Jesús Castro Romero (born 19 January 1993) is a Spanish actor known for starring in El Niño.[1] He is considered to be one of the new sex symbols of the Spanish cinema.[2]
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| Born | Jesús Castro Romero 19 January 1993 Puerto Real, Andalusia, Spain |
| Occupation | Actor |
Biography
editJesús Castro was born on 19 January 1993 at the Hospital Universitario in Puerto Real.[3][4] Before being an actor, he worked in a discotheque and in his father's café in Vejer de la Frontera preparing churros.[5][6][7]
He was cast in his role in El Niño from among three thousand young men who auditioned.[5] After appearing in El Niño, someone suggested that he audition for a spot on the cast of La isla mínima, by Alberto Rodriguez Librero where he played Quini.[6]
In 2015, Jesús was cast in the TV Series Mar de plastico, as Lucas Morales, playing in 13 episodes. Then in 2017 Jesús starred in the TV series shot by Mediaset Secretos de Estado with Michelle Calvó and Myriam Gallego, released in 2018.[8][9]
In 2018 it was announced by Diagonal TV that Jesús Castro and Aitor Luna were the first to be cast in the TV series La Reina del Sur.[10] In addition, Brigada Costa del Sol, which is about drugs and is filming in Málaga,[11] stars among Hugo Silva, and Álvaro Cervantes.[12]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | El Niño | Niño | Film |
| 2014 | La isla mínima | Quini | Film |
| 2015 | Mar de plástico | Lucas Morales | TV series; 13 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | El Príncipe | Paco Ben Barek | TV series; 10 episodes |
| 2017 | Perdóname, Señor | Rafa | TV series; 8 episodes |
| 2019 | La Reina del Sur | Jesús | TV series; 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Secretos de Estado | Andrés Rivera | TV series; 13 episodes |
| 2019 | Brigada Costa del Sol | Terrón | TV series; 13 episodes |
| 2022 | Diary of a Gigolo | Emanuel Morillo | TV series; 10 episodes |
References
edit- ^ Caño, Antonio, ed. (1 September 2014). "'El niño' supera la recaudación de 'Ocho apellidos vascos' en su estreno". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Ediciones El País, S.L. ISSN 0213-4608.
- ^ "Jesús Castro, el nuevo guapo del cine español". Hola! (in Spanish). 12 July 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ Rey, Nicolás (19 October 2014). "Jesús Castro, de perfecto desconocido a "El Niño" bonito del cine español". Faro de Vigo.
- ^ "Fotomatón a Jesús Castro". Fotogramas (in Spanish). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ a b M., Iwan (29 August 2014). "Jesús Castro, 'El niño' bonito del cine español". El Economista (in Spanish). Ecoprensa, S.A. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ a b Negre, Javier G. (26 July 2014). "Jesús Castro, de churrero a 'sex symbol' del cine español". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial Información General S.L.U.
- ^ "Jesús Castro: electricista, churrero, y ahora, aprendiz de cocinero". ABC. 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Jesús Castro y Michelle Calvó guardarán 'Secretos de Estado' para Telecinco". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). Hearst España. 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Jesús Castro y Myriam Gallego, en "Secretos de estado"". Pronto (in Spanish). 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Aitor Luna y Jesús Castro estarán en 'La reina del Sur 2'". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). Hearst España. 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ Griñán, Francisco (28 May 2018). "'Brigada Costa del Sol', la nueva serie que se rueda en Málaga sobre el negocio de la droga en los 70". Diario Sur (in Spanish). Prensa Malagueña, S.A. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ Migelez, Xabier; López, Adrián (16 April 2018). "Los nombres que suenan para 'Brigada Costa del Sol', la nueva serie sobre narcotráfico". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Titania Compañía Editorial, S.L. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
External links
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- Jesús Castro at IMDb
- Jesús Castro on Twitter