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Santiago Segura

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Not to be confused withSantiago Segura (American actor).
In thisSpanish name,the first or paternalsurnameisSeguraand the second or maternal family name isSilva.

Santiago Segura
Attending the32nd Goya Awardsin 2018
Born
Santiago Segura Silva

(1965-07-17)17 July 1965(age 59)
Madrid,Spain
Occupations
  • Film director
  • actor
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1989–present

Santiago Segura Silva(born 17 July 1965) is a Spanish filmmaker and actor. He also worked to a lesser extent as a television presenter, voice actor and comic book writer, as well as being a collector of original comic books.[1]

At 12, he began making films with a Super-8 camera, and, after a recommendation fromFernando Trueba,began to make films in 35 mm, funded by his appearances in TV game shows.

He earned early recognition for his performance as a metalhead in 1995 filmThe Day of the Beast(billed as a "satanic comedy" ),[2]which won him theGoya Award for Best New Actor.

Great success would come with his directorial feature debut, 1998 dark action comedy and box-office hitTorrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law,in which he stars asJosé Luis Torrente,a racist, homophobic, xenophobic, and fascist former police cop.[3]The film, that won Segura theGoya Award for Best New Director,was followed by four sequels (Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella,Torrente 3: El protector,Torrente 4: Lethal CrisisandTorrente 5: Operación Eurovegas) that made the highest-grossing Spanish film series.

He then went on to direct films with a lighter tone, likewise churning domestic box-office hits with children comedies such asFather There Is Only One(and its two sequels) andThe Kids Are Alright.[4]

Life and career

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Santiago Segura Silva was born inMadridon 17 July 1965.[5]He was raised in the city's district ofCarabanchel.[6]After studying Arts at theComplutense University of Madrid,[7]he decided to pursue a career as a filmmaker and in 1989 he directed the shortRelatos de medianochewith a budget of 7000pesetas(aroundUS$50). In 1992 he went on to direct his first professional shortEvilio,followed withPerturbadoin 1993.

Segura is a recurring actor in the works of directorsAlex de la IglesiaandGuillermo del Toro.

In 1993, he had a small role in Alex de la Iglesia's filmAcción mutante.Two years later, he starred inEl día de la Bestia,from the same director and that role made him famous in Spain.[8][9]In 1998 he directed the film that brought him to stardom,Torrente: El brazo tonto de la ley(1998), in which he also acted as the lead characterJosé Luis Torrente,a sleazy crime-fighter.[10]Its popularity led to a sequel (Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella)[11]and acomputer game(Torrente: El juego).[12]

Torrente 2: Misión en Marbellamade €22,838,500 at the Spanishbox office,becoming the highest grossing Spanish film of all time.[13]Torrente 3: El protector,the third film in the series, was released in September 2005. Its advertising campaign parodiedBatman Begins,using the phrase "Torrente Acabado" ( "Torrente Finished" ). Although he declaredTorrente 3: El protectorwould be the last of the Torrente series,Torrente 4was released in 2011.[14]In 2010, he played the title role inEl gran Vázquez,[15]based on the life of the legendary cartoonist/wastrelManuel Vázquez Gallego.[16]

In 2014 he releasedTorrente 5: Operación EurovegaswithAlec Baldwinas guest star,[17]and was the top release of 2014 in Spain.[18][19]

He has since made his way into American culture by making appearances in movies such asPacific Rim,Hellboy,Hellboy II: The Golden ArmyandBlade II(all of them by Del Toro),Perdita Durango(by De la Iglesia),Jack and JillandAgent Cody Banks 2: Destination London.

He has also dubbed video games to Spanish, likeJack Black's role inBrütal Legend.[20]

Because of his success, Santiago Segura has become a producer.[21]He owns Amiguetes Entertainment company, he is associated with the theater in Estación del Norte in Madrid,[22]and has producedPromedio rojo(2004) (featuring Nicolás López)[23][24]andAquí mando yo... y punto com.[25]

