Pol Montañés Enrich (born 1994), better known as Pol Monen, is a Spanish actor who rose to fame for his role as Carlos in Amar,[1][2] a film for which he was nominated for best actor at the Goya Awards,[3][4][5] as well as the film Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island?. In 2022 he stars in the Netflix Original series The Girl in the Mirror, as Bruno. [6]
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Born | Pol Montañés Enrich 1994 |
Nationality | Spanish |
Occupation | Actor |
Pol Montañés Enrich was born in Barcelona in 1994.[7]
He is known by the stage name of Pol Monen (Monen is the fusion of his two family names, 'Montañés' and 'Enrich').[8] He made a minor appearance in the 2004 film La Mala Educación, when he was barely 10 years old,[9] whereas he had his television debut in 2005 with a guest role in TV3's El cor de la ciutat.[4] He moved to Madrid at age 18, where he studied Journalism.[8][10][11] He trained as an actor with Juan Carlos Corazza.[10]
His leading performance as Carlos in the 2017 romantic drama film Amar: With You Until the End of the World earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor at the 32nd Goya Awards.[9] In 2018, he joined the cast of the Telemundo and Netflix series La Reina del Sur (season 2).[12]
He starred as Eze in Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island? and performed the role of Said in So My Grandma's a Lesbian! ,[13][14] both films released in 2019.
He performed a main cast role in the TV series Campamento Albanta,[15] released in 2020 on Atresplayer Premium.
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Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | Amar (Amar: With You Until the End of the World) | Carlos | Starring role | [16] |
2018 | Tu hijo (Your Son) | Marcos | [17] | |
2019 | ¿A quién te llevarías a una isla desierta? (Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island?) | Eze | Starring role | [13] |
2019 | Salir del ropero (So My Grandma's A Lesbian!) | Said | [14] | |
2021 | Ego | Jorge | [18] | |
2022 | La novia de América | Tono | Starring role | [19] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | Vivir sin permiso (Unauthorized Living) | Lara's boyfriend | [10] | |
2019 | La Reina del Sur | Juan | Season 2 | [12] |
2020 | Campamento Albanta | Abel | [4] | |
2022 | Alma (The Girl In The Mirror) | Bruno | Starring Role | [6] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | 32nd Goya Awards | Best New Actor | Amar | Nominated | [20] |
73rd Premios CEC | Best New Actor | Nominated | [21] | ||
2019 | 34th Festival Cinema Jove [es] | "Un futuro de Cine" Award | - | Won | [22] |