Sergi López
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Sergi López i Ayats is a Spanish
actor.
nativity play
s called Els Pastorets, in his native city. He started to study theater in Barcelona
but completed his studies in France
, in the school of Jacques Lecoq
. He is fluent in Catalan
, Spanish
, French
and English
.
, and was nominated for an Oscar; Lopez himself was nominated for the César Award
. In 2000, he won the Cesar for Best Actor for his role in the French Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien
.
In 1997, he starred in Caresses
, directed by fellow Catalan Ventura Pons
. His resume includes films such as Dirty pretty things
, Solo mía, and Pan's Labyrinth
.
In 2005, he returned to the stage to perform a monologue in Catalan
in Non solum, which he wrote and directed with Jorge Picó.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
actor.
Early life
Sergi López was initiated in theater in representations of typical CatalanCatalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
nativity play
Nativity play
A Nativity play or Christmas pageant is a play which recounts the story of the Nativity of Jesus. It is usually performed at Christmas, the feast of the Nativity.-Liturgical:...
s called Els Pastorets, in his native city. He started to study theater in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
but completed his studies in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, in the school of Jacques Lecoq
Jacques Lecoq
Jacques Pierre Lecoq born in Paris, was a French actor, mime and acting instructor.He is most famous for his methods on physical theatre, movement and mime that he taught at the school he founded in Paris, L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq from 1956 until his death in...
. He is fluent in Catalan
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.
Career
In 1991, he auditioned for director Manuel Poirier. Lopez made his film debut that year in Poirier's La Petite amie d'Antonio (1992). Lopez did six more films with Poirier, including his first international success, Western (1997). The film was featured in the Cannes Film FestivalCannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
, and was nominated for an Oscar; Lopez himself was nominated for the César Award
César Award
The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....
. In 2000, he won the Cesar for Best Actor for his role in the French Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien
Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien
Harry, He's Here to Help is a French film released in 2000. It was directed by Dominik Moll.-Plot:Middle-class couple Michel and Claire have a chance meeting with Harry , a high school acquaintance of Michel's...
.
In 1997, he starred in Caresses
Caresses
Caresses is a 1998 film by Ventura Pons, originally titled Carícies in Catalan.-Synopsis:Barcelona is the scenario for eleven entwined stories sharing the same characters. The movie deals with a variety of intimate relationships, portraying characters who have to experience intense emotions which...
, directed by fellow Catalan Ventura Pons
Ventura Pons
Ventura Pons Sala is a Catalan movie director.After a decade as a theatre director, Ventura Pons directed his first film in 1977, Ocaña, an Intermittent Portrait, which was officially selected by the 1978 Cannes Film Festival...
. His resume includes films such as Dirty pretty things
Dirty Pretty Things (film)
Dirty Pretty Things is a 2002 film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Steven Knight, a drama about two illegal immigrants in London...
, Solo mía, and Pan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth is a 2006 Spanish Spanish-language dark fantasy film, written and directed by Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro. It was produced and distributed by the Mexican film company Esperanto Films...
.
In 2005, he returned to the stage to perform a monologue in Catalan
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
in Non solum, which he wrote and directed with Jorge Picó.
Filmography
- Map of the Sounds of TokyoMap of the Sounds of TokyoMap of the Sounds of Tokyo is a 2009 Spanish drama film directed by Isabel Coixet. The film competed in the main competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
(2009) - Partir (2009)
- Happy End (2009)
- RickyRicky (2009 film)Ricky is a 2009 French fantasy film directed by François Ozon about a human baby who develops a set of functional wings, and how the parents cope with the child's abnormality.-Cast:*Alexandra Lamy as Katie*Sergi López as Paco*Mélusine Mayance as Lisa...
(2009) - El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's LabyrinthPan's LabyrinthPan's Labyrinth is a 2006 Spanish Spanish-language dark fantasy film, written and directed by Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro. It was produced and distributed by the Mexican film company Esperanto Films...
) (2006) - Captain Vidal - Les Mots bleus (2005) - Vincent (The Blue Words)
- Peindre ou faire l'amourTo Paint or Make LoveTo Paint or Make Love is a 2005 film directed by Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu.The story is about a middle-aged couple, Madeleine and William who enjoy a comfortable, smooth life. They decide to buy a house in a scenic but isolated rural setting and this changes their lives forever...
