Roberto Enríquez Asenjo (born 20 January 1968) is a Spanish actor. He is known for his performances in television series such as Locked Up, Hispania, la leyenda and La señora and in films such as Fat People.
Biography Roberto Enríquez Asenjo was born in Fabero, Province of León, on 20 January 1968, although he was raised in Valladolid. His family is from Arganza. He grew up in "Los Pajarillos" neighborhood. He trained as an actor at the Valladolid's Escuela de Arte Dramático from 1986 to 1989. He moved to Madrid afterwards.
Enríquez started his acting career as a stage actor in the late 1980s. Enríquez performed in the sitcom Colegio Mayor, which began airing on the Madrilenian regional broadcaster in 1994. He also landed a recurring role in the 1995 sitcom Pepa y Pepe, performing Pol, an aspiring model and one of the boyfriends of the character played by María Adánez. He has his debut in a featured film with his performance in Pepe Guindo (1999). His first starring performance came with the telenovela Esencia de poder, playing the role of Javier Márquez. He also appeared in television series such as Ellas son así, Hospital Central and Lobos, La señora and 14 de abril. La República (in which he reprised his role in La Señora). His breakout film performance was his starring role in the 2002 film El alquimista impaciente, which earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor. He performed the role of Paolo Orsini in the 2006 film Los Borgia. He also performed in other feature films such as Azuloscurocasinegro, Vidas pequeñas and Fat People.
In 2010, Enríquez was cast to play the lead character of the historical drama series Hispania, la leyenda, Viriato. He later performed the role of Muley Hacén, Sultan of Granada and Boabdil's father, in the second season of Isabel. From 2015 to 2018, he starred in the thriller drama series Vis a vis (Locked Up) in the role of Fabio Martínez, a prison officer. He appeared as Mauro, Viruca's former husband in the 2020 Netflix series El desorden que dejas (The Mess You Leave Behind). He starred as lead character in the 2021 historical romantic drama La cocinera de Castamar.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes 1995 Pepa y Pepe Pol 2001 Javier Márquez 2005 Jaime 2009–2010 La señora Gonzalo López, Marquis of Castro 2010 La princesa de Éboli Juan de Escobedo TV movie aired as 2-episode miniseries 2010–2012 Hispania, la leyenda Viriato 2011 14 de abril. La República Gonzalo 2013 Isabel Muley Hacén 2015–2018 Vis a vis (Locked Up) Fabio Martínez 2018 Gigantes Ortiz 2018–2019 Mariano Hidalgo 2019–2020 El embarcadero Conrado 2020 El desorden que dejas (The Mess You Leave Behind) Mauro 2021 La cocinera de Castamar (The Cook of Castamar) Diego de Castamar, Duke of Castamar
Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Sé quién eres (I Know Who You Are) Álvaro Las razones de mis amigos (Friends Have Reasons) Vicente 2002 El alquimista impaciente (The Impatient Alchemist) Rubén Bevilacqua 2004 Nubes de verano (Summer's Clouds) Daniel 2006 Los aires difíciles (Rough Winds) Damián 2006 Los Borgia (The Borgia) Paolo Orsini 2009 Gordos (Fat People) Abel Vidas pequeñas (Small Lives) Andrés La manzana de oro Mateo
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result 2003 17th Goya Awards Best New Actor The Impatient Alchemist 2007 16th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actor in a Minor Role The Borgia 2010 19th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actor in a Leading Role La señora 2013 22nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actor in a Leading Role Hispania, la leyenda 2014 23rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actor in a Leading Role Isabel 2016 25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actor in a Leading Role Locked Up
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