Leonardo Sbaraglia

Leonardo Máximo Sbaraglia (Spanish pronunciation: [leoˈnaɾðo ezβaˈɾaɣlja]; born 30 June 1970 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a prominent Argentine actor, with extensive credits in both Argentina and Spain. He has also worked in Mexico, and was cast in his first English-language role in Red Lights.

Leonardo Sbaraglia
Sbaraglia in 2015
Born
Leonardo Máximo Sbaraglia

(1970-06-30) 30 June 1970
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Other namesLeo Sbaraglia
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
Spouse(s)Guadalupe Martínez

Biography

Sbaraglia was born in Buenos Aires. His mother, Roxana Randon, is a local actress and theater coach. He started his acting career at the age of 16 in La Noche de los lápices (Night of the Pencils), a political documentary drama directed by Héctor Olivera.[1]

In 1987, he gained popularity among Argentine youth for his role in the TV series Clave de sol. In the following years, he starred in TV and film productions as well as in the theater (e.g., in La Soledad de los Campos de Algodon, Closer). In 1993, he worked for the first time together with Argentine director Marcelo Piñeyro in Tango feroz: la leyenda de Tanguito. They came together again for Caballos salvajes (1995), for which Leonardo Sbaraglia earned the Jury Prize for Best Acting at the Huelva International Film Festival, and later for Cenizas del paraíso (1997) and an acclaimed performance in Plata quemada (2000).[2]

Sbaraglia emigrated to Spain in 1998.[3] He starred with Eusebio Poncela in Intacto (Intact), a 2001 thriller directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, and received a Goya Award for Best New Actor. Other starring roles of his include Deseo (Desire) (2002), a Gerardo Vera film in which he plays at the sides of Leonor Watling and Cecilia Roth, and Carmen (2003), an adaptation of Prosper Mérimée's classic by director Vicente Aranda.[2]

Sbaraglia worked again in 2005 with director Antonio Hernández, with whom he had already shot En la ciudad sin límites in 2002. This and his contribution to Sebastián Borensztein's mini TV series Tiempofinal (2000) after their production of El Garante, for which he earned the Martín Fierro Award for best performance by an actor; Hernández and Piñeyro are the only directors with whom Sbaraglia has worked with more than once.

He was nominated for the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2007 for his role of Jesús Irurre in the film Salvador (Puig Antich) in which he starred with German actor Daniel Brühl. The City of Huelva awarded Sbaraglia an honorary award (Premio Honorífico) in 2005.[4]

Sbaraglia returned to Argentina in 2008,[3] and starred in Marcelo Piñeyro's Las viudas de los jueves (Thursday Widows) in a role nominated for an Argentine Film Critics Association Silver Condor Award. Among his notable later roles was one opposite Robert De Niro and Sigourney Weaver in Rodrigo Cortés' Red Lights (2012); and as one of two men in a caught in a road duel in Damián Szifrón's acclaimed Wild Tales (2014).[2]

Family

Sbaraglia married the Argentine sculptor Guadalupe Martín in 2001; the couple has one child.[5][6]

