Santiago Millán Montes (born 13 September 1968, in
Barcelona), professionally known as Santi Millán, is a Spanish
actor,
showman and
television presenter
A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces, hosts television show, television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. Nowadays, it is common for ...
.
Career
Millán studied theatre at Colegio del Teatro in
Barcelona and in 1989 he joined theatre company
La Cubana. In 1999 he left La Cubana and he joined
Andreu Buenafuente's late night show ''La Cosa Nostra'' on
TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to:
Television
*Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso
*Canal 3 (Guatemala), a commercial television channel in Guatemala
*Channel 3 (Algeria), a public Algerian TV channel owned by EPTV ...
, playing the role of a reporter called Paco Monteagudo. Thanks to his collaboration with Buenafuente, in January 2001 he was cast in late night show ''La última noche'' on
Telecinco, cancelled after a few weeks. By the end of the year he went back to TV3 to lead along with his friend
José Corbacho
José Corbacho Nieto (born 12 December 1965) is a Spanish comedian, screenwriter, actor, and film and television director from Catalonia.
Biography
José Corbacho Nieto was born on 12 December 1965 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, and was diagnos ...
the improvisational comedy show ''A pèl''. He also worked with Corbacho in his return to theatre with the play ''5hombres.com''. In this period, Millán was also featured in the radio show ''El Terrat'', hosted by Andreu Buenafuente on Radio Barcelona (
Cadena SER).
In 2002 Millán landed a role on national television in the series ''
Periodistas'', produced by Globomedia for
Telecinco, playing photojournalist Pep. After the end of the series, Millan was hired by the same production company to play the role of Sergio Antúnez in the sitcom ''
Siete Vidas
''7 Vidas'' is a Spanish sitcom which aired on Telecinco from 1999 to 2006. Its title translates as "7 lives" and the symbol of the sitcom is a cat, in reference to the belief that cats have 7 lives (in contrast to English-speaking countries, whe ...
'', also aired on Telecinco. At the same time, he appeared in Catalonia on Buenafuente's new late night show ''Una altra cosa''.
Capitalising on his television fame, he started a career in cinema: ''Vivancos 3'' (2003), ''
Di que sí
''Say I Do'' ( es, Di que sí, links=no) is a 2004 Spanish screwball comedy film directed and written by Juan Calvo.
Plot
Víctor Martínez is a shy 36-year-old man working as an usher at a movie theater. He still lives with his mother. By som ...
'' (2004) and his first dramatic role, ''Amor idiota'' (2005), which was followed by comedy ''
Va a ser que nadie es perfecto'' (2006).
In 2005 Millán collaborated with Andreu Buenafuente in the first season of his first venture on national television, ''
Buenafuente
Andreu Buenafuente Moreno (born: January 24, 1965) is a Spanish late night show host and founder of the group El Terrat. He has worked in TV3, Antena 3, laSexta and #0. He has also worked as a radio host and has published several books with ...
''. The next year, he produced (with El Terrat) and starred in the TV series ''Divinos'', aired on
Antena 3 Antena 3 may refer to:
* Antena 3 (Portugal), a national radio channel produced by the Portuguese public broadcasting entity Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
*Antena 3 (Romania), a Romanian television channel owned by Intact Media Group
*Antena 3 (Sp ...
and cancelled after two episodes due to poor ratings.
In 2007 he left El Terrat and created his own production company, Zoo Partners Entertainment (Zoopa). On 10 October 2007, he premiered on TV3 the first show hosted by him, ''Boqueria 357'', which aired until March 2008. He came back with a spin-off in Summer 2008, titled ''Boqueria After Sun''. In the same period, Millán starred in the television series ''LEX'' on Antena 3, alongside
Javier Cámara and
Nathalie Poza.
From April to June 2010, Millán hosted late night show ''UAU!'' on
Cuatro.
