Luis López Tosar (born 13 October 1971) is a Spanish actor and
musician. He is one of the most recognizable and versatile actors in
Spain, best known for the movies Cell 211 (Celda 211), Take My Eyes
(Te doy mis ojos), Sleep Tight (Mientras duermes), Even the Rain
(También la lluvia) and Mondays in the Sun (Los lunes al sol). He has
a music group called "Di Elas".Born in Lugo, Spain on 13 October 1971.
He began his career playing theater and shorts, but he became famous
in Galicia by his performance in 1998 TV Series Mareas Vivas
(Televisión de Galicia). Critically acclaimed for his supporting role
in the unemployment drama Mondays in the Sun, abusive husband in Take
My Eyes, an executive producer in Even the Rain, and doorman in Sleep
Tight, his most acclaimed performance has to be from his 2009 hit Cell
211 which stars Tosar as Malamadre, a prisoner that instigates a riot
and befriends an undercover prison guard in the process. His only
major role in an American film was Michael Mann's Miami Vice (2006),
starring Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx. Besides that he has appeared in
other English films The Limits of Control and Mr. Nice.In 2012 he
dubbed George Washington for the videogame Assassin's Creed III.On 17
November 2018 he received a star in Almeria Walk of Fame for the films
El Niño (2014) and Toro (2016).
musician. He is one of the most recognizable and versatile actors in
Spain, best known for the movies Cell 211 (Celda 211), Take My Eyes
(Te doy mis ojos), Sleep Tight (Mientras duermes), Even the Rain
(También la lluvia) and Mondays in the Sun (Los lunes al sol). He has
a music group called "Di Elas".Born in Lugo, Spain on 13 October 1971.
He began his career playing theater and shorts, but he became famous
in Galicia by his performance in 1998 TV Series Mareas Vivas
(Televisión de Galicia). Critically acclaimed for his supporting role
in the unemployment drama Mondays in the Sun, abusive husband in Take
My Eyes, an executive producer in Even the Rain, and doorman in Sleep
Tight, his most acclaimed performance has to be from his 2009 hit Cell
211 which stars Tosar as Malamadre, a prisoner that instigates a riot
and befriends an undercover prison guard in the process. His only
major role in an American film was Michael Mann's Miami Vice (2006),
starring Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx. Besides that he has appeared in
other English films The Limits of Control and Mr. Nice.In 2012 he
dubbed George Washington for the videogame Assassin's Creed III.On 17
November 2018 he received a star in Almeria Walk of Fame for the films
El Niño (2014) and Toro (2016).
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