Imanol Arias
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Imanol Arias born Manuel María Arias Domínguez ( 26 April 1956 in Riaño, Spain
), is a Spanish
actor
and one off film director
.
Imanol Arias began his career with a travelling theatre group in Spain performing in the Basque Country
of northern Spain. He debuted on TV in 1976 and his first film was in "Cecilia (1980)" of 'Humberto Solas'. In 1987 he won the prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival for the interpretation of Eleuterio Sánchez
in "Lute: El Camina o Revienta (1987)".
Since 1976 he has appeared in some 70 different films and TV programmes.
In 1996 he directed Un Asunto Privado
. The only other he directed was a TV programme in 1989.
Currently, he appears in the TVE most rewarded series Cuéntame cómo pasó
(Tell me how it happened) in the role of the father of a Spanish middle class during the last years of the Spain's Franco government to the Spanish Transition to democracy.
Imanol Arias is Ambassador for UNICEF.
Riaño, Spain
Riaño , is a town located in the province of León in the autonomous community of Castile and León, northern Spain. In the 1980s the town was covered by water during the construction of a dam and reservoir, and a new town was built on the reservoir's bank.-External links:*...
), is a Spanish
Spain
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and one off film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
.
Imanol Arias began his career with a travelling theatre group in Spain performing in the Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
of northern Spain. He debuted on TV in 1976 and his first film was in "Cecilia (1980)" of 'Humberto Solas'. In 1987 he won the prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival for the interpretation of Eleuterio Sánchez
Eleuterio Sánchez
Eleuterio Sánchez Rodríguez , known as El Lute, was at one time listed as Spain's "Most Wanted" criminal. He was a legendary Spanish outlaw who escaped several times from prison after being convicted and sentenced at age 23 to 30 years for murder...
in "Lute: El Camina o Revienta (1987)".
Since 1976 he has appeared in some 70 different films and TV programmes.
In 1996 he directed Un Asunto Privado
Un Asunto Privado
Un Asunto Privado is a Spanish drama film coproduced by Portuguese, country where it was entirely filmed, and with Argentine money too. It was released in 1996, directed by Imanol Arias, and written by José Ángel Esteban.-Cast:...
. The only other he directed was a TV programme in 1989.
Currently, he appears in the TVE most rewarded series Cuéntame cómo pasó
Cuéntame cómo pasó
Cuéntame cómo pasó , also known as Cuéntame, is a Spanish television series set during the last years of Francoist rule, and the transition to democracy in Spain. It has been broadcast by the Spanish public TV channel TVE1, since 2001...
(Tell me how it happened) in the role of the father of a Spanish middle class during the last years of the Spain's Franco government to the Spanish Transition to democracy.
Imanol Arias is Ambassador for UNICEF.
Filmography
- La corea, by Pedro Olea (1976)
- ElisitaElisitaElisita is a 1980 Spanish dramatic film written and directed by Juan Cano Arecha.The film is a love story between a young student an and older woman . Action takes place in Madrid, Spain during the Francisco Franco post-war regime....
, by Juan Caño Arecha (1980) - CeciliaCecilia (1982 film)Cecilia is a 1982 Cuban drama film directed by Humberto Solás. The film is based on the novel Cecilia Valdés by Cirilo Villaverde. It was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:The film takes place in 19th-century Cuba...
(1982) - Laberinto de pasiones, by Pedro AlmodóvarPedro AlmodóvarPedro Almodóvar Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop culture, popular...
(1982) - Demonios en el JardínDemonios en el JardínDemonios en el Jardín is a 1982 Spanish film directed by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón, starring Ángela Molina, Ana Belén and Imanol Arias...
, by Manuel Gutiérrez AragónManuel Gutiérrez AragónManuel Gutiérrez Aragón is an award-winning Spanish screenwriter and film director. His 1973 film Habla, mudita was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1977, he won the Silver Bear for Best Director for Camada negra at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival... - La colmenaLa colmena (film)La Colmena is a 1982 Spanish film directed by Mario Camus. Based on the novel The Hive by Camilo José Cela, it depicts the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and its impact on several characters. Cela has a small role as Matías.- Synopsis :The film is set in Madrid during the postwar period,...
, by Mario Camus (1982) - Bearn o la sala de las muñecas, by Jaime ChávarriJaime ChávarriJaime Chávarri y de la Mora is a Spanish actor, screenwriter and film director. His mother María de la Mora y Maura was a maternal granddaughter of Antonio Maura....
