Manuel_Bandera

Manuel Bandera

Manuel Bandera

Spanish actor


Manuel Bandera (born 12 December 1960) is a Spanish actor and dancer. He became popular for his performance in the 1989 film The Things of Love.

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Biography

Born on 12 December in 1960 in Málaga,[1][2] Bandera started his career performing as dancer in the game show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez.[3]

He landed a breakthrough role with his performance in the Jaime Chávarri's film The Things of Love (1989), which garnered him public recognition.[1][4][2] He played Mario, a homosexual artist victim of the Francoist repression,[2] inspired by the real-life Miguel de Molina [es].[5] He performed minor roles in the Pedro Almodóvar's films Átame and Kika.[6][7] Bandera starred in the lead role of Boabdil in the television miniseries Réquiem por Granada.[8]

He has performed several main cast roles in soap operas, including El súper,[9] Amar en tiempos revueltos,[7] Bandolera[10] and Acacias 38.[11] At present (2021-2022), he is playing a main character in "A Chorus Line" promoted by Antonio Banderas.

Filmography

Television
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References

  1. Curto, Susana (12 December 2019). "Hechos ocurridos el 12 de diciembre". Cba24n.
  2. Marinetto, Pablo (1 October 2017). "Manuel Bandera pisa fuerte las tablas". Diario Sur.
  3. Mellado, Sergio (22 February 2008). "Miguel de Molina regresa a su Málaga natal". El País.
  4. Sánchez Alarcón, Inmaculada; Ruiz Muñoz, María Jesús; Díaz Estévez, Marta; Martín Martín, Francisco Marcos (2008). Personajes, acciones y escenarios andaluces en el cine español (1934-2006) (PDF). Centro de Estudios Andaluces. p. 82.
  5. Arroyo, Mercedes (20 February 2019). "Manuel Bandera, fichaje de 'Acacias 38'". Diez Minutos.
  6. Barrientos Bueno, Mónica (2012). "Tirano Banderas (1993): un proyecto arriesgado y personal" (PDF). José Luis García Sánchez: plano detalle sobre su filmografía. p. 49. ISBN 9788484345787.
  7. Fernández Rubio, Andrés (2 March 1995). "'Las cosas del querer' llega a la madurez". El País.
  8. Klady, Leonard (28 September 1997). "Little Bird". Variety.
  9. Reviriego, Carlos (3 July 2002). "Subiela "La poesía es la salvación"". El Cultural.
  10. Roldán, Daniel; Nieto, Matías (16 December 2020). "Paz Vega: «'Don Mendo Rock' es una película muy berlanguiana»". ABC.
  11. Da Costa, Diego (1 September 2017). "'Parada en el infierno': El infierno es ir a verla". Ecartelera.

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