Alberto Ammann

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ammann and the second or maternal family name is Rey.
Alberto Ammann
Ammann in 2023
Born
José Alberto Ammann Rey

(1978-10-20) 20 October 1978 (age 46)
Córdoba, Argentina
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
ParentLuis Alberto Ammann (father)

José Alberto Ammann Rey (born 1978) is an Argentine and Spanish actor.[1] He has played various roles in films, television and theater. His feature film debut in Cell 211 (2009) earned him a Goya Award for Best New Actor.[2][3] Other film works include performances in Lope: The Outlaw (2010), Eva (2011), Invader (2012), Thesis on a Homicide (2013), Betibú (2014), The Year of Fury (2020), Presencias (2022), and Upon Entry (2022). He is also known for playing Colombian drug trafficker Pacho Herrera in crime television series Narcos and Narcos: Mexico.

Biography

Ammann was born in Córdoba, Argentina, son of journalist, politician, and writer Luis Alberto Ammann and Nélida Rey. In 1978, at the age of one month, he moved with his parents to Spain (Madrid and the Canary Islands), escaping from the last military dictatorship of Argentina, returning to the country in 1982. Years later, he returned to Spain to complete his studies.

He studied acting in the school of Juan Carlos Corazza, as well as the Theater Seminary Jolie Libois, located in Cordoba. Ruben Andalor, Willy Lanni and Ricky Ceballos were among his teachers.

Acting career

Ammann had his big screen debut in thriller film Cell 211 (2009); he portrayed Juan Oliver, a prison guard who gets mistaken for an inmate during a riot.[2][4][5] He prepared for the role by talking to officers and prisoners.[6] His performance won him the Goya Award for Best New Actor at the 24th Goya Awards.

In 2010, Ammann starred in Lope in the title role, portraying poet-playwright Lope de Vega in his early years, when he was a young soldier who returns from war and then comes across two women.[7][8]

Ammann starred in a Chanel commercial alongside Keira Knightley that aired in Hispanic countries starting on 4 April 2011.[9]

In 2015, Ammann starred as Cali Cartel member Hélmer Herrera in the Netflix series, Narcos.

In 2016, Ammann starred as Javier Delgado, hydrologist and geochemist, in National Geographic's mini-series Mars.

2017 saw the release of television series Apaches on Netflix; an adaptation of Miguel Saez Carral's book of the same title. Ammann stars as protagonist Miguel, a young and promising journalist.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009
 Celda 211 (Cell 211) Juan Oliver
[5]
2010
 Lope (Lope: The Outlaw) Lope
[10]
2011
 Eva David Garel
[11]
2012
 Invasor (Invader) Pablo
[12]
2013
 Tesis sobre un homicidio Gonzalo Ruiz Cordera
[13]
Combustión (Combustion) Navas
[14]
Mindscape Tom Ortega First English-speaking role
[15]
2014
 Betibú Mariano Saravia
[16]
2015
 The Debt Ricardo
[17]
2017
 Lazaro: An Improvised Film Tino
2019
 El silencio del cazador [es] Orlando Venneck
[18]
2020
 El año de la furia (The Year of Fury) Diego
[19]
2022
 Presencias Víctor
[20]
Overdose [fr] Eduardo Gracia
[21]
Upon Entry (La llegada) (Upon Entry) Diego
[22]
2024
 Disco, Ibiza, Locomía José Luis Gil
[23]
Justicia artificial (Artificial Justice) Alex
[24][25]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 Plan América (Plan) Capitán Mateo
2010 No soy como tú (I'm not like you) Alberto
2015-2017 Narcos Pacho Herrera
2017 Apaches Miguel
[26]
2016-2018 Mars Javier Delgado
2018-2021 Narcos: Mexico Pacho Herrera
2022 The Longest Night Hugo Roca
2024 Griselda Alberto Bravo

Theater

  • Las brujas de Salem (The Crucible) (directed by Ricardo Ceballos)
  • Paria (directed by Guillermo Ianni)

Accolades

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2010
 24th Goya Awards Best New Actor Cell 211 Won
[27]
19th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best New Actor Won
[28]
2019
 28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Actor in an International Production Narcos: Mexico Won
[29]
2023
 29th Forqué Awards Best Actor in a Film Upon Entry Nominated
[30]
2024
 11th Feroz Awards Best Actor in a Film Nominated
[31]
16th Gaudí Awards Best Actor Nominated
[32]
38th Goya Awards Best Actor Nominated
[33]
32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actor in a Leading Role Nominated
[34][35]

