David Verdaguer

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David Verdaguer
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David Verdaguer at the 2020 Gaudí Awards
Born
David Verdaguer

(1983-09-28) September 28, 1983 (age 37)
Malgrat de Mar, Spain
NationalitySpanish
OccupationActor and Comedian
Years active2001–present
Partner(s)María Rodríguez
Children1

David Verdaguer (born September 28, 1983) is a Spanish actor and comedian. His career include works both in Spanish and Catalan such as 10,000 km (2014), Summer 1993 (2017), for which he received the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor and Uno para todos (2020).

Career[]

He began his career in minor roles in different programs from the Catalan public television channel TV3 such as Plats Bruts (2001), El Cor de la Ciutat (2002-2003) and Ventdelplà (2005). In 2006, he became a part of the comedy show Alguna Pregunta Més? as a reporter.[1] In 2008, he got his first main role as Santi in the television series Zoo, about the lives of the workers at the Barcelona Zoo.[2]

Between 2013 and 2014, he participated in the comedy programms Polònia and Crackòvia doing impressions of several political and sports celebrities and figures.[3][4] In 2014, he starred in the romantic drama film 10,000 km alongside Natalia Tena, directed by Carlos Marqués-Marcet,[5] his performance in the film was praised by critics and led to his first Goya Award nomination, for Best New Actor, he also won the Gaudí Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and was nominated for the Feroz Award for Best Main Actor in a Film.

In 2017, he stars in the film Summer 1993 alongside Bruna Cusí and Laia Artigas, directed by Carla Simón, the film received critical acclaim and was selected at the Spanish entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, though it was not nominated. At the 32nd Goya Awards, the film won three awards out of eight nominations and Verdaguer won Best Supporting Actor. He has collaborated with Carlos Marqués-Marcet two more times, in the films Anchor and Hope (2017) and The Days to Come (2019). In 2020, he starred in Uno para todos, receiving his third Goya nomination.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Movie Character Director
2014 10,000 km Sergi Carlos Marqués-Marcet
2015 Requirements to Be a Normal Person Juan Leticia Dolera
2016 100 Meters Mario Marcel Barrena
Don't Blame the Karma for Being an Idiot Roberto María Ripoll
2017 Summer 1993 Esteve Carla Simón
Anchor and Hope Roger Carlos Marqués-Marcet
2019 Lo dejo cuando quiero Pedro Carlos Therón
The Days to Come Lluis Carlos Marqués-Marcet
2020 Uno para todos Aleix David Ilundain
The Occupant Raúl David Pastor and Àlex Pastor

Television[]

Year Title Character Channel Notes
2001 Plats bruts TV3 1 episode
2002-2003 El Cor de la Ciutat TV3 2 episodes
2005 Ventdelplà TV3 3 episodes
2008 Zoo Santi Feliu TV3 23 episodes
2009 Prepara't per a la TDT TV3 15 episodes
2011 Barcelona, ciutat neutral Oliver TV3 1 episode
La sagrada família Jofre TV3 13 episodes
2011-2013 Pop ràpid Enric TV3 25 episodes
2012-2014 Crackòvia Various characters TV3 44 episodes
2013-2014 Polònia Various characters TV3 19 episodes
2013-2016 Les coses grans Ferrer TV3 23 episodes
2016 La embajada Romero Antena 3 11 episodes
2016-2017 Nit i dia Pol Ambrós TV3 26 episodes
2019 Perfect Life Gustavo #0 5 episodes

Awards and nominations[]

Goya Awards[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 Best New Actor 10,000 km Nominated [6]
2017 Best Supporting Actor Summer 1993 Won [7]
2020 Best Actor Uno para todos Nominated [8]

Gaudí Awards[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Best Actor in a Leading Role 10,000 km Won
2017 Best Supporting Actor 100 Meters Nominated
2018 Summer 1993 Nominated
Best Actor in a Leading Role Anchor and Hope Won
2020 The Days to Come Nominated [9]

Feroz Awards[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Best Main Actor 10,000 km Nominated [10]
2018 Best Supporting Actor Summer 1993 Won [11]
2020 Best Main Actor The Days to Come Nominated [12]
2021 Uno para todos Nominated [13]

References[]

  1. ^ "David Verdaguer es retroba amb l'Homo APM?, a lAPM? Extra'". Empordà Info (in Catalan). April 8, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Así es 'Zoo', la sustituta de 'Ventdelplà' en TV3". Fórmula TV (in Spanish). January 17, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "'Polònia' acapara l'audiència del dia a TV3". Ara (in Catalan). January 10, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "'Crackòvia' vuelve el lunes con aire de informativo humorístico". El Periódico (in Spanish). October 6, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Natalia Tena y David Verdaguer, amor a '10.000 Km'". El Periódico (in Spanish). May 2, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Marian Álvarez, Blanca Suárez y Kike Maíllo anunciarán las nominadas a los Goya 2015". Antena 3. 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  7. ^ Blanes, Pepa (December 13, 2017). "'Handia' y 'La librería', lidera las nominaciones a los Goya". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  8. ^ Belinchón, Gregorio (January 18, 2021). "'Adú', 'Akelarre' y 'Las niñas' lideran las nominaciones a los Goya 2021". El País. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "«La hija de un ladrón», «Els dies que vindran» i «La innocència», les més nominades als Gaudí". NacióDigital (in Catalan). December 5, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  10. ^ "Lista de nominados a los Premios Feroz 2015". Premios Feroz (in Spanish). 16 December 2014. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Lista completa de los nominados a los Premios Feroz 2018". ECartelera (in Spanish). 6 December 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Así quedan las nominaciones a los Premios Feroz 2019". Fotogramas (in Spanish). 29 November 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  13. ^ "PREMIOS FEROZ 2021: TODOS LOS NOMINADOS EN PELÍCULAS Y SERIES". Fotogramas (in Spanish). 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

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