Nacho Martínez (born Ignacio Martínez Navia-Osorio, 8 July 1952 – 24 July 1996) was a Spanish actor.
Biography
Born in
Mieres, Asturias in 1952, Martínez began his film career as Tasio's brother in the movie ''
Tasio'' directed by
Montxo Armendáriz in 1984. However, the character for which he will be most remembered for is the bullfighter in the film ''
Matador'' in 1986,
Pedro Almodóvar, where he co-starred with a very young
Antonio Banderas
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. With Almodóvar, he also acted in ''
Law of Desire'' (1987) as well as ''
High Heels'' (1991).
In 1986, Martínez was a candidate for ''Fotogramas de Plata'' as best actor, coincided with
Ángela Molina in ''La Mitad del Cielo'', by
Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón, and had a small role in the cult movie ''
Viaje a Ninguna Parte'', directed by
Fernando Fernán Gómez.
Along with his film career, Martínez had a long career as a voice actor in dubbing, film, and cartoons.
Martínez died after a long battle with
lung cancer at the age of 44, which cut short the career of one of the most influential Spanish actors of the 1980s.
[According to a July 25, 1996 article in ''El Mundo']
Asturian Actor (from Spain) Nacho Martinez died from lung cancer at the very young age of 44
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In 2006, Martínez was remembered at the twentieth edition of the Goya Awards.
Filmography
* ''Tasio'' (1984) - Hermano de Tasio
* ''Extramuros'' (1985)
* ''Caso Cerrado'' (1985) - Amante de Isabel
* ''Hierro dulce'' (1985)
* '' Matador'' (1986) - Diego
* ''El viaje a ninguna parte
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Awards
The film won the First Goya Award ever gi ...
'' (1986)
* '' La Mitad del Cielo'' (1986) - Delgado
* ''Adiós, Pequeña'' (1986)
* '' Law of Desire'' (1987) - Doctor Martín
* ''Los días del cometa'' (1989)
* ''El anónimo... ¡vaya papelón!'' (1990) - Don Manuel
* ''A solas contigo
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Plot
Set in Madrid in 1989, the plot follows Lieutenant Javie ...
'' (1990) - Carlos
* ''La viuda del capitán Estrada'' (1991) - Baltasar
* '' High Heels'' (1991) - Juan
* ''La febre d'Or'' (1993) - Barón de Esmalrich
* ''Mi Nombre es Sombra'' (1996) - Crane (uncredited) (final film role)
The Gijón International Film Festival granted a National Film Award named after 'Nacho Martínez', since 2002 to people who have contributed significantly to the film industry. It is a unique sculpture made by Jaime Herrero.
References
External links
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1952 births
1996 deaths
Deaths from lung cancer in Spain
People from Mieres, Asturias
Spanish male film actors
Spanish male television actors
Spanish male voice actors
20th-century Spanish male actors