References

  1. ^ Pizarro, Miguel Ángel (18 June 2023). "Alberto Ammann ('Upon Entry'): "La sociedad estadounidense vive en una ignorancia bárbara"". Ecartelera.
  2. ^ a b Pérez, Laura (20 June 2023). "Alberto Ammann, de 'Celda 211' y 'Narcos' a protagonizar el thriller psicológico español del año: 'Upon Entry'". Fotogramas.
  3. ^ "Una historia extraoficial". Fotogramas. 20 November 2012.
  4. ^ Roger Ebert (2012). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2013: 25th Anniversary Edition. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-4494-2344-5.
  5. ^ a b Geoff Mayer (2012). Historical Dictionary of Crime Films. Scarecrow Press. p. 565. ISBN 978-0-8108-7900-3.
  6. ^ Serna, Carmen. "Alberto Ammann: 'Yo no había hecho nada, ni castings, sólo me conocía mi familia'". El Mundo. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  7. ^ Marshall2010-09-12T23:37:00+01:00, Lee. "Lope". Screen. Retrieved 4 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ López López, Yolanda (2017). El Siglo de Oro en el cine y la ficción televisiva: Dirección artística, referentes culturales y reconstrucción histórica. Madrid: ACCI. p. 101. ISBN 978-84-16549-70-2.
  9. ^ "Keira Knigthley y Alberto Ammann, protagonistas del nuevo anuncio de Chanel". ABC Spanish. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  10. ^ López López 2017, p. 404.
  11. ^ ""Eva", amb Daniel Brühl, a "Cinema de mitjanit"". Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. 5 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Preestreno de 'Invasor', la nueva película de Daniel Calparsoro que cuenta con la participación de TVE". rtve.es. 29 November 2012.
  13. ^ Vázquez Prieto, Paula (20 January 2013). "Anatomía de un asesinato". Página/12.
  14. ^ "'Combustión', una mezcla de amor y romance entre coches de lujo". Noticias de Gipuzkoa. 25 April 2013.
  15. ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (23 January 2014). "Los estrenos del 24 de enero. 'Mindscape'. Tensión en el patio de butacas". Aisge.
  16. ^ "El aporte de "Betibú" a un resonante caso policial". La Capital Mar del Plata. 31 March 2014.
  17. ^ Holland, Jonathan (28 April 2015). "'Oliver's Deal' ('La Deuda'): Malaga Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  18. ^ "Vuelve con funciones el espacio Incaa de Madryn". El Chubut. 23 April 2021.
  19. ^ Jiménez, Jesús (15 April 2021). "RTVE.es estrena el tráiler de 'El año de la furia', el amor y la amistad en tiempos de la dictadura uruguaya". rtve.es.
  20. ^ ""Presencias" muestra "la bajada a los infiernos" de Aparicio y Ammann". La Vanguardia. 7 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Overdose sur Prime Video : la scène choc de fin expliquée par l'un des acteurs du film". AlloCiné. 8 November 2022.
  22. ^ Holland, Jonathan (15 March 2023). "'Upon Entry': Malaga Review". ScreenDaily.
  23. ^ Suárez-Archundia, Roberto (22 November 2023). "¿Qué se sabe sobre la próxima película de "Loco Mía"? ¡Checa la información!". Diverso.
  24. ^ "Comienza el rodaje de 'Justicia artificial', participada por RTVE". rtve.es. 18 November 2022.
  25. ^ "Artificial Justice". Latido Films. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  26. ^ "PERSONAJES DE 'APACHES' Alberto Ammann es Miguel". Antena 3. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  27. ^ "Alberto Ammann, Goya al Mejor Actor de Reparto por Celda 211". Europa Press. 14 February 2010.
  28. ^ "La Unión de Actores premia a los intérpretes de 'Gordos', Celda 211' y 'La Señora'". El Mundo. 30 March 2010.
  29. ^ Silvestre, Juan (12 March 2019). "'Arde Madrid' arrasa en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". Fotogramas.
  30. ^ "Palmarés completo de los Premios Forqué 2023: '20.000 especies de abejas' y 'La Mesías' lideran la apertura de la temporada". Cinemanía. 17 December 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
  31. ^ "'Cerrar los ojos', '20.000 especies de abejas' y 'Un amor' encabezan las nominaciones a los Premios Feroz". rtve.es. 23 November 2023.
  32. ^ Oteo, Jana (5 February 2024). "Premios Gaudí 2024: Lista completa de los ganadores". La Razón.
  33. ^ "Premios Goya 2024 | Palmarés completo: todos los ganadores de la gran noche de 'La sociedad de la nieve'". Cinemanía. 11 February 2024 – via 20minutos.es.
  34. ^ "Todos los nominados de la 32 edición de los Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices de España". Escribiendo Cine. 4 February 2024.
  35. ^ "Todos los ganadores de los 32 Premios de la Unión de Actores y Actrices de España". Escribiendo Cine. 11 March 2024.