Albert Pla Explained

Birth Place:Sabadell, Spain
Birth Name:Albert Pla i Álvarez
Birth Date:22 September 1966

Albert Pla i Álvarez (born 22 September 1966) is a Catalan singer-songwriter and actor. Noted for his irreverent lyrics and transgressive persona, he performs both in Catalan and Spanish.

Life and career

Albert Pla i Álvarez was born in Sabadell on 22 September 1966.[1]

In 1988, Pla won the National Singer-Songwriters Contest held in Jaén.[2] With a professional background as a textile patternmaker,[3] he released his debut musical album, the Catalan-language Ho sento molt, in 1989.[4] It was followed by Aquí sácaba el que es donava (1990). His first album fully in Spanish was .[5]

He made his film debut as an actor in Juanma Bajo Ulloa's box-office hit Airbag (1997).[6] In the film, he portrays a priest who performs "Soy rebelde" in a brothel.[7] [8] He has since worked as an actor in film and television titles, such as (1998), Honor of the Knights (2006), Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades (2014), The Barcelona Vampiress (2020), La mesías (2023), Escape and The Platform 2.[9] [10] In addition to his acting career, his songs have been featured in The Day of the Beast and Live Flesh. His portrayal of ultra-Catholic Pep in La mesías earned him a Feroz Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series.[11] [12]

After meeting in 2003 during the staging of theatre play Canciones de amor y droga, he has been in a relationship with actress .[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ¿Quién es Albert Pla? El invitado de hoy en 'La Resistencia'. Tiramillas. Marca. 22 November 2023.
  2. Web site: El País. 31 October 1988. Albert Pla gana el Certamen Nacional de Cantautores. Ricardo. Cantalapiedra.
  3. Web site: Perversa ingenuidad. El País. Ignacio. Sáenz de Tejada. 7 November 1989.
  4. Web site: Albert Pla: "No soy un transgresor". La Razón. Javier. Menéndez Flores. 2 October 2023.
  5. Web site: La Voz del Interior. Albert Pla, el juglar que se resiste a cualquier rótulo. 19 September 2002.
  6. Web site: Tapas Interview Albert Pla: «Me gusta que los cocineros estén locos, si no, no me sirven». Tapas. Jesús. Rodríguez Lenin. 4 December 2023.
  7. 24 November 2017. Veinte años de un cierto cine español (17). El día que un Airbag reventó la taquilla española (I). José Ángel. Lázaro. Rinconete.
  8. Web site: Los actores de Airbag, 20 años después. 20minutos.es. 15 May 2016.
  9. Web site: “No podría dejarde pensar cosas, aunque quisiera.Y necesito subirme al escenario”. Noticias de Navarra. 27 January 2024. Carla. González.
  10. Web site: Albert Plá: dicen que soy aburrido. Clarín. 6 September 2002.
  11. Web site: 2 December 2023. ¿Quién es Albert Pla? Así es el actor que da vida a Pep, el padre ultracatólico en 'La Mesías'. Pablo. Martín. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es.
  12. Web site: 'La Mesías' arrasa en los Premios Feroz 2024: esta es la lista completa de los ganadores. Woman. El Periódico de Catalunya. 27 January 2024. Tamara. Conde.
  13. Web site: Albert Pla, su faceta más personal: su familia, amigo de Los Javis, su relación con las drogas, sus críticas a la Iglesia y la política. Europa FM. 24 March 2024.

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