Tamar Novas Pita (born 3 October 1986) is a Spanish actor.

Biography

Tamar Novas Pita was born in

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, Galicia, on 3 October 1986. He was cast for a minor role in

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's ''

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'' in his early 10s, thus making his film debut. Likewise, he had his debut in a television series with a performance in the Galician ''A vida por diante''. At age 16, he was cast as

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's nephew in

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's ''

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'', a performance for which he won the

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. He also performed a blind screenwriter's guide in ''

Broken Embraces ''Broken Embraces'' () is a 2009 Spanish romantic drama film written, produced, and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Led by an ensemble cast consisting of many Almodóvar regulars, it stars Lluís Homar as a blind Madrilenian screenwriter who rec ...

''. He has since featured in television series such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Carlos, rey emperador'', ''

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'' or '' Gangs of Galicia''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

References

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