Luis Perezagua
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Luis Perezagua | |
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 Luis Perezagua | |
| Born | Luis Perezagua Mayans 8 October 1949 Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1979–present |
Luis Perezagua (born 8 October 1949) is a Spanish actor of theater, cinema and television.
Biography
[edit]Perezagua studied theater at The Royal High School of Dramatic Arts in Madrid. He began his professional career in Antonio Buero Vallejo's play "La Detonación" directed by José Tamayo. At that time he had previously participated in independent theater groups with plays by playwrights such as Max Aub and Fernando Arrabal. From then on, his professional career was mainly linked to the world of theater (The Zarzuela and Spanish Variety Shows). At that time he alternated his professional activities with work in the cinema and television, and most recently, as an actor and speaker at the Complutense University of Madrid.[1]
He has been a member of the CNINAT (National Center for the Initiation of Children and Adolescents to the Theater), directed by José María Morera, intervening in several of its productions.
Theater
[edit]Throughout his career as an actor, he has been part of several theater and zarzuela companies, such as The Spanish Company of Classical Theater (directed by Manuel Canseco), The Small Theater Company of Madrid (directed by Antonio Guirau), The National Lyrical Company, The Ases Líricos Company (directed by Evelio Esteve) and the Isaac Albéniz Company (directed by Angel F. Montesinos). While in these companies, he performed mainly in popular plays from the Spanish Golden Age, even receiving the prize for Best Actor in the "Theater Festival of The Spanish Golden Age", celebrated in the Chamizal National Memorial (United States) with the play "La dama duende", in 1986. He performed as a comic tenor with the Ases Líricos Company and Isaac Albéniz Company in many well-known zarzuelas including, La del manojo de rosas, La calesera, Doña Francisquita, La corte de faraón, La verbena de la paloma, etc., as well as in their variety shows, Las leandras, La blanca doble and La bruja (As Tomillo). This last play was represented in honor of the one-hundredth year after the death of Gayarre, and was directed by Ignacio Aranaz.
In 1993 he starred with Lina Morgan in Celeste no es un color, and was directed by prestigious directors such as Josep María Mestre, Carles Alfaro, Francisco Nieva, Víctor Andrés Catena, José Luis García Sánchez, José Osuna, Evelio Esteve, Ángel F. Montesinos, Ignacio Aranaz, Gerardo Malla, Andrés Lima, José Tamayo, Alberto González Vergel, Carlos Larrañaga, Juan José Alonso Millán, Antonio Guirau, Mara Recatero, Luis Balaguer, Luis Iturri, Emilio Sagi, José Luis Alonso, Manuel Canseco, Ramón Ballesteros, Juan Carlos Pérez de la Fuente and Lluís Pascual, among others. He has performed in many different play genres throughout his career.
Cinema
[edit]He debuted with the short film Eres mi gula (starring with Isabel Ordaz), and later, he performed supporting roles in several films. His most prominent role in his early years as supporting actor was in the film Amanece que no es poco, directed by José Luis Cuerda in 1988. Later, he played as a supporting actor in several films directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez, such as Out of play in 1991, The woman of your life in 1994 and Nightmare for a rich man, in 1996.
In 1995 he performed as a supporting actor in 2 films nominated for the Goya Awards, Nobody will talk about us when we have died and Así en el cielo como en la tierra. He has also performed in Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health, and since the year 2000, he worked under the command of José Luis García Sánchez in films such as Adiós con el corazón, The Green March and Franky Banderas.
His most recent work is in the new film by José Luis Cuerda, Tiempo después, which was released at the end of 2018.
Television
[edit]His first work in television was in 1980, in children's shows such as La cometa blanca and music programs such as A uan ba buluba balam bambum (1985).
Between 1984 and 1988, he was the voice of Maese Camera in La bola de cristal. Later, he intervened in series such as Sesame Street, Detrás de la puerta and Los mundos de Yupi, where he was an important character. From the end of the 1980s until now, he has performed in numerous supporting roles in several television series such as Brigada Central, Hostal Royal Manzanares, ¡Ay Señor, Señor!, Los ladrones van a la oficina, Cuéntame como pasó, Velvet Colección, and many more. He starred in the series Turno de Oficio: Diez años después (where he played Borja); Compuesta y sin novio (as Martinez); Los negocios de mamá (as Estanislao), Señor Alcalde (as Benito), and recently, in the first three seasons of Amar en tiempos revueltos, where he played the character which would make him quite famous, Isidro Bulnes.
He has performed as a supporting character in mini-series such as La Regenta (Fernando Méndez Leite), Don Quijote of Miguel de Cervantes (Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón), Entre naranjos (Josefina Molina), La banda de Pérez (Ricardo Palacios), and Martes de Carnaval (José Luis García Sánchez), among others.
