Mingo Ràfols i Olea (born 1956 in

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) is a Catalan theatre, movie, and television actor . His professional debut was in 1976 with ''Faixes, turbans i barretines'', by Xavier Fàbregas. He has taken part in numerous theater performances, among others,

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's, Ò''pera de tres rals'' (1984),

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's, ''

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'' (1994),

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's, ''Ghosts'' (2008) or Jordi Faura's work, ''Hikikomori'' (2009). He has worked in several theater companies, such as Teatre Lliure (1981–82), "Companyia Josep Maria Flotats" (1990) or "Companyia Teatre Romea" (2001–2010), where he has acted, among others, in

's, ''

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane an ...

'' (2004), ''Tirant lo Blanc'' (2007), or Àngel Guimerà's Terra Baixa (2009). He has also worked in cinema movies: Què t'hi jugues, Mari Pili?(1990), Aquesta nit o mai (1992), Morir (o no) (1999), Un cos al bosc (1996) or Krámpack (2000), and has collaborated in television series and programs.

Awards

* Special Award for Interpretation of the Theater Critics of Barcelona 1996–97 for ''Maria Rosa'' * Prize for the best theater actor of the AADPC 1995 for ''El Rei Joan'' * Special Interpretation Award of the Theater Critics of Barcelona 1995–96 for ''El Rei Joan'' * Special Performance Award of the Theater Critics of Barcelona 1992–93 for ''La nit just abans dels boscos'' * AADPC Theater Performance Award 1993 for ''La nit just abans dels boscos'' * Nominated as best actor by the AADPC in ''Bones Festes'' * Nominated for the Armchair Awards for ''Coronel Ocell'' * Nominated for the Silver Frames for ''Macbeth'' and the Butaca Awards for ''Orfeu als inferns''

Films

* '' Yo, el Vaquilla'', (

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), Dir:

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* '' Bar-cel-ona'', (

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

), Dir: Ferran Llagostera * ''

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'', (

), Dir: José Luis García Berlanga * '' Què t'hi jugues, Mari Pili?'', (

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...

), Dir:

Ventura Pons Ventura Pons Sala (; born 25 July 1945, in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish movie director. He mainly directs films in Catalan but also in Spanish and English. Pons has directed 32 feature films and is one of the best-known Catalan film directors ...

* '' Aquesta nit o mai'', (

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

), Dir:

* ''

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'', (

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...

), Dir: José Luis Acosta * '' Un cos al bosc'', (

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

), Dir:

Joaquim Jordà Joaquim is the Portuguese and Catalan version of Joachim and may refer to: * Alberto Joaquim Chipande, politician * Eduardo Joaquim Mulémbwè, politician * Joaquim Agostinho (1943–1984), Portuguese professional bicycle racer * Joaquim Ama ...

* '' Morir (o no)'', (

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

), Dir:

* '' Krámpack'', (

), Dir:

Cesc Gay Francesc Gay Puig (born 1967), better known as Cesc Gay, is a Spanish film screenwriter and film director. Biography Francesc Gay Puig was born in Barcelona in 1967. His 2015 film '' Truman'' won Goya Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best ...

* '' Menja d'amor, Dir:

'' * '' Noche de fiesta'', (

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

), Dir: Xavi Puebla * ''

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'', (

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

), Dir:

* '' Barcelona, nit d'estiu'', (

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

), Dir:

Dani de la Orden Dani de la Orden (born 2 June 1989) is a Spanish film and television director. Biography Dani de la Orden was born on 2 June 1989 in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest ci ...

* '' Darrera la porta'', (

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), Dir: David Gimbernat i Pere Solés * '' Sabates grosses'', (

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

), Dir:

Television

* Las aventuras de Pepe Carbalho, (1986) * Makinavaja, (1995) * '' Estació d'enllaç'', (1995) * ''

Nissaga de poder ''Nissaga de poder'' (English: ''Lineage of power'') was a Catalonia, Catalan TV soap opera which was broadcast on TV3 (Catalonia), TV3 from 1996 to 1998. It became one of TV3's most popular TV series. It was created by Josep Maria Benet i Jornet ...

'', (1996–1998) * Cròniques de la veritat oculta, (1997) * '' Hermanas'', (1998) * ''Homenots'', (1999) * ''Nissaga: l'herència'', (1999–2000) * '' El comisario'', (2004) * '' La princesa del polígon'', (2007) (telefilm) * ''

Cuéntame cómo pasó ' (Spanish, 'Tell me how it happened'), usually shortened to ''Cuéntame'' and also known in English as ''Remember When'', is a Spanish prime-time television drama series which has been broadcast on La 1 of Televisión Española since 2001. It ...

'', (2007–2009) * '' El cor de la ciutat'', (2008–2009) * ''

Acusados ''Acusados'' is a Spanish drama television series created by Ida y Vuelta starring Blanca Portillo and José Coronado, among others. It aired from 2009 to 2010 on Telecinco. Premise Rosa Ballester (Blanca Portillo) is a judge who prosecutes th ...

'', (2010) * '' Clara Campoamor, la dona oblidada'', (2011) (telefilm) * '' Homicidios'', (2011) * ''

Carta a Eva ''Carta a Eva'' is a two-part Spanish television miniseries directed by Agustí Villaronga, starring Julieta Cardinali, Ana Torrent and Nora Navas. It originally aired on La 1 in 2013. Premise The fiction deals about how the lives of three di ...

'', (2012) * '' Kubala, Moreno i Manchón'', (2014) * ''El cas dels catalans'', (2014) (telefilm) * ''

Carlos, rey emperador ''Carlos, rey emperador'' () is a Spanish historical fiction television series, directed by Oriol Ferrer and produced by Diagonal TV for Televisión Española. The series is a sequel to the successful ''Isabel'' and is based upon the reign of Charl ...

'', (2015) * '' Vida privada'', (2017)

References

{{Reflist Living people Male actors from Barcelona 1956 births