In 2018 he appeared in the third season ofMasterChef Celebrity.[26]He was the 10th contestant to be eliminated.[27]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Work Director Writer Producer Notes Ref.
1998 Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley(Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law) Yes Yes No [28]
2001 Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella(Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella) Yes Yes Uncredited
executive
producer		 [29]
2005 Torrente 3: El protector Yes Yes Uncredited Also uncredited executive producer [30]
2011 Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis Yes Yes Uncredited [31]
2014 Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas Yes Yes Uncredited [32]
2018 Sin rodeos(Empowered) Yes Yes Yes [33]
2019 Padre no hay más que uno(Father There Is Only One) Yes Yes Yes [34]
2020 Padre no hay más que uno 2(Father There Is Only One 2) Yes Yes Yes [35]
2021 ¡A todo tren! Destino Asturias(The Kids Are Alright) Yes Yes Yes
2022 Padre no hay más que uno 3(Father There Is Only One 3) Yes Yes Yes
A todo tren 2: Sí, les ha pasado otra vez(The Kids Are Alright 2) No Yes Yes [36]
2023 Vacaciones de verano(Summer Vacation) Yes Yes Yes [37]
2024
 Padre no hay más que uno 4(Father There Is Only One 4) Yes Yes Yes
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Producer only

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Year Work Role
2001 I Murder Seriously Co-producer
2002 Promedio rojo Producer
2003 Una de zombies
2004 The Amazing World of Borjamari and Pocholo
2006 Dance Machine
2010 Unresolved Sexual Tension
2016 Three-60

Short film

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Year Work Director Writer Producer Notes
1989 Relatos de la medianoche Yes Yes Yes Also cinematographer and editor
1992 Evilio Yes Yes No
1993 Perturbado Yes Yes No
1995 Evilio vuelve (el purificador) Yes Yes No
2015 Consumo Responsable (Nivel 7) Yes Yes No Advertising short

Associate producer

  • Wild Flower(2012)

As an actor

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Accolades

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1996 10th Goya Awards Best New Actor The Day of the Beast Won [40]
1999 13th Goya Awards Best New Director Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law Won [41]

