Gorka Otxoa Explained

Gorka Otxoa
Birth Name:	Gorka Otxoa Odriozola
Birth Date:	13 January 1979
Birth Place:	Irún, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Nationality:	Spaniard
Occupation:	Actor
Website:	http://www.gorkaotxoa.com

Gorka Otxoa Odriozola (born 13 January 1979 in Irún, Gipuzkoa, Spain) is a Spanish comedian and actor.

Biography

Otxoa began in minor roles in several TV series. He had an important role in the Basque series Goenkale until his character's death due to a foodborne illness. He is best known for the ETB sketch-program Vaya Semanita.^[1]

In 2009 Otxoa was on the cast of the Spanish adaptation of the US sketch comedy Saturday Night Live.

In 2017 he starred in the play Bajo Terapia in Madrid.^[2]

Filmography

Film

• El Palo (comedia (2001)
• Noviembre (2003)
• Etxera (2004)
• Limoncello (2007)
• Un poco de chocolate (2008)
• Pagafantas (2009)
• ¿Estás Ahí? (2010)
• Lobos de Arga (2011)
• Bypass (2012)
• Los miércoles no existen (2015)
• Reevolution (2016)
• Love at First Kiss (2023)

Television

• El Comisario (2000–2002)
• Hospital Central (2002)
• Cuéntame como pasó (2002–2004)
• Goenkale (2003)
• Martin (2003)
• Vaya Semanita (2003–2004)
• Los Serrano (2005)
• Tirando a dar (2006)
• Mi querido Klikowsky (2006–2010)
• Cafetería Manhattan (2007)
• Cuestión de sexo (2007–2009)
• Saturday Night Live (2009)
• Doctor Mateo (2009–2011)
• Qué vida más triste (2010)
• Plaza de España (2011)
• Vive cantando (2013–2014)
• Águila Roja (2015)
• Aupa Josu (2015)
• Velvet (2015–2016)
• Allí abajo (2017–2018)
• A Private Affair (2022)
• Alpha Males (2022)

Stage

• Olvida los tambores (2009) by Ana Diosdado
• The Mousetrap (2010) by Agatha Christie
• Bajo Terapia (2017)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gorka Otxoa: "Me daba pereza hacer otro programa de sketches, hasta que llegó 'Saturday'" . Formulatv.com . 15 April 2009 . 19 September 2012.
2. News: Alcalá bulle. El País . 26 August 2017. 27 August 2017 .