Venancio Manuel Jesús Novo Cid-Fuentes (born 17 September 1958), known as Nancho Novo, is a Spanish actor. He studied medicine at

Universidad de Santiago de Compostela , established = , type = Public , budget = €228 million (2011) , rector = Prof. Dr. Antonio López Díaz , city = Santiago de Compostela , state = Galicia , country = Spain , undergrad = 23,835 , postgrad = 1,716 , doctoral = 2,697 , ...

, but stopped halfway to move to

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, where he studied acting at the ''Real Escuela de Arte Dramático y Danza''. He also is a singer, songwriter and guitar player in the rock band ''Los castigados sin postre''. He is known for his works with

Julio Medem Julio Medem Lafont (born 21 October 1958) is a Basque film director, producer, editor, and screenwriter. Biography Medem was born on 21 October 1958 in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain and showed an interest in movies since childhood, when ...

Select filmography

*'' The Red Squirrel'' (1993) *''

All Men Are the Same ''All Men Are the Same'' ( es, Todos los hombres sois iguales, links=no) is a 1994 Spanish comedy film directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira. Cast See also * List of Spanish films of 1994 A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature f ...

'' (1994) *''

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'' (1995) *''Dile a Laura que la quiero'' (1995) *''

The Flower of My Secret ''The Flower of My Secret'' ( es, La flor de mi secreto, links=no) is a 1995 drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. It was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 68th Academy Awards, but it ...

'' (1995) *''

Más que amor, frenesí Mas que Amor... Frenesi (''More than Love... Frenzy'') is a 2001 Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and aired on Venevisión. It had a total of 105 episodes and was distributed internationally. Synopsis ''Mas que Amor... Frenesi'' tell ...

'' (1996) *''

La Celestina ''The Tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea'' ( es, Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea), known in Spain as ''La Celestina'' is a work entirely in dialogue published in 1499. It is attributed to Fernando de Rojas, a descendant of converted Jews, ...

'' (1996) *''Finisterre'' (1998) *'' Lovers of the Arctic Circle'' (1998) *''

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'' (2000) *''Amor, curiosidad, prozac y dudas'' (2000) *''

El lápiz del carpintero ''The Carpenter's Pencil'' ( es, El lápiz del carpintero) is a 2003 Spanish war drama film directed by Antón Reixa, scored by Antón Seoane and starring Tristán Ulloa, Luis Tosar and María Adánez. It is set in the Spanish Civil War in Galici ...

'' (2002) *'' Astronautas'' (2003) *''Sex'' (2003) *''El año que trafiqué con mujeres'' (2005) *''Sinfín'' (2005) *''Somne'' (2005) *''Hotel Tivoli'' (2006) *'' The Pilgrim'' (2014)

Television

*''El club de la comedia'' *'' Raquel busca su sitio'' (series) *''

La cocinera de Castamar ''The Cook of Castamar'' ( es, La cocinera de Castamar, links=no) is a Spanish period drama television series adapting the novel of the same name by Fernando J. Muñez which stars Michelle Jenner and Roberto Enríquez. Set in early 18th-century ...

'' (series) *'' Blowing Kisses'' (miniseries)

References

External links

Official Nancho Novo Site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Novo, Nacho Spanish male singers Living people People from A Coruña University of Santiago de Compostela alumni Spanish male television actors Spanish male film actors Spanish male stage actors 1958 births 20th-century Spanish male actors 21st-century Spanish male actors