Roberto Enríquez Asenjo (born 20 January 1968) is a Spanish actor. He is known for his performances in television series such as
''Locked Up'', ''
Hispania, la leyenda
''Hispania, la leyenda'' () is a Spanish adventure drama television series starring Roberto Enríquez, Lluís Homar, Ana de Armas, Juan José Ballesta, Jesús Olmedo, Manuela Vellés and Nathalie Poza, among others. Set in the 2nd century BC ...
'' and ''
La señora
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...
'' or in films such as ''
Fat People''.
Biography
Roberto Enríquez Asenjo was born in
Fabero
Fabero (Fabeiro in Galician language) is a small town in the Province of León and part of the « Castilla y Leon Autonomia» in north west Spain, near Galicia, with a population of about 5000 inhabitants.
The climate is continental, with hot ...
,
Province of León
León (, , ; ; ) is a province of northwestern Spain in the northern part of the Region of León and in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
About one quarter of its population of 463,746 (2018) lives in the ...
, on 20 January 1968,
although he was raised in
Valladolid
Valladolid () is a municipality in Spain and the primary seat of government and de facto capital of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. It has a population around 300,000 peo ...
. His family is from
Arganza
Arganza () is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) . According to the 2010 census (INE
INE, Ine or ine may refer to:
Institutions
* Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a Ger ...
. He grew up in "Los Pajarillos" neighborhood.
He trained as an actor at the Valladolid's ''Escuela de Arte Dramático'' from 1986 to 1989.
He moved to
Madrid
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afterwards.
Enríquez started his acting career as a
stage actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...
in the late 1980s. Enríquez performed in the sitcom ''Colegio Mayor'', which began airing on the
Madrilenian regional broadcaster in 1994. He also landed a recurring role in the 1995 sitcom ''
Pepa y Pepe
''Pepa y Pepe'' is a Spanish sitcom television series with ''costumbrista'' themes, starring Tito Valverde, Verónica Forqué, María Adánez and Silvia Abascal. It aired in 1995 on TVE1.
Premise
The series consists of the comedic portray ...
'', performing Pol, an aspiring model and one of the boyfriends of the character played by María Adánez.
He has his debut in a featured film with his performance in ''Pepe Guindo'' (1999). His first starring performance came with the telenovela ''Esencia de poder'', playing the role of Javier Márquez.
He also appeared in television series such as ''Ellas son así'', ''
Hospital Central
''Hospital Central'' ("Central Hospital"; previously ''Línea Roja'') is a Spanish television series that follows the professional and personal lives of the staff of the fictitious Hospital Central in Madrid. New episodes are shown by Telecinco ...
'' and ''Lobos'', ''
La señora
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...
'' and ''
14 de abril. La República
''14 de abril. La República'' () is a Spanish period drama television series. Set in the Second Spanish Republic, it is a spin-off of ''La señora'', featuring a number of characters from the latter show. Produced by RTVE in collaboration with ...
'' (in which he reprised his role in ''La Señora'').
His breakout film performance was his starring role in the 2002 film ''
El alquimista impaciente'',
which earned him a nomination to the
Goya Award for Best New Actor
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, national ...
.
He performed the role of
Paolo Orsini Paolo Orsini may refer to:
*Paolo Orsini (condottiero, born 1369) (1369–1416), Italian condottiero
*Paolo Orsini (condottiero, born 1450) (1450–1503), Italian condottiero
*Paolo Giordano I Orsini (1541–1585), 1st Duke of Bracciano
*Paolo Gi ...
in the 2006 film ''
Los Borgia
''The Borgia'' ( es, Los Borgia, links=no) is a 2006 Spanish-Italian biographical film directed by Antonio Hernández. It stars Lluís Homar, Sergio Peris-Mencheta and María Valverde as, respectively, Rodrigo, Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia.
Cast ...
''.
He also performed in other feature films such as ''
Azuloscurocasinegro
''Dark Blue Almost Black'' ( es, Azuloscurocasinegro, links=no) is a 2006 Spanish drama film written and directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo. It was Arévalo's first film. He developed the story from his 2004 short film, ''Física II''.
Plot
Jo ...
'', ''Vidas pequeñas'' and ''
Fat People''.
In 2010, Enríquez was cast to play the lead character of the historical drama series ''
Hispania, la leyenda
''Hispania, la leyenda'' () is a Spanish adventure drama television series starring Roberto Enríquez, Lluís Homar, Ana de Armas, Juan José Ballesta, Jesús Olmedo, Manuela Vellés and Nathalie Poza, among others. Set in the 2nd century BC ...
'',
Viriato.
He later performed the role of
Muley Hacén
Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn Sa'd ( ar, أبو الحسن علي, Abū al-Ḥasan ‘Alī ibn Saʿd; d. 1485), known as Muley Hacén in Spanish (''Muley'' being derived from Arabic Mawlay = "My Lord"), was the twenty-first Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of ...
, Sultan of Granada and
Boabdil
Abu Abdallah Muhammad XII ( ar, أبو عبد الله محمد الثاني عشر, Abū ʿAbdi-llāh Muḥammad ath-thānī ʿashar) (c. 1460–1533), known in Europe as Boabdil (a Spanish rendering of the name ''Abu Abdallah''), was the ...
's father, in the second season of ''
Isabel
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''.
From 2015 to 2018, he starred in the thriller drama series ''
Vis a vis'' (''Locked Up'') in the role of Fabio Martínez, a prison officer.
He appeared as Mauro, Viruca's former husband in the 2020 Netflix series ''
El desorden que dejas
''The Mess You Leave Behind'' ( es, El desorden que dejas) is a Spanish thriller drama streaming television limited series created by Carlos Montero for Netflix, based on his novel of the same name. The series, starring Inma Cuesta and Bárba ...
'' (''The Mess You Leave Behind'').
He starred as lead character in the 2021 historical romantic drama ''
La cocinera de Castamar
''The Cook of Castamar'' ( es, La cocinera de Castamar, links=no) is a Spanish period drama television series adapting the novel of the same name by Fernando J. Muñez which stars Michelle Jenner and Roberto Enríquez. Set in early 18th-century ...
''.
Filmography
;Television
;Film
Awards and nominations
References
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20th-century Spanish male actors
21st-century Spanish male actors
Spanish male film actors
Spanish male television actors
Spanish male stage actors
1968 births
Living people