Pepón Nieto Explained

Birth Name:José Antonio Nieto Sánchez
Birth Date:20 January 1967
Birth Place:Marbella, Spain
Occupation:Actor

José Antonio Nieto Sánchez, known professionally as Pepón Nieto (born 20 January 1967) is a Spanish actor.

He started his acting career in a 1993 episode of the Antena 3 TV series Farmacia de Guardia. He has appeared in other TV series: Periodistas, La vida de Rita and Los hombres de Paco.[1]

He has also acted in theatre and films. He made his feature film debut in Running Out of Time (1994).[2] He has performed in several Spanish theatre plays such as Las Mocedades del Cid, 'El caballero del milagro by Lope de Vega, Don Juan Tenorio and Le Dîner de cons.

Personal life

Nieto publicly came out as gay in 2016.[3]

TV series

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
Días contados (Running Out of Time) Ugarte
Morirás en Chafarinas
Asunto interno Pedro
Santos
Perdona bonita, pero Lucas me quería a mí (Excuse Me Darling, but Lucas Loved Me) Carlos
El tiempo de la felicidad (Time of Happiness) Cucho
Cosas que dejé en La Habana (Things I Left in Havana) Javier
El grito en el cielo Paco
Los años bárbaros (The Stolen Years) Velasco
El autor ('the author')
Hermano ('brother')
Los novios búlgaros (Bulgarian Lovers) Gildo
Descongélate! (Chill Out!) Justo Santos
Chuecatown (Boystown) Leo
Impávido (Poker Face) Roge
Las brujas de Zugarramurdi (Witching & Bitching) Calvo
Mi gran noche (My Big Night) José
Perfectos desconocidos (Perfect Strangers) Pepe
Mañana es hoy (Tomorrow Is Today) Quique

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Perriam, Chris. Spanish Queer Cinema. 21 September 2014. 2013-01-31. Edinburgh University Press. 9780748665884. 84–.
  2. Web site: ¿Qué otras series ha hecho Pepón Nieto además de 'Los Hombres de Paco'?. Merca2. 30 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Pepón Nieto sale del armario en un calendario benéfico de 'osos'. 29 November 2016.
  4. Web site: "La vida de Rita" recupera para TVE al tándem Forqué-Iborra. ABC. 3 January 2003.
  5. Web site: Crítica final de '30 monedas': crónicas (satánicas) de un pueblo. El Periódico. Quim. Casas. 18 January 2021.