Unax Ugalde
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Born | Unax Ugalde Gutiérrez 27 November 1978 |
Nationality | Spanish |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1998-present |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Spouse |
Neus Cerdá (m. 2018) |
Partner | Ingrid Rubio (2005-2012) |
Children | 2 |
Unax Ugalde Gutiérrez (born 27 November 1978) is a Spanish actor.
Early life
Unax Ugalde Gutiérrez was born on 27 November 1978, in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country. He is the son of a worker at the Altos Hornos and a housewife. While a student, he had the ambition of becoming a marine scientist and started taking interpretation classes. In order to pay for his studies, he worked in a supermarket where he dressed up as a chocolate ball. He got his very first job in a TV series named Entre dos fuegos for ETB basque television. In 1999, he left the Basque Country to start an acting career in Madrid.
Personal life
From 2005 to 2012, Unax Ugalde was in a relationship with the actress Ingrid Rubio.
On 14 October 2018, he married the journalist Neus Cerdá, the actor
Career
He made his debut in the cinema in Fill Me with Life. He then featured in Volverás (2002), playing a good student who is about to leave home, when he met his criminal brother (Tristán Ulloa), thus leaving the "right way" and trying to help him to reach emotional maturity during a night. In that year, 2002, Ugalde had a supporting role in the film Bellas durmientes by Eloy Lozano. And year later, 2003, Ugalde starred in the controversial film Diario de una becaria by Josecho San Mateo, director of Ugalde's first film.
That year, he was about to premiere
However, this failed attempt highlighted the fact that Unax Ugalde was specializing in violent youth with a good heart, as he plays the role of Gorilo in Héctor (Gracia Querejeta, 2004). That year the director Paul Malo, with whom he had worked on a short film, offered him starring in Frío sol de invierno. Two months after the release of the latter, Unax Ugalde received a nomination for the Goya Awards for his performance in Héctor as well as a new nomination in the Unión de Actores Awards.
In 2005, he premiered
When he completed his role in Alatriste, Unax Ugalde recorded his third international film, this time in English. Miloš Forman asked him to play the brother of Natalie Portman in Goya's Ghosts along with Javier Bardem, Randy Quaid, Stellan Skarsgård, Eusebio Lázaro, Blanca Portillo, José Luis Gómez, Andrés Gértrudix and Fernando Tielve.
He combined the filming of his last two works with the promotion of Shooting Star which led him, among other places, to the Berlin Film Festival and in 2005 to the Festival of Seville.
In 2006, before premiering Alatriste, he filmed with
In 2008, Ugalde played the role of Roberto "El Vaquerito" Rodríguez in
In 2011, Ugalde premiered two films. The first film is
In 2012, Ugalde starred in Dracula, a horror film directed by Dario Argento, shooting in 3D and in English, Ugalde plays Jonathan Harker, one of the main protagonists. Dracula was shown in 65th Cannes Film Festival and the film was greeted with largely mixed reviews from professional film critics.[2] Next year, Ugalde shot two films. The first is Bypass, Ugalde's second raid in Basque language; the other film is Somos gente honrada. In addition, Ugalde joined the cast of the 3rd season of the drama series Gran Reserva.
