Miguel Ángel Silvestre

Miguel Ángel Silvestre
Silvestre in 2008
Born Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla
(1982-04-06) April 6, 1982
Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Years active 2004–present
Partner(s) Belén López (2005–10)
Blanca Suárez (2011–14)
Website Official Site

Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla (born April 6, 1982) is a Spanish actor[1] best known for playing the roles of Lito Rodríguez and Franklin Jurado in the Netflix original series Sense8 and Narcos respectively.

Life and career

Silvestre was born in Castellón de la Plana. He planned on becoming a professional tennis player before suffering an injury in a Hungarian tournament. He later decided to study physiotherapy until his aunt introduced him to the world of theatre.[2]

Media career

Silvestre studied drama, physical theatre, modern dance and acrobatics before winning the Mister Castelló 2002 pageant.[3]

Acting career

Silvestre stars in the Pedro Almodóvar film I'm So Excited and in the Spanish horror thriller Verbo.[4] He also starred in the Spanish series Velvet as Alberto Marquez.

In 2015, the high-profile English-language Netflix drama Sense8 was released, in which Miguel plays one of the lead characters, a closeted telenovela star named Lito Rodriguez, who lives in Mexico City with his boyfriend, Hernando (Alfonso Herrera).[5]

In 2017 he joined the cast of Netflix series Narcos playing recurring character and real life member of the Cali Cartel Franklin Jurado.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2005Vida y colorJavi
2005A golpesYuri
2006La DistanciaDaniel
2007DollyNachoShort film
20083:19Ilan
2008Cuando caen los ídolosRoberto 27 añosShort film
2008ZhaoMartín
2008ReflectionsMarco / Roberto
2008The EndGas Station Attendant
2010La trampa de la luzGiocondo
2011VerboLíriko
2011Lo mejor de EvaRocco
2012Winning StreakAlfredo
2012Todo es silencioBrinco
2013Los amantes pasajerosNovio
2013Alacrán enamoradoLuis
2017FerdinandEl Primero (voice)
2018IbizaManny

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004Mis adorables vecinosMonitor"No sé decir no" (Season 1, Episode 2)
2005Motivos personalesNacho13 episodes
2008–2009Sin tetas no hay paraísoEl Duque28 episodes
2010AlakranaCapitán
2012AídaActor"La verdad sobre perros y cacos" (Season 9, Episode 21)
2013–2016VelvetAlberto Márquez NavarroLead Role
2015–2018Sense8Lito RodríguezLead role; 24 episodes
2017NarcosFranklin JuradoRecurring role; 5 episodes

Theatre

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

References

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