Theater
[edit]Small Theater Company of Madrid
[edit]| Year | Play | Playwright | Directed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Romeo and Juliet | William Shakespeare | Antonio Guirau |
| 1995 | The Taming of the Shrew | William Shakespeare | Antonio Guirau |
| 1986 | La dama duende | Pedro Calderón de la Barca | Antonio Guirau |
| 1984 | El lindo don Diego | Agustín Motero | Antonio Guirau |
| 1984 | El caballero de Olmedo | Lope de Vega | Antonio Guirau |
Dramatized readings
[edit]| Year | Play | Playwright | Directed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | El ala quebradiza de la mariposa | Santiago Sanguinetti | Natalia Menéndez |
| 2017 | Puccini en concierto | Giacomo Puccini | Ramón Torrelledó |
| 2017 | Gloria Fuertes en su centenario: la poeta de los poetas | Gloria Fuertes's poems | Marcos Roca Sierra |
Zarzuela
[edit]The National Lyrical Company
[edit]| Year | Play | Playwright | Music Composer | Directed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | La calesera | Emilio González del Castillo and Luis Martínez Román | Francisco Alonso | Carles Alfaro |
| 2008 | De Madrid a París | Eusebio Sierra and José Jackson | Federico Chueca | Andrés Lima |
| 2008 | El bateo | Antonio Domínguez and Antonio Paso | Federico Chueca | Andrés Lima |
| 2007 | El barbero de Sevilla | Guillermo Perrín y Vico and Miguel de Palacios | Gerónimo Giménez and Manuel Nieto | Josep María Mestres |
| 1995 | La montería | José Ramos Martín | Jacinto Guerrero | Emilio Sagi |
| 1988 | La chulapona | Federico Romero Sarachaga and Guillermo Fernández-Shaw Iturralde | Federico Moreno Torroba | Gerardo Malla |
The Ases Líricos and Isaac Albéniz Company
[edit]Television
[edit]Drama
[edit]| Year | Title | Directed by |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Señoras del (h)AMPA | Jaime Botella |
| 2017 | Velvet Colección | Gustavo Ron |
| 2005–2008 | Amar en tiempos revueltos | Antonio Onetti, Rodolf Sirera |
| 2004–2011 | Cuéntame cómo pasó | Agustín Crespi |
| 2002 | Policías, en el corazón de la calle | Paloma Martín-Mateo |
| 2001–2005 | El comisario | Alfonso Arandia, José Ramos Paíno |
| 2000 | La ley y la vida | Raúl de la Morena |
| 1998–2002 | Periodistas | Daniel Écija |
| 1998 | La vida en el aire | Ignacio Mercero |
Sitcom
[edit]| Year | Title | Directed by |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Psicodriving | Albert Saguer |
| 2004 | ¿Se Puede? | Gustavo Pérez Puig |
| 1998–2000 | La casa de los líos | José Miguel Ganga |
| 1998 | Señor Alcalde | Jaime Botella |
| 1997 | Los negocios de mamá | Luis Sanz |
| 1997 | En plena forma | Carlos Serrano, Domingo Solano |
| 1996 | Contigo pan y cebolla | Javier Elorrieta |
| 1996 | Hostal Royal Manzanares | Sebastián Yunyent |
| 1995–1996 | Canguros | José Miguel Ganga |
| 1994 | Hermanos de leche | Miguel Ángel Ibáñez, Carlos Serrano |
| 1994 | Habitación 503 | José Pavón, Pedro Amalio López |
| 1994 | ¡Ay Señor, Señor! | Fernando Colomo |
| 1993–1995 | Los ladrones van a la oficina | Ramón Fernández |
| 1992–1993 | Menos lobos | Lorenzo Zaragoza |
| 1991 | Eva y Adán, agencia matrimonial | Francisco Montolío |
| 1991 | Tercera planta, inspección fiscal | Lolo Rico |
Telefilms
[edit]| Year | Title | Directed by |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Martes de Carnaval | José Luis García Sánchez |
| 1998 | Entre Naranjos | Josefina Molina |
| 1997 | La banda de Pérez | Ricardo Palacios |
| 1996–1997 | Turno de Oficio. Diez años después | Manuel Matji |
| 1995 | La Regenta | Fernando Méndez Leite |
| 1994 | Compuesta y sin novio | Pedro Masó |
| 1991 | El Quijote | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón |
| 1990 | La forja de un rebelde | Mario Camus |
| 1989 | Brigada Central | Pedro Masó |
Television Drama and Spanish Revue
[edit]| Year | Show | Directed by |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Las alegres cazadoras | José Luis Moreno |
| 1995 | Doña Mariquita de mi corazón | José Luis Moreno |
| 1994 | Encantada de la vida | Matilde Fernández Jarrin |
| 1993 | Celeste no es un color | Víctor Andrés Catena |
| 1988 | Por la calle de Alcalá 2 | Ángel F. Montesinos |
| 1982 | La Gaviota (Estudio 1) | Manuel Collado |
Children and Teen's Show
[edit]| Year | Show | Directed by |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Detrás de la Puerta | Lolo Rico |
| 1988 | Los mundos de Yupi | Antonio Torets |
| 1986 | Sesame Street | Antonio Torets |
| 1985 | A uan ba buluba balam bambu | Carlos Tena |
| 1984–1988 | La Bola de Cristal | Lolo Rico |
| 1981–1983 | La cometa blanca | Lolo Rico |
Cinema
[edit]Films
[edit]Short films
[edit]| Year | Title | Directed by |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nini | David Moreno |
| 1997 | ¿Las cosas son como son... o como deberían ser? Dos historias... del mismo día | José Antonio Pastor |
| 1982 | Eres mi gula | Juan Forner |
References
[edit]- ^ pongamosquehablodemadrid.com. "Gloria Fuertes en su centenario: la poeta de los poetas" (in Spanish).