Work
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes and awards |
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2000 | Báilame el agua (Fill Me with Life) | David | |
2001 | Mi dulce | Óscar | Turia Award for Best New Actor |
2002 | Volverás (You'll Be Back) | Ignacio | |
Bellas durmientes | Young Lawrence | ||
2003 | Cámara oscura (Deadly Cargo) | Iván | |
Diario de una becaria | Marcos | ||
2004 | Héctor | Gorilo | Nominated – Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Spanish Actors Union Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role |
Frío sol de invierno (Cold Winter Sun) | Adrián | Ourense Independent Film Festival Award for Best Actor | |
2005 | Queens | Miguel | |
Rosario Tijeras | Antonio | ||
2006 | Goya's Ghosts | Ángel Bilbatúa | |
Alatriste | Íñigo Balboa | ||
Savage Grace | Black Jake Martínez | ||
2007 | La buena nueva (The Good News) | Father Miguel | Toulouse Cinespaña Award for Best Actor Turia Award for Best Actor Valladolid International Film Festival, Award for Best Actor Nominated – Cinema Writers Circle from Spain Award for Best Actor |
Love in the Time of Cholera | Young Florentino | ||
2008 | Che Part 1: The Argentine | Roberto "El Vaquerito" Rodríguez | |
2010 | Cefalópodo | Sebastián | |
Bon Appétit | Daniel | Málaga Spanish Film Festival, Silver Biznaga for Best Actor Nominated – Cinema Writers Circle from Spain Award for Best Actor Nominated – Spanish Actors Union Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | |
No controles | Sergio | ||
2011 | There Be Dragons | Pedro Casciano | |
Tequila: Historia de una pasión | Antonio | ||
Baztan | Joxe | ||
El asesinato de Carrero Blanco | Arriaga | TV film | |
2012 | Dracula | Jonathan Harker | |
Bypass | María's friend | ||
Somos gente honrada | Luis | ||
2013 | Cásate conmigo | Antonio | |
2016 | La estrategia del pequines | ||
2017 | Operacion Concha[3] | ||
TBA | The Seville Communion[4] | With Amaia Salamanca, Paul Guylfole, Carlos Cuevas, Jorge Sanz and Paul Freemann |
Short films
Year | Film | Director |
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2001 | Jardines deshabitados | Pablo Malo |
2003 | Tatuaje | Guillermo Ríos |
2005 | La última página | César Rodríguez-Moroy |
Television
- Periodistas
- A las once en casa
- El grupo
- 7 vidas
- Compañeros (1 episode)
- LEX (2008)
- Cuéntame cómo pasó
- Gran Reserva
- La valla
- Amar es Para Siempre ( Season 9)
- Ana Tramel[5]
- The Black Castle[6]
Play
- Olaguílbe 1808
Prizes
Year | Award | Film | Result |
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2003 | Best Supporting Actor | Héctor | Runner-up |
Spanish Actor's Guild
Year | Award | Film | Result |
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2010 | Best film actor in a leading role | Bon Appétit | Runner-up |
2004 | Best film supporting actor | Héctor | Runner-up |
2002 | Best TV supporting actor | Periodistas | Runner-up |
2000 | Best new actor | El grupo | Runner-up |
Fotogramas de Plata
Year | Award | Serie | Result |
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2001 | Best TV actor | Periodistas | Nominated |
Malaga Film Festival
Year | Award | Serie | Result |
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2010 | Best actor | Bon Appetit | Winner |
2004 | Best supporting actor | Héctor | Nominated |
Ourense Film Festival
Year | Award | 'Serie | Result |
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2004 | Best leading actor | Frío sol de invierno |
Viña del Mar Film Festival
Year | Award | Serie | Result |
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2004 | Best leading actor | Frío sol de invierno |
Turia Prize
Year | Award | Serie | Result |
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2001 | Best new actor | Bailame el agua |
Bogart Prize
- Best Basque actor (2001)
Gaztea Sariak
- Best actor (2000)
References
- ^ Calderón, Rafael (18 September 2012). "Baztan at 65th San Sebastián Film Festival - Cineralia". Cineralia. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ Rooney, David (20 May 2012). "Dario Argento's Dracula 3D: Cannes Review - The Hollywood Reporter". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ Yotele, Redacción (2019-08-10). "Jordi Mollà y Karra Elejalde inician la 'Operación Concha' en La 1". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ EFE (2021-10-20). "La película de 'La piel del tambor' ya se rueda entre Sevilla, Madrid y Roma". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "Natalia Verbeke y Unax Ugalde, en la clausura del Festival de Montecarlo junto a Alberto de Mónaco". HOLA (in Spanish). 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ "Tv Show". The Black Castle. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
External links
- Unax Ugalde at IMDb