Adrián Lastra
- Actor
- dancer
- singer
Luis Adrián Álvaro Lastra (born 26 February 1984), known professionally as Adrián Lastra, is a Spanish actor, dancer and singer, known for his performance as Pedro in the TV series Velvet and Velvet Colección.[1][2]
Biography
Luis Adrián Álvaro Lastra[3] was born on 26 February 1984 in Palomeras Bajas, Puente de Vallecas, Madrid, to a working-class family.[4] Before entering his scenic career, Lastra took vocational training courses in electronics, but according to him, he was a "bad student".[5] Reportedly moved to start a musical career after watching David Bustamante's performances in Operación Triunfo,[6] his education in this area began in 2003, taking classes of vocal technique and musical performance as student of Victoria Manso and Patricia Ferro.[4]
He began a career in musical theatre in 2004.[4] He has since starred in stage plays such as Broadway Millennium, Hoy no me puedo levantar, En tu fiesta me colé, Flashdance, 40, el musical [es], Billy Elliot, El discurso del rey.[4][7][5][8] His first main role in television was his performance as 'Pipo' in the Corta-T series,[9] aired on Cuatro.[4]
He starred in the film 2011 film Primos (Cousinhood), playing José Miguel, a military veteran of Afghanistan, addicted to pills.[10] This performance earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor in 2012.[10]
He also performed as leading actor in the 2011 comedy Fuga de cerebros 2 (sequel to Fuga de cerebros), playing Alfonso Carbajosa.[11] He also played a teacher in seduction techniques in the 2017 comedy El club de los buenos infieles.[12] Venturing into horror, Lastra starred in as leading actor in Noctem, a 2017 mockumentary film directed by Marcos Cabotá in which Lastra played himself.[13] Lastra also appeared in the 2020 comedy Hasta que la boda nos separe.[14]
Lastra became very popular for his role as the Pedro Infantes in the series Velvet, reprised in the sequel Velvet Colección.[15][1]
Filmography
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Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2011 | Primos (Cousinhood) | José Miguel | [10] | |
2011 | Fuga de cerebros 2 [es] | Alfonso Carbajosa | [11] | |
2017 | Toc Toc | Otto | [16] | |
2017 | El club de los buenos infieles | [12] | ||
2017 | Noctem | [13] | ||
2019 | Litus | Marcos | [17] | |
2020 | Hasta que la boda nos separe (The Wedding Unplanner) | Ben | [14] | |
2022 | La manzana de oro | Eugenio Alpuente | [18] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Corta-T | Pipo | [9] | |
2008 | Lalola [es] | Boogie | [9] | |
2008 | Impares [es] | El Ruli | [9] | |
2009 | Bicho malo (nunca muere) [es] | El Ruli | [19] | |
2011 | BuenAgente | Jorge | [9] | |
2012 | Stamos okupa2 [es] | Antonio, "Pistolas" | [9] | |
2014–2016 | Velvet | Pedro Infantes | [1] | |
2017–2019 | Velvet Colección | Pedro Infantes | [1] | |
2021 | Jaguar | Sordo | [20] |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Goya Awards | Best New Actor | Primos | Nominated | [10] |
2016 | Ercilla Awards [es] | Best Stage Actor | El discurso del rey | Won | [21] |
References
- ^ a b c d Méndez Aparicio, Natalia (11 January 2020). "La vida de Adrián Lastra tras 'Velvet' está en Miami". El País.
- ^ "La Nochevieja de Adrián Lastra en Univisión, antes de saltar al 'Mira quién baila' americano". Vertele. eldiario.es. 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Adrián Lastra, de Madrid a Miami". Univisión. 9 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "15 curiosidades de Adrián Lastra, un actor que se ha ganado su sitio". Bekia. 26 February 2019.
- ^ a b Martínez, María (1 February 2010). "Comprar mi casa hace cuatro años fue la mejor inversión que pude hacer'". El Mundo.
- ^ Álvarez, Inés (26 January 2015). "Adrián Lastra: «Los actores de 'Velvet' hemos hecho piña. Y eso traspasa la pantalla»". El Periódico.
- ^ Martín, Maite (27 April 2019). "Adrián Lastra: "Hay algo del Rayo en todo vallecano, la lucha"". AS.
- ^ "Adrián Lastra: "Me aterran los fantasmas"". Fotogramas. 18 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Solís Escudero, Yaira (2019). "Adrián Lastra. El incansable trabajador". Bienestar Total. 16. El Vocero de Puerto Rico: 16.
- ^ a b c d Lázaro, Margarita (10 January 2012). "Adrián Lastra, en caliente". Vanity Fair.
- ^ a b Canedo Vilariño, Noelia (2 December 2011). "La comedia gamberra española regresa a las pantallas". Madridiario.
- ^ a b Hernández Luján, Raquel (27 March 2018). "Crítica de El club de los buenos infieles, con Adrián Lastra". Hobby Consolas.
- ^ a b Herrero, Julián (11 May 2018). "«Noctem», miedo en primera persona". La Razón.
- ^ a b Estrada, Javier (17 February 2020). "Belén Cuesta: "Prefiero que la vida me sorprenda"". El Mundo.
- ^ "El actor Adrián Lastra recibe hoy el premio 'Un futuro de cine' en Cinema Jove". Las Provincias. 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Adrián Lastra da la bienvenida al verano con un desnudo integral". Sport. 11 June 2019.
- ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (10 September 2019). "Los estrenos del 13 de septiembre. 'Litus'. Corazones heridos".
- ^ Doallo, María (1 October 2022). "Ser actor es conseguir que la gente se crea lo increíble". La Voz de Galicia.
- ^ "El Barajas' de Aída y Armando del Río también son "Bichos Malos" en Antena 3". Vertele. eldiario.es. 22 May 2009.
- ^ "Óscar Casas y Adrián Lastra se unen a 'Jaguar' en Netflix". El Español. 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Aitana Sánchez Gijón y Adrián Lastra, galardonados con los XXXII Premios Ercilla de Teatro 2015". 20minutos.es. 8 February 2016.
External links
- Adrián Lastra at IMDb