(2005) - Adam (To Paint or Make Love) - Chemins de traverse (2004) - Victor (Byways)
- Janis et John (2003) - Pablo Sterni (Janis and John)
- Rencontre avec le dragon (2003) - Raoul de Ventadour (The Red Knight)
- Un petit service (2003) - Paco
- Dirty Pretty ThingsDirty Pretty Things (film)Dirty Pretty Things is a 2002 film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Steven Knight, a drama about two illegal immigrants in London...
(2002) - Sneaky - Filles perdues, cheveux grasFilles perdues, cheveux grasFilles perdues, cheveux gras is a 2002 French musical comedy-drama film about the crossing paths of three lost young women.The film was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2002.-Plot:Three lost women cross paths and help each other...
(2002) - Philippe (Hypnotized and Hysterical) - Les Femmes... ou les enfants d'abord... (2002) - Tom (Women or Children First)
- Décalage Horaire (Jet Lag) (2002) - Sergio
- Sólo mía (2001) - Joaquín
- Reines d'un jour (2001) - Luis Del Sol
- Le Lait de la tendresse humaine (2001) - Serge (The Milk of Human KindnessThe Milk of Human KindnessThe Milk of Human Kindness is a 2005 album by Caribou. Caribou is the performing name of Dan Snaith who was previously known as Manitoba until he was forced to change it after a threat of a lawsuit by American punk musician Handsome Dick Manitoba of The Dictators.While the title is a quote from...
) - Hombres felices (2001) - Ángel (Happy Men)
- Te quieroTe QuieroTe Quiero , also known as Te Quiero: Romantic Style In Da World, is the debut album by Panamian singer-songwriter Flex. It was released in late September 21, 2007 in Mexico and Panamá and three months later on December 4, 2007 in United States, peaking at number-one on those three countries...
(2001) - Costa - El Cielo abiertoEl cielo abiertoEl cielo abierto is a 2000 Spanish movie starring Sergi López and Mariola Fuentes.-Synopsis:...
(2001) - Miguel (Ten Days Without Love) - Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bienHarry, un ami qui vous veut du bienHarry, He's Here to Help is a French film released in 2000. It was directed by Dominik Moll.-Plot:Middle-class couple Michel and Claire have a chance meeting with Harry , a high school acquaintance of Michel's...
(2000) - Harry (With a Friend Like Harry...) - Morir (o no) (2000) - The Killer
- Toreros (2000) - Rafael
- Ataque verbal (1999) - Teo
- Rien à faire (1999) - Luis (Empty Days)
- Une liaison pornographiqueUne liaison pornographiqueUne liaison pornographique is a 1999 romantic drama film by Frédéric Fonteyne, and written by Philippe Blasband.-Cast:*Nathalie Baye — Her*Sergi López — Him*Jacques Viala — Interviewer *Paul Pavel — Joseph Lignaux...
(1999) - Him (An Affair of Love) - Lisboa (1999) - João
- La Nouvelle Ève (1999) - Ben (The New Eve)
- Entre las piernas (1999) - Claudio (Between Your Legs)
- Arde, amor (1999) - Luis
- Carícies (1998) - Home
- WesternWestern (film)Western is a 1997 road movie directed by Manuel Poirier. It tells the story of the relationship between a Spanish shoe salesman and a Russian hitchhiker as they drive across the French countryide in search of love.-Cast:* Sergi López - Paco Cazale...
(1997) - Paco Cazale - MarionMarion-People:Surname*Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox", American Revolutionary War general*J. Paul Marion, Canadian politician*Jean-Luc Marion, a continental philosopher*Marty Marion, American baseball player, nicknamed "Mr...
(1997) - Antonio - Rouen, cinq minutes d'arrêt (1997)
- Ciudad Baja (1994)
- La Petite amie d'Antonio (1992) - Antonio
Theatre
- Brams o la kumèdia dels errors
- Fins al fons
- Lisistrata (1996)
- Non Solum (2005)