Pablo Turturiello Rol (born 18 January 1999) is a Uruguayan actor, singer, songwriter and television personality who rose to prominence for his starring roles in the Buenos Aires Avenida Corrientes productions of the musicals Footloose, Rent and Heathers. He has also appeared in the miniseries Freeks (2023) and El amor después del amor (2023).
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 Turturiello in 2022 | |
| Born | 18 January 1999 Montevideo, Uruguay |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
Early life and education
editTurturiello Rol was born in Montevideo on January 18, 1999, the son of accountants Gabriel Turturiello and Cecilia Rol.[1] During his childhood he took piano, guitar and singing classes, and in 2015 he participated in Teledoce's singing competition television series Yo me llamo, in which he impersonated Adam Levine and finished in fourth place.[2] After graduating from high school, he settled in New York to study drama at Marymount Manhattan College.[3]
Career
editAfter returning from New York to Uruguay, in January 2020 he moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina to continue studying and audition for plays.[4] In July he was announced as a singer partner of model Floppy Tesouro in the fifth season of the reality show Cantando por un Sueño.[5]
In early 2021 he was part of the cast of the streaming play of the musical Rent, playing the role of Steve,[6] and starred in the musical film Mr Gardel for Disney+, in which he played Frank Sinatra.[7] In 2022 he launched his career as a soloist under the artistic name "Turtu", with the release of the single "Vivir sin vos".[8]
In February 2022 he was part of the cast of the musical Lo Quiero Ya in Montevideo.[9] In June he starred in the musical Footloose at the Teatro del Globo in Buenos Aires.[10] His performance earned him a nomination for Best Male Lead Performance at the Hugo Awards.[11] In April 2023 he played the musician Marcelo Moura in the Netflix biographical miniseries, El amor después del amor, and in June he was part of the cast of the Disney+ youth mystery series, Freeks, in the role of Coco Giacometti.[12] In September he played Ciro in the Disney Channel youth series, Se tú misma.[13]
In mid-2023 he was cast as Ram Sweeney in the Avenida Corrientes production of Heathers: The Musical, directed by Fernando Dente.[14] In 2024 he returned to the cast of Rent but in the role of Roger Davis.[15] In May he was announced as a panelist for the fourth season of Teledoce's ¿Quién es la máscara?, Uruguayan version of the music game show, The Masked Singer.[16]
Acting credits
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Yo me llamo | Himself | Contestant |
| 2020 | Cantando por un sueño | Himself | Contestant |
| 2022 | Limbo: hasta que lo decida | Guest | 1 Episode |
| 2023 | El amor después del amor | Marcelo Moura | Main cast |
| Freeks | Coco Giacometti | Main cast | |
| Sé tú misma | Ciro | Main cast | |
| 2024–present | ¿Quién es la máscara? | Himself | Panelist |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Footloose | Ren McCormack | Teatro del Globo |
| ¡Lo quiero ya! | Kevin | Centro Tractatus | |
| 2023 | Heathers, The Musical | Ram Sweeney | Teatro Ópera |
| 2024 | Rent | Roger Davis | Teatro Ópera |
Discography
editSingles
edit- 2022: "Vivir Sin Vos"[17]
- 2022: "Estuve Bien (O Mal)"
- 2022: "Fuego Lento"
- 2022: "No te registro"
- 2023: "Sombras"
References
edit- ^ "De Uruguay al mundo: brilló en el Cantando 2020, triunfó en Disney y ahora prepara su primer disco solista". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2022-03-27. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "El domingo llega la gran final de "Yo me llamo 2"". EL PAIS. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "Pablo Turturiello, el uruguayo que triunfa en el teatro argentino y en series de Disney". EL PAIS. 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "¿Quién es Pablo Turturiello, el uruguayo que competirá en Cantando 2020?". EL PAIS. 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "Con lágrimas en los ojos, Floppy Tesouro se despidió del Cantando 2020". infobae (in European Spanish). 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ ""Rent": la versión argentina se viene con Cande Molfese y elenco confirmado". Filo News (in Spanish). 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "Un musical que imagina el encuentro de Carlos Gardel y Frank Sinatra se lanzará en Disney+". infobae (in European Spanish). 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "Pablo Turturiello, actor y músico debuta como solista - Radiomundo En Perspectiva". enperspectiva.uy. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "Pablo Turturiello, el joven artista uruguayo que pisa fuerte en Buenos Aires | Nota al Pie | Noticias en contexto" (in Spanish). 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "Footloose, mucha energía y dinamismo en la decorosa versión de un clásico". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "Premios Hugo 2022: ¿Quiénes son los nominados?". www.ambito.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "Freeks la nueva serie de Disney+ llega para traer el rock y misterio a la pantalla". Filo News (in Spanish). 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "Disney Plus estrena serie juvenil STM Sé Tú Misma, ¿de qué trata? | e-consulta.com". e-consulta Puebla | Referencia obligada (in Spanish). 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "De qué se trata "Heathers, El Musical", la nueva apuesta de Fernando Dente en la calle Corrientes". Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ Mazzei, Por Andrea (2024-05-03). "Pablo Turturiello debuta como protagonista en Rent junto a Ángela Torres: "Soy un alma vieja en un cuerpo de 25 años"". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "Vuelve "¿Quién es la máscara?" con cambios en el elenco: quién sale y quién se incorpora". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "Pablo Turturiello, actor y músico debuta como solista - Radiomundo En Perspectiva". enperspectiva.uy. Retrieved 2024-06-09.