Hugo Silva (actor) explained

Birth Name:Rafael Hugo Fernández Silva
Birth Date:1977 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1993 - present

Rafael Hugo Fernández Silva (born 10 May 1977) is a Spanish actor. He attained notoriety for his portrayal of vulgar cop Lucas in television series Los hombres de Paco from 2005 to 2009.[1]

Early life

Rafael Hugo Fernández Silva was born in Madrid on 10 May 1977.[2] He was raised in the district of San Blas.[3] He began working as an electrician but, with his mother's encouragement, soon decided to try to be an actor. He began training in the RESAD (Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramatico, Spain's oldest school of theater), while continuing with his vocal and guitar studies. He also joined a band called INORDEM.

Career

In the late 1990s, he had the opportunity to participate in the Spanish television program Crónicas marcianas, helping him obtain some recognition. He was then given a leading role hit television series Al salir de clase, based on the lives of Spanish high school students.

Silva made his feature film debut in Miserable Life (2000).[4]

In 2005, after having played a role in the unsuccessful Paco y Veva, Hugo Silva was cast as Lucas Fernández in on Los Hombres de Paco, a show that averages nearly 4 million viewers per episode.[5] In 2007 played the protagonist Mateo of critically acclaimed El Hombre de Arena.

In 2016 he joined the cast of El ministerio del tiempo

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
Terca vida (Miserable Life) Feature film debut
Ladies' Night Dago
Reinas (Queens) Jonás
El hombre de arena (The Sandman) Mateo
Agallas (Guts) Sebas
Mentiras y gordas (Sex, Party and Lies) Carlos
Que se mueran los feos (To Hell with the Ugly) Román
En fuera de juego (Offside) Hugo
Lo contrario al amor (The Opposite of Love) Raúl
El cuerpo (The Body) Álex Ulloa
Las brujas de Zugarramurdi (Witching & Bitching) Jose
Los amantes pasajeros (I'm So Excited) Benito Morón
Dioses y perros Pasca
Musarañas (Shrew's Nest) Carlos
Mi gran noche (My Big Night) Roberto
Tenemos que hablar (We Need to Talk) Jorge
Bruno
En tu cabeza Mateo
Máximo
Solo se vive una vez (You Only Live Once) Harken
Sam
70 binladens (70 Big Ones) Jonan
Sordo (The Silent War) Vicente Roig
Un novio para mi mujer (A Boyfriend for My Wife) Cuervo Flores
Un amor Piter
Faro (Restless Waters, Shivering Lights) Pablo
Buscando a Coque (Idol Affair) César

Television

TitleYearRoleNotes
Coming Out of Class2000Guillermo Sierra(TV; 2000–01) Al salir del clase
The Commissioner2002Chema / Sebastián Alfaro(TV; 2002–03) El comisario
Paco and Veva2004Paco(TV) Paco y Veva
Los hombres de Paco2005Lucas Fernández(TV; 2005–09; 2021)
Nominated—Fotogramas de Plata for Best Television Actor
Karabudjan2010Diego Salgado(TV)
The Princess of Éboli2010Antonio Pérez(TV Film) La princesa de Éboli
El corazón del océano2011Juan de Salazar
Los nuestros2015Alberto SánchezTV
El ministerio del tiempo2016Jesús Méndez, "Pacino"(TV)
Brigada Costa del Sol2019Bruno López(TV)
Nasdrovia 2020Julián(TV)[6]
La cocinera de Castamar2021Enrique de Arcona, Marquis of Soto and Campomedina(TV)[7]
Top Boy2022Emilio(TV) Series 4

Stage credits

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominated WorkResult
Fotogramas de PlataBest Television ActorLos hombres de Paco
Fotogramas de PlataBest Film ActorThe Sandman
Fotogramas de PlataBest Film ActorSex, Parties and Lies
Witching & Bitching
Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series El ministerio del tiempo
Best Actor in a Television Series
Best Actor in an International Production Top Boy
Un amor
Best Supporting Actor
Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El peor enemigo de los intérpretes: el encasillamiento. ABC. 5 August 2018.
  2. Web site: El estilo de... Hugo Silva. Noticias de Navarra. 9 October 2020. Uxua G.. Antoñana.
  3. Web site: Hugo Silva se pone serio y feo en su nueva película. El Periódico de Aragón. 4 September 2009. Prensa Ibérica.
  4. Web site: Hugo Silva cumple 36 años. El Comercio. 11 May 2013.
  5. Web site: Paco y sus hombres arrasan en la red. 20minutos. Spanish.
  6. Web site: Crítica de Nasdrovia, una comedia irreverente con Leonor Watling y Hugo Silva. Hobby Consolas. Raquel. Hernández Luján. 2 November 2020.
  7. Web site: Vertele!. eldiario.es. Michelle Jenner, Hugo Silva y Roberto Enríquez protagonizarán en Antena 3 'La cocinera de Castamar'. 1 July 2020.