Pau Durà (born 1972) is a Spanish actor and director of film, theater, and television, known for his roles in '' Merlí'' and ''

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''. He received a diploma in interpretation from the Superior School of Dramatic Art at the

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, where he was from 1990 to 1993. He joined the cast of the Telecinco series ''

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'' in September 2000, its third season, playing Alex, a brother of Paco (

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). In 2011, he appeared in the Canal+ series ''

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'', playing Zarrategui, the lawyer for the Bertomeu family. Durà says "Zarrategui is an effective lawyer and is congruent with his goals, is neat, and a little mysterious. I do my job, I love him and I try to do my best as a lawyer, without entering into moral disquisitions." In 2014, he joined the Telecinco series ''El Príncipe'', playing Serra, the head of the CNI. At the time he created the persona, he referenced

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's work in the film '' Body of Lies''. In 2014, he directed ''Un aire de familia'', by Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri, at the in Barcelona. It was nominated for 5

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in 2014, among them Best Director and Best Theater Show, and 7 Butaca Awards, among them Best Director and Best Show. It is the Catalan version of ''Como en las mejores familias'', which Durá acted in 2004 with Javier Cámara, Blanca Portillo, Julieta Serrano, Nathalie Poza and Gonzalo de Castro. That same year, he co-directed ''Ulisses in Berlin'', by Francesc Sanguino, at the . Since September 2015, he has played Toni in the

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series ''Merlí'', the director of the Àngel Guimerà Institute and a work companion of the protagonist, Merlí. In 2017, he directed his first feature film, ''Formentera Lady'', starring José Sacristán, filmed in

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, Denia,

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, and Barcelona.

References

External links

Pau Durà's Vimeo account
{{DEFAULTSORT:Durà, Pau 1972 births Living people People from Alcoy Spanish male actors Spanish film directors Actors from the Valencian Community Film directors from the Valencian Community 21st-century Spanish male actors