Adrián Lastra

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Adrián Lastra
Lastra at the 31st Goya Awards in 2017
Born
Luis Adrián Álvaro Lastra

(1984-02-26) 26 February 1984 (age 40)
Madrid, Spain
Occupations
  • Actor
  • dancer
  • singer
Years active2004–present

Luis Adrián Álvaro Lastra (born 26 February 1984), known professionally as Adrián Lastra, is a Spanish actor, dancer and singer, known for his performance as Pedro in the TV series Velvet and Velvet Colección.[1][2]

Biography[edit]

Luis Adrián Álvaro Lastra[3] was born on 26 February 1984 in Palomeras Bajas, Puente de Vallecas, Madrid, to a working-class family.[4] Before entering his scenic career, Lastra took vocational training courses in electronics, but according to him, he was a "bad student".[5] Reportedly moved to start a musical career after watching David Bustamante's performances in Operación Triunfo,[6] his education in this area began in 2003, taking classes of vocal technique and musical performance as student of Victoria Manso and Patricia Ferro.[4]

He began a career in musical theatre in 2004.[4] He has since starred in stage plays such as Broadway Millennium, Hoy no me puedo levantar, En tu fiesta me colé, Flashdance, 40, el musical [es], Billy Elliot, El discurso del rey.[4][7][5][8] His first main role in television was his performance as 'Pipo' in the Corta-T series,[9] aired on Cuatro.[4]

He starred in the film 2011 film Primos (Cousinhood), playing José Miguel, a military veteran of Afghanistan, addicted to pills.[10] This performance earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor in 2012.[10]

He also performed as leading actor in the 2011 comedy Fuga de cerebros 2 (sequel to Fuga de cerebros), playing Alfonso Carbajosa.[11] He also played a teacher in seduction techniques in the 2017 comedy El club de los buenos infieles.[12] Venturing into horror, Lastra starred in as leading actor in Noctem, a 2017 mockumentary film directed by Marcos Cabotá in which Lastra played himself.[13] Lastra also appeared in the 2020 comedy Hasta que la boda nos separe.[14]

Lastra became very popular for his role as the Pedro Infantes in the series Velvet, reprised in the sequel Velvet Colección.[15][1]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Primos (Cousinhood) José Miguel [10]
2011 Fuga de cerebros 2 [es] Alfonso Carbajosa [11]
2017 Toc Toc Otto [16]
2017 El club de los buenos infieles [12]
2017 Noctem [13]
2019 Litus Marcos [17]
2020 Hasta que la boda nos separe (The Wedding Unplanner) Ben [14]
2022
 La manzana de oro Eugenio Alpuente
[18]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005 Corta-T Pipo [9]
2008 Lalola [es] Boogie [9]
2008 Impares [es] El Ruli [9]
2009 Bicho malo (nunca muere) [es] El Ruli [19]
2011 BuenAgente Jorge [9]
2012 Stamos okupa2 [es] Antonio, "Pistolas" [9]
2014–2016 Velvet Pedro Infantes [1]
2017–2019 Velvet Colección Pedro Infantes [1]
2021 Jaguar Sordo [20]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2012 Goya Awards Best New Actor Primos Nominated [10]
2016 Ercilla Awards [es] Best Stage Actor El discurso del rey Won [21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Méndez Aparicio, Natalia (11 January 2020). "La vida de Adrián Lastra tras 'Velvet' está en Miami". El País.
  2. ^ "La Nochevieja de Adrián Lastra en Univisión, antes de saltar al 'Mira quién baila' americano". Vertele. eldiario.es. 1 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Adrián Lastra, de Madrid a Miami". Univisión. 9 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e "15 curiosidades de Adrián Lastra, un actor que se ha ganado su sitio". Bekia. 26 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b Martínez, María (1 February 2010). "Comprar mi casa hace cuatro años fue la mejor inversión que pude hacer'". El Mundo.
  6. ^ Álvarez, Inés (26 January 2015). "Adrián Lastra: «Los actores de 'Velvet' hemos hecho piña. Y eso traspasa la pantalla»". El Periódico.
  7. ^ Martín, Maite (27 April 2019). "Adrián Lastra: "Hay algo del Rayo en todo vallecano, la lucha"". AS.
  8. ^ "Adrián Lastra: "Me aterran los fantasmas"". Fotogramas. 18 October 2011.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Solís Escudero, Yaira (2019). "Adrián Lastra. El incansable trabajador". Bienestar Total. 16. El Vocero de Puerto Rico: 16.
  10. ^ a b c d Lázaro, Margarita (10 January 2012). "Adrián Lastra, en caliente". Vanity Fair.
  11. ^ a b Canedo Vilariño, Noelia (2 December 2011). "La comedia gamberra española regresa a las pantallas". Madridiario.
  12. ^ a b Hernández Luján, Raquel (27 March 2018). "Crítica de El club de los buenos infieles, con Adrián Lastra". Hobby Consolas.
  13. ^ a b Herrero, Julián (11 May 2018). "«Noctem», miedo en primera persona". La Razón.
  14. ^ a b Estrada, Javier (17 February 2020). "Belén Cuesta: "Prefiero que la vida me sorprenda"". El Mundo.
  15. ^ "El actor Adrián Lastra recibe hoy el premio 'Un futuro de cine' en Cinema Jove". Las Provincias. 1 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Adrián Lastra da la bienvenida al verano con un desnudo integral". Sport. 11 June 2019.
  17. ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (10 September 2019). "Los estrenos del 13 de septiembre. 'Litus'. Corazones heridos".
  18. ^ Doallo, María (1 October 2022). "Ser actor es conseguir que la gente se crea lo increíble". La Voz de Galicia.
  19. ^ "El Barajas' de Aída y Armando del Río también son "Bichos Malos" en Antena 3". Vertele. eldiario.es. 22 May 2009.
  20. ^ "Óscar Casas y Adrián Lastra se unen a 'Jaguar' en Netflix". El Español. 13 August 2020.
  21. ^ "Aitana Sánchez Gijón y Adrián Lastra, galardonados con los XXXII Premios Ercilla de Teatro 2015". 20minutos.es. 8 February 2016.

External links[edit]

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