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David Verdaguer (born 28 September 1983) is a Spanish actor and comedian. His career include works both in Spanish and Catalan such as '' 10,000 km'' (2014), ''
Summer 1993 ''Summer 1993'' ( ca, Estiu 1993) is a 2017 Catalan-language Spanish drama film directed and written by Carla Simón. The film premiered in the Generation section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the GWFF Best First ...
'' (2017), for which he received the
Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor The Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor ( es, Premio Goya a la mejor interpretación masculina de reparto) is an award presented annually by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. It is given in honor of an actor who has del ...
and ''Uno para todos'' (2020).


Career

He began his career in minor roles in different programs from the Catalan public television channel TV3 such as ''
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'' (2001), ''
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'' (2002–2003) and ''
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'' (2005). In 2006, he became a part of the comedy show ''
Alguna Pregunta Més? ''Alguna Pregunta Més?'' (Catalan for "Any more questions?") often referred to by its initials ''APM?'' is a Catalan comedy show aired on the autonomous community's main public TV station TV3 since 2004, being the longest-running humor show in t ...
'' as a reporter. In 2008, he got his first main role as Santi in the television series ''Zoo'', about the lives of the workers at the
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. Between 2013 and 2014, he participated in the comedy programmes ''
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'' and ''Crackòvia'' doing impressions of several political and sports celebrities and figures. In 2014, he starred in the romantic drama film '' 10,000 km'' alongside
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, directed by
Carlos Marqués-Marcet Carlos Marqués-Marcet ( Barcelona, 1983) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and film editor best known for his first fictional film '' 10,000 km''. Biography Carlos Marqués-Marcet studied Audiovisual Communication at Universitat ...
, his performance in the film was praised by critics and led to his first
Goya Award The Goya Awards ( es, Premios Goya) are Spain's main national annual film awards, commonly referred to as the Academy Awards of Spain. The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sci ...
nomination, for Best New Actor, he also won the Gaudí Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and was nominated for the Feroz Award for Best Main Actor in a Film. In 2017, he stars in the film ''
Summer 1993 ''Summer 1993'' ( ca, Estiu 1993) is a 2017 Catalan-language Spanish drama film directed and written by Carla Simón. The film premiered in the Generation section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the GWFF Best First ...
'' alongside Bruna Cusí and Laia Artigas, directed by Carla Simón, the film received critical acclaim and was selected at the Spanish entry for
Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress# ...
at the
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, though it was not nominated. At the
32nd Goya Awards The 32nd Goya Awards were presented at the Madrid Marriott Auditorium Hotel in Madrid on 3 February 2018, to honour the best in Spanish films of 2017. Joaquín Reyes (actor), Joaquín Reyes and Ernesto Sevilla hosted the awards ceremony. Nominat ...
, the film won three awards out of eight nominations and Verdaguer won Best Supporting Actor. He has collaborated with
Carlos Marqués-Marcet Carlos Marqués-Marcet ( Barcelona, 1983) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and film editor best known for his first fictional film '' 10,000 km''. Biography Carlos Marqués-Marcet studied Audiovisual Communication at Universitat ...
two more times, in the films ''
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'' (2017) and '' The Days to Come'' (2019). In 2020, he starred in ''Uno para todos'', receiving his third Goya nomination.


Filmography


Film


Television


Awards and nominations


Goya Awards


Gaudí Awards


Feroz Awards


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Verdaguer, David 1983 births Living people Spanish male film actors Spanish male television actors 21st-century Spanish male actors Male actors from Catalonia