Raúl Arévalo

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arévalo and the second or maternal family name is Zorzo.
Raúl Arévalo
At the 32nd Goya Awards in 2018
Born
Raúl Arévalo Zorzo

(1979-11-22) 22 November 1979 (age 44)
Móstoles, Spain
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
Years active2001–present

Raúl Arévalo Zorzo (born 22 November 1979) is a Spanish actor and director, known by international audiences for his role in the film Summer Rain, directed by Antonio Banderas.

Career[edit]

Raúl Arévalo Zorzo was born on 22 November 1979 in Móstoles,[1] province of Madrid. Arévalo began his acting career in 2001 performing the role of Carlos in the Spanish TV series Compañeros for two seasons, until 2002.

In 2003, he made his film debut in Los abajo firmantes, starring alongside Javier Cámara and Juan Diego Botto. The following year, he appeared in Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena, directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira.

Between 2003 and 2005, he made appearances in the TV series Hospital Central, Cuéntame cómo pasó, Aída and Motivos personales.

In 2006, he made his breakthrough performance as Israel/Sean, the lead character's best friend, in Dark Blue Almost Black (AzulOscuroCasiNegro), directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo. His work in this film earned him several awards. Later that year, he appeared on Antonio Banderas' second directorial effort Summer Rain (El Camino de los Ingleses), and in 2007 in the musical/comedy Scandalous (¿Por qué se frotan las patitas?) and Seven Billiard Tables (Siete mesas de billar francés), with Maribel Verdú. He also worked with Verdú in The Blind Sunflowers (Los girasoles ciegos) in 2008, and in 2009, he appeared in Sánchez Arévalo's latest film, Gordos. For his performance in this film, he won a Goya film Award for best supporting actor in 2009's edition.

In 2016, he made his directorial debut with the award-winning The Fury of a Patient Man, for which he won a Best New Director Goya film Award.

He has also appeared in several short films, including Traumalogy (Traumalogía, 2007), as well as many stage productions.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2003 With George Bush on My Mind Hotel waiter
2004 Things That Make Living Worthwhile Salesman
2006 Dark Blue Almost Black Israel/Sean
2006 Summer Rain Babirusa
2006 Scandalous Utrera
2007 Tocar el cielo Fidel
2007 Seven Billiard Tables Fele
2008 8 Dates Jesús
2008 Che Captured soldier #1
2008 The Blind Sunflowers Salvador
2008 My Prison Yard Poet
2009 Fat People Álex
2010 The Last Circus Carlos
2010 Even the Rain Juan / Montesinos
2011 Cousinhood Julián
2012 Ghost Graduation Modesto
2013 I'm So Excited! Ulloa
2013 Family United Waiter
2014 La vida inesperada Jorge
2014 Marshland Pedro Suárez
2014 Negociador [es] Rafa
2014 Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades Miguel
2014 Las ovejas no pierden el tren Alberto
2014 The Misfits Club Martín
2015 Hablar El Cordero
2016 Cien años de perdón Ferrán
2016 The Fury of a Patient Man Director and co-writer
2017 Gold Martín Dávila
2018 The Warning Jon
2018 Memoirs of a Man in Pajamas Paco
2018 My Masterpiece Alex
2018 Wave of Crimes [es] Taxi driver
2019 Pain and Glory Venancio Mallo
2019 El plan Andrade
2020 Black Beach Carlos
2020 The Europeans Miguel Alonso
2021 More the Merrier Jaime
2021 Wetland Ricardo
2022 Voy a pasármelo bien David Filming

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2001–2002 Compañeros Carlos Medina Main role (seasons 8–9)
2003–2004 Cuéntame cómo pasó Basilio 3 episodes
2003 Hospital Central Manolo Téllez Episode: "Vertido"
2004 La sopa boba [es] Jimmy 6 episodes
2005 Motivos personales Marisa Pons' brother Episode: "Las víctimas se multiplican"
2006 Génesis: en la mente del asesino Guillermo García Episode: "Suicidas"
2008 Soy el solitario Carlos Miniseries; 2 episodes
2010 Aída Charly Episode: "En un momento candado"
2012–2014 Con el culo al aire Jorge Ruiz Main role
2013–2014 The Time in Between Ignacio 5 episodes
2015 Velvet Víctor 8 episodes
2016 La embajada Eduardo Marañón Main role
2018 El Continental Andrés 2 episodes
2020 Riot Police Diego López Rodero Main role
2021 Stories to Stay Awake Javier Episode: "La broma"
2022 Santo Miguel Millán[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ""Tarde para la ira" (2016): Raúl Arévalo muestra su talento como director". El Llobregat (in Spanish). 12 September 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  2. ^ Osco, Nelly (15 September 2022). "Quién es quién en "Santo", la serie hispano-brasileña de Netflix". mag – via El Comercio.

External links[edit]

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