José Luis Castro Zahera (born 23 May 1966) is a Spanish actor from Galicia. He is known for his performances in supporting roles in Galician and Spanish films and television series.

Biography

José Luis Castro Zahera was born on 23 May 1966 in

Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela, simply Santiago, or Compostela, in the province of Province of A Coruña, A Coruña, is the capital of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city ...

. Zahera earned early public recognition in his native Galicia for his performance as Petróleo in the series ''Mareas vivas''. He made his feature film debut in

José Luis García Sánchez José Luis García Sánchez (born 22 September 1941) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed 30 films since 1968. He wrote for the 1973 film '' Habla, mudita'', which was entered into the 23rd Berlin Internation ...

's '' Divinas palabras'' (1987). He won the

Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor The Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor () 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 delivered an outstanding Supporting character, supporting performance ...

in 2019 for his performance as Cabrera in '' The Realm''. He won another Goya for his supporting performance in '' The Beasts'' (2022), portraying spiteful villager Xan.

Filmography

Television

Film

Accolades

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zahera, Luis 1966 births Male actors from Galicia (Spain) Spanish male television actors Spanish male film actors 20th-century Spanish male actors 21st-century Spanish male actors Living people