Nacho Martínez (born Ignacio Martínez Navia-Osorio, 8 July 1952 – 24 July 1996) was a Spanish actor.

Biography

Born in

Mieres, Asturias Mieres is a municipality of Asturias, northern Spain, with approximately 38,000 inhabitants. The municipality of Mieres is made up of the capital, Mieres del Camino and the villages of Baiña, Figaredo, Cenera, Loredo, La Peña, La Rebollada, ...

in 1952, Martínez began his film career as Tasio's brother in the movie '' Tasio'' directed by

Montxo Armendáriz Montxo Armendariz (born as Juan Ramón Armendariz Barrios; 27 January 1949 in Olleta, Navarra, Spain)Torres, '' ''Diccionario Espasa Cine Español'' p. 83 is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film ''Las cartas de Alou'' won at the San ...

in 1984. However, the character for which he will be most remembered for is the bullfighter in the film ''

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'' in 1986,

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, where he co-starred with a very young

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. With Almodóvar, he also acted in ''

Law of Desire ''Law of Desire'' ( es, link=no, La ley del deseo) is a 1987 Spanish comedy thriller film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Eusebio Poncela as Pablo, Carmen Maura as Tina and Antonio Banderas as Antonio. It was the first film Al ...

'' (1987) as well as ''

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'' (1991). In 1986, Martínez was a candidate for ''Fotogramas de Plata'' as best actor, coincided with

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in ''La Mitad del Cielo'', by

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, and had a small role in the cult movie '' Viaje a Ninguna Parte'', 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 ...

. 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 Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissue (biology), tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from tran ...

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
/ref> In 2006, Martínez was remembered at the twentieth edition of the

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Filmography

* ''Tasio'' (1984) - Hermano de Tasio * ''Extramuros'' (1985) * ''Caso Cerrado'' (1985) - Amante de Isabel * ''Hierro dulce'' (1985) * ''

'' (1986) - Diego * ''

El viaje a ninguna parte ''Voyage to Nowhere'' ( es, El viaje a ninguna parte) is a 1986 Spanish comedy drama film written, starred and directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez. It is based on his own novel with the same title. Awards The film won the First Goya Award ever gi ...

'' (1986) * '' La Mitad del Cielo'' (1986) - Delgado * ''Adiós, Pequeña'' (1986) * ''

'' (1987) - Doctor Martín * ''Los días del cometa'' (1989) * ''El anónimo... ¡vaya papelón!'' (1990) - Don Manuel * ''

A solas contigo ''Alone Together'' ( es, A solas contigo, links=no) is a 1990 Spanish spy thriller film directed by Eduardo Campoy which stars Victoria Abril and Imanol Arias alongside Juan Echanove. Plot Set in Madrid in 1989, the plot follows Lieutenant Javie ...

'' (1990) - Carlos * ''La viuda del capitán Estrada'' (1991) - Baltasar * ''

'' (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 The Gijón International Film Festival ( ast, Festival Internacional de Cine de Xixón or ''FICXixón'') is an annual film festival held in Gijón, a city in northwest Spain. History The festival's origins date back to 1963. In the beginning i ...

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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Nacho 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