Àlex Monner

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Monner and the second or maternal family name is Zubizarreta.

Àlex Monner
Born
Alejandro Monner Zubizarreta

(1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 (age 29)
Barcelona, Spain
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Known forPolseres vermelles
AwardsBest actor Gaudí 2013

Àlex Monner Zubizarreta (born 27 January 1995) is a Spanish actor. He is known for his role as Lleó in the Catalan television series Polseres vermelles.[1]

Monner was born in Barcelona. He debuted in Pau Freixa's film Herois,[1] and then had a television role in the TV3 series Polseres vermelles, scripted by Albert Espinosa and again directed by Freixa. He played Lleó, a young man who lost a leg because of cancer.

In 2012, he featured in REC 3: Génesis as Adrián.

He has collaborated with Freixas several times in recent years, in the Telecinco series Sé quién eres, the first Spanish drama to be shown on the BBC, and in Cites, the Catalan version of the British series Dates.

He has appeared in roles on Televisió de Catalunya, TNT, Antena 3, the Telefe channel of Argentina, and Monte Carlo TV of Uruguay.

Filmography

Feature films

Year Title Character Director Notes Ref.
2010 Héroes (Heroes) Ekaitz Pau Freixas Leading role
2012 REC 3: Génesis Adrián Paco Plaza Supporting
2012 Els nens salvatges (The Wild Ones) Àlex Patricia Ferreira Leading role
2013 Barcelona, nit d'estiu [ca] (Barcelona, Summer Night) Jordi Dani de la Orden Leading role
2014 La fossa Adrià Pere Vilà i Barceló Leading role
2014 Marsella Nacho Belén Macías Supporting
2015 Summer Camp Marcos Alberto Marini Cast
2015 Solo química El Tirillas Alfonso Albacete Supporting
2015 L'artèria invisible Dani Pere Vilá i Barceló Leading role
2015 La propera pell (The Next Skin) Gabriel Isaki Lacuesta Leading role
2018 Life Itself Rodrigo Dan Fogelman
2020 Gang Alex Sardà Short film
2021 El cover (The Cover) Dani Secun de la Rosa [2]
2022 Centauro [3]

Television

Year Title Character Director Channel Notes
2011–13 Polseres vermelles Lleó Pau Freixas TV3 Leading role (28 chapters)
2014 El cas dels catalans Felip V Ventura Durall TV3 Leading role (TV movie)
2015 Cites Isma Pau Freixas TV3
2016 Sé quién eres Pol Pau Freixas Telecinco
2018 Vivir sin permiso (Unauthorized Living) Carlos Bandeira Marc Vigil Telecinco
2021 Elite: historias breves: Phillipe Caye Felipe Felipe Ciprian Carlos Montero Netflix Main cast, 3 episodes
2022 Elite Felipe Ciprian Carlos Montero Netflix Recurring cast, 3 episodes (season 5)

Theatre

  • Jo mai, of Iván Morales. Dir.: Iván Morales. Festival Grec (2013). Teatre Lliure (2014)

Awards and nominations

Goya Awards
Year Category Film Result
2012 Goya Award for Best New Actor Los niños salvajes Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b "Àlex Monner: "Quan vaig arribar a casa rapat, la meva mare va plorar"". El Periódico de Catalunya.
  2. ^ Meseguer, Astrid (4 June 2021). "Los 'artistas de guerrilla' toman el Festival de Málaga". La Vanguardia.
  3. ^ Pozo, José Carlos (17 May 2022). "Tráiler de Centauro, película española de Netflix con motos y acción desenfrenada". HobbyConsolas.


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