Lluís Homar i Toboso (born 20 April 1957) is a

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actor and theater director from

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. He is best known for his roles in

Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; (often known simply as Almodóvar) born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. His films are marked by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narra ...

's '' Bad Education'' (2004) and ''

Broken Embraces ''Broken Embraces'' ( es, Los abrazos rotos, links=no) is a 2009 Spanish romantic thriller film written, produced, and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Led by an ensemble cast consisting of many Almodóvar regulars, it stars Lluís Homar as a blind ...

'' (2009), in Emilio Aragón's '' Paper Birds'' (2010), and for his portrayal of the robot Max in Kike Maíllo's film '' Eva'' (2011).

Biography

Homar was born on 20 April 1957 in

. He studied primary education at Escuelas Homar in Horta, a neighbourhood of Barcelona, and was an altar boy at the church of Sant Joan d’Horta. He studied law in the Autonomous University of Barcelona and took some courses at Institut del Teatre of Barcelona. In 1974, he participated in a production of ''

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'' with director Angel Carmona. A year later, he joined the theatre group Teatre del Escorpi and appeared in their plays including ''

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'' and ''Quiriquibú''. In 1976, Homar joined with other actors to fund the cooperative theatre company Teatre Lliure of Barcelona, where he took part in over 30 plays and was artistic director from 1992 to 1998. During this time, Homar also appeared in numerous TV commercials, and had minor roles in TV series such as ''Llibre dels fets del bon rei en Jaume'' (one episode) and ''Lletres catalanes'' (two episodes). Homar finally appeared on the big screen in the 1981 film based on Mercé Rodoreda's novella '' The Time of the Doves'', where he played the male lead opposite Silvia Munt. This was followed by roles in the films '' Bad Education'' and ''Broken Embraces'', both directed by Pedro Almodovar, and to the lead role of pope Alejandro VI in Antonio Hernandez's film ''

Los Borgia ''The Borgia'' ( es, Los Borgia, links=no) is a 2006 Spanish-Italian biographical film directed by Antonio Hernández. It stars Lluís Homar, Sergio Peris-Mencheta and María Valverde as, respectively, Rodrigo, Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia Lu ...

''. Homar's portrayal of the caring household robot Max in the sci-fi film ''Eva'', directed by

Kike Maíllo Enrique "Kike" Maíllo Iznájar (; born 3 June 1975) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for ''Eva'', which won him the 2011 Goya Award for Best New Director. Biography From 1994 Maíllo studies at the Escola Superior de ...

, brought him both the 2011

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and Gaudi Award for Best Supporting Actor. He received critical acclaim for his performance as King Juan Carlos I in the Spanish TV production ''23-F: El día más difícil del rey'', about the days of the putsch attempt of 1981, and was also lauded for his portrayals of Roman politician and general Servio Sulpicio Galba in the Antena 3's television series ''

Hispania, la leyenda ''Hispania, la leyenda'' () is a Spanish adventure drama television series starring Roberto Enríquez, Lluís Homar, Ana de Armas, Juan José Ballesta, Jesús Olmedo, Manuela Vellés and Nathalie Poza, among others. Set in the 2nd century BC in ...

'' and ''

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''. At Gijón International Film Festival in 2016, he received the Nacho Martinez Award. Homar lives in Canet de Mar.

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