Alberto Ammann

Alberto Ammann
Alberto Ammann in 2012
Born Alberto Ammann
(1978-10-20) 20 October 1978
Córdoba, Argentina
Residence Madrid, Spain
Occupation Actor and musician
Relatives Luis Alberto Ammann

Alberto Ammann (born 1978 in Córdoba, Argentina) is an Argentine actor.[1] He has played various roles in movies, television and theater, including the lead role in the Spanish movie Cell 211, which earned him a Goya Award for Best New Actor. He is also known for playing Pacho Herrera in Narcos.

Biography

Alberto Ammann was born in Córdoba, Argentina, son of journalist, politician, and writer Luis Alberto Ammann and his wife Nélida Rey. In 1978, at the age of one month, he moved with his parents to Spain (Madrid and the Canary Islands), escaping from the last military dictatorship of Argentina, returning to the country in 1982. Years later, he returned to Spain to complete his studies.

He studied acting in the school of Juan Carlos Corazza, as well as the Theater Seminary Jolie Libois, located in Cordoba. Ruben Andalor, Willy Lanni and Ricky Ceballos were among his teachers.

Acting career

In the 2009 Spanish film Cell 211, Ammann played Juan Oliver, a prison guard who gets mistaken for an inmate when the prison gets taken over[2] by an inmate named Malamadre (Luis Tosar).[3] He prepared for the role by talking to officers and prisoners.[1] On 14 February 2010, at the XXIV Goya Awards, he won Best New Actor for his role in Cell 211.

In 2010, Ammann starred in Lope (2010) in the leading role as the Spanish playwright and poet Lope de Vega.[4] The film also stars Luis Tosar as Frair Bernardo.

Ammann starred in a Chanel commercial alongside Keira Knightley that aired in Hispanic countries starting on 4 April 2011.[5]

Beginning in 2015, Ammann starred as gay Cali Cartel member Hélmer Herrera in the Netflix series, Narcos.

In 2016 Alberto starred as Javier Delgado, hydrologist and geochemist, in National Geographic's "Mars" mini-series.

2017 saw the release of television series Apaches on Netflix an adaptation of Miguel Saez Carral's book of the same title. Alberto stars as protagonist Miguel, a young and promising journalist who quits his job and returns to his old neighbourhood to save his family from ruin. Alongside Eloy Azorin. "Sastre" his best friend they must find a way to right wrongs, survive the hood.

Filmography

Movies

Television

  • 2008: Plan América (Plan America) (TV series, one episode)
  • 2010: No soy como tú (I'm not like you)
  • 2010: La princesa de Éboli (The Princess of Éboli)
  • 2015-2017: Narcos
  • 2016: Mars

Theater

  • Las brujas de Salem (The Crucible) (directed by Ricardo Ceballos)
  • Paria (directed by Guillermo Ianni)

References

  1. 1 2 Serna, Carmen. "Alberto Ammann: 'Yo no había hecho nada, ni castings, sólo me conocía mi familia'". El Mundo. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Roger Ebert (4 December 2012). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2013: 25th Anniversary Edition. Andrews McMeel Publishing. pp. 86–. ISBN 978-1-4494-2344-5. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Geoff Mayer (13 September 2012). Historical Dictionary of Crime Films. Scarecrow Press. pp. 565–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7900-3. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  4. ↑ http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/latest-reviews/lope/5018116.article
  5. ↑ "Keira Knigthley y Alberto Ammann, protagonistas del nuevo anuncio de Chanel". ABC Spanish. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
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