(born 6 April 1982) is a Spanish actor. He rose to prominence with his performance as El Duque in ''

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''. He has since played roles in series such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' En el corredor de la muerte'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla was born in

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on 6 April 1982. He is the son of a bank manager and of Miguel Ángel Silvestre Vara, a physiotherapist, who died on 11 December 2018. He planned on becoming a professional tennis player before suffering an injury to his shoulder in a Hungarian tournament. He later decided to study

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until his aunt introduced him to the world of theatre. He studied

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physical theatre Physical theatre is a genre of theatrical performance that encompasses storytelling primarily through physical movement. Although several performance theatre disciplines are often described as "physical theatre", the genre's characteristic aspe ...

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and

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before winning the ''Mister 2002'' pageant.

Career

Silvestre made his feature film debut in the 2005 drama '' Life and Colour''. He stars in the

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film ''

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'' and in the Spanish horror thriller ''

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''. He also starred in the Spanish series ''

'' as Alberto Marquez. In 2015, the high-profile English-language Netflix drama ''

'' was released, in which Miguel plays one of the lead characters, a

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action movie star named Lito Rodríguez, who lives in

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with his boyfriend, Hernando (played by

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). In 2017, he joined the cast of Netflix series ''

'' playing recurring character and real life member of the Cali Cartel, Franklin Jurado. In 2018, he acted in the film ''

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'' on

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, in which he played Manny. In 2019 he starred in the Mexican film '' La boda de mi mejor amigo'' ''(My best friend's wedding),'' an adaptation of the 1997 film by the same name. He also starred in the miniseries '' En el corredor de la muerte'' from

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. In 2020, he starred as one of the protagonists of the

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blockbuster '' 30 monedas'' ''(30 coins)'', created by Álex de la Iglesia. In 2021, he starred in both seasons of the Netflix series ''

'', created by

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. Also, he confirmed that he had joined the main cast for the fifth season of ''La casa de papel'' ''(Money Heist)'', also created by Álex Pina, which was released globally on Netflix in 2021. He plays René, Tokio's (

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) ex-partner. He also announced his role as the protagonist of the Mexican series ''Los enviados,'' the first series by

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together with the

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director and

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. The miniseries ''

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'' was filmed in 2024, a procedural series (in which the episodes are self-contained), in which he played detective Raúl Morales. The series was released on 23 May 2025 on the La 1 channel of

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Filmography

Film

Television

Theater

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silvestre, Miguel Angel 1982 births Living people People from Castellón de la Plana Spanish male film actors Spanish male television actors Spanish male stage actors Male actors from the Valencian Community 21st-century Spanish male actors