Fele Martínez (born Rafael Martínez; 22 February 1975) is a
Goya Award
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-winning
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actor
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.
Early years
Martínez was born in
Alicante
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,
Spain
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. A product of the Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático in
Madrid
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, he began to act and direct theater at an early age. His first acting attempts were with the Sexpeare Teatro theater company.
Career
His chance at stardom came at the hand of
Alejandro Amenábar
Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born March 31, 1972) is a Spanish-Chilean film director, screenwriter and composer. He has won nine Goyas—including a Goya Award for Best Director for his 2001 film '' The Others''— two European Film A ...
, who offered him a role in his opera prima '' Tesis''. It was for this work that Fele received the
Goya Award
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The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sci ...
for Best New Actor in 1996. Among his films are the notable ''
Abre Los Ojos
''Open Your Eyes'' ( es, Abre los ojos, links=no) is a 1997 Spanish film co-written, co-scored and directed by Alejandro Amenábar and co-written by Mateo Gil. It stars Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz, Chete Lera, Fele Martínez and Najwa Nim ...
'' (Amenábar, 1997), '' Los amantes del círculo polar'' ( Julio Médem, 1998), ''El arte de morir'' (Álvaro Fernández Armero, 1999), ''Capitanes de Abril'' (María de Medeiros, 1999), ''Tuno negro'' (Pedro L. Barbero y Vicente J. Martín, 2000), and '' La Mala Educación'' (
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; (often known simply as Almodóvar) born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. His films are marked by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narra ...
, 2004).
He has also participated in several independent film projects including the short films ''Pasaia'' (1996), for which he won Best Actor at the
Elche
Elche ( ca-valencia, Elx) is a city and municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. According to 2014 data, Elche has a population of 228,647 inhabitants,Tesis'' (1996)
* ''Amigos'' (1997)
* ''
Abre los ojos
''Open Your Eyes'' ( es, Abre los ojos, links=no) is a 1997 Spanish film co-written, co-scored and directed by Alejandro Amenábar and co-written by Mateo Gil. It stars Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz, Chete Lera, Fele Martínez and Najwa Nim ...
'' (1997)
* '' Los Amantes del Círculo Polar'' (1998)
* '' Lágrimas negras'' (1998)
* ''Tú que harías por amor'' (1999)
* ''El arte de morir'' (1999)
* '' Capitanes de Abril'' (2000)
* '' Tuno negro'' (2000)
* ''Tinta roja'' (2000)
* ''La cartera'' (2000)
* ''Noche de reyes'' (2001)
* ''El castigo del ángel'' (2002)
* ''
Darkness
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'' (2002)
* '' Hable con ella'' (2002)
* ''Dos tipos duros'' (2003)
* '' La mala educación'' (2004)
* '' Tánger'' (2004)
* ''El asesino del parking'' (2006)
* ''El síndrome de Svensson'' (2006)
* ''A un metro de ti'' (2007)
* '' 14, Fabian Road'' (2008)
* ''Carmo'' (2008)
* ''El kaserón'' (2008)
* ''Los kinutos del silencio'' (2009)
* '' La Estrella'' (2013)
* '' The Night My Mother Killed My Father'' (2016)
* ''Nuestros Amantes" (2017)
* ''Erase una vez en el caribe'' (2022)
* ''Bajo terapia'' (2022)
* ''En Temporada Baja'' (2022)
* '' Alpha Males'' (2022)
Theatre
* ''Sueños de un Seductor'' (2004)
* '' Bajo terapia'' (2017)