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Miguel Ángel Silvestre

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Miguel Ángel Silvestre
Silvestre in 2025
Born
Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla

(1982-04-06) 6 April 1982 (age 44)
Castellón de la Plana, Spain
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla (born 6 April 1982) is a Spanish actor. He rose to prominence with his performance as El Duque in Sin tetas no hay paraíso.[1]

He has since played roles in series such as Velvet, Sense8, En el corredor de la muerte, Narcos, 30 Coins and Sky Rojo.

Early life

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Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla was born in Castellón de la Plana on 6 April 1982.[2] He is the son of a bank manager and of Miguel Ángel Silvestre Vara, a physiotherapist.[3] He planned on becoming a professional tennis player before suffering an injury to his shoulder in a Hungarian tournament. He later decided to study physiotherapy until his aunt introduced him to the world of theatre.[4]

He studied drama, physical theatre, modern dance and acrobatics before winning the Mister Castelló 2002 pageant.[5]

Career

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Silvestre made his feature film debut in the 2005 drama Life and Colour.[6]

He stars in the Pedro Almodóvar film I'm So Excited and in the Spanish horror thriller Verbo.[7] He also starred in the Spanish series Velvet as Alberto Marquez.

Silvestre and Sense8 co-star Naveen Andrews

In 2015, the high-profile English-language Netflix drama Sense8 was released, in which Miguel plays one of the lead characters, a closeted action movie star named Lito Rodríguez, who lives in Mexico City with his boyfriend, Hernando (played by Alfonso Herrera).[8]

In 2017, he joined the cast of Netflix series Narcos playing recurring character and real life consultant for the Cali Cartel, Franklin Jurado.[9]

In 2018, he acted in the film Ibiza on Netflix, in which he played Manny.[10]

In 2019 he starred in the Mexican film La boda de mi mejor amigo (My best friend's wedding), an adaptation of the 1997 film by the same name.[11] He also starred in the miniseries En el corredor de la muerte from Movistar+.[12]

In 2020, he starred as one of the protagonists of the HBO blockbuster 30 monedas (30 coins), created by Álex de la Iglesia.[13]

In 2021, he starred in both seasons of the Netflix series Sky Rojo, created by Álex Pina.[14][15] Also, he confirmed that he had joined the main cast for the fifth season of La casa de papel (Money Heist), also created by Álex Pina, which was released globally on Netflix in 2021.[16] He plays René, Tokio's (Úrsula Corberó) ex-partner.[17] He also announced his role as the protagonist of the Mexican series Los enviados, the first series by ViacomCBS together with the Argentinian director and screenwriter Juan José Campanella.[18]

The miniseries Weiss & Morales was filmed in 2024, a procedural series (in which the episodes are self-contained), in which he played detective Raúl Morales.[19] The series was released on 23 May 2025 on the La 1 channel of Televisión Española.[20]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005Vida y color (Life and Colour)Javi[21]
A golpes (By Force)Yuri[21]
2006La distancia (The Distance)Daniel
2007DollyNachoShort film
20083:19Ilan
Cuando caen los ídolosRoberto, aged 27Short film
ZhaoMartín
ReflectionsMarco / Roberto
The EndGas station attendant
2010La trampa de la luzGiocondo
2011VerboLíriko
Lo mejor de Eva (Dark Impulse)Rocco
2012Winning StreakAlfredoSpanish: The Pelayos
Todo es silencio (All Is Silence)Brinco[24]
2013I'm So ExcitedNovioSpanish: Los amantes pasajeros
Alacrán enamorado (Scorpion in Love)Luis
2017FerdinandEl Primero (voice)
2018IbizaManny
2019La boda de mi mejor amigoGeorge
2026La fiera

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2004Mis adorables vecinosMonitorEpisode: "No sé decir no" (S01, E02)
2005Motivos personalesNacho13 episodes
2008–2009Sin tetas no hay paraísoEl DuqueMain role (seasons 1–2); 28 episodes
2010AlakranaCapitánMiniseries, Lead role
2012AídaActorEpisode: "La verdad sobre perros y cacos" (S09, E21)
2013–2016VelvetAlberto Márquez NavarroMain role
2015–2018Sense8Lito RodríguezMain role
2017NarcosFranklin JuradoRecurring role; 5 episodes
2019En el corredor de la muertePablo IbarMain role; 4 episodes
Velvet ColecciónAlberto Márquez NavarroSpecial episode
2020–present30 CoinsPaco
2021–2023Los EnviadosSimón AntequeraMain role
2021–2023Sky RojoMoisés ExpósitoMain role
2021 Money Heist René Guest role; 3 episodes
2025 Weiss & Morales Raúl Morales Main role

Theater

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Year Title Writer Director
2002 Verdadero Oeste Sam Shepard Luis Guilera
2003 Porno Mario Fratti Angela Bosch
2004 Noches de amor efímero Paloma Pedrero Eduardo Recabarren

