Àlex Monner Zubizarreta (born 27 January 1995) is a Spanish

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. He is known for his role as Lleó in the Catalan television series ''

Polseres vermelles ''Polseres vermelles'' (, literally "Red bracelets", known in English language, English as ''The Red Band Society'') is a Catalonia, Catalan television show, created by Albert Espinosa. He and director-producer Pau Freixas had previously worked ...

''. Monner was born in Barcelona. He debuted in Pau Freixa's film ''Herois'', and then had a television role in the

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, scripted by Albert Espinosa and again directed by Freixa. He played Lleó, a young man who lost a leg because of cancer. In 2012, he featured in '' REC 3: Génesis'' as Adrián. He has collaborated with Freixas several times in recent years, in the

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series

Sé quién eres ''Sé quién eres'' (English: ''I Know Who You Are'') is a single-season, 16-episode Spanish television drama series created by Pau Freixas for Telecinco. It premiered on January 16, 2017 and stars Blanca Portillo, Francesc Garrido, Carles Franc ...

, the first Spanish drama to be shown on the

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, and in ''Cites'', the Catalan version of the British series ''

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''. He has appeared in roles on

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, Antena 3, the

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channel of Argentina, and

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of Uruguay.

Filmography

Feature films

Television

Theatre

* ''Jo mai'', of Iván Morales. Dir.: Iván Morales. Festival Grec (2013). Teatre Lliure (2014)

Awards and nominations

;

Goya Awards The Goya Awards () are Spain's main national annual film awards. They are presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. The first ceremony was held in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Ar ...

* Spanish Movies Festival of Málaga: Biznaga of Silver to the best cast actor because of ''Los niños salvajes'' (2012). *

Gaudí Awards The Gaudí Awards () are the main film awards of Catalonia, celebrated annually in Barcelona. The awards were established in 2009 by the Catalan Film Academy as a continuation and expansion of the Barcelona Cinema Awards (''Premis Barcelona de Ci ...

Winner the best revelation actor ''Els nens salvatges'' (2013) * Fotogramas Awards Winner the best TV actor for his role as Lléo in Polseres Vermelles (2013) * Turia Awards Winner the best revelation actor ''Els nens salvatges'' (2013) * Cinematographic Writers' Circle CEC Awards Nominated to the best revelation actor ''Els nens salvatges'' (2013)

References

* http://www.elperiodico.cat/ca/noticias/tele/20110207/alex-monner-quan-vaig-arribar-casa-rapat-meva-mare-plorar/694120.shtml * https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3856284/ * http://www.antena3.com/series/pulseras-rojas/noticias/descubriendo-alex-monner-joven-promesa-cine-television_2012071200067.html

External links

* Male actors from Barcelona 1995 births Living people 21st-century Spanish male actors Television actors from Catalonia Male film actors from Catalonia {{Spain-actor-stub