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Fele Martinez
Birth at
22 February 1975
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Spanish film and theater actor Fele Martinez was born on February 22, 1975 in Alicante, Spain. After graduating from school, Martinez moved to the capital to continue his education. He becomes a student of the Higher School of Art and Drama in Madrid and, having successfully graduated from it, Fele begins to build his acting career on the stage. The incredible success of the actor brought the film “Dissertation”, directed by Alejandro Amenabar. It was for his role in this film in 1996 that Martinez
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Spanish film and theater actor Fele Martinez was born on February 22, 1975 in Alicante, Spain. After graduating from school, Martinez moved to the capital to continue his education. He becomes a student of the Higher School of Art and Drama in Madrid and, having successfully graduated from it, Fele begins to build his acting career on the stage.
The incredible success of the actor brought the film “Dissertation”, directed by Alejandro Amenabar. It was for his role in this film in 1996 that Martinez was awarded the Goya Award in the nomination “Best Actor”.
In 1997, the film with Fele Martinez “Open Your Eyes” was released, which turned out to be one of the best works of the actor. In 1998, the audience again saw the beloved actor in the film Lovers of the Arctic Circle, directed by Julio Medem. In 2004, the film “Bad Education”, directed by Pedro Almodóvar, was released.
The actor never refused the proposed roles and took part in independent film projects. In 1996, for his role in Pasages, Martinez was awarded the prize at the Elche Film Festival in the nomination “For Best Actor”. The actor also starred in short films “Amigos”, “La cartera”, “El castigo del angel”, etc.
The Spanish actor professionally played the role of a homosexual in the erotic film “Bad Education”, directed by Almodóvar. The film tells the story of two men who secretly and for a long time were in love with each other. This role cost the actor considerable sacrifices and physical exertion: Fele had to spend a lot of time in the gym to create the image of the muscular handsome Enrique.
However, the great popularity, success and recognition of Fele Martinez brought the previously played role in the film “Open your eyes”. Thanks to this picture, a direct road to Hollywood was opened for the actor.
In 2000, the actor was approved for a role in the horror film The Art of Death, which also became a box office salesman and brought Martinez incredible success. /