Emilio Gavira Tomás (born 14 December 1964) is a Spanish actor.
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| Born | Emilio Gavira Tomás 14 December 1964 Fuengirola, Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, baritone |
Biography
editEmilio Gavira Tomás was born in Fuengirola on 14 December 1964, but settled in Alcázar de San Juan as a child in 1970.[1][2]
He moved to Madrid in 1985 to received a musical education.[3]
He began his career as an opera singer (baritone), later also developing an acting career in film, television and theatre.[4] He appeared in The Miracle of P. Tinto as one of the aliens. Soon after that, he featured in other films such as Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure (portraying Rompetechos) and its sequel,[5] El Gran Zambini, El puente de San Luis Rey and Camino. His portrayal of Jesusín in Blancanieves (2012) earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor.[1]
His television credits included performances in Agente 700 (Agent 700), Manos a la obra and ¡Ala... Dina! Y. He also appeared in theatricals including Carmen (1998), Los misterios de la ópera (2000), Pelo de tormenta by Francisco Nieva and recently[when?] Divinas palabras (Divine Words) with the Centro Dramático Nacional company and Henry VIII and the Schism of England with the Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico (National Theatrical Classic Company).
He portrayed a drifter claiming to be God in Killing God (2017),[6] winning the Best Actor award at the 6th Gáldar International Film Festival.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "El actor Emilio Gavira, candidato a los premios Goya por Blancanieves". Lanza Digital. 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Alcázar de San Juan brinda un emotivo homenaje a Emilio Gavira". Mi Ciudad Real. 21 March 2013.
- ^ Martínez, María (2 December 2009). "'Paso todo mi tiempo libre en mi casa de Alcázar de San Juan". El Mundo.
- ^ Leal Giménez, Antonio (17 June 2019). "Hoy, con Emilio Gavira Tomás (Cantante de ópera y actor de teatro, cine y televisión)". El Semanal de La Mancha.
- ^ Jiménez, Jesús (17 September 2018). "Rompetechos, un "visionario" del cómic". Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Queralt, Natàlia (9 November 2018). "'Matar a Dios': de triunfar en festivales a ser invisible en taquilla". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica.
- ^ "'Matar a Dios', de Caye Casas y Albert Pintó, ganadora del Festival Internacional de Cine de Gáldar". Europa Press (in Spanish). 21 October 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2019.