Mariano Peña García (born 7 April 1960) is a Spanish

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and

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. He is primarily known for his portrayal of Mauricio Colmenero in the comedy television series ''

Aída ''Aída'' is a Spanish sitcom that aired on Telecinco from 16 January 2005 to 8 June 2014. Set in Madrid, it is a Spin-off (media), spin off of the sitcom ''7 Vidas'', on which Aída was a recurring character. It was produced by Globomedia. The ...

'', which gained him wide popularity and multiple accolades.

Life and career

Mariano Peña García was born on 1 February 1960 in Manzanilla, province of Huelva. In 1975, he moved to

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, where he studied both dramatic art and fine arts, becoming acquainted with stage acting and voice acting. He made his screen debut in the short film ''La teoría del dinero'' (1991), and his big screen debut in ''Carlos contra el mundo'' (2003). He achieved wide popularity for his role as Mauricio Colmenero, a stale bar owner, in 237 episodes of ''

'', a spin-off of the sitcom ''

7 vidas ''7 Vidas'' is a Spanish sitcom that 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, wh ...

''. The character displayed an extremely reactionary and fascist nature, regularly exhibiting

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, and

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stances. After ''Aída''s original run, he was a regular cast member of the comedy series ''

Allí abajo ''Allí abajo'' () is a Spanish television comedy series produced by Plano a Plano for Antena 3 (Spain), Antena 3. Although it is compared to successful film ''Ocho apellidos vascos'', creators César Benítez and Aitor Gabilondo claim they had o ...

'', playing Don Benito Benjumea from 2015 to 2019. He also joined the cast of biographical drama miniseries ''Ena'' to portray

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. In 2025 he featured in musical series '' Mariliendre'', portraying the protagonist's deceased father.

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* People from the Province of Huelva 1960 births 21st-century Spanish male actors Living people Spanish male actors Male actors from Andalusia {{Spain-actor-stub