Accolades

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2009
18th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest New ActorSin tetas no hay paraísoNominated
2014
23rd Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actor in a Minor RoleScorpion in LoveNominated
2020
 7th Feroz AwardsBest Main Actor in a SeriesEn el corredor de la muerteNominated
29th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Television Actor in a Leading RoleNominated
2024
32nd Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Actor in an International ProductionLos enviadosNominated

References

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  1. ↑ ""Sin tetas no hay paraíso": por qué Miguel Ángel Silvestre quería cambiarle el título a la serie". mag. 5 April 2021 – via El Comercio.
  2. ↑ "Miguel Ángel Silvestre, un actor en el paraíso". Diario Libre. 2 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Muere el padre del actor Miguel Ángel Silvestre". El Español (in Spanish). 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  4. ↑ Lluesma, Chelo (17 June 2007). "Miguel Ángel Silvestre". Las Provincias (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "14 cosas que no sabías de Miguel Ángel Silvestre". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  6. ↑ "'El duque', en 'Versión española'". Europa Press. 22 May 2008.
  7. ↑ Uncle Creepy (3 May 2010). "New Spanish Horror - Verbo". Dread Central. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  8. ↑ Townsend, Megan (28 May 2015). "WATCH: Netflix's Sense8 premieres trailers for LGBT characters Nomi and Lito". GLAAD. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "«Narcos» ficha a Miguel Ángel Silvestre". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  10. ↑ LOS40 (2018-06-06). "Ibiza, la polémica peli de Netflix que se podría llevar una demanda | Televisión". LOS40 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "El remake de "La Boda de mi Mejor Amigo", llegará al cine el 14 de febrero de 2019". PECIME (in Spanish). 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  12. ↑ Press, Europa (2019-01-21). "Miguel Ángel Silvestre será Pablo Ibar en la serie de Movistar+ 'En el corredor de la muerte'". www.europapress.es. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  13. ↑ "'30 monedas': así es el rodaje de la serie de Álex de la Iglesia". Diez Minutos (in European Spanish). 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  14. ↑ "Reparto de lujo para la serie 'Sky Rojo' en Netflix". Diez Minutos (in European Spanish). 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  15. ↑ "Netflix anuncia el estreno de la segunda temporada de Sky Rojo". TTV News (in European Spanish). 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  16. ↑ González, Paloma (2021-08-05). "La casa de papel 5: otro nuevo personaje se une a la serie, te explicamos todo". GQ (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  17. ↑ Navarro, Sergio (2021-08-19). "Así son los nuevos personajes de 'La Casa de Papel 5': El hijo de Berlín y el antiguo amor de Tokio". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  18. ↑ "Miguel Ángel Silvestre protagonizará 'Los enviados', serie de Juan José Campanella". ¡HOLA! (in Spanish). 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  19. ↑ RTVE, PRENSA (2024-08-01). "RTVE finaliza el rodaje de 'Weiss & Morales'". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  20. ↑ Ahora, Canarias (2025-05-23). "Se estrena a lo grande en TVE la serie 'Weiss & Morales', una coproducción internacional rodada en ocho municipios de Gran Canaria". ElDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  21. 1 2 Catalá, Laura (23 May 2017). "Conoce a Miguel Ángel Silvestre en 35 curiosidades que deberías saber sobre su vida". Bekia.
  22. ↑ "Iñaki Dorronsoro debuta como director con 'La distancia', un 'thriller' con el mundo del boxeo como telón de fondo". Europa Press. 26 September 2006.
  23. ↑ "Lo mejor de Eva". La Voz de Galicia. 10 February 2012.
  24. ↑ Van Hoeij, Boyd (31 May 2012). "All Is Silence". Variety.
  25. ↑ "'Alacrán enamorado', una fábula urbana de superación". El Correo. Grupo Vocento. 3 April 2013.
  26. ↑ Rodrigo Saavedra, Javier (27 November 2025). "Trío estelar de actores españoles para 'La Fiera', la nueva película de Salvador Calvo basada en una historia real". Los 40.
  27. ↑ "Penélope Cruz y Chus Lampreave, rivales en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). 19 January 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  28. ↑ "El filme ´Camino´ arrasa en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 11 March 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  29. ↑ "'El tiempo entre costuras' e 'Isabel' dominan en las nominaciones de la Unión de Actores". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 10 February 2014.
  30. ↑ "Antonio de la Torre y Susi Sánchez triunfan en los premios de la Unión de Actores". Fotogramas. 11 March 2014.
  31. ↑ "Premios Feroz 2020: Lista completa de ganadores". El Mundo. 17 January 2020.
  32. ↑ Silvestre, Juan (11 February 2020). "XXIX Premios de la Unión de Actores y Actrices: Lista completa de finalistas". Fotogramas.
  33. ↑ "Los repartos de Dolor y gloria y Estoy vivo triunfan en los 29º Premios de la Unión de Actores y Actrices" [The casts of Pain and Glory and Estoy vivo triumph at the 29th Actors and Actresses Union Awards]. Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 10 March 2020. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  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.
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