Filmography

Film
Title English title (where applicable) Year Role
Noche de los lápices, LaLa Noche de los lápices Night of the Pencils 1986 Daniel
Copyright 1993
Tango feroz: la leyenda de Tanguito Wild Tango 1993 Pedro
Fuego gris Grey Fire 1994
Fotos del alma Pictures of the Soul 1995
No te mueras sin decirme adónde vas Don't Die Without Telling Me Where You're Going 1995 Pablo
Caballos salvajes Wild Horses 1995 Pedro
Carlos Monzón, el segundo juicio 1996
Besos en la frente 1996 Sebastián Miguez
Cenizas del paraíso Ashes from Paradise 1997 Pedro Makantasis
Bajamar Low Tide 1998
Vendado y frío 1998
Plata quemada Burnt Money 2000 El Nene
Intacto Intact 2001 Tomás
En la ciudad sin límites City of No Limits, TheThe City of No Limits 2002 Victor
Nowhere 2002 Paolo Brandi
Deseo Desire 2002 Pablo
Utopía 2003 Adrián
Carmen 2003 José
Cleopatra 2003 Carlos
Puta y la ballena, LaLa puta y la ballena Whore and the Whale, TheThe Whore and the Whale 2004 Emilio
Mitad negada, LaLa mitad negada 2005
Oculto Hidden, TheThe Hidden 2005 Alex
Salvador (Puig Antich) 2006 Jesús
De bares Drink Up 2006
Concursante Contestant, TheThe Contestant 2007 Martín Circo Martín
Rey de la montaña, ElEl rey de la montaña King of the Hill 2007 Quim
Violanchelo Love, Pain and Vice Versa 2008 Dr. Marquez
Santos 2008 Arturo Antares
Diario de una ninfómana Diary of a Sex Addict 2008 Jaime
Las viudas de los jueves Thursday Widows 2009 Ronnie
El corredor nocturno Night Runner 2009 Lopez
Sin retorno Sin retorno 2010 Federico Samaniego
El campo In The Open 2011 Santiago
Vaquero Vaquero 2011 Alonso
Red Lights 2012 Leonardo Palladino
Restos 2012 Daniel
Wild Tales 2014 Diego Iturralde
Aire libre 2014 Manuel
Al final del túnel At the End of the Tunnel 2016 Joaquín
Sangre en la boca Tiger, Blood in the Mouth 2016 Ramón Alvia
Dolor y gloria Pain & Glory 2019 Federico
Wasp Network 2019

Television
  • En terapia (2012–present)
  • Dos lunas (2013)
  • Lo que el tiempo nos dejó (2010)
  • Impostores (2009)
  • Epitafios (2009)
  • Al filo de la ley (2005)
  • Tiempo final (2000)
  • La argentina de tato (1999)
  • Bajamar, la costa del silencio (1998)
  • Casablanca (1998)
  • El garante (1997)
  • De poeta y de loco (1996)
  • Cartas de amor en cassette (1993)
  • Alta comedia (1991)
  • El gordo y el flaco (1991)
  • Amores (1991)
  • Atreverse (1990)
  • Clave de Sol (1987)

Awards

International Emmy Awards

YearCategorySeriesAward
2010Best Performance by an ActorEpitafios 2Nominee

Goya Awards

YearCategoryFilmAward
2006Best ActorSalvador (Puig Antich)Nominee
2001Best New ActorIntactoWinner

Premios Sur

YearCategoryFilmAward
2010Best ActorSin retornoNominee
2009Best ActorLas viudas de los juevesNominee

Silver Condor Awards

YearCategoryFilmAward
2014Best ActorAire librePending
2009Best ActorLas viudas de los juevesNominee
2004Best ActorEn la ciudad sin límitesNominee
2000Best ActorPlata quemadaNominee

Screamfest Festival Trophy Awards

Year'CategoryFilmAward
2008Best ActorEl rey de la montañaWinner

Martín Fierro Awards

YearCategoryFilmAward
1997Best Actor in a Drama SeriesEl garanteWinner
1997Best Supporting ActorEn terapiaWinner

Huelva International Film Festival

YearCategoryFilmAward
1995Best ActorWild HorsesWinner

References
  1. Interview in the Spanish TV show Caiga Quien Caiga, broadcast 2 December 2005.
  2. Leonardo Sbaraglia at IMDb
  3. ¿Se acuerdan de mí? Ciudad.com.ar (in Spanish)
  4. Premios del Segundo Semestre del 2005, CineParaLeer.com; accessed 22 May 2015. (in Spanish)
  5. Tiene idea de vivir en Buenos Aires Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine Diario Perfil (in Spanish)
  6. El gaucho castizo, DeCine21.com; accessed 22 May 2015. (in Spanish)


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