Francesc Orella i Pinell (born 11 June 1957) is a Spanish actor of
cinema, television, theater and
dubbing
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mainly known for his title role in the series ''
Merlí'' on
TVC.
In 2008, Orella won a
Max award for Best Actor for his role in ''
An Enemy of the People
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''. In June 2009, he was awarded the National Theatre performance "strong, unique, compelling, moving and flawless" in theater productions of all records.
Biography
Born in
Barcelona
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in 1957, he graduated from the
Institut del Teatre
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It was crea ...
in his hometown, and later moved to the United States to study at the
Herbert Berghoff Studio (HB Studio) in New York City where he studied with actors such as
John Strasberg
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Background and career
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,
Carol Rosenfeld
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,
Carlos Gandolfo
Carlos Gandolfo (March 27, 1931January 12, 2005) was an Argentine stage actor and director.
Life and work
Carlos Gandolfo was born in Buenos Aires, in 1931. He was a director in local, independent theatres ''Teatro de los Independientes'' and '' ...
,
Genadi Karatkov and
Bob McAndrew.
In the world of the cinema made debut in several films and series produced by TV3, until in the year 2000 made debut in the Commissary, of Telecinco.
He later appeared in series and mini-series as ''
Ventdelplà'' (2009) or ''
Infieles'' (2009), and debuted as co-star in ''Las veus del Pamano'' (2009), ''Ermessenda'' (2010) and ''Prim, l'assassinat del carrer del Turco'' (2014). In 2015 he joined the cast of the new series ''
Carlos, Rey Emperador
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'' where he gave life to Cardinal Adrian of Utrecht.
In the middle of 2015 he got the starring role of "Merlí" in
TVC's TV series ''
Merlí'', which made him famous both nationally and internationally. He plays a professor of Philosophy who encourages his students to think freely through unorthodox methods, a man who has a seductive and intense sex life.
Personal life
He currently resides in
Valldoreix, in the municipality of
Sant Cugat del Vallès
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(Spain). He is single without children.
Filmography
Cinema
Television
References
External links
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1957 births
Living people
Male actors from Catalonia