Fele Martinez: life and career

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Fele Martinez is one of the most famous and popular actors in Spanish cinema.

Early years and early career

Fele Martinez was born in Alicante on February 22, 1975. At the age of 18, he began to prepare for an acting career, enrolling in the Higher School of Dramatic Art in Madrid. Shortly after graduation, he joined the Sex peare theater, where he got his first stage experience.

Martinez's path to acting glory began with the unusual thriller Alejandro Amenabaro "Thesis", the director noticed the young actor when he was still in his second year at the School of Dramatic Art. For his role in this film, the actor received the national award "Goya" in 1996. Since then, Fele has become one of the most famous personalities of Spanish cinema.

Filmography

Fele Martinez has starred in more than 20 films, among which the most prominent are the following: "Open Your Eyes", "Arctic Circle Lovers", "The Art of Dying", "April Captains", "Serenade of Darkness" and "Bad Education".

Fele's roles are varied: waiters, lawyers, gays, students, pilots, photographers. So, in the picture 2008in El Kaserón, he plays a rookie lawyer who needs to evict several tenants in a building; in the film "Carmo" - the role of a dealer in stolen goods, leading a dangerous life with a young Brazilian woman; in the film "Unsatisfied Sexual Desire" - the role of a professor trying to get his ex-girlfriend back with the help of one of his students.

Fele has also been involved in various independent and short film projects, including Pasaia, which won Martinez the Best Actor award at the Elche International Independent Film Festival.

The actor played the role of Mario, Irene's boyfriend, in the popular 2008 television series "Physics or Chemistry" for several episodes, but plot twists forced Fele to leave the series.

Followed by a short film by the Spanish director Mateo Gil "Tell me", in which the actor played a leading role. For his work in this tape, Martinez was nominated as best actor, and Mateo Gil received the award for best director at the Islantilla Film Festival in 2009. At this film festival, another film with the participation of Fele was presented - the film Comeparedes by Nuria de la Torre.

In 2010, Martinez was busy with several projects at once. In addition to starring in the TV series The Runaways and in the comedy film The Revenge of Don Mendo, he also became interested in music and culinary arts. Fele is a member of the musical group Ciruelas, where he plays as a bassist. In addition, this year, along withwith colleagues, he opened a shop selling French delicacies (cheeses, foie gras, wines, pâtés, snails).

In 2012 in Los Angeles, the actor received an award as the best actor for his role in the film Sal directed by Diego Rougier.

Private life

Fele Martinez loves animals very much. He has had a Labrador named Spiny for many years. When the dog had to endure a risky operation in September 2017, the actor was very worried and asked for support from his fans on Twitter.

As for relationships with women, all sorts of rumors constantly circulate around Martinez: today the media write that Fele is single, tomorrow they are already talking about a secret marriage.