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. He has since featured in films such '' The Art of Return'' (2020), and ''

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'' (2022), for which he earned a nomination to the

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Biography

Nacho Sánchez was born in

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in 1992. He made his baby steps on stage in the IES Isabel de Castilla's theatre group 'Criatura'. He was discovered by Pablo Messiez, who gave Sánchez a role in the play ''La piedra oscura''. Sánchez' performance in the play earned him the Actors and Actresses Union Award for Best New Actor. He has since starred in different plays in the Teatro Español, including the monologue '' Ivan and the Dogs'' portraying Ivan Mishukov. His performance in the former play earned him the Max Award for Best Leading Actor, thereby reportedly becoming the youngest recipient ever in the history of the award category. Also in the Teatro Español, he starred alongside Emma Vilarasau in the staging of ''El sueño de la vida'', an unfinished work by

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. Sánchez made his feature film debut in

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's film '' Seventeen''. He starred alongside Biel Montoro and portrayed Ismael, the elder brother of Montoro's Héctor, whom with the character embarks on road trip across the Cantabrian coast. His performance clinched him a nomination to the

. He then featured alongside

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and

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in the 2020 film '' The Art of Return'', directed by Pedro Collantes. He also featured in '' The Sea Beyond''. He starred alongside

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in the Filmin streaming series ''Doctor Portuondo'', released in 2021, portraying the role of

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, the creator of the series. Also in 2021, he landed a starring role in

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's ''

'', portraying Julián, a video game designer tortured by a grim secret.

Filmography

Accolades

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Nacho 1992 births People from Ávila, Spain Living people Spanish male stage actors Spanish male film actors Spanish male television actors 21st-century Spanish male actors Male actors from Castile and León Buero Vallejo Award winners