In 2012, Millán starred in the drama television series ''Frágiles'' on Telecinco, and was hired by variety show ''
El Hormiguero'' on Antena 3 as a new collaborator.
In 2014, the comedy television series ''El chiringuito de Pepe'' premiered on Telecinco, starred by Millán, Jesús Bonilla and
Blanca Portillo
Blanca Portillo Martínez de Velasco (born 15 June 1963) is a Spanish actress.
Career
Portillo started as an actress in several small theater productions before graduating in drama from the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático.
One of he ...
. On 26 August 2015, Millán was announced as the host of ''
Got Talent España
''Got Talent España'' ( en, Got Talent Spain), is the Spanish version of the international ''Got Talent'' series. It is hosted by Santi Millán and broadcast on Spanish Telecinco channel. The idea behind the programme is to search for the most t ...
''.
Personal life
In 2009 Milán married actress Rosa Olucha, with whom he has two children: Ruth and Marc.
Filmography
Cinema
*''
El amor perjudica seriamente la salud
''Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health'' ( es, El amor perjudica seriamente la salud, links=no) is a 1997 Spanish comedy film directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira and starring Ana Belén, Juanjo Puigcorbé, Gabino Diego and Penélope Cruz.
Synopsi ...
'', by
Manuel Gómez Pereira
Manuel Gómez Pereira (born 8 December 1958 in Madrid) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director of comedies. His 1999 film ''Between Your Legs'' was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.
He is the nephew of the film dire ...
(1996)
*''
Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella'', by
Santiago Segura (2000)
*''
Lisístrata
''Lisístrata'' is a 2002 Spanish comedy film directed by Francesc Bellmunt. It is based on a comic book by the German cartoonist Ralf König, which in turn is loosely based on the play ''Lysistrata'' by Aristophanes.
Plot
It is the year 411 BC ...
'', by
Francesc Bellmunt (2002)
*''
Nudos'', by
Lluís Maria Güell (2003)
*''
Vivancos 3'', by
Albert Saguer (2003)
*''
Di que sí
''Say I Do'' ( es, Di que sí, links=no) is a 2004 Spanish screwball comedy film directed and written by Juan Calvo.
Plot
Víctor Martínez is a shy 36-year-old man working as an usher at a movie theater. He still lives with his mother. By som ...
'', by Juan Calvo (2004)
*''
Amor idiota'', by
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 ...
(2005)
*''
Va a ser que nadie es perfecto'', by
Joaquín Oristrell
Joaquín Oristrell Ventura (born 15 September 1953) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter.
Biography
Born in Barcelona on 15 September 1953, he is the cousin of actress Yolanda Ventura and nephew of trumpeter .
He has written scripts ...
(2006)
*''
La habitación de Fermat'', by
Luis Piedrahita
Luis Piedrahita Cuesta (born 1977) is a Spanish stand-up comedian, magician, script writer, broadcaster and author. He is known as "El Rey de las Cosas Pequeñas" ("The King of Small Things"), due to his monologues in which he critiques the lack o ...
&
Rodrigo Sopeña
Rodrigo is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian name derived from the Germanic name ''Roderick'' (Gothic ''*Hroþareiks'', via Latinized ''Rodericus'' or ''Rudericus''), given specifically in reference to either King Roderic (d. 712), the last Vis ...
(2007)
*''
Rivales'', by
Fernando Colomo (2008)
*''
Bruc, el desafío'', by
Daniel Benmayor (2010)
*''
Paul'', by
Greg Motola (2010) (Spanish voice)
*''
Mil cretins
Mil, mil, or MIL may refer to:
Places
* Mil, Syria, a village in Syria
* Mil, Azerbaijan, a municipality in Beylagan Rayon
* Mil, Markazi, a village in Markazi Province, Iran
* Metropolitan area of Milan (List of airports by IATA code: M, IATA co ...
'', by
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 ...
(2011)
*''
Any de Gracia'', by
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 ...
