Birth Date: | 9 February 1967 |
Birth Place: | San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain |
Occupation: | Actor |
José Luis Torrijo (born 9 February 1967) is a Spanish theatre, television and film actor. His most acclaimed film performance is his role in Solitary Fragments for which he won the Goya Award for Best New Actor.[1]
José Luis Torrijo was born on 9 February 1967 in San Sebastián.[2]
A performer in numerous classical theatre plays, he participated in the .[3] His stage credits include performances in plays of Fuente Ovejuna, Viaje del Parnaso, El sueño de una noche de verano,[4] La Celestina (Sempronio),[5] La amante inglesa,[6] Blackbird,[7] Bailar en la oscuridad.[8]
He made his television debut in an episode of the series . His early film career was marked by minor roles in films such as Airbag, All About My Mother, The Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth.[9] [10] His performance in Jaime Rosales' film Solitary Fragments—in which he played the role of Pedro, the former husband of Adela (Sonia Almarcha)— earned him the Goya Award for Best New Actor at the 22nd Goya Awards.[11]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
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1997 | Airbag | ||||
1999 | Todo sobre mi madre (All About My Mother) | Doctor | |||
2001 | El espinazo del diablo (The Devil's Backbone) | ||||
2002 | El caballero Don Quijote (Don Quixote, Knight Errant) | Cura | [12] | ||
2003 | Noviembre | [13] | |||
2006 | El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) | Sargento Bayona | |||
2007 | La soledad (Solitary Fragments) | Pedro | |||
2007 | Ángeles S.A. | ||||
2007 | Uno de los dos no puede estar equivocado | Martín | [14] | ||
2008 | Rivales | ||||
2010 | La herencia Valdemar (The Valdemar Legacy) | Dámaso | [15] | ||
2011 | Lo mejor de Eva (Dark Impulse) | Carmelo | [16] | ||
2013 | Los amantes pasajeros (I'm So Excited!) | Señor Mas | [17] | ||
Que nadie duerma (Something Is About to Happen) | Santiago |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
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2008 | El comisario | Santos Marino | Main. Introduced in season 12 | [18] | |
2017 | Amar es para siempre | Julián Azevedo | Main (since season 6) | [19] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | ||
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2008 | Solitary Fragments | |||||
2022 | Best Stage Actor in a Minor Role | Nápoles millonaria | [20] |