Roberto Enríquez Asenjo (born 20 January 1968) is a Spanish actor. He is known for his performances in television series such as Locked Up, Hispania, la leyenda and La señora or in films such as Fat People.[1]

Roberto Enríquez
At the 2011 Seminci
Born
Roberto Enríquez Asenjo

(1968-01-20) 20 January 1968 (age 56)
Fabero, Spain
OccupationActor

Biography

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Roberto Enríquez Asenjo was born in Fabero, Province of León, on 20 January 1968,[2][3] although he was raised in Valladolid.[4] His family is from Arganza.[5] He grew up in "Los Pajarillos" neighborhood.[2] He trained as an actor at the Valladolid's Escuela de Arte Dramático from 1986 to 1989.[2] He moved to Madrid afterwards.[6]

Enríquez started his acting career as a stage actor in the late 1980s.[7][8] Enríquez performed in the sitcom Colegio Mayor,[9] which began airing on the Madrilenian regional broadcaster in 1994. He also landed a recurring role in the 1995 sitcom Pepa y Pepe, performing Pol, an aspiring model and one of the boyfriends of the character played by María Adánez.[10] He has his debut in a featured film with his performance in Pepe Guindo (1999).[11] His first starring performance came with the telenovela Esencia de poder, playing the role of Javier Márquez.[12] He also appeared in television series such as Ellas son así, Hospital Central and Lobos, La señora and 14 de abril. La República (in which he reprised his role in La Señora).[13][14][15][16] His breakout film performance was his starring role in the 2002 film El alquimista impaciente,[16][17] which earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor.[18] He performed the role of Paolo Orsini in the 2006 film Los Borgia.[19] He also performed in other feature films such as Azuloscurocasinegro, Vidas pequeñas and Fat People.[20]

In 2010, Enríquez was cast to play the lead character of the historical drama series Hispania, la leyenda, Viriato.[21] He later performed the role of Muley Hacén, Sultan of Granada and Boabdil's father, in the second season of Isabel.[14][22] From 2015 to 2018, he starred in the thriller drama series Vis a vis (Locked Up) in the role of Fabio Martínez, a prison officer.[23][24] He appeared as Mauro, Viruca's former husband in the 2020 Netflix series El desorden que dejas (The Mess You Leave Behind).[25] He starred as lead character in the 2021 historical romantic drama La cocinera de Castamar.[26]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1995 Pepa y Pepe Pol [10]
2001 Esencia de poder [es] Javier Márquez [12]
2005 Lobos [es] Jaime [15]
2009–2010 La señora Gonzalo López, Marquis of Castro [27]
2010 La princesa de Éboli Juan de Escobedo TV movie aired as 2-episode miniseries [28]
2010–2012 Hispania, la leyenda Viriato [21]
2011 14 de abril. La República Gonzalo [13]
2013 Isabel Muley Hacén [22]
2015–2018 Vis a vis (Locked Up) Fabio Martínez [23]
2018 Gigantes Ortiz [29]
2018–2019 Todo por el juego [es] Mariano Hidalgo [30]
2019–2020 El embarcadero Conrado [31]
2020 El desorden que dejas (The Mess You Leave Behind) Mauro [25]
2021 La cocinera de Castamar (The Cook of Castamar) Diego de Castamar, Duke of Castamar [26]

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2000 Sé quién eres (I Know Who You Are) Álvaro [32]
2002 El alquimista impaciente (The Impatient Alchemist) Rubén Bevilacqua [17]
2004 Nubes de verano (Summer's Clouds) Daniel [33]
2006 Los aires difíciles (Rough Winds) Damián [34]
2006 Los Borgia (The Borgia) Paolo Orsini [19]
2009 Gordos (Fat People) Abel [35]
2022
La manzana de oro Mateo

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2003 17th Goya Awards Best New Actor The Impatient Alchemist Nominated [20]
2007 16th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actor in a Minor Role The Borgia Nominated [37][38]
2010 19th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actor in a Leading Role La señora Won [39]
2013 22nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actor in a Leading Role Hispania, la leyenda Won [40]
2014 23rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actor in a Leading Role Isabel Nominated [41][42]
2016 25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actor in a Leading Role Locked Up Nominated [43][44]