References

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  1. ^Nombela, Carolina G. (1 August 2020)."Santiago Segura, en cifras".Forbes España(in Spanish).Retrieved24 June2024.
  2. ^Kercher, Dona (2015).Latin Hitchcock: How Almodóvar, Amenábar, De la Iglesia, Del Toro, and Campanella Became Notorious.Columbia University Press.p. 139.ISBN978-0-231-17208-0.
  3. ^Egea, Juan F. (2020).Filmspanism. A Critical Companion the Study of Spanish Cinema.London and New York:Routledge.p. 83.ISBN9780367111526.
  4. ^Zurro, Javier (18 July 2022)."Santiago Segura vuelve a salvar la taquilla del cine español con 'Padre no hay más que uno 3'".eldiario.es.
  5. ^"Santiago Segura:" No me gusta que me entrevisten, ni hablar de mí mismo "".Telemadrid.14 September 2015.
  6. ^Varela, Alina (13 April 2020)."Santiago Segura recuerda el bullying que sufrió a los 14 años en 'Sábado Deluxe'".Semana.
  7. ^"Santiago Segura".NNDB.Soylent Communications.Retrieved15 July2011.
  8. ^García, Yago (20 October 2015)."'El día de la Bestia': 20 años con el Anticristo ".Cinemanía(in Spanish).El Mundo.Retrieved13 September2018.
  9. ^Galán, Diego (15 March 2003)."La bestia anda suelta".El País(in Spanish).PRISA.Retrieved13 September2018.
  10. ^Manrique Sabogal, Winston (24 July 1997)."Santiago Segura será" el brazo tonto de la ley ", en su debú como director".El País(in Spanish). Madrid:PRISA.Retrieved13 September2018.
  11. ^Urrero, Guzmán (12 August 2010)."Santiago Segura nos habla de" Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella "".The Cult(in Spanish).Retrieved13 September2018.
  12. ^"Mejor Videojuego basado en una película".20 Minutos(in Spanish). 4 July 2008.Retrieved13 September2018.
  13. ^"'Torrente 2' logra el récord de taquilla de un filme español en un fin de semana ".El País(in Spanish). Madrid:PRISA.3 April 2001.Retrieved13 September2018.
  14. ^Rolfe, Pamela (14 March 2011)."Santiago Segura's 'Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis' Breaks Box-Office Record in Spain".The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved15 July2011.
  15. ^"Santiago Segura protagoniza 'El gran Vázquez', basada en la vida del dibujante de los cómic de 'Anacleto'".Europa Press(in Spanish). Madrid. 28 October 2009.Retrieved13 September2018.
  16. ^EFE(18 September 2010)."Santiago Segura presenta la faceta más oscura de Manuel Vázquez".La Vanguardia(in Spanish). San Sebastián.Retrieved13 September2018.
  17. ^"Santiago Segura presenta a Alec Baldwin como nuevo fichaje de 'Torrente 5'".AtresmediaCine(in Spanish). Madrid. 11 July 2018.Retrieved13 September2018.
  18. ^García, Rocio (6 October 2014)."'Torrente 5', el mejor estreno de 2014 ".El País(in Spanish). Madrid:PRISA.Retrieved13 September2018.
  19. ^"El cine español consigue en 2014 la mejor taquilla de su historia".20 Minutos(in Spanish). 10 December 2014.Retrieved13 September2018.
  20. ^Aparicio, Daniel G. (26 October 2009)."Santiago Segura, doblador de Brutal Legend:" Soy un 'catacaldos' de los videojuegos "".20 Minutos(in Spanish).Retrieved13 September2018.
  21. ^Medina, Marta (13 March 2018)."Santiago Segura: así construyó un simple figurante el imperio Torrente".El Confidencial(in Spanish). Titania Compañía Editorial,S.L.Retrieved13 September2018.
  22. ^Villar, Cote (1 April 2015)."El 'holding' de Santiago Segura: restaurantes, un teatro, pisos..."El Mundo(in Spanish).Unidad Editorial Información GeneralS.L.U.Retrieved13 September2018.
  23. ^"Promedio rojo".La Vanguardia(in Spanish).Retrieved13 September2018.
  24. ^"Promedio rojo".ABC(in Spanish). 30 March 2017.Retrieved13 September2018.
  25. ^Migelez, Xabier (20 September 2017)."TVE encarga una comedia a la productora de Santiago Segura".El Confidencial(in Spanish). Titania Compañía Editorial,S.L.Retrieved13 September2018.
  26. ^EFE(20 April 2018)."Mario Vaquerizo, Boris Izaguirre y Santiago Segura participarán en 'MasterChef Celebrity'".Heraldo de Aragón(in Spanish). Madrid: Henneo.Retrieved13 September2018.
  27. ^"Santiago Segura, décimo expulsado de MasterChef Celebrity".El Mundo(in Spanish).Unidad Editorial Información General,S.L.U. 5 November 2018.Retrieved8 November2018.
  28. ^"Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley".Catálogo de Cinespañol.Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales.Retrieved27 January2021.
  29. ^"Torrente 2, misión en Marbella".Catálogo de Cinespañol.Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales.Retrieved27 January2021.
  30. ^"Torrente 3, el protector".Catálogo de Cinespañol.Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales.Retrieved27 January2021.
  31. ^"Torrente 4".Catálogo de Cinespañol.Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales.Retrieved27 January2021.
  32. ^"Torrente 5".Catálogo de Cinespañol.Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales.Retrieved27 January2021.
  33. ^"Sin rodeos".Catálogo de Cinespañol.Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales.Retrieved27 January2021.
  34. ^"Padre no hay más que uno".Catálogo de Cinespañol.Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales.Retrieved27 January2021.
  35. ^"Padre no hay más que uno 2: La llegada de la suegra".Catálogo de Cinespañol.Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales.Retrieved27 January2021.
  36. ^"Concluye el rodaje de 'A todo tren 2: Ahora son ellas', en el que Santiago Segura ha cedido la dirección a Inés de León".Audiovisual451.10 August 2022.
  37. ^Montiel, Marisa (6 July 2023)."La comedia veraniega de Santiago Segura marca este jueves los estrenos semanales".Agencia EFE.
  38. ^"'Padre no hay más que uno 4', el regreso de la saga familiar de Santiago Segura, adelanta su estreno al 17 de julio ".Cine con Ñ.24 June 2024.
  39. ^Batlle, Diego (17 January 2018)."Las grietas de Jara: gran sutileza emotiva".La Nación.
  40. ^"Premios Goya: cómo convertirse en una estrella de la noche a la mañana".El Confidencial.31 January 2019.
  41. ^Fernández-Santos, Elsa; García, Rocío (23 January 1999)."Los Goya de-la polémica, muy repartidos".El País.
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