Diego Martín Gabriel (born 21 September 1974) is a Spanish actor, known for his performances in prime time television series, including ''
Policías, en el corazón de la calle''; ''
Aquí no hay quien viva
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,'' ''Hermanos y detectives'' and ''
Velvet
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Biography
Born on 21 September 1974 in
Madrid
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, he has wrongly claimed sometimes to have been born in
Valladolid
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because of an emotional bonding, as he spent part of his youth there during weekends and holidays, due to his family having roots in the city: he has stated "My whole history with Valladolid is a story of my profession, a lie and a fiction. I have never felt very Madrilenian; Valladolid has always been my home, my landscape, my land, my smells".
He is the grandson of poet
Francisco Javier Martín Abril.
After enrolling in a degree in law, he dropped out and started a career in acting instead.
He landed his first stable role in the TV series ''
Periodistas'' in 1999.
Filmography
;Television
;Film
References
External links
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Living people
1974 births
Spanish male television actors
Spanish male film actors
21st-century Spanish male actors
Male actors from Madrid
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