Tamar Novas Pita (born 3 October 1986) is a Spanish actor.

Biography

Tamar Novas Pita was born in

Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, as the destination of the Way of S ...

, Galicia, on 3 October 1986. He was cast for a minor role in

José Luis Cuerda José Luis Cuerda Martínez (18 February 19474 February 2020) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in Albacete and died on 4 February 2020 at the age of 72 in Madrid from an embolism. He won four Goya Awards: in 1 ...

's ''

Butterfly's Tongue ''Butterfly's Tongue'' or ''Butterfly'' ( es, La lengua de las mariposas ; may be more literally translated as "''The Tongue of the Butterflies''"), is a 1999 Spanish film directed by José Luis Cuerda. The film centers on Moncho (Manuel Lozano) a ...

'' in his early 10s, thus making his film debut. Likewise, he had his debut in a television series with a performance in the Galician ''A vida por diante''. At age 16, he was cast as

Ramón Sampedro Ramón Sampedro Cameán (5 January 1943 – 12 January 1998) was a Spanish seaman and writer. Sampedro became a quadriplegic at the age of 25 (on 23 August 1968), following a diving accident, and fought for his right to assisted dying for the fol ...

's nephew in

Alejandro Amenábar Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born March 31, 1972) is a Spanish-Chilean film director, screenwriter and composer. He has won nine Goyas—including a Goya Award for Best Director for his 2001 film '' The Others''— two European Film A ...

's ''

The Sea Inside ''The Sea Inside'' ( es, Mar adentro) is a 2004 Spanish psychological drama film co-written and directed by Alejandro Amenábar, who also co-produced, scored and edited. It is based on the real-life story of Ramón Sampedro (played by Javier Barde ...

'', a performance for which he won the

Goya Award for Best New Actor The Goya Award for Best New Actor ( es, Premio Goya al mejor actor revelación, links=no) is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (s ...

. He also performed a blind screenwriter's guide in '' Broken Embraces''. He has since featured in television series such as ''

Acusados ''Acusados'' is a Spanish drama television series created by Ida y Vuelta starring Blanca Portillo and José Coronado, among others. It aired from 2009 to 2010 on Telecinco. Premise Rosa Ballester (Blanca Portillo) is a judge who prosecutes th ...

'', '' Bandolera'', ''

Carlos, rey emperador ''Carlos, rey emperador'' () is a Spanish historical fiction television series, directed by Oriol Ferrer and produced by Diagonal TV for Televisión Española. The series is a sequel to the successful ''Isabel'' and is based upon the reign of Charl ...

'' or '' Cocaine Coast''.

Filmography

;Film ;Television

Accolades

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19th Goya Awards The 19th Goya Awards took place in Madrid, Spain on 30 January 2005. ''The Sea Inside'' was nominated for 15 awards and won 14, including the four regular acting awards (Bardem, Bugallo, Dueñas and Rivera) and the two acting awards for Best New ...

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References

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