José Manuel Rivera "Poga" (born 10 May 1979) is a Spanish actor from Andalusia. He is best known for his villain role playing Gandía in Money Heist.
Biography José Manuel Rivera "Poga" was born in Jerez de la Frontera on 10 May 1979. He made his television acting debut in 2007 as an extra in comedy television series La que se avecina. His performance in Orange Honey (2012) earned him a Best Actor nomination at the 2013 Andalusian Film Critics' Awards ASECAN.
He gained notoriety for his work in action thriller television series Money Heist, playing villainous César Gandía, the hateful, racist, homophobic, and violent chief security officer of the Bank of Spain.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 Miel de naranjas (Orange Honey) Leopoldo 2013 Grupo 7 (Unit 7) Mateo 2014 321 días en Míchigan (321 Days in Michigan) El Rubio 2014 El Niño Mario 2015 Palmeras en la nieve (Palm Trees in the Snow) 2015 La luz con el tiempo dentro Rafael Alberti 2016 Toro Ginés 2017 Oro (Gold) 2018 La sombra de la ley (Gun City) 2019 Taxi a Gibraltar (Taxi to Gibraltar) Manchester 2019 La trinchera infinita (The Endless Trench) Rodrigo 2022 La fortaleza (The Fortress) Jorge 2023 Infiesto El Demonio El correo (The Courier) Javier Ocaña
Television Year Title Role Notes 2015 Aquí Paz y después Gloria Roque 2016 Bajo sospecha Marcos Lara Introduced in season 2 2016 Víctor Ros El Estepeño 2018 Fugitiva Tobías 2018 Gigantes Alfonso 2017 El ministerio del tiempo William Martín 2019–21 La casa de papel (Money Heist) César Gandía Introduced in part 3. Main antagonist in part 4 2021 Grasa El Fati Introduced in season 2 2021 Sky Rojo Fermín 2023 Tú también lo harías Dante Bazán El cuerpo en llamas (Burning Body) Pedro
Accolades Year Award Category Work Result 11th Feroz Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Series Burning Body 3rd Carmen Awards Best Actor The Fortress Best Supporting Actor Enemies
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