Álvaro Rico Explained

Álvaro Rico
Birth Name:Álvaro Rico Ladera
Birth Date:13 August 1996
Birth Place:La Puebla de Montalbán, Spain
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2017–present

Álvaro Rico Ladera (born 13 August 1996)[1] [2] is a Spanish actor. He is known for playing the character of Polo in the teen drama series Elite.

Career

In 2011, he began his career as an actor in a theater adaptation of La Celestina and his television debut was in 2017 in an episode of Medical Center.[3] Also in 2017, he played Nicolás in Velvet Colección.[4]

In December 2017, he was announced as a main cast member in the teen drama series Elite.[5] In the series, he played Polo, a bisexual teenager who is in a love trio with two other classmates.[6]

In 2021, he gave an interview for Vanity Teen magazine talking about the impact of the series on society and his upcoming performances.[7]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Velvet Colección Nicolás [8]
2018–2020EliteLeopoldo "Polo" Benavent Villada Main cast (seasons 1–3) [9]
2020–2021 El Cid Nuño [10]
2021 La caza. Tramuntana Miquel Torres Bosch [11]
Alba Jacobo Entrerríos [12]
Madres. Amor y vidaGabrielMain cast (season 4)[13]
2022 Holy Family Marcos Main cast (season 1)
2023Sky High: The SeriesFernanMain cast

Film

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Javier Gutiérrez y Josep María Pou, premiados en la 9ª edición de CIBRA . 17 December 2018 . 27 November 2017 . Cadena SER. Spanish .
  2. Web site: Álvaro Rico . 17 December 2018 . . French .
  3. Web site: Los actores de "Élite" estarán en Toledo el 25 de noviembre recogiendo un premio de CiBRA . 17 December 2018 . 14 November 2018 . encastillalamancha.es. Spanish.
  4. Web site: Álvaro Rico, Polo en 'Élite': "Hice el cásting para el personaje de Guzmán" . 17 December 2018 . 12 November 2018 . Diez Minutos. Spanish .
  5. Web site: Primer fichaje de 'Élite', la próxima serie española de Netflix. fotogramas.es. 7 December 2017. 15 October 2018. Spanish.
  6. Web site: Netflix presenta el reparto de Élite, su segunda serie española. 15 October 2018. La Vanguardia. 22 January 2018. Spanish.
  7. https://www.vanityteen.com/alvaro-rico-a-sucker-punch-of-reality/ Álvaro Rico: a sucker punch of reality
  8. Web site: Mag. El Comercio. Álvaro Rico, de "Élite" a "Alba", la versión española de "Fatmagül" que desarrolla Antena 3. 28 April 2020.
  9. Web site: 'Élite 3': Álvaro Rico se despide de Polo con emotivo mensaje. Sensacine. 19 March 2020. Octavio. Alfaro.
  10. Web site: Álvaro Rico: "Los ídolos tienen gente protegiéndolos constantemente, pero a cambio deben pagar un precio". Icon. El País. 10 January 2021. Juan. Sanguino.
  11. Web site: Álvaro Rico como Miquel Torres Bosch en 'La caza. Tramuntana'. FormulaTV. 8 January 2021.
  12. Web site: Tito Valverde, Álvaro Rico y Pol Hermoso fichan por 'Alba', la nueva apuesta de Antena 3 para su prime time. Vertele!. eldiario.es. 16 May 2020.
  13. Web site: Redacción . 31 May 2021 . Nuria Roca, fichaje sorpresa para la temporada 4 de 'Madres', que se renueva también con Belén Écija . 10 April 2022 . Vertele . es.