(2011)
*''
Ted
TED may refer to:
Economics and finance
* TED spread between U.S. Treasuries and Eurodollar
Education
* ''Türk Eğitim Derneği'', the Turkish Education Association
** TED Ankara College Foundation Schools, Turkey
** Transvaal Education Depa ...
'', by
Seth MacFarlane
Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, comedian, and singer. He is the creator and star of the television series ''Family Guy'' (since 1999) and ''The Orville'' (since 2017), and co-creator ...
(2012)
*''Solo para dos'', by
Roberto Santiago (2013)
*''
Ted 2'', by
Seth MacFarlane
Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, comedian, and singer. He is the creator and star of the television series ''Family Guy'' (since 1999) and ''The Orville'' (since 2017), and co-creator ...
(2015) (Spanish voice)
* ''
Espejo, espejo
''Mirror, Mirror'' ( es, Espejo, espejo, links=no) is a 2022 Spanish comedy film directed and written by Marc Crehuet which stars Santi Millán, Malena Alterio, Carlos Areces and Natalia de Molina.
Plot
The fiction follows four employees worki ...
'' (2022)
Television
Programs
*''El día por delante'' (
TVE, 1989).
*''Especial nochebuena en TVE'' (1989).
*''Especial cap d'any "Aquest any TV3 no fa res"'' (1989–1990).
*''El Martes que viene'' (
TVE, 1990), actor.
*''La Cosa Nostra'' (
TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to:
Television
*Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso
*Canal 3 (Guatemala), a commercial television channel in Guatemala
*Channel 3 (Algeria), a public Algerian TV channel owned by EPTV ...
, 1999–2000),
reporter
*''La última Noche'' (
Telecinco, 2001), subdirector, actor.
*''A pèl'' (
TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to:
Television
*Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso
*Canal 3 (Guatemala), a commercial television channel in Guatemala
*Channel 3 (Algeria), a public Algerian TV channel owned by EPTV ...
, 2001–2002),
showman.
*''El club de la comedia' (Digital +, 2001–2005).
*''Una altra cosa'' (
TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to:
Television
*Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso
*Canal 3 (Guatemala), a commercial television channel in Guatemala
*Channel 3 (Algeria), a public Algerian TV channel owned by EPTV ...
, 2002–2003),
reporter
*''A pèl tour'' (
TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to:
Television
*Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso
*Canal 3 (Guatemala), a commercial television channel in Guatemala
*Channel 3 (Algeria), a public Algerian TV channel owned by EPTV ...
, 2002–2003),
reporter
*''
Buenafuente
Andreu Buenafuente Moreno (born: January 24, 1965) is a Spanish late night show host and founder of the group El Terrat. He has worked in TV3, Antena 3, laSexta and #0. He has also worked as a radio host and has published several books with ...
'', (
Antena 3 Antena 3 may refer to:
* Antena 3 (Portugal), a national radio channel produced by the Portuguese public broadcasting entity Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
*Antena 3 (Romania), a Romanian television channel owned by Intact Media Group
*Antena 3 (Sp ...
, 2005)
collaborator
*''Boqueria 357 / Boqueria After Sun'' (
TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to:
Television
*Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso
*Canal 3 (Guatemala), a commercial television channel in Guatemala
*Channel 3 (Algeria), a public Algerian TV channel owned by EPTV ...
, 2007–2008),
showman & director
*''Gala Premios Ondas'' (
Cuatro, 2008–2009),
presenter
*''Gala X1FIN: juntos por el Sáhara'' (
Cuatro, 2009),
showman & singer
*''
UAU! (
Cuatro, 2010), director and presenter.
*''Gala Voces X1FIN: juntos por Mali'' (Cuatro, 2010),
singer.
*''
El Hormiguero'',
Antena 3 Antena 3 may refer to:
* Antena 3 (Portugal), a national radio channel produced by the Portuguese public broadcasting entity Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
*Antena 3 (Romania), a Romanian television channel owned by Intact Media Group
*Antena 3 (Sp ...
