Jaime Lorente López (born 12 December 1991) is a Spanish actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Denver in ''
Money Heist
''Money Heist'' (, , ) is a Spanish heist crime drama television series created by Álex Pina. The series traces two long-prepared heists led by the Professor ( Álvaro Morte), one on the Royal Mint of Spain, and one on the Bank of Spain, ...
'' and Nano in ''
Elite
In political and sociological theory, the elite (, from , to select or to sort out) are a small group of powerful or wealthy people who hold a disproportionate amount of wealth, privilege, political power, or skill in a group. Defined by the ...
''.
Education
Born on 12 December 1991, Jaime Lorente López studied Dramatic Art at The Superior School of Dramatic Art of Murcia and has a master's degree in advanced studies from the
UNIR in
Logroño
Logroño ( , , ) is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain), La Rioja, Spain. Located in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, primarily in the right (South) bank of the Ebro River, Logroño has historically been a place of pa ...
, Spain.
Career
Lorente performed in the theatre production
''Equus'', for which he won the Best Actor Award in the first edition of the María Jesús Sirvent Awards. He has also acted in theatre productions such as ''El Público'', ''La Vengadora de Las Mujeres'', ''El Secreto a Voces'' and ''De Fuera Vendrá''.
In 2016, Lorente began acting in the
Antena 3 series ''
El secreto de Puente Viejo
''El secreto de Puente Viejo'' (English: ''The Secret of Puente Viejo'') was a Spanish soap opera produced by Boomerang TV that originally aired from 23 February 2011 to 20 May 2020 on Antena 3.
Synopsis First season (Pepa, la partera)
The ...
'' as Elías Mato. In 2017, he portrayed "Denver" in the hit TV series, ''
Money Heist
''Money Heist'' (, , ) is a Spanish heist crime drama television series created by Álex Pina. The series traces two long-prepared heists led by the Professor ( Álvaro Morte), one on the Royal Mint of Spain, and one on the Bank of Spain, ...
'', for which he was nominated for the "Best Supporting Actor on Television" award by the Spanish Actors Union. In 2018, he portrayed "Nano" in the Netflix Original Series ''
Élite
In political and sociological theory, the elite (, from , to select or to sort out) are a small group of powerful or wealthy people who hold a disproportionate amount of wealth, privilege, political power, or skill in a group. Defined by the ...
''. In 2020 and 2021, Lorente portrayed
Castilian knight and warlord Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar "
El Cid
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar ( – 10 July 1099) was a Castilian knight and ruler in medieval Spain. Fighting both with Christian and Muslim armies during his lifetime, he earned the Arabic honorific ("the Lord" or "the Master"), which would evolve i ...
" in the historical Amazon Prime Video series ''
El Cid
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar ( – 10 July 1099) was a Castilian knight and ruler in medieval Spain. Fighting both with Christian and Muslim armies during his lifetime, he earned the Arabic honorific ("the Lord" or "the Master"), which would evolve i ...
''.
In addition to acting, Lorente has published a book titled ''A propósito de tu boca'', a collection of poems that he started writing in high school. He has also made forays into music, releasing his first EP (''La noche'') in 2022.
Filmography
Television
Film
Music
Music
Accolades
References
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1991 births
21st-century Spanish male actors
Living people
Actors from Murcia
Spanish male film actors
Spanish male television actors