Raúl Arévalo Zorzo (born 22 November 1979) is a Spanish actor and director, known by international audiences for his role in the film '' Summer Rain'', directed by

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Career

Raúl Arévalo Zorzo was born on 22 November 1979 in Móstoles, province of Madrid. Arévalo began his acting career in 2001 performing the role of Carlos in the Spanish TV series '' Compañeros'' for two seasons, until 2002. In 2003, he made his film debut in ''Los abajo firmantes'', starring alongside

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and

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. The following year, he appeared in ''Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena'', directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira. Between 2003 and 2005, he made appearances in the TV series ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2006, he made his breakthrough performance as Israel/Sean, the lead character's best friend, in '' Dark Blue Almost Black'' (''AzulOscuroCasiNegro''), directed by

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo Daniel Sánchez Arévalo (born 24 June 1970) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He has worked on more than twenty films since 1995. Filmography Film Short film Television References External links * 1970 births Living ...

. His work in this film earned him several awards. Later that year, he appeared on

' second directorial effort ''Summer Rain'' (''El Camino de los Ingleses''), and in 2007 in the musical/comedy ''Scandalous'' (''¿Por qué se frotan las patitas?'') and '' Seven Billiard Tables'' (''Siete mesas de billar francés''), with

Maribel Verdú María Isabel Verdú Rollán (; born 2 October 1970) is a Spanish actress. Some of her film credits include performances in '' Lovers'', ''Belle Époque'', ''Y tu mamá también'', ''Pan's Labyrinth'', '' The Blind Sunflowers'' and ''Snow Whi ...

. He also worked with Verdú in '' The Blind Sunflowers'' (''Los girasoles ciegos'') in 2008, and in 2009, he appeared in Sánchez Arévalo's latest film, ''Gordos''. For his performance in this film, he won a Goya film Award for best supporting actor in 2009's edition. In 2016, he made his directorial debut with the award-winning ''

The Fury of a Patient Man ''The Fury of a Patient Man'' ( es, Tarde para la ira, links=no) is a 2016 Spanish thriller film directed by Raúl Arévalo. The film won four Goya Awards, including Best Film, Best New Director, Best Supporting Actor for Manolo Solo, and Best ...

'', for which he won a Best New Director Goya film Award. He has also appeared in several short films, including '' Traumalogy'' (''Traumalogía'', 2007), as well as many stage productions.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arevalo, Raul 1979 births 21st-century Spanish male actors Best Supporting Actor Goya Award winners Living people Male actors from the Community of Madrid People from Móstoles Spanish film directors Spanish male film actors Spanish male television actors