Álvaro Mel Explained
Birth Name: | Álvaro García Sierra |
Birth Date: | 14 September 1996 |
Birth Place: | Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain |
Álvaro García Sierra (born 14 September 1996), better known as Álvaro Mel, is a Spanish actor and model.
Life and career
Álvaro García Sierra was born in Salamanca on 14 September 1996.[1] Raised in Salamanca, he moved to Valladolid to study a degree on architecture.[2] Prior to acting, he earned a living as Instagram influencer, DJ, and model.[3] [4] He moved to Madrid and, introduced by acquaintance Guillermo Campra, he attended some casting calls.
He made his acting debut in Playz webseries (2018), playing the role of Joel.[5] He then featured in period drama television series A Different View, portraying Andalusian-accented Tomás Peralta,[6] and also appeared in Madres. Amor y vida.[7] He was cast to star as Álex Ventura in Alejandro Amenábar's miniseries La Fortuna, which began shooting in 2020.[8] His performance earned him a nomination for Best Television Actor at the 27th Forqué Awards.[9] He later featured as Mateo in season 2 of fantasy television series Paradise (2022)[10] and starred in romantic comedy television series A Perfect Story. In 2023, he featured as Sebas in slasher Netflix film Killer Book Club,[11] his film debut.[12]
Notes and References
- Web site: Así era de niño Álvaro Mel, de 'Un cuento perfecto': de la carrera que dejó a su nombre real. Vanitatis. El Confidencial. 2 August 2023. María. Serralta.
- Web site: Álvaro Mel: de triunfar en Instagram por su cara bonita a protagonista de 'Un cuento perfecto'. El Mundo. 1 August 2023. Elena. Benavente.
- Web site: Quién es Álvaro Mel, el influ actor (David de 'Un cuento perfecto'). Cuore. El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica. 3 August 2023. Marta. Requejo.
- Web site: Deia. Álvaro Mel, de Instagram a ser el elegido de Amenábar. Paula. Escalada. 4 October 2021.
- Web site: Diez Minutos. 'La fortuna' de Álvaro Mel. De 'La otra mirada' a la serie de Alejandro Amenábar. 31 July 2020. Nuria. Herrera.
- Web site: El joven salmantino que triunfa en televisión y en las redes sociales. La Gaceta de Salamanca. 6 June 2019. Cynthia. Alonso.
- Web site: De influencer a actor: conoce a Álvaro Mel, protagonista de 'Un cuento perfecto'. ¡Hola!. 2 August 2023.
- Web site: Álvaro Mel, de arquitecto a nueva estrella de Amenábar (haciendo un millón de seguidores en Instagram por el camino). Vanity Fair. 23 September 2021. Nuria. Hernández.
- Web site: Audiovisual451. ‘El buen patrón’ y ‘Hierro’ triunfan en la gala "prenadiveña" de los 27º Premios Forqué. 12 December 2021.
- Web site: Quién es quién en la temporada 2 de "Paraíso" de Movistar+. mag. El Comercio. 15 June 2022. Nelly. Osco.
- Web site: Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. Quién es quién en 'El club de los lectores criminales', el primer slasher español de Netflix. Miguel Ángel. Romero. 25 August 2023.
- Web site: Álvaro Mel, la llamada de la fama: "Trabajar en la tele con solo 20 años me puso un poco nervioso" . La Vanguardia. 28 June 2022. Juan Luis. Álvarez.