(1983) - CamilaCamila (film)Camila is a 1984 Argentine film directed by María Luisa Bemberg, based on the story of the 19th-century Argentine socialite Camila O'Gorman. The story had previously been adapted in 1910 by Mario Gallo, the now considered lost film Camila O'Gorman...
, by María Luisa Bemberg (1984). - Fuego Eterno, by José Ángel Rebolledo (1984)
- La Muerte de MikelLa Muerte de MikelLa Muerte de Mikel is a 1984 Spanish film directed by Imanol Uribe, starring Imanol Arias. The film tells in flash back, the story of a gay member of ETA who died under mysterious circumstances.-Plot:The film opens at Mikel's funeral mass...
, by Imanol UribeImanol UribeImanol Uribe is an award-winning Spanish screenwriter and film director.He was born in San Salvador, and is of Basque ancestry. Uribe was married to María Barranco...
(1984) - Lulu de Noche, by Emilio Martínez LázaroEmilio Martínez LázaroEmilio Martínez Lázaro is a Spanish film director famous for such films as The Other Side of the Bed and His Master's Voice....
(1985) - Bandera Negra, by Pedro Olea (1986)
- Tiempo de silencioTiempo de silencioTiempo de Silencio is a 1986 Spanish film directed by Vicente Aranda adapted from a well-regarded novel written by Luis Martín-Santos. It stars Imanol Arias, Victoria Abril and Francisco Rabal...
, by Vicente ArandaVicente ArandaVicente Aranda , is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Due to his refined and personal style, he is one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a founded member of the Barcelona School of Film and became known for bringing contemporary Spanish novels to life on the...
(1986) - El Lute: camina o revientaEl Lute: camina o revientaEl Lute: Run for Your Life is a 1987 Spanish film written and directed by Vicente Aranda, based on the memoirs of Eleuterio Sánchez, “El Lute”, a delinquent who became notorious in Spain for his jail escapes in the 1960's. It stars Imanol Arias and Victoria Abril. The film was a hit in Spain and...
, by Vicente ArandaVicente ArandaVicente Aranda , is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Due to his refined and personal style, he is one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a founded member of the Barcelona School of Film and became known for bringing contemporary Spanish novels to life on the...
(1987) - Divinas palabrasDivinas palabrasDivinas palabras is a 1987 Spanish film directed by José Luis García Sánchez. It stars Ana Belén, Francisco Rabal and Imanol Arias. The film is based upon the play by Ramón del Valle-Inclán...
, by José Luis García SánchezJosé Luis García SánchezJosé Luis García Sánchez is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed 30 films since 1968. He wrote for the 1973 film Habla, mudita, which was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival...
(1987) - El Lute II: mañana seré libreEl Lute II: mañana seré libreEl Lute II: Tomorrow I’ll be Free is a 1988 Spanish film written and directed by Vicente Aranda, based on the memoirs of Eleuterio Sánchez, “El Lute”, a delinquent who became notorious in Spain for his jail escapes in the 60's. It stars Imanol Arias, Angel Pardo and Jorge Sanz...
, by Vicente ArandaVicente ArandaVicente Aranda , is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Due to his refined and personal style, he is one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a founded member of the Barcelona School of Film and became known for bringing contemporary Spanish novels to life on the...
(1988) - A solas contigo, by Eduardo Campoy (1990)
- Veraz, by Xavier Castano (1991)
- Una mujer bajo la lluvia, by Gerardo VeraGerardo VeraGerardo Vera is a Spanish set costumer, Opera director, writer, actor, film and theatre director....
(1992) - El Amante BilingüeEl Amante BilingüeThe Bilingual Lover is a 1993 Spanish film, written and directed by Vicente Aranda adapted from a novel by Juan Marsé. It stars Imanol Arias, Ornella Muti and Loles León. The film is a grotesque drama with some elements of comedy...
, by Vicente ArandaVicente ArandaVicente Aranda , is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Due to his refined and personal style, he is one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a founded member of the Barcelona School of Film and became known for bringing contemporary Spanish novels to life on the...
(1993) - Tierno verano de lujurias y azoteas, by Jaime ChávarriJaime ChávarriJaime Chávarri y de la Mora is a Spanish actor, screenwriter and film director. His mother María de la Mora y Maura was a maternal granddaughter of Antonio Maura....
(1993) - IntrusoIntrusoIntruder is a 1993 Spanish film, written and directed by Vicente Aranda. It stars Victoria Abril, Imanol Arias and Antonio Valero. The film is a psychological thriller. A middle class woman torn between her love for her spouse and her ill ex-husband, both of them were her childhood friends...
, by Vicente ArandaVicente ArandaVicente Aranda , is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Due to his refined and personal style, he is one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a founded member of the Barcelona School of Film and became known for bringing contemporary Spanish novels to life on the...
