Alejo Martín Sauras (born June 29, 1979 in

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), is a Spanish actor who is best known as Raúl Martinez in ''

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''.

Biography

Sauras was born in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca but he spend his childhood in

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. Sauras studied aviation electronics for a while but he left his studies to pursue acting. Along with his acting studies, he studied Japanese, which gave him two theatre roles afterward. He also studied dance with

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of the Broadway Dance Center in 2001. Sauras begin to get small roles in television series and his breakthrough happened through the TV series ''

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'' (1997–2001) where Sauras played a young gay man, Santi. Later, Sauras had roles in ''Y decirte una estupidez, por ejemplo, te quiero'' (2000) and ''Diario de una becaria'' (2003). He also made guest roles in television series. From 2003 to 2008 Sauras played Raúl Martínez in

Awards

In 2007, Sauras won a "best actor" prize for his role in the movie ''Bienvenido a casa''.

Filmography

Movies

*'' Mensaka'' (1998) *''Y decirte alguna estupidez, por ejemplo, te quiero'' (2000) *''La mujer de mi vida'' (2001) *''Diario de una becaria'' (2003) *''Atrapados'' TV movie (2003) *''Mentiras'' TV movie (2005) *'' H6: Diario de un asesino'' (2005) *'' Bienvenido a casa'' (2006) *'' La habitación de Fermat'' (2007) *'' Café solo o con ellas'' (2007) *''Lo que tiene el otro'' (2007) *'' Sexykiller, morirás por ella'' (2007) *'' Mentiras y gordas'' (2008) *'' Los abrazos rotos'' (2009) * Solo Química (2015) * '' El jugador de ajedrez (2017), como Javier Sánchez

Television

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'' (1999–2000) as Santi *''Javier ya no vive solo'' (2003) as Óscar *''

'' (2003–2008) as Raúl Martínez *'' Acusados'' (2010) as Pablo Alonso. * '' 14 de abril. La República'' (2011–2019) as Jesús Prado. *''

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'' (2017–) as El Enlace

Theatre

*''La Ínsula Barataria'' (1996) *''Manuke Mura'' (1996, in Japanese) *''Tonari No Ojiisan'' (1997, in Japanese) *''La Gallina Ciega'' (2002)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sauras, Alejo 1979 births Living people People from Palma de Mallorca Spanish male stage actors Spanish male television actors Spanish male film actors 20th-century Spanish male actors 21st-century Spanish male actors