(2012-2015),
collaborator.
*''Sopa de gansos'', (Cuatro, 2015),
sant-up comedy monologue.
*''
Got Talent España
''Got Talent España'' ( en, Got Talent Spain), is the Spanish version of the international ''Got Talent'' series. It is hosted by Santi Millán and broadcast on Spanish Telecinco channel. The idea behind the programme is to search for the most t ...
'', (Telecinco, 2016–present),
host.
*''
Cero en Historia
''Cero en Historia'' is a Spanish comedy panel show presented by Joaquín Reyes with Silvia Abril, Raúl Cimas, Sara Escudero and J.J. Vaquero as panelists.
In the first season, Javier Cansado, Elvira Lindo, Santi Millán and Juanma López Itur ...
'', (
#0, 2017).
*''
Got Talent: Lo mejor del mundo'', (
Telecinco, 2020–present)
Fiction
*''Els grau'' (
TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to:
Television
*Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso
*Canal 3 (Guatemala), a commercial television channel in Guatemala
*Channel 3 (Algeria), a public Algerian TV channel owned by EPTV ...
, 1991),
actor
*''Teresines, SA'' (
TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to:
Television
*Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso
*Canal 3 (Guatemala), a commercial television channel in Guatemala
*Channel 3 (Algeria), a public Algerian TV channel owned by EPTV ...
, 1992),
actor
*''
Me lo dijo Pérez'' (
Telecinco, 1999),
actor
*''
Periodistas'' (
Telecinco, 2002),
actor
*''
7 vidas
''7 Vidas'' is a Spanish sitcom which aired on Telecinco from 1999 to 2006. Its title translates as "7 lives" and the symbol of the sitcom is a cat, in reference to the belief that cats have 7 lives (in contrast to English-speaking countries, whe ...
'' (
Telecinco, 2002–2005),
actor
*''
Divinos'', (
Antena 3 Antena 3 may refer to:
* Antena 3 (Portugal), a national radio channel produced by the Portuguese public broadcasting entity Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
*Antena 3 (Romania), a Romanian television channel owned by Intact Media Group
*Antena 3 (Sp ...
, 2006),
productor ejecutivo, actor
*''
Los simuladores'' (
Cuatro, 2006),
actor
*''
Cuestión de sexo'' (
Cuatro, 2007),
actor
*''
LEX'' (
Antena 3 Antena 3 may refer to:
* Antena 3 (Portugal), a national radio channel produced by the Portuguese public broadcasting entity Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
*Antena 3 (Romania), a Romanian television channel owned by Intact Media Group
*Antena 3 (Sp ...
, 2008),
actor
*''
Frágiles'', (
Telecinco, 2012-2013),
actor
*''El chiringuito de Pepe'', (
Telecinco, 2014–present),
actor
* ''
El pueblo
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American ...
'' (Prime Video, 2019–),
actor
Radio
*''
El Terrat. Estem arreglats'',
Radio Barcelona
Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitt ...
(2001–2002)
Theatre
*''Cubanas a la carta'' (1988)
*''Cómeme el coco, negro'' (1989)
*''Cubana Maratón dancing'' (1992)
*''Cegada de amor'' (1994–1998)
*''5 Hombres.com''
*''Ustedes se preguntarán como he llegado hasta aquí'' (2001)
director
*''Wanted, el show de los cómicos más buscados'' (2007)
*''Singles, de Toni Moog'' (2008)
director
*''Más Allá del Puente'', by
David Botello (2010)
producer/actor
*''Santi Millán Live!'' (2013–present)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Millan, Santi
1968 births
Living people
Male actors from Barcelona
Spanish male stage actors
Spanish male television actors
Spanish male film actors
20th-century Spanish male actors
21st-century Spanish male actors