Nacho Martínez
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Nacho Martinez born "Ignacio Martinez Navia-Osorio" in Asturias
, Spain, was a Spanish actor.
Born in Mieres, Asturias
in 1952, he began his film career as Tasio's brother in the movie Tasio directed by Montxo Armendariz
in 1984. However, the character for which he will be most remembered for is the bullfighter in the film Matador
, Pedro Almodóvar
, where he co-starred with a very young Antonio Banderas
.
From Almodóvar he also did The Law of Desire (1987) as well as High Heels (1991).
Candidate in 1986 for Fotogramas de Plata as best actor, coincided with Angela Molina in La Mitad del Cielo, by Manuel Gutierrez Aragon, and had a small role in the cult movie Viaje a Ninguna Parte, Fernando Fernan Gomez.
Along with his film career, he had a long career as a voice actor in dubbing, film and cartoons.
He died after a long illness (suffering from lung cancer
) at the very young age of 44 years, which certainly cut short the career of one of the most influential Spanish actors of the 1980s.
The year 2006 he was remembered in the twentieth edition of the Goya Awards
. The International Film Festival Gijon granted a National Film Award named after Nacho Martinez, this prize was awarded in 2005 to actress Assumpta Serna
, who co-starred with him in Matador.
Filmography: Mi Nombre es Sombra 1996, High Heels 1991, La Viuda del Capitan Estrada' 1991, El Anonimo 1990, La Mitad del Cielo 1988, Viaje a Ninguna Parte 1986, The Law of Desire 1986, Matador 1986, Adios, Pequena 1986, Caso Cerrado 1985, Extramuros 1985, Tasio 1984
National Film Award Nacho Martinez Granted under the International Film Festival Gijon, falls annually on prominent figures of Spanish cinema:
2007, Marisa Paredes
2006, Maribel Verdú
2005, Assumpta Serna
2004, Eusebio Poncela
2003, Gonzalo Suarez
2002, Juan Echanove
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
, Spain, was a Spanish actor.
Born in Mieres, Asturias
Mieres, Asturias
Mieres is a municipality of Asturias, Spain with approximately 45,000 inhabitants. The municipality of Mieres is made up of the capital, Mieres del Camino and the villages of Baiña, Figaredo, Cenera, Loredo, Bustiello, La Peña, La Rebollada, Santullano, Santa Rosa, Seana, Ujo, Urbies, Valdecuna,...
in 1952, he began his film career as Tasio's brother in the movie Tasio directed by Montxo Armendariz
Montxo Armendáriz
Montxo Armendariz, born Ramón Armendariz Barrios, in Olleta, Orbaibar, in Navarra , Spain 1949, is an awarded Spanish screenwriter and film director....
in 1984. However, the character for which he will be most remembered for is the bullfighter in the film Matador
Matador (film)
Matador is a 1986 film by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar about a student matador, Ángel Jimenez , who confesses to murders he didn't commit. Themes include sex, death, and religion.- Plot :...
, Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro 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...
, where he co-starred with a very young Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas
José Antonio Domínguez Banderas , better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film actor, film director, film producer and singer...
.
From Almodóvar he also did The Law of Desire (1987) as well as High Heels (1991).
Candidate in 1986 for Fotogramas de Plata as best actor, coincided with Angela Molina in La Mitad del Cielo, by Manuel Gutierrez Aragon, and had a small role in the cult movie Viaje a Ninguna Parte, Fernando Fernan Gomez.
Along with his film career, he had a long career as a voice actor in dubbing, film and cartoons.
He died after a long illness (suffering from lung cancer
Lung cancer
Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...
) at the very young age of 44 years, which certainly cut short the career of one of the most influential Spanish actors of the 1980s.
The year 2006 he was remembered in the twentieth edition of the Goya Awards
Goya Awards
The Goya Awards, known in Spanish as los Premios Goya, are Spain's main national film awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationally, to be the Spanish equivalent of the American Academy Awards....
. The International Film Festival Gijon granted a National Film Award named after Nacho Martinez, this prize was awarded in 2005 to actress Assumpta Serna
Assumpta Serna
Assumpta Serna is a Spanish actress. She is known for her roles in I, The Worst of All portraying famous Mexican religious scholar Sor Juana, Nostradamus, The Craft, and Wild Orchid, although she may be most remembered for her role as Peninsular War guerrilla commander Teresa Moreno in the first...
, who co-starred with him in Matador.
Filmography: Mi Nombre es Sombra 1996, High Heels 1991, La Viuda del Capitan Estrada' 1991, El Anonimo 1990, La Mitad del Cielo 1988, Viaje a Ninguna Parte 1986, The Law of Desire 1986, Matador 1986, Adios, Pequena 1986, Caso Cerrado 1985, Extramuros 1985, Tasio 1984
National Film Award Nacho Martinez Granted under the International Film Festival Gijon, falls annually on prominent figures of Spanish cinema:
2007, Marisa Paredes
2006, Maribel Verdú
2005, Assumpta Serna
2004, Eusebio Poncela
Eusebio Poncela
Eusebio Poncela is a Spanish actor.His debut on stage was with the Federico Garcia Lorca play Mariana Pineda....
2003, Gonzalo Suarez
2002, Juan Echanove