(1993) - Sálvate si puedes, by Joaquín Trincado (1994)
- Todos los hombres sois iguales, by Manuel Gómez PereiraManuel Gómez PereiraManuel Gómez Pereira is a successful Spanish screenwriter and film director of comedies.He is the nephew of the film director Luis Sanz.-Filmography as Director :* 1992: Salsa rosa...
(1994) - La leyenda de Balthasar, el castrado, by Juan Miñón (1994)
- La flor de mi secretoLa flor de mi secretoThe Flower of My Secret is a 1995 film by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar.-Plot:Marisa Paredes is Leocadia Macias, a woman writing “pink” romance novels under the alias of Amanda Gris that are very popular all across Spain. Unlike her romantic novels, her own love life is troubled...
, by Pedro AlmodóvarPedro AlmodóvarPedro Almodóvar Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop culture, popular...
(1995) - A tres bandas, by Enrico Coletti (1996)
- Territorio comanche, by Gerardo HerreroGerardo HerreroGerardo Herrero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.He is one of the most important producers of Latin American films.-Filmography as Film Director:* Desvío al paraíso* Malena es un nombre de tango...
(1996) - Ilona llega con la lluvia, by Sergio CabreraSergio CabreraSergio Moises Cabrera Diaz is a male swimmer from Paraguay. He was the nation's only swimming competitor at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he ended up in 35th place in the men's 200 metres butterfly event....
(1996) - Rigor mortisRigor mortisRigor mortis is one of the recognizable signs of death that is caused by a chemical change in the muscles after death, causing the limbs of the corpse to become stiff and difficult to move or manipulate...
, by Koldo Azkarreta (1996) - En brazos de la mujer madura, by Manuel Lombardero (1996)
- ÁfricaAfrica (film)Africa is a 1930 Walter Lantz cartoon short featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. It shouldn't be confused with Africa Before Dark which is an older Oswald cartoon that disappeared from public eye.-Plot:...
, by Alfonso Ungría (1996) - Buenos Aires me mataBuenos Aires me mataBuenos Aires me mata is a 1998 Argentine musical film drama directed and written by Beda Docampo Feijóo. The film premiered on 13 August 1998 in Buenos Aires. The film stars Imanol Arias portraying a drag queen....
, by Beda Docampo Feijóo (1997) - Quiero morir, by Toni Meca (2000)
- Esperando al mesías, by Daniel BurmanDaniel BurmanDaniel Burman is a film director, screenplay writer, and producer.According to film critic Joel Poblete, who writes for Mabuse, a cinema magazine, Daniel Burman is one of the members of the so-called "New Argentina Cinema" which began c...
(2000) - La voz de su amo, by Emilio Martínez LázaroEmilio Martínez LázaroEmilio Martínez Lázaro is a Spanish film director famous for such films as The Other Side of the Bed and His Master's Voice....
(2000) - Una casa con vistas al mar, by Alberto Arvelo (2001)
- Salvajes, by Carlos Molinero (2001)
- Besos de gato, by Rafael AlcázarRafael AlcázarRafael Alcázar is a Spanish screenwriter, film director and producer.-Filmography:* No hagas planes con Marga * Laberinto griego, El * Corsarios del chip * Besos de gato * Locuras de Don Quijote, Las...
(2003) - Laura, by Tote Trenas (2004)
- La semana que viene (sin falta), de Josetxo San Mateo (2006)
- Lo que tiene el otro, by Miguel Perelló (2007)
- Nocturna, una aventura mágica, by Víctor Maldonado y Adrià García (2007)
- Pájaros de papel, by Emilio Aragón (2010)
Television
- Cervantes (1981)
- Juanita la larga (1982)
- Anillos de oro (1983)
- Brigada Central (1989)
- Brigada Central 2: La guerra blanca (1993)
- Querido maestro (1997)
- El camino de santiago (1999)
- Dime que me quieresDime Que Me Quieres"Dime Que Me Quieres" is the second single by Banda El Recodo. It is featured in the band's second album, Me Gusta Todo de Ti. This song is the band's third most well-known song, and has made the charts.-Music video:...
(2001) - Severo Ochoa: la conquista del Nobel (2001)
- Cuéntame cómo pasóCuéntame cómo pasóCuéntame cómo pasó , also known as Cuéntame, is a Spanish television series set during the last years of Francoist rule, and the transition to democracy in Spain. It has been broadcast by the Spanish public TV channel TVE1, since 2001...
(2001 - ) - Atrapados (2003)
- Mentiras (2005)