References

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  1. ^ "Roberto Enríquez reivindica desde la nostalgia "la identidad" de ser de Valladolid". Europa Press. 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Roberto Enríquez, pregonero de las Ferias y Fiestas de la Virgen de San Lorenzo 2017". Ayuntamiento de Valladolid. 18 July 2017.
  3. ^ Lorenzo, Sergio (24 July 2010). "Viriato vuelve a ser más extremeño que nunca". Hoy.
  4. ^ "Roberto Enríquez, candidato a mejor actor por su papel en 'La Señora'". El Mundo. 5 February 2010.
  5. ^ Enríquez, M. (1 February 2009). "Roberto Enríquez representa el papel de minero y pregona el botillo en Fabero". Diario de León.
  6. ^ "Roberto Enríquez protagonizará 'La cocinera de Castamar', la nueva serie de Antena 3". Extra Digital. 2 July 2020.
  7. ^ "El actor Roberto Enríquez pregonará las Ferias y Fiestas de la Virgen de San Lorenzo". Ayuntamiento de Valladolid. 18 July 2017.
  8. ^ Lakunza, Rosana (23 February 2020). "Roberto Enríquez: "El thriller es maravilloso para hablar de muchas realidades"". Deia.
  9. ^ "¿Recuerdas Colegio Mayor, serie juvenil española de los 90". Zeleb. Público. 12 October 2020.
  10. ^ a b Ossorno, Mirena (16 August 2017). "'pepa y pepe', la familia más irreverente de la televisión española en los 90". i-D. Vice Media.
  11. ^ "Transformación física de los actores de Colegio Mayor". Qué!. 26 December 2014.
  12. ^ a b Quintana, Sonia (2 June 2019). "El clan vallisoletano de la ficción televisiva". El Norte de Castilla.
  13. ^ a b "Primera tormenta para "El Barco": luchará contra el spin-off de "La Señora"". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 18 January 2011.
  14. ^ a b "Roberto Enríquez, del Viriato de Hispania a ser el sultán de Granada". El Mundo. 6 February 2013.
  15. ^ a b Morales, Fernando (9 January 2005). "Abogados y narcotraficantes". El País.
  16. ^ a b Lakunza, R (19 February 2020). "10 cosas que igual no sabías sobre... Roberto Enríquez". Noticias de Gipuzkoa.
  17. ^ a b Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "El alquimista impaciente". Fotogramas.
  18. ^ "Lista completa de los candidatos a los XVII Premios Goya". Libertad Digital. 31 January 2003.
  19. ^ a b "'Los Borgia', cine de estreno en Antena 3". Europa Press. 30 March 2009.
  20. ^ a b Delgado, Beatriz (1 November 2010). "Los actores de Valladolid". El Norte de Castilla.
  21. ^ a b "Roberto Enríquez: "'Hispania' no deja de narrar el drama de cualquier guerra"". FormulaTV. 25 October 2010.
  22. ^ a b "Roberto Enríquez y Nani Jiménez, pasión en La Alhambra en la segunda temporada de 'Isabel'". Bekia. 24 April 2013.
  23. ^ a b Alberto, Enric (15 January 2018). "Vis a vis. A todo gas". El Cultural.
  24. ^ Veiga, Yolanda (24 June 2015). "Roberto Enríquez: "A Fabio se le caerá la venda con Maca"". Diario Sur.
  25. ^ a b González, Víctor M. (22 December 2020). "El desorden que dejas y su reparto en Instagram: los actores y actrices de la serie de Netflix con más seguidores". GQ.
  26. ^ a b Mingo, Alicia (19 February 2021). "'La cocinera de Castamar': amor entre fogones con Michelle Jenner y Roberto Enríquez". Diez Minutos.
  27. ^ Quijano, María (29 May 2009). "La dictadura de Primo de Rivera irrumpe en el regreso de "La señora"". Diario de Navarra.
  28. ^ "Roberto Enríquez es a la vez secretario de Felipe II y héroe de carne y hueso". Europa Press. 18 October 2010.
  29. ^ Albero, Enric (22 March 2019). "Málaga en serie. Bienvenidos al infierno". El Cultural.
  30. ^ "Segunda temporada de "Todo por el juego"". La Voz de Galicia. 3 November 2019.
  31. ^ "'El embarcadero' se despide en Movistar+ con una "escalada loca"". Audiovisual451. 15 January 2020.
  32. ^ "Sé quién eres" (PDF). Berlinale. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  33. ^ Vidal, Nuria (29 May 2008). "Nubes de verano". Fotogramas.
  34. ^ Marinero, Ismael (22 March 2006). "Los aires difíciles". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
  35. ^ "La película ´Gordos´ narra los excesos físicos y emocionales". Diario de Córdoba. 9 September 2009.
  36. ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (30 August 2023). "Los estrenos del 1 de septiembre. 'La manzana de oro' La pasión de los poetas". Aisge.
  37. ^ Maldivia, Beatriz (4 January 2007). "'AzulOscuroCasiNegro' y 'Volver' copan las candidaturas a los Premios Unión de Actores". Espinof.
  38. ^ "La Unión de Actores premia `Volver´, `El método Grönholm´ y `Mujeres´". La Opinión A Coruña. 13 February 2007.
  39. ^ ""La señora" arrasa en los premios de la Unión de Actores". La Nueva España. 31 March 2010.
  40. ^ Moreno, Adriano (4 June 2013). "Adriana Ozores, Concha Velasco y Mariví Bilbao, reconocidas en los Premios Unión de Actores". FormulaTV.
  41. ^ Fernández, Sandra (10 February 2014). "'Isabel' y 'El tiempo entre costuras', las series más nominadas en los Premios de la Unión de Actores 2013". FormulaTV.
  42. ^ Álvarez, José (11 March 2014). "Los Premios Unión de Actores 2013 coronan al reparto de 'El tiempo entre costuras'". FormulaTV.
  43. ^ "'La novia' y 'Vis a Vis' arrasan en las nominaciones de los XXV Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices". Europa Press. 10 February 2016.
  44. ^ "Maggie Civantos y Nacho Fresneda, premiados por la Unión de Actores". El Periodico. 15 March 2016.