Manuel Bandera (born 12 December 1960) is a Spanish actor and dancer. He became popular for his performance in the 1989 film The Things of Love.
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Born | (1960-12-12) 12 December 1960 (age 61) Málaga, Spain |
Occupation | Actor, dancer |
Born on 12 December in 1960 in Málaga,[1][2] Bandera started his career performing as dancer in the game show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez.[3]
He landed a breakthrough role with his performance in the Jaime Chávarri's film Cosas del querer (1989), which garnered him public recognition.[1][4][2] She played Mario, a homosexual artist victim of the Francoist repression,[2] inspired by the real-life Miguel de Molina [es].[5] He performed minor roles in the Pedro Almodóvar's films Átame and Kika.[6][7] Bandera starred in the lead role of Boabdil in the television miniseries Réquiem por Granada.[8]
He has performed several main cast roles in soap operas, including El súper,[9] Amar en tiempos revueltos,[7] Bandolera[10] and Acacias 38.[11] At present (2021-2022), he is playing a main character in "A Chorus Line" promoted by Antonio Banderas.
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Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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1990 | Réquiem por Granada | Boabdil | Lead role | [8] |
1999 | El súper | Main. Introduced in season 3 | [9] | |
2008–2009 | Amar en tiempos revueltos | Ramón Rivas | Main. Introduced in season 4 | [12] |
2011–2013 | Bandolera | Juan Caballero | Main | [13] |
2018 | El Continental | Comisario | [14] | |
2019 | Los nuestros 2 | General Gamón | [15] | |
2019–2021 | Acacias 38 | José, "el Choco" | Main | [16] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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1989 | Las cosas del querer (The Things of Love) | Mario | Starring. Character inspired in Miguel de Molina [es] | [5] |
1993 | Tirano Banderas (Banderas, the Tyrant) | Currito mi alma | [17] | |
1994 | Las cosas del querer II [es] | Mario | Sequel to Las cosas del querer | [18] |
2000 | Papá es un ídolo [es] | Mauricio | [19] | |
2001 | El lado oscuro del corazón 2 (The Dark Side of the Heart 2) | El Muerte | [20] | |
2010 | Don Mendo Rock ¿La venganza? [es] | Paco | Starring | [21] |
2016 | Parada en el infierno (Stop Over in Hell) | Tim Rogers | [22] |
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