barcelona to actress María Fernanda Ladrón de Guevara, and was the half-brother of actress Amparo ...
,
Juan José Alonso Millán,
Antonio Guirau,
Mara Recatero,
Luis Balaguer
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,
Luis Iturri,
Emilio Sagi,
José Luis Alonso
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In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...
,
Manuel Canseco
Manuel may refer to:
People
* Manuel (name)
* Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers''
* Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies
* Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire
* Manu ...
,
Ramón Ballesteros,
Juan Carlos Pérez de la Fuente and
Lluís Pascual, among others. He has performed in many different play genres throughout his career.
Cinema
He debuted with the short film ''
Eres mi gula'' (starring with
Isabel Ordaz
Isabel Ordaz Luengo (born 11 March 1957) is a Spanish actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1982. She won the Silver St. George for Best Actress for her role in '' Chevrolet'' at the 20th Moscow Internation ...
), and later, he performed supporting roles in several films. His most prominent role in his early years as supporting actor was in the film ''
Amanece que no es poco'', directed by
José Luis Cuerda
José Luis Cuerda Martínez (18 February 19474 February 2020) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and Film producer, producer. He was born in Albacete and died on 4 February 2020 at the age of 72 in Madrid from an embolism.
He won four Goy ...
in 1988. Later, he played as a supporting actor in several films directed by
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando Fernández Gómez (28 August 1921 – 21 November 2007) better known as Fernando Fernán Gómez was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director and member of the Royal Spanish Academy for seven years. He was born ...
, such as ''
Out of play'' in 1991, ''
The woman of your life'' in 1994 and ''
Nightmare for a rich man'', in 1996.
In 1995 he performed as a supporting actor in 2 films nominated for the
Goya Awards
The Goya Awards ( es, Premios Goya) are Spain's main national annual film awards, commonly referred to as the Academy Awards of Spain.
The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sc ...
, ''
Nobody will talk about us when we have died
Nobody may refer to:
* Nobody, an indefinite pronoun
Nobody may also refer to:
Fictional characters
*Nobody (Kingdom Hearts), Nobody (''Kingdom Hearts''), a race of beings in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' video game series
*Nobody, a character in the ...
'' and ''
Así en el cielo como en la tierra
''Así en el cielo como en la tierra'' (In heaven as it is on earth, referencing the Our Father) is a 1995 Spanish comedy film directed by José Luis Cuerda.
Plot
Matacanes arrives at Heaven but it is not exactly as he imagined it, as it resembl ...
''. He has also performed in ''
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
''Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health'' ( es, El amor perjudica seriamente la salud, links=no) is a 1997 Spanish comedy film directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira and starring Ana Belén, Juanjo Puigcorbé, Gabino Diego and Penélope Cruz.
Synopsi ...
'', and since the year 2000, he worked under the command of
José Luis García Sánchez
José Luis García Sánchez (born 22 September 1941) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed 30 films since 1968. He wrote for the 1973 film ''Habla, mudita'', which was entered into the 23rd Berlin International ...
in films such as ''
Adiós con el corazón
Adiós (Spanish: 'goodbye') or Adios may refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Adios'' (Böhse Onkelz album), 2004
* ''Adiós'' (Flans album), 1990
* ''Adiós'' (Glen Campbell album), the final album by Glen Campbell, 2017
* ''Adios'' (KMFDM album), 1999
* ...
'', ''
The Green March
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'' and ''
Franky Banderas
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People
*Frankie (musician), indie pop musician from Los Angeles, California
* Frankie Abernathy (1981–2007), American MTV Real World cast member
* Frankie Adams (born 1994), Samoan New Zealand actress
*Frankie Avalon (born ...
''.
His most recent work is in the new film by
José Luis Cuerda
José Luis Cuerda Martínez (18 February 19474 February 2020) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and Film producer, producer. He was born in Albacete and died on 4 February 2020 at the age of 72 in Madrid from an embolism.
He won four Goy ...
, ''
Tiempo después'', which was released at the end of 2018.
Television
His first work in television was in 1980, in children's shows such as ''
La cometa blanca'' and music programs such as ''
A uan ba buluba balam bambum'' (1985).
Between 1984 and 1988, he was the voice of Maese Camera in ''
La bola de cristal
''La Bola de Cristal'' ( en, The Crystal Ball) was a Spanish television show that was broadcast on La Primera Cadena of Televisión Española from 1984 to 1988.
The show was the brainchild of Spanish writer Dolores Rico Oliver (better known for ...
''. Later, he intervened in series such as ''
Sesame Street
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'', ''
Detrás de la puerta'' and ''
Los mundos de Yupi'', where he was an important character. From the end of the 1980s until now, he has performed in numerous supporting roles in several television series such as ''
Brigada Central'', ''
Hostal Royal Manzanares'', ''
¡Ay Señor, Señor!'', ''
Los ladrones van a la oficina
''Los ladrones van a la oficina'' (The thieves go to the office) is a Spanish comedy television show, broadcast between 1993 and 1996 on Antena 3. Starring José Luis López Vázquez, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Manuel Alexandre, Agustín Gonzále ...
'', ''
Cuéntame como pasó'', ''
Velvet Colección
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'', and many more.
He starred in the series ''
Turno de Oficio: Diez años después'' (where he played Borja); ''
Compuesta y sin novio'' (as Martinez); ''
Los negocios de mamá
''Los negocios de mamá'' is a Spanish comedy television series starring Rocío Dúrcal and José Sancho and directed by Luis Sanz. It aired in 1997 on La Primera.
Premise
The storyline focuses on Ana (Rocío Dúrcal), a pro-business entrepre ...
'' (as Estanislao), ''
Señor Alcalde
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* Spanish-language honorific meaning Mr.
* Dan Senor
See also
* Señorita (disambiguation)
*
*
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'' (as Benito), and recently, in the first three seasons of ''
Amar en tiempos revueltos
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'', where he played the character which would make him quite famous, Isidro Bulnes.
He has performed as a supporting character in mini-series such as ''
La Regenta'' (
Fernando Méndez Leite
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), ''
Don Quijote of Miguel de Cervantes'' (
Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (Torrelavega, Cantabria 2 January 1940) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. His 1973 film ''Habla, mudita'' was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1977, he won the Silver Bear for Bes ...
), ''
Entre naranjos'' (
Josefina Molina
Josefina Molina Reig MML (born in Córdoba, 14 November 1936) is a Spanish feature film director, screenwriter, TV producer and scene director. She was one of the first female directors in Spain and is also known for directing such notable fea ...
), ''
La banda de Pérez'' (
Ricardo Palacios
Ricardo López-Nuño Díez (2 March 1940 – 11 February 2015), better known as Ricardo Palacios, was a Spanish actor, film director and screenwriter.
Born in Reinosa (Cantabria), Palacios graduated from the Official Film School in Madrid as a ...
), and ''
Martes de Carnaval'' (
José Luis García Sánchez
José Luis García Sánchez (born 22 September 1941) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed 30 films since 1968. He wrote for the 1973 film ''Habla, mudita'', which was entered into the 23rd Berlin International ...
), among others.
Theater
Small Theater Company of Madrid
Dramatized readings
Zarzuela
The National Lyrical Company
The Ases Líricos and Isaac Albéniz Company
Television
Drama
Sitcom
Telefilms
Television Drama and Spanish Revue
Children and Teen's Show
Cinema
Films
Short films
References
External links
IMDb DatabaseLuis Perezagua. Youtube channelLuis Perezagua. Vimeo channelDatabase of Academy of Escenic Arts of SpainLet's Work Together Database
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1949 births
Living people
Spanish male television actors
Spanish male film actors
Spanish male stage actors
20th-century Spanish male actors
21st-century Spanish